The Beauty and Wellness Exchange

The Beauty and Wellness Exchange 

If you're looking to start or grow a beauty or wellness business, this is the event for you! Meet buyers from Boots and Next, hear from successful entrepreneurs in the industry, and learn how to grow your brand on Instagram at this online extravaganza. 

Exchange events put you in touch with large brand buyers looking for products just like yours. You’ll hear from a Boots buyer on what they look for in a brand and how you can pitch to them. Plus, hear from wellness and beauty buyers at Next and apply to pitch your products to them live ‘on stage’! 

Why attend?
-Meet retail buyers from Boots and Next and pitch your products
-Hear from award-winning entrepreneurs on how they created a brand their customers love
-Hear from a social media expert on how to grow your brand on Instagram
-Get your products sold on the shelves of High Street stores! 
 
Agenda:
 
3.00pm: How to create an award-winning brand your customers will come back to: Rebecca and Clare Hopkins, founders, Balance Me
Eighteen years ago, sisters Rebecca and Clare, were both in high-pressure corporate careers. They knew that the intensive workload had started to take its toll on their health, and that they had to step back, reassess, and begin to restore balance to their lives. Both sisters had developed skin reactions throughout their lives, so after retraining in yoga, aromatherapy and reflexology between them, they poured their new knowledge into addressing wellbeing in the workplace and creating a natural beauty brand with a difference. Since then, the science-led, natural skincare brand has gone on to win over 60 industry media and consumer awards, has over 75,000 5* product reviews, and a global community of 110,000 men and women. Rebecca and Clare will share their story and offer tips for success when it comes to creating a brand your customers will love. 
 
3.35pm: How to use Instagram to grow your brand: Lucy Hall
Lucy is a jargon free, straight talking social media consultant. She is founder of SocialDayUK, the UK’s biggest social media marketing festival, and a director at Avviso Media, an agency that specialises in creating content for social media channels. Lucy will offer her top tips on how you can grow your brand and find more customers through Instagram. 
 
4.10pm: Meet the buyer: Lily Child, wellness innovation, Boots
Do you want your products on the shelves of Boots? Lily will share Boots’ strategy when it comes to growing their wellness offering and will explain what sort of brands they’re looking for, as well as how you can get in touch with the buyers, and the best way to pitch your products to them. Lily has worked at Boots for over eight years, predominantly in beauty innovation. She has now moved into wellness to develop the category as Boots have ambitions to double the size of their wellness business in the next five years, which will include developing their in-store proposition, introducing new categories, and launching new brands and services. 
 
4.45pm: Meet the buyer: Fran Morris, beauty and wellness buyer, Next 
Fran will share what Next look for in a brand, how you can get in touch with the buyers, and what impresses them in a pitch. 
Five attendees will have the opportunity to pitch to the Next buyers live ‘on stage’. Applications are now closed. 
 
5.05pm: Live pitching to Next buyers  
Head off the main stage and into the live pitching session to watch the five chosen beauty and wellness brands take part in a quick-fire, 2-minute pitch to have their products sold on Next. 

5.35pm: From concept to shelf: Janet Milner-Walker, founder, Bespoke Advantage
Brand expert, Janet Milner-Walker, has worked with brands including Harvey Nichols, Body Shop, Boots and Marks & Spencer, developing and launching brands from ‘concept to shelf’. Janet will talk you through her six step-process to take your idea to the shelves of big retailers, covering strategy, marketing, NPD and sales, whether you are a start-up or an existing business.

Please note, we have allowed room for 5-minute comfort breaks between each talk, so you can top up your cup of tea without missing a moment!

About Enterprise Nation

Enterprise Nation is the UK's most active small business network and we have helped thousands of people turn their good idea into a great business. Enterprise Nation membership gives you access to exclusive opportunities to grow your business and connects you with like-minded entrepreneurs and business experts who can help. Enterprise Nation members get 25% off this event.