South African born Janet Milner-Walker is the founder of Bespoke Advantage, a brand management company specialising in the beauty, spa and wellness industry. She has an MA in Strategic Marketing from Kingston University and has worked across the beauty industry in the UK, Dubai and South Africa for blue-chip beauty, luxury goods companies and retailers including Harvey Nichols, Body Shop, Boots, Marks & Spencer and Crabtree & Evelyn developing beauty brands from ‘concept to shelf”.
She brings her candid style and passion when speaking at industry events. To discuss a speaking engagement please go to her contact page
Her subjects include the following
From concept to shelf; the 6-steps to launching and growing your wellness business
Building a Purposeful Business in the Beauty Industry
From Passion to Purpose in the Beauty Industry
The Importance of Brand Personality, Authenticity and Transparency when developing a beauty and wellness business
‘Janet has a wealth of experience across retail, buying and marketing. She conducted a full strategic review of our cross functional business and the travel retail market to develop a comprehensive buying and quality control strategy that was signed off at board level. I highly recommend her as an asset to any business.’
‘Through Janet’s management skills, expertise and proven track record on the job she successfully managed the purchasing of our retail operations and ensured the integrity of our brands in-stores. Her enthusiasm and total dedication, delivered results in any project she was involved in.’
‘Janet has excellent beauty market knowledge. Level headed with clear vision, direction and the ability to drive business forward, Janet led the teams through a complete product design change advising on what the key marketing messages should be, incorporating her technical knowledge and beauty expertise.’
‘Unless someone comes from a background in this industry, you wouldn’t know what is required. Not only do I have the support of an experienced team to help me to make things happen and to grow my brand, but I also have a great personal relationship with Janet and her team, working in this way means I have someone to turn to, to share the journey of running a business.’
‘Absolutely fantastic course. Condensed learning from Janet, an expert in developing beauty brands. Also, valuable introductions to expert professionals, in the Masterclass sessions. In 12 weeks, you will learn from Janet, what would take years to learn by yourself. A very worthwhile investment’