EVENT DETAILS

Tees Valley Business Club presents - In Conversation with Caroline Theobald, Managing Director of Bridge Club Ltd.  Caroline will introduce Steve Cochrane of Psyche.

This event has been kindly sponsored and supported by:

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From humble beginnings, Managing Director, Steve Cochrane, opened his first business in the North-East seaside town of Redcar in 1982.  It was quirkily named, Sliced Tomatoes. This was a small boutique for the aspiring punk rocker to showcase his band’s unique dress style. Quickly, Steve realised he was better at business and fashion than he was at playing in a band and in 1984 the first Psyche boutique was born. Innovation was already top of Steve’s wish list as he brought high end designer brands such as Helmut Lang, Gucci, Dries Van Noten and Prada to the North East of England for the very first time. Customers couldn’t get enough and so a second store opened in 1988. This quickly became a landmark for the industrial town of Middlesbrough. Click to read more

There are limited places for this event so early booking is recommended.

Running order for the evening is as follows:

6.00pm A light supper will be served
6.30pm Welcome and introduction from TVBC Chair
6.35pm Presentation by Maria Dotsch of UKTI
6.40pm Presentation by Santander
6.45pm Caroline Theobald in conversation with Steve Cochrane
7.45pm Business Card Exchange
8.00pm Networking
8.30pm Close

For directions use the link below
http://www.wynyardhall.co.uk/contact/find_us

Attendance to this event is without charge for members and eligible guests*. Please bring plenty of business cards.

*Guests are welcome to attend one meeting before making a commitment to join the club

Presenter biogs:

Caroline Theobald is Managing Director of Bridge Club Ltd.  Founded in 2000 Bridge Club Ltd is a private company with a mission to 'champion, foster, and accelerate enterprise and entrepreneurship'. The Bridge Club Ltd, which is Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, has developed a range of services such as the "In Conversation With..." events format and bespoke consultancy services, to facilitate effective introductions for mutual gain.

Bridge Club Ltd has introduced thousands of people to like-minded individuals and given them access to a wealth of contacts. These connections have resulted in successful partnerships, lucrative contracts and a whole host of other business benefits.

Caroline accepted a Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion for the work she continues to do in harnessing the enterprising capital of young people and business owner/managers. Having sat on the boards of a number of regional start ups including COCO Ltd, Fresh Element Ltd, MUSA Ltd, YENE Limited and as a former trustee of the North East e-learning Foundation, Caroline has developed a uniquely diverse network, which is leveraged to the benefit of both her own business and the customers of Bridge Club Ltd.

Maria Dötsch is an experienced International Trade Adviser having worked for UKTI for 3 years. She is supporting businesses with different specialisms including the manufacturing and service sector.  For UKTI Maria supports SME’s to establish their international development helping new to export companies to access new opportunities and supporting established exporters extending theirs sales in new markets.  Currently she is working with companies in the following areas Chemical, Education, Advanced Engineering, Logistics, Design and Animation and Retail.

Previously to working with UKTI she has gained experience in wholesale/export administration and international purchasing working for multi-channel German and French retail chains gaining a wealth of experience of working in overseas markets. In strategic marketing retail design consultancies, Maria developed international projects and was primarily responsible for European sales and developed new and extension business through various routes to market including direct sales, recruitment of agents, attending international trade fairs and speaking on trade association platforms and management conferences in Germany and Switzerland.

With 20 years of experience she has gained a broad understanding of international procurement, supply chain management, marketing and international business development.