I’M LEON BAILEY-GREEN, AN EVENTS PRODUCER & EDITOR.
I ORGANISE AND HOST PANEL SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AND MEET-UPS FOR LEADERS IN CONSUMER RETAIL (UPPER CLASH) AND CORPORATE VENTURING (CORPO VENCH).
RESEARCHING THE PEOPLE AND COMPANIES MAKING WAVES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF PREPARING FOR EVENTS.
BEING ON THE LOOKOUT, FOR STRATEGIES AND IDEAS THAT ARE RESHAPING INDUSTRIES, KEEPS MY FINGER ON THE PULSE OF WHAT’S HAPPENING AND ALLOWS ME TO SPOT TRENDS.
IN 2009 I CREATED AND PRODUCED ONLINE FASHION 100, A LIST HIGHLIGHTING THE PEOPLE MOVING FASHION E-COMMERCE FORWARD. IT WAS CO-PUBLISHED BY THE INDEPENDENT THAT YEAR, AND THE FINAL EDITION WAS RELEASED BY VOGUE IN 2011.
COMPILING THE LISTS CONNECTED ME TO TOP RETAIL & E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY FIGURES. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO EACH OTHER SO BEGAN ORGANISING NETWORKING DINNERS AND DRINKS RECEPTIONS.
FASHION INDUSTRY MAGAZINE DRAPERS THRICE INVITED ME TO THE JUDGING PANEL OF THEIR DIGITAL AWARDS, AND NAMED ME IN THEIR 30 UNDER 30 IN 2014.
IN 2016, I SET UP UPPER CLASH, WHICH BECAME HOME TO MY EVENTS FOR RETAIL, CONSUMER BRAND AND E-COMMERCE DIRECTORS.
AFTER FALLING INTO THE ROLE OF RUNNING NETWORKING EVENTS IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, I DISCOVERED A PASSION FOR BRINGING PROFESSIONALS IN OTHER SECTORS TOGETHER TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS AND INSIGHTS.
I RAN A SERIES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON ‘MARKETING TO MEN’ WITH EXPERTS FROM BRANDS, CHARITIES AND PUBLISHERS THAT TARGET MEN.
I’VE ACTED AS AN ADVISOR TO COMPANIES RUNNING THEIR OWN EVENTS AS PART OF THEIR SALES AND MARKETING STRATEGY.
HAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CORPORATE VENTURING SPACE THROUGH MY WORK IN RETAIL, WITH MANY EMERGING CONSUMER BRANDS RAISING INVESTMENT FROM CORPORATE BUSINESSES, I CREATED CORPO VENCH.