The Scottish ‘Mary Queen of Shops’ Tessa Hartman CBE

18th Mar 2019

Tessa Hartmann CBE is an award-winning branding and communications expert who has crafted her trade with over 25 years working in the dynamic world of fashion, lifestyle and entertainment PR.

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Over the years Tessa Hartmann has been included in The Sunday Herald’s ‘Scotland’s Most Influential Women’ feature, ‘Evening Times Most Influential People in Glasgow’ and The Herald’s ‘Scotland’s Top Power Players’ to name but a few and her network of celebrity contacts holds no bounds.

She has delivered an abundance of inspiring speeches on women in business and subject matters such as ‘Fashion Tourism & Increasing Retail Spend’ to ‘Be Bold for Change – Equality in the workplace’.

More about Tessa

Tessa Hartmann CBE is an award-winning branding and communications expert who has crafted her trade with over 25 years working in the dynamic world of fashion, lifestyle and entertainment PR.

With offices in Glasgow and London, this powerhouse Scot has an incredible entrepreneurial spirit with a fierce go-getting attitude; which is perhaps why after having set up the Scottish Fashion Awards some 12 years ago, she was honoured in HM The Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours list with a CBE for her contribution to fashion and textiles in 2016. 

Having worked tirelessly promoting and nurturing new fashion talent from Scotland she was also recognised by Glasgow Caledonian University who awarded her an Honorary Doctorate for her contribution to the Scottish Fashion Industry.

Over the years Tessa has been included in The Sunday Herald’s ‘Scotland’s Most Influential Women’ feature, ‘Evening Times Most Influential People in Glasgow’ and The Herald’s ‘Scotland’s Top Power Players’ to name but a few and her network of celebrity contacts holds no bounds.

Tessa was an avid campaigner with the ‘Better Together’ campaign during the Scottish referendum and appeared on Sky News, Newsnight & Question Time.

In her capacity as an authority on brand management, she is also a regular commentator on broadcast radio.

Here’s a peak at an interview with Tessa Hartmann…

And to book Tessa Hartman to speak at your event, contact bookings@greatbritishtalent.com

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