Bespoke strategy and tailored advice for fashion brands that sell.
There are three things that are critical to every business:
Clarity on your vision,
Strategy to get you there,
Tools and processes to help you take structured action.
Having these three elements in place can take you from feeling overwhelmed and unsure to running your business confidently and on your own terms.
Whether you’re launching a new brand, scaling an existing one or pivoting in a new direction, it’s not easy doing it alone.
There is no formula to building or scaling a product business - every brand is unique and needs a uniquely tailored strategy and approach. But without an in-depth understanding of how the fashion and retail industry works, its norms, expectations and pitfalls, it’s impossible to know where to even start, let alone have the clarity and insight to build a strategy that will work for your unique situation.
That’s where we come in.
With 15 years worth of experience working with some of the biggest brands in the business, we can share with you the insights and expertise you need to build a long-lasting, strategic, value-driven brand that achieves your version of success.
1:1 Mentoring Program
A powerful mentoring program that gives you insider access to my 15 years of fashion industry experience. This is your fast-track route to building a bestselling fashion brand.
Brand Clarity Call
A structured 90-minute call for ambitious fashion leaders. This is the best way to tackle the specific problems holding you back and come up with a tailored solution.
90-Minute Clarity Call
This is the ideal solution for you if you’re an established brand with a specific problem you need a quick fix for - anything from brand development and content strategy to design, sourcing/production management and distribution. We’ll work through your goals and the key areas you’re struggling with to come up with a list of actionable steps for you to take straight away. You’ll complete a questionnaire before our call describing your brand & the 1-2 key issues you’d like to discuss. The 90-minute consultation will take place on Zoom and can be recorded for your reference.
Investment: £350 + VAT if applicable
*After you place the order, you’ll be invited book a time slot that works for you.
If you’re ready to trade in guesswork for proven strategies and frameworks, you’re in the right place.
1:1 Mentoring Program
This is ideal for you if you’re looking to launch your fashion brand or you’re ready to take it to the next level and would like an industry expert to guide you through the retail process over 3 or more months. We’ll work together to tailor the program to suit your brand and your unique situation, whatever stage you’re at.
How it works:
In our first session, we will discuss your goals and do a full audit of your brand (if you’ve already launched) to highlight key areas of work and come up with a customised action plan. We’ll set achievable goals to focus your vision for the business & keep you accountable. Following this, we’ll have regular video calls to discuss progress, next steps and work through any issues that might arise together.
Mentoring is as much about sharing knowledge and expertise as it is about helping you work out what’s best for you and then supporting you as you take action to implement the strategy we put in place. You’ll get access to a library of templates, resources and workbooks and email/text support between video calls as required. We’ll support you with strategy, creative ideas, direction and as much accountability as needed.
We limit our roster to a handful of clients at a time so when we work together you can be sure of our absolute focus and dedication to you, your business and your bigger vision.
Investment:
There are two ways that we can structure the mentoring - if you’d like to talk through which option is the best fit for you, get in touch!
ALL IN (1x 50-minute call every week): £1000 per month (3-month minimum) or £5500 one-off payment for 6 months (+ VAT if applicable)
LIGHT (1x 50-minute call every fortnight): £600 per month (3-month minimum) or £3250 one-off payment for 6 months (+ VAT if applicable)
If you’d like to work together, please apply via the link below. If your application is successful, we’ll be in touch to organise a free discovery call to talk through your aims and how we might be able to help.
We can help with:
Brand Development
What’s your story?
Defining the brand’s vision and purpose and how it links back to your personal story
Understanding your target customer to ensure the brand serves needs & builds trust
Establishing the brand’s USP & niche so it stands out in a crowded marketplace
Developing an authentic brand personality with consistent messaging and visual touch points
Sourcing & Production Strategy
What will it cost and where will you get it?
Demystifying every step of the design & production process from sketch to store, including industry jargon and best practices for a seamless production experience including sampling, strike offs, fit sessions, quality control and critical path management
Selecting suppliers, requesting costings & samples & negotiating prices
Reverse engineering your sourcing strategy based on target margins & ideal retail prices and using sales forecasts & stock management to deliver profit goals
Developing fool-proof tech packs & specification sheets
Design Handwriting & Product strategy
How do you build beautiful ranges that sell?
Establishing the brand’s unique design handwriting and product & price architecture
Building a commercially successful, cohesive range season after season
Building a customised design & production calendar in line with industry standards
Using trend forecasting, comp research & bestseller analysis to minimise risk and maximise sales
Sales, Distribution & Marketing strategy
How will you sell your products?
Identifying the best distribution model for your business – wholesale, direct-to-consumer or consignment - in line with your brand’s mission, purpose and values and setting clear, actionable goals for quick results
How to approach buyers & implement a profitable wholesale strategy into your business
Building a bulletproof content and hashtag strategy to engage & grow your audience on Instagram
Brainstorming ways to grow your brand through PR, marketing and social media
Past Partnerships Include…
Bespoke Consultancy
If you’re an established brand with a turnover of £500,000 or more, you might prefer to work on a consultancy basis. Every consultancy package is bespoke and tailored to your business and your market, but if we agree to work together, whether it’s refining your product or distribution strategy, streamlining production, raising finance or a combination of these, we’ll roll up our sleeves and get stuck in, working in your offices, alongside your team to implement strategies that will get you results quickly and efficiently.
Prices start at £5000, get in touch for more details.
*Currently fully booked.
Here’s what some of our clients and mentees have to say…
‘If Trisha agrees to be your mentor, she will always go the extra mile to see you succeed.’
“I have been working with Trisha for almost 6 months now. When I approached her I was very confused and feeling unsure about my brand, its core values and what it stood for. I felt like my offer was too widespread and my brand personality not clear enough, I wanted to stop everything and start again from scratch. Trisha asked the right questions and delivered the right tools to help me get the answers and clarity I was looking for. Doing the groundwork and really thinking about my values, purpose and mission unlocked something and made every single decision much easier. She has and continues to help me with every single aspect of my business, from big questions such as range planning to communication and organisation. She also helps me keep it together and carry on when I’m feeling overwhelmed or have doubts. Trisha is someone that is not only extra smart, fast and hard-working, she is also kind and compassionate. You can be sure that if she agrees to be your mentor, she will always go the extra mile to see you succeed. ”
‘There aren’t many people who have hands-on experience in so many different areas of the fashion industry.’
“I loved working with Trisha. She can see things from all the different angles, which goes a long way towards building a profitable brand. Whether she’s working with a supermarket clothing range or a high fashion brand, Trisha knows how to niche down and tailor the product and the brand messaging to a specific customer. She’s brilliant at leveraging her knowledge of trend forecasting & production to understand why certain styles have worked in previous seasons & how to move them on to maximise profits. If you’re lucky enough to work with Trisha, make sure you listen, learn and absorb as much as you can. There aren’t many people who have hands-on experience in so many different areas of the fashion industry.”
‘Trisha was instrumental in spotting the opportunity for re-launching Fallen Star. We saw 70% growth season-on-season!’
“Trisha was instrumental in spotting the opportunity for re-launching Fallen Star in a new trend-led direction. Led by her razor-sharp vision for the brand, within a few short months, Trisha had defined the brand’s authentic voice and purpose, designed and sourced a collection and built a strong sales and marketing strategy that made the brand irresistible to buyers. She delivered collection after collection designed and sourced to give attractive retail prices to the end customer while maintaining the high margins that are crucial to build a successful fashion brand that sells. Within a season and a half, we were stocked at the key retail partners’ we had targeted, we had built consumer loyalty with most styles selling out within weeks and both repeat orders and new development were constantly in demand – we saw 70% growth season-on-season! Trisha has an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm and everything she does is backed by her 360-degree knowledge of the fashion industry – which is exactly what you need as a young brand - I can’t recommend her highly enough!”
‘Trisha’s mentoring program is one of the best tools out there. Working with her is like real business therapy for my brand!’
“Working with a coach is an investment I was willing to make, but finding the right person who will be patient, and understand the challenges and the many aspects of a luxury eyewear brand was a real challenge. Trisha has been kind enough to take me under her wings. She’s helped me understand myself and the story I want to bring to the fashion industry and the world. I have learned to be confident about myself and develop in every category I thought was very hard to communicate: my purpose, my mission, my vision. My brand, Nessy Khem has a strong voice now because I learned how to develop it through her coaching, I could not have unlocked it alone. Trisha’s methodology is clear, and brings so much precision to my brand organization. It’s real business therapy! It feels natural to me to highly encourage other designers of tomorrow to use Trisha’s experience & coaching - it’s one of the best tools out there. I am grateful to be part of her coaching.”
‘Trisha provided the structure I needed to bring my idea to life. The clarity and confidence I have in my brand now is incredible.’
“Before I spoke to Trisha, I was very confused about the direction of my start-up brand and wondered about the viability of the business. I knew I had a good idea but I had no idea where to start. The first thing Trisha did was validate my ideas and with a clear and concise manner, she provided the structure I needed to bring my idea to life. Trisha is so knowledgeable about every stage of what my brand needed, from how to get to the core of my brand message to how to negotiate with suppliers. Now I have all I need to get my business going and the deep work we did together means I know what my brand uniquely offers and how I can bring that to life! I would recommend Trisha to anyone like me who has an idea for a brand and isn’t sure where to begin. The clarity and confidence I have in my brand now is incredible. Thanks Trisha!”
‘Trisha’s advice helped me define my brand identity and the direction I want to take my brand so I can grow my business.’
“The session I had with Trisha was very helpful and full of ideas, which made me really think about the direction I wanted to take my brand. It was very useful to get some opinions and strategies to help grow my label and to think outside the box. Trisha’s ideas helped me to see my work from another perspective- and positively take a step back so that I could really see where I wanted to go. Before I had my session with Trisha, I felt like I was hitting a brick wall and felt a bit stuck with where I was heading with my brand, but her ideas felt refreshing and boosted my confidence. There were lots of useful points in the session she made, and I truly think it has helped me to define my label and see things from a professional industry point of view. I would recommend Trisha, as she was able to help direct me with my label, help me define my brand’s identity and generally give me some really insightful advice on how I can take my business further.”
‘I’ve created an entirely new direction for my business with limitless possibilities and a clear action plan.’
“Trisha’s exercises on branding and mindset are just incredible. In just a few sessions, I’ve gone from feeling lost and extremely anxious to having complete clarity on my business goals and how they align with my purpose. I’ve created an entirely new direction for my business with limitless possibilities and a clear action plan.”
‘Every session contains at least one ‘aha’ moment. We feel far more confident about our success.’
“Before we started the mentoring program with Trisha, we dived straight into working with a designer to draw up our ideas because we weren’t sure how/where to even start. We didn’t realise the deeper purpose of our brand and when we got the designs back we felt something just wasn’t right. We were clueless about manufacturing and the correct process and we were worried about the quotes we were receiving. Since working with Trisha, we are now at a point where we feel safer and more confident because we have a trustworthy and knowledgeable person who can guide us. This makes us feel less at risk. Pretty much every session contains at least one ‘aha’ moment and we now feel a deeper attachment to our brand. We feel we have really created something special, we are more confident about the success of our brand, and we definitely feel more motivated.”
