Resilience Required
Tuesday 27th January 2026. 2.00pm - 5.00pm. London Bridge, London.
Hear the founders of Boucleme and Oddbox reflect on the resilience needed to keep a consumer brand steady through triumphs, setbacks and changing market conditions.
The session also sets out the legal duties that fall to directors when trading becomes difficult.
See the agenda below, then scroll down to register.
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
2.00pm - ARRIVALS & NETWORKING
Tea, coffee, juice and biscuits.
2.30pm - REFLECTING ON RESILIENCE
Q&As with consumer brand founders. These leaders have steered their brands through shifting consumer trends, inflationary headwinds, rising acquisition costs and other major challenges.
Deepak Ravindran, Co-Founder of Oddbox & Executive Coach to Founders
Built a £30m grocery brand tackling food waste by celebrating oddly shaped fruit and veg.
Restructured operations after a period of reduced demand, strengthening efficiency and profitability.
Shifted to a leaner growth model by cutting marketing spend and rethinking customer acquisition.
Supports founders and C-suite teams with coaching on scaling, transition and personal development.
Deepak will share how leaders evolve under pressure and stay resilient through operational change.
Michele Scott-Lynch, Founder, Boucleme
Founded a haircare brand empowering people with curls to embrace their natural texture.
Has led the business through shifting consumer trends, external economic shocks and continual strategy evolution.
Draws on more than a decade of experience navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
Talks candidly about avoiding unhealthy comparison and staying sceptical of the 'perfect founder' façade on social media.
Michele will share how founder resilience has powered her brand's success.
3.40pm - RESPONSIBILITIES IN TOUGH TRADING
Q&A with legal partner.
Vernon Dennis, Head of Business Advisory, Howard Kennedy LLP
30 years of experience advising businesses through financial recovery and restructuring.
The key legal obligations directors must understand during periods of poor trading or cashflow pressure.
The personal risks of wrongful or misfeasance trading and how directors can protect themselves.
Vernon will outline must-know legal risks for consumer brand directors.
4.00pm - FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
Quick insights from expert partners.
Hayley Howes, Sales Director, Starlinks Global
Global delivery solution for seamless cross-border trade.
How we minimise the impact of tariff changes on parcel delivery.
4.10pm - NETWORKING
Tea, coffee, juice and canapes.
5.00pm - CLOSE