Archive Episode Twenty Seven
Building Your Team || Rachel Entwistle
In my view, today's guest has cracked the illusive 'balance' as a creative entrepreneur: she is both a fearless idealist creatively and a confident visionary commercially.
Rachel Entwistle set up her eponymous jewellery brand in 2011. She splits her time between her store in Shoreditch and her home in Ibiza nestled among the orange groves. Quite a contrast.
Image Credit: Rachel Entwistle
That love of contrast and travel is evident in her collections which are designed to connect people through history, symbols, nature and place. She counts Kiera Knightly, Florence Welsch, Natasha Khan and Russell Brand as private customers and has collaborated with exceptional brands such as Paul Smith.
One of the many things that I admire about Rachel is the team that she has developed around her. She believes that growing a team is critical to growing a business and has done so in a considered and intentional way.
She has raised up young talent, encouraged initiative and learning, released creativity and fostered a great company culture of belonging, trust and imaginative flair. I was so interested to hear all about how she has gone about it and hope that you will too!
Whether you are about to make your first hire or are building your own team of employees and freelancers, Rachel has a great point of view and has really reflected on this critical part of growing a business.
Image Credit: Rachel Entwistle
“The more that you believe in and trust people, the more that they deliver. They feel seen, they feel valued, they can use their skills, they feel recognised for those skills and then they can really contribute. ”