A bit more about me.
This is me, the person behind the scenes, and the story of how I got here.
I've spent my whole career making other people's visions happen. Here’s how that became a business.
Keep reading to see if we could be a good fit.
My Story
I spent 11 years at Elizabeth Arden, working first in national accounts and then on the marketing team, eventually as an assistant brand manager overseeing launches, campaigns, influencer activity, events and creative briefs for some of the world's most recognised beauty products. I loved it. It was fast-paced, collaborative, and I learned an enormous amount about what it takes to build and market a brand properly.
During those years (and in the midst of a national lockdown) I had my first daughter, fairly swiftly followed by two more within the next four years. I spent that time juggling motherhood alongside a corporate role, but eventually came to the realisation that it just wasn't working. I was trying to give my all to two very different roles and feeling like I wasn’t doing a very good job of either.
The more women and mothers I met, the more I realised many of us were feeling the same. So many had started amazing businesses trying to find better balance, but ended up just as overwhelmed and burnt out as before, their business brain never quite switching off. They weren't in a position to hire permanent employees, but couldn't carry on doing it all alone.
I felt strongly there must be a way I could support women like this, whilst also creating better balance for myself (after all, you have to practise what you preach!) And so Polly Jameson was born. We're taught that you can have it all, and you can - but not without the right support.
“Polly has a load of sales & marketing experience and is also just a very competent and switched-on human with a ton of initiative, so she was able to adapt to whatever I needed and anticipate what might be useful”
- Suziey, founder of MumBloom
My Approach
Making it happen
I'm a doer. Give me a plan and I'll run with it. This is your business and you have the vision - I'm here to make it a reality. That might mean briefing suppliers, managing a launch timeline, pulling a campaign together or simply being a sounding board when you need to think something through.
Calm under pressure
Launches go wrong. Events overrun. Campaigns need pivoting. Content doesn’t perform as you expect. I've handled all of it at scale and I don't panic. Whatever gets thrown at us, we'll find a solution - there is always one to be found.
Industry expertise
I’ve lived in the beauty marketing world and been a part of it all, from global strategy meetings to unloading boxes out of a taxi at midnight in the snow. I know what it takes to bring a campaign to life and whatever you throw at me, I can handle!
Genuine understanding
I'm a founder, a mother and someone who genuinely loves the beauty and wellness world. I'm not learning your industry from scratch, I’ve been there and done it so I understand the pressures, the aesthetic, and the expectations.
Let’s talk.
If you're ready to hand over the things that are taking up too much of your time and get your plans into action, let's talk.