GROWIN INNOVATION with Jenny Cossons, Lyst’s Chief Partnerships Officer

Jenny is growing global partnerships and teams at the world’s largest fashion search platform, Lyst (funded by LVMH. Jenny was invited to join Lyst in 2014 by the CEO, Chris Morton, bringing 20 years of experience in the fashion and digital media industries having held roles with businesses including Net-A-Porter and Vogue Since joining, Jenny has doubled the number of partners on the platform, boosted the product pipeline and became Lyst’s first female board member. 

Home & Family

- Jenny lives in London, United Kingdom

- Wife to husband, Malcolm

- Mother to son, Harland and daughter, Ariadne

- Owner of pet dog, Gus

Professional

- 2017 - Present: Chief Partnerships Officer @ Lyst

- 2014-2017: Head of Partnerships @ Lyst

- 2012-2014: Group Head of Brand Relations @ Net-a-Porter

- 2010-2012: Publisher @ Net-a-Porter

- 2008-2009: Head of Client Sales @ Condé Nast

- 2005-2007: Director of Fashion & Beauty Advertising @ Condé  Nast

- 2004-2005: Advertising Manager @ Condé  Nast

- 2003-2004: Senior Account Manager @ Condé  Nast

- 2002-2003: Account Manager @ Condé  Nast

- 1997-1999: Associate Director @ Harvard College Fund

Education

- Parsons School of Design: Masters, Decorative Arts History

- Kenyon College: BA English & Art History

Languages

- Italian- ish 

Nationality

- British (born in the USA)

Honours & Awards

- Luxury Daily Women to Watch 2022

- Fash Mash Young Pioneer Mentor 2020

- Glossy 50 2017

CONTENT…

Jenny

- Intro

- Early background 

- Intrapreneur

- People & culture 

- Growth mindset

- Equitable leadership 

- Motherhood

Lucy

- Intro

- Psychological safety

- Sustainability

- Innovative  e-commerce 

- HERos!

Jenny

- Definition of innovation

- Partnerships 

- Data 

- Learnings

- Trends

- Pandemic

- Sustainability

- Equitable leadership 

CONNECTION…

- Jenny Cossons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-cossons-363b398/

- Lucy Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-cooper-7a4b0a10/

- Sandy Khan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandykhan/

COMMUNITY…

- Lyst https://www.lyst.co.uk

- Accenture: https://www.accenture.co

- IN-CO. : http://www.in-co.co/

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PRODUCTION: 

- Creative Director, Jason Edwards https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedwards1/

- Sound Producer, Kerem Isnik https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerem-isik-a9376b23/

- Art Director, Saira Macleod https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairamacleod/

LISTEN across the web: https://linktr.ee/growinpodcast

LISTEN to this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L6nn4alcPXs

WATCH MOMENTS from this episode on YouTube: 

- Serving 1000 Partners In 70+ Countries: https://youtu.be/1f8oapjpK04

- World’s Biggest Fashion Data: https://youtu.be/21Mk9k8tS4U

- Fashion Trends & Tech: https://youtu.be/UNHN29lb26E

- Highest Highs, Lowest Lows: https://youtu.be/aa82eL3FpOM

- Innovation Is Problem Solving In New Ways: https://youtu.be/d99yAsrTX-4

WATCH GROWIN PODCAST & GROWIN LIVE episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mbaarena/videos

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