Safe, brave spaces – how culture finds talent

Posted on 28 Dec 2023 by Tom St John

Samantha Johnson, Managing Director of Avalon Home, talks to me about how her experiences in big retail as an e-commerce buyer has informed the running of her current business. She discusses local supply chains, four-day working weeks and how “safe, brave spaces” create breeding grounds for talent.

Samantha relaunched Avalon Home, a table linen company started by her family a century ago, and recently acquired Cumbria-based Pintail Candles. Her mission with both brands, is to bring British-made, personalised products to independent homewares retailers. In the same way a top football team reflects its manager, a business should exude the traits of its…

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