Digital Style

Tony Drockton is the driving force and creative energy behind Hammitt, an American handbag brand designed in Los Angeles. After growing up in Ohio, learning the customer service ropes in his father’s grocery store, Tony earned his MBA from Bowling Green University. While Tony tasted early success with start-ups in construction and finance, he felt called to the artistic world of fashion, where he imagined building a successful premium brand that prioritized craftsmanship and lifelong quality. Above all, he had visions of a brand that built connections between individuals and communities. Today, Hammitt can be found in over 800 retail locations nationwide, as well as on hammitt.com.

In 2014 Erik Bergstrom was working in a corporate automotive environment in New Zealand. Wearing formal clothes to work every day, he struggled to find clothing and accessories which reflected his personality, indeed any personality. Whilst realising most menswear looked the same he wondered why there was such a lack of variety.Turns out a bunch of other guys at his office felt the same, and that’s when Grand Frank was born. Since the start of the Grand Frank journey the goal has been to create men’s clothing and accessories with rich stories and great personalities. With customers in 163 countries and counting, the Company are a now a team of designers, buyers, and creatives who share a vision and a rebellious streak.

Matthew, a Digital Marketer since the 1990’s, has extensive experience across a variety of sectors. Having launched the Waitrose and John Lewis ISPs, he went on to take spare parts retailer, eSpares, forward to become the market leader, which led him on to launching eCommerce sites in all major European markets for appliance manufacturer Electrolux. Matthew is currently Head of eCommerce for Moss Bros. ­– the men's formalwear specialist with stores in 150 locations ­– and was responsible for the implementation of its eCommerce journey having already developed a strong track record of building successful online brands.

Connie Nam founded Astrid & Miyu in 2012 out of her frustration of not being able to find unique and sophisticated design jewellery at accessible price points. Prior to founding Astrid & Miyu, Connie worked in luxury branding, as a consultant for LVMH brands. She holds an MBA from London Business School (#1 MBA globally by FT rankings).Connie grew up between Seoul and Washington DC, by her father a diplomat and financier and a horticultural artist mother, she was influenced by both the business and creative sides of running a jewellery brand. She is inspired by architecture, geometry as well as everyday surroundings and tries to inject these elements into Astrid & Miyu designs.

Howard has been an entrepreneur for the last 13 years. He co-founded Knomo in 2004. Knomo is a global brand of premium accessories for men and women with a mission to create beautiful and intelligent accessories that organise your everyday life. Knomo is a multichannel business sold into over 40 countries in more than 1,500 retailers including Harrods and Nordstrom. Over the last 2 years, the brand has been investing in developing its eCommerce capability with a plan to increase its direct-to-consumer business to more than 50% of its total business.

MORI grew from a passion to create the softest and safest baby essentials, that were sustainably sourced. Originally from Turkey, Akin moved to London after travelling and working in the US, Africa and the Middle East. With a background in finance and consulting in technology and subscription businesses, and as a devoted Uncle, Akin noticed there was a gap in the market for an innovative and online-first baby brand that had the highest quality and was beautiful enough to gift.