TESTING TIMES: HOW EMERGING BUSINESSES HAVE MANAGED THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC

Please Join CBS Alumni for a panel discussion with early stage business leaders on their strategies through the ongoing pandemic.  Hear Rebecca Saunders (CBS ’08) in conversation with CBS entrepreneurs and an investor about their pivots during Covid-19 and their predictions for the future. 
 
Hosted at Seekology pop-up in Covent Garden, you will also enjoy private shopping and 10% off on the night. 
 
Date: Thursday, 16 September
Time: 7:00pm - 8:45pm / Panel to begin at 7:30pm
Venue: 6 Slingsby Place, WC2E 9AB
 
Tickets: £10 Club Member / £15 Non-Members
 
 
About the Speakers:
 
Moderator: Rebecca Saunders, Founder & CEO, Seekology
Rebecca is the Founder & CEO of Seekology, the place to discover independent beauty + wellbeing brands. The former John Lewis beauty buyer, Rebecca has also worked in leadership positions and strategy at notonthehighstreet, Fenwick, Argos and Tiffany & Co and is a former investment banker. Rebecca is a charity trustee of Orchestras Live and leader of Orchestras of the City, and holds an Economics degree from Cambridge University as well as an MBA (08) from Columbia Business School. 
 
Panelists: 
 
Isabela Chick, CSO, Founders Factory
Isabela is the Chief Strategy Officer at Founders Factory. Prior to this,  she has spent the last two and a half years investing in beauty and retail businesses and helping them grow through the pandemic and beyond.
 
Supriya Chohan, Founder & CEO, Koisi
Prior to launching Koisi, creative director and founder Supriya Chohan had worked as a lawyer during the week and followed her enthusiasm in interior design during the weekends. Koisi was soon born, initially as a sleep brand to find better fabrics to sleep in; making up for the hours of sleep she lacked as a lawyer. Koisi has now grown into a home of sourcing and producing sustainable fabrics and designs from pyjamas to homeware, designed to provoke feelings of happiness and cosiness at home.
 
Rutger Bruining, Founder & CEO, StoryTerrace
Rutger Bruining is founder & CEO of StoryTerrace, the London & Los Angeles based scale-up that is creating a world in which every life story is captured in a meaningful way. Its memoir-writing service has created over 2,500 biographies using 650+ professional writers, an in-house editorial team and its proprietary technology platform. Previously, Rutger was an Investment Director at a EUR 3.5B private equity fund and a strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Rutger graduated from Columbia Business School (2008, with honors) and the University of Amsterdam (economics).
 
 Organised by Maren Coleman ’06 and Rebecca Saunders ‘08
 
Please note, in order to attend live CBS Alumni events, all attendees (except Under 5s) will be required to demonstrate one of the following:
Evidence of a negative lateral flow test, either taken at home or at a test centre, within 48 hours of the event. Evidence of double vaccination, where the second vaccine was administered at least 14 days before the event, provided via the NHS App (England, Scotland, NI and Wales Apps are all accepted), EU or US vaccination card or certificate, or EU Digital Certificate. Proof of natural immunity based upon a PCR test (after completion of isolation period) Unfortunately without the above evidence you will not be allowed entrance to indoors CBS Alumni events. K

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Where & When

Thursday, 16 September
7 pm - 8.45 pm (Panel to begin at 7.30 pm)
£10 Club Member / £15 Non Member
Limited Tickets Available

Kindly organised by Organised by Maren Coleman ’06