Katie Lopes is the co-founder of Stripe & Stare, an incredible company based on the simple concept of creating underwear women would like to wear!

Beyond the brief: The story of Stripe & Stare with Katie Lopes

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 quote I, and many others, wholeheartedly agree with. And it comes from the founder of 

Co-founder, Katie Lopes, has grown this business from her kitchen table, sampling products and testing them at a small scale up to the multi-million-pound company it is today, that names Fearne Cotton and Oprah (yes, THE Oprah) amongst its fans.

But it's been a rollercoaster. From serious debt to the highs of customers investing in the brand, growing the business and team and as you'll hear, it's clear that Katie really is just getting started.

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Stripe & Stare is based on the simple concept of creating underwear women would like to wear!

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance content creator and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

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As an accomplished change and communications consultant with a 20-year career spanning multiple sectors and my own successful product-based business, I offer business consulting and mindset coaching to help business leaders and ambitious individuals to embrace challenges, inspire teams, grow business, drive sales and achieve business goals. My advisory skill set has been instrumental to top-tier clients like the World Economic Forum, HSBC, Barclays, Shell and Phillips, among others.
Do you want to scale your business and gain more time? Ready to overcome procrastination or leave the groundhog day? Want to know what&apos;s holding you back?
Re-programme your beliefs and design a future where your potential knows no bounds:
? Overcome life’s hurdles with confidence and resilience. Whatever obstacles come your way, we’ll help you overcome them with strength and wisdom.
? Boost Your Personal Impact by building confidence, helping you present your best self to the world.
? Increase Your Earning Potential by balancing your mindset for working smarter, not harder, and find a path to have your earnings grow.
? Accelerate Your Career by changing beliefs that will empower you for your next big promotion or a career move.
? Achieve Your Health &amp; Wellbeing Goals by balancing for empowering beliefs around healthy eating, regular exercise and achieve lasting weight loss.
? Enrich Your Personal Relationships and experience love more deeply by opening new avenues to passion and intimacy, enriching your personal relationships.
? Lead with Impact by creating empowering beliefs that will help you with persuasive communication and effective leadership to connect with and motivate others.
These are just some of the changes you can expect to achieve by reprogramming your limiting beliefs. With a rich background spanning over two decades in Psychology and leadership, I offer sessions that will be the key to unlocking your limitless potential. These sessions are designed to shift your mindset and fast-track your journey towards realizing your dreams.
Each story, including yours, is unique. During the sessions, I aim to provide a personal connection and help you find YOUR path to YOUR success.
It will be an honour to guide you through the transformative process of PSYCH-K, helping you discover the power of your mind to reshape your reality and envision and live your dreams. With each session, you&apos;ll feel more empowered to manage stress and navigate life, business and career challenges, moving closer to your true potential.
This is your invitation to transformation — a journey to unlock your limitless potential, with each step carefully guided by proven methodology, expertise and experiences that span the globe.
About me:
My story begins in the remote vastness of Siberia, where, early on, I learned that our limits are often just illusions. My journey towards success was not paved through perseverance and the power of the mind, which allowed me to achieve what many didn&apos;t think was possible.
This philosophy has been the guiding principle of my life and career.
After graduating with a Master&apos;s Degree in Psychology, I won several scholarships, which led me to study in the USA and UK.
From working at three different United Nations agencies to consulting governments, banks, and oil and gas clients, I&apos;ve learnt, adapted, and grown.
With over two decades of experience in psychology and guiding leaders, I&apos;m passionate about helping you achieve mindset shifts for personal and professional achievements through the power of subconscious mind and turn a journey that could take years into weeks. Let&apos;s achieve your dreams, faster.

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Clarity to Thrive - Strategic Mentorship for Visionary Start-up Success

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Serial entrepreneur and innovation director across multiple verticals, with a technology and sector agnostic approach to consulting. Currently consulting to various ventures ie Medtech, CPG, FMCG, Fintech, Adtech, HeathTech etc

Having been deeply immersed in the Startup / SME EcoSystem for approximately 25 years, in 2 distinct sectors and countries with various business models. Providing both product / services for b2b and b2b segments has allowed me to gain a solid amount of diverse knowledge and understanding.
This entrepreneurial experience also allowed to gain insights of the innovation value chain and operational requirements of building / scaling ventures, for product market fit. The critical component of fundraising through various mechanisms, is an area that I understand well, having bootstrapped businesses and then raised circa 3m Euros across angel, Venture Capital and the European Development Fund (EDF).
The full spectrum of the fund-raising process was arguably the most challenging aspect of venture building for a multitude of reasons and it was a definite grind to get it done. Learning to dealing with brutal reality was a crucial part of success and helped test / fortify my resilience and growth mindset.
The last venture Zveetz had a regenerative aspect with a mission to make a dent against sugar pollution and its consequences to people and planet. Working cross functionally with a stellar team of individuals including food and behavioural scientists to deliver an impactful value proposition was highly rewarding. The business model was multifaceted with transactional, subscription and asymmetrical revenue streams. We were able to move the needle on sugar reduction and enabled people to be more sugar smart, thereby hitting multiple impact and revenue KPI’s.
Previously to that, I had the privilege of deep diving into the world of AI, machine learning &amp; ontologies to build a recommendation engine SaaS for the e-commerce sector, although there were multiple future use cases for the technology. This immersion and venture was very challenging for multiple reasons but ultimately the outcomes were net positive, so the juice was worth the squeeze.
hankfully, I have been able to transition into the role of an Innovation Director and apply skills / experience to provide consultation across the Oxford Innovation ecosystem to various stakeholders.&nbsp;
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<li>Performed 96 one to one business support sessions and workshops for students, faculty, startup and SMEs teams.</li>
<li>Consulting with the KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) department to revamping program offering and positioning to meet desired Research Excellence Framework (REF 29) standards.</li>
<li>Supporting faculty members across the UnIversity’s different schools, on commercialisation of their research and various potential fund-raising strategies.</li>
<li>Working with the AI Research group within the University to develop their strategic roadmap.</li>
<li>Supporting the establishment of “Managementfest”, a student led innovation &amp; entrepreneurship conference and accelerator programme at BNU.</li>
<li>Regularly meeting with the university leadership committee to report all innovation initiatives and results.</li>
<li>Leading Oxford Innovation AI working group with a remit to i) develop a wholistic adoption strategy for competitive advantage. ii) Steering AI integration and operationalisation across the org, towards ISO42001 (trustworthy) compliance.</li>
</ul>

Innovation Director

Vishal Kawatra

Serial entrepreneur and innovation director across multiple verticals, with a technology and sector agnostic approach to consulting. Currently consulting to various ventures ie Medtech, CPG, FMCG, Fintech, Adtech, HeathTech etc

Having been deeply immersed in the Startup / SME EcoSystem for approximately 25 years, in 2 distinct sectors and countries with various business models. Providing both product / services for b2b and b2b segments has allowed me to gain a solid amount of d

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