Natalia Rocchi is a homemaker at heart, surrounding herself with mementos of her travels, pictures of the people who are important to her, and the modern art and portrait photography she so loves. “I have been a fan of pop art since I was a teenager, and during my university years discovered photographers such as…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIGSHOTS: Rob Passmore, CEO & Co-founder, Jewelstreet
With consumers becoming more comfortable purchasing high-end items online, Jewelstreet has done itself no harm by positioning its e-commerce site as the future of fine jewellery. The international re-launch of the business has propelled the company onto the global stage and provided more than 300 handpicked jewellery designers and brands with a window to the…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Diane Smith, Category Manager Jewellery & Beauty, Notonthehighstreet.com
As the name suggests, Notonthehighstreet.com is not your average retailer – it’s a business wholeheartedly focused on growing small businesses and providing truly trailblazing products that consumers simply can’t find elsewhere. That model has proved absolutely ripe for the jewellery market, where the entrepreneurial company has relished the challenge of creating and maintaining a diverse…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Henry Deakin & James Deakin, Managing Director & Creative Director, Deakin & Francis
Marketing is an intrinsic part of the product mix that needs to keep evolving, even if you are a 230-year-old business, as cufflinks, jewellery and fine accessories specialist Deakin & Francis will testify. The company has more miles on the clock than most courtesy of its proud history in the jewellery segment, but that hasn’t…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Helen David, Chief Merchant, Harrods
The fine jewellery department at Harrods has been the fastest growing part of the business annually for the last three years running and all the metrics point to 2016 exceeding all that’s gone before it. So it’s fair to say that Helen David has been an extremely busy woman since being promoted to chief merchant…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Stephen Whittaker, Managing Director, Fellows Auctioneers
People are so accustomed to seeing me in a suit that they only see the formal side of me but actually I am really happy messing around in the garden or doing jobs at home – sadly commitments to Fellows sometimes makes this difficult,” says Stephen Whittaker, shedding light on the story behind his Hot…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Henry Curteis & George Curteis, Chairman & Account Manager, Curteis
For Henry and George Curteis, the past 12 months have seen successes both in and out of business. Their jewellery manufacturing company, Curteis Ltd, has seen continued expansion in London, which is an achievement that George is particularly proud of. “Providing a reliable and high-quality supply of chains and jewellery-making services to the capital’s jewellers…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Joanne Milner, Chief Executive, Garrard
Having joined Garrard as chief executive at the start of the year, Joanne Milner has hit the ground running. During 2016, Garrard showed for the first time at the Vegas Couture show, leading the expansion of the brand into the US; it launched a new website with ecommerce capability; and the refurbishment of its flagship…
HOT 100 BUSINESS BIG SHOTS: Tobias Kormind & David Allen, Managing Director & Creative Director, 77 Diamonds
As the self-styled “new breed” of jeweller specialising in engagement rings and diamond jewellery, 77 Diamonds finds itself at the cutting edge of online retail. And there’s no doubting what the big focus is: optimisation. In its quest to bring simplicity, clarity, choice and value to the process of buying the highest quality diamonds and…
BUSINESS BIG SHOTS HOT 100: Mike Burns, Managing Director, Pursuit Software
When asked what his single greatest business achievement has been in the past year, Mike Burns struggles to choose. “I can’t say there has been just one, as we have done some ground-breaking things this year,” he says, “but I think if I have to pick one then it is the recognition of Pursuit for…
