Retail Breakfast

David is Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Alpkit and Sonder Bikes, who are a direct-to-consumer sports brand selling high performance clothing and equipment to enthusiasts of mountain adventures.

Alpkit was born out of a passion for the outdoors and not accepting the price of high-performance gear. Alpkit has grown by over 50% year on year for the last 5 years running and has recently won Brand of the Year in both Country Walking and TGO Magazine. They are the only UK technical outdoor and bike brand to be a certified B Corp.

Outside work he lives in the Peak District and is married with one teenage son. They all love the outdoors and perfect time is a long day in the mountains followed good pub, good food with friends and family.

Nancy started out in advertising for Saatchi & Saatchi, working for FMCG brands, retail and blue chip companies, giving her experience in marketing, strategic and media planning. After leaving the world of work to raise three children and juggling this with working in the charity sector solving a variety of consumer issues, she and Eileen launched Cucumber Clothing in September 2017. Between Nancy and Eileen, their complementary characters, two dogs, six children and continuing friendship, they have helped create their vision for Cucumber.

Educated in Vancouver and Paris, Eileen completed her Fine Arts degree in San Francisco and spent some time in Japan working for Billboard Magazine. After moving to London, she helped set up Nicole Farhi Menswear. Married with three children, she created her own luxury bespoke women’s accessories brand with a private customer list numbering in the hundreds. Together with Nancy Zeffman, she launched Cucumber Clothing in September 2017. Between Nancy and Eileen, their complementary characters, two dogs, six children and continuing friendship, they have helped create their vision for Cucumber.

Kora is a passionate marketer with an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Durham University and over 10 years’ experience in marketing across private and public sectors, in both B2B and B2C. Having worked with a variety of brands including Hotels.com, Visit York, Oliver Sweeney, Finlux and SHARP, she has motivated and led individuals and teams in changing environments. Kora currently works at Pavers, where she focuses on digital marketing strategy and conversion rate optimisation of the Pavers and Jones Bootmaker websites.

A social and fashion brand aiming to empower people to embrace their authenticity. Kwaleö quickly made a name for itself among the modern youth culture by building a strong community and feeding its members with unique experiences that they can relate to. Laurent blends creativity and strategic thinking which proved to be valuable assets for the brands he worked with so far: Facebook, Adobe, Umbro, Axel Arigato, Ace Hotel London and more. Now established in the UK, Laurent lived in Switzerland, Benin and Canada before.