Episode 10: Jeanette Young, founder of Jeanette Young London, talks to us about her role as stylist of the Kingdom Choir at the Royal Wedding

Making Money Moves - a podcast by Janet's List

Making Money Moves is a brand new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey. We loved talking to Jeanette Young, expert personal stylist; garment technologist and creator of fashion label Jeanette Young London. Starting out crafting a bespoke wardrobe for her Barbie dolls as a little girl, Jeanette breezed through her fashion degree with flying colours and has carved out a niche for herself boasting bold designs that mix simple lines with a dramatic twist. Jeanette talks to us about how working for the best of the high street retailers helped her to build a list of go-to contacts, how being in the right place at the right time has paid off, and the importance of combining fashion design with commercial practises to make the most of every pound. Jeanette speaks to us about her input in Beyonce’s Ivy Park collection, how Paloma Faith fell in love with one of her signature dresses, and walks us through the exhilarating story of styling the Kingdom Choir for the Royal Wedding. Here’s what you’ll learn this episode: 3.10 – designing clothes that don’t wear the person – the dress Paloma Faith saw and loved 4.48 – learning about the whole fashion business to provide scope for multiple career paths 5.50 – garment technology 101 - learning the production process in a nutshell 6.33 – an input into Beyonce’s Ivy Park collection 7.22 – the advantage of working for retailers in building your production contact book 9.07 – making the move to freelance fashion consultancy and dictating your pay 9.51 – networking for launching a new business, and declaring a minimal budget 12.02 – The Janet’s List Jeanette Yong London Hotlist 12.49 – cost effective design – commercial design and fashion design combined 13.45 – the importance of getting it right the first time to minimize costs 14.36 – maximizing the return on surprise bestselling items 15.38 – being your own customer profile 16.10 – Jeanette’s celebrity styling wish list 16.42 – styling the Kingdom Choir for the Royal Wedding 24.11 – designing a dress fit for purpose and catering to a dress-size outside the mainstream 26.50 – millionaire revenue streams 28.46 – saving for a new business 29.28 – managing cashflow, getting an accountant and new freelance rules around tax 30.38 – the best place to invest a fashion seed-fund 31.31 – Jeanette’s Janet’s list pick – Sheer Chemistry 21.31 – Who Jeanette would like to hear next on the show – Marcia Dixon and Moiso London Jeanette Young London – @JY_London Twitter Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter) Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter) Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram) The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour. Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10 Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps