Strategy, Advisory & Projects for Adventurous brands
Hello,
I’m Bridget John
Business & Brand Builder and Founder.
Go-to-market strategy, founder advisory and fractional brand leadership for outdoor, fashion, homewares, travel & lifestyle brands.
🌏 London | Melbourne | Marrakech
Need help to get your brand moving?
Whether you’re building something new, redefining your existing offering, or entering into new regions and markets. I partner with founders, leadership groups and brand teams who are launching, evolving, or scaling globally.
If you're at a turning point, stuck in the weeds, or need a strategic partner to help you build momentum and keep moving forward - this is where I can help.
Who I work with
Founder-led brands in outdoor, fashion, homewares, travel and lifestyle.
If you've outgrown using your own gut instinct but you're not ready for a full-time senior hire yet, there’s a few ways of working together:
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For brands that have grown, but the next stage feels unclear. One 2 hour deep-dive strategy session to work through what's working, what's not, and where the focus goes now.
You leave with a sharpened vision and a clear game plan for your next stage of growth.
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Ongoing senior brand and commercial brainpower, without the senior headcount.
I guide the strategy, act as your sounding board, and support you and your team to deliver. You stay moving, I keep you pointed in the right direction.
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A focused day to nail down what you do best, who it's for, and what to go after next.
You leave with a go-to-market roadmap for the next 3, 6 or 12 months, whether you're launching, evolving, or expanding into new markets.
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A defined project to shape or reshape your brand positioning, story, range architecture, new market entry or channel and the go to market strategy behind it.
I’ll help you set the direction, and support your team to deliver.
Why Work With Me
I've led major brands at global scale
15+ years within global lifestyle brands and major fashion retailers across Australia, APAC, the UK and Europe.
I've built my own
10 years of building and running my own international retail and ecommerce business - with nothing but an idea my own funds on the line.
I bridge strategy and execution
From executive-level strategy through to the practical realities of getting products online, onto retail shelves and into customers' hands.
My own founder journey.
I've spent over 20 years in the global fashion and retail industries, as a senior leader, as a founder, and as a fractional executive.
The first 15 years were in brand, retail and marketing leadership roles for global outdoor brands and major fashion retailers across Australia, Asia Pacific, the UK and Europe, including French Connection, Ozmosis, Just Group, and as global trade marketing director at Quiksilver, Roxy and DC. That's where I learned what good looks like at scale: the systems, the strategic rigour, and the discipline of brands operating across global markets.
Then I left to build something of my own. For the last ten years I've run Nouvelle Nomad, a homewares, travel and lifestyle brand, between Marrakech, Melbourne and London. I built the ecommerce engine from scratch in the early days of Shopify, shipped thousands of hand-restored vintage carpets and artisan goods around the world, fought through the realities of international importing and logistics, managed a self-funded P&L, opened large-format showrooms and pop-ups, and built collaborations with much-loved homewares brands, stylists and retailers.
That decade taught me more about running an international business than any corporate role could. So when you tell me about your supply chain headache, your cash flow squeeze, or the launch that's stalling, I'm not advising from theory. I've had the same problems to solve with my own money on the line.
Some of the brands I’ve worked at, or worked with.
Workshops & Founder Events
I regularly partner with business groups, co-working spaces and founder events to host my signature Building Your Business & Brand Strategy Workshop.
Over 2 hours we work through aligning your big vision, goals and priorities for your business & brand, mapping out a go-to-market plan for the year ahead.
Want to book a workshop or speaker for an event?
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