Stephen Laundy
BorninLondon,whilstaged9atSchoolStephenwasoftenboughtbeforetheteachersandreprimandedforsellingvariedclothingandproductstohisfriendsthathepurchasedfromhisfatherswholesalebusiness,andwhenthemotherswerewaitingatthegateswithalisttheschoolcamedownhardandstoppedit.At12hewasretrievinggolfballsfromthelakeonhole17atnightandsellingthembacktothegolfersattheweekend.Stephenthenstartedshowjumpinghorsesandbetween13and18boughtandsoldmanyhavingwonuncountabletrophies.At18heleftschoolandservedanunofficialapprenticeshipatSmileyBluePta,50chainstoresinSouthAfrica.Stephenexperiencedallaspects;Warehouse/logistics,Display,Assistantbuyer,StoreManager,AreaManagerandmore.From1984to2000Stephenhadhisowncompanies.Startingwith3concessionswithintheBurtonGroupPLChebuiltittoover400shop-inshopwithintwoyears.AtthesametimehewassupplyingwomensweartoliterallythousandsofindependentsthroughoutEurope,openingtradingofficesinHongKong,Stockholm,Helsinki,Hamburg,Barcelona,DelhiandLondon.Throughoutthisperiodhiscompanieswerealsomanuf