Tori Watley
Co-Founder @ Leigh & Siena
Growth executive with founder experience who is passionate about uncovering growth opportunities and defining go-to-market strategies.
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From Knitwear to Compliance: How Keshika Mahesh Is Making Fashion Traceability Accessible for Every Brand
Keshika Mahesh started in fashion with her hands close to the product - trained in knitwear design, grounded in how clothes are actually made. But it was during her Master's research at the University for the Creative Arts that her focus shifted upstream. Studying fashion traceability, she kept
The CFO in Every Founder's Pocket: How Candice Tait Is Closing the Finance Gap for Female Founders
For nearly two decades, Candice Tait was the CFO in the room - and usually the only woman in it. Working with private equity and venture capital-backed tech companies in London, she helped startups raise over $2 billion, navigated the Lyft IPO, and built the kind of financial fluency that
Nine Years, Two Organisations, One Mission: How Melissa Kramer Is Closing the Gender Gap in UTI Research
When Melissa Kramer sought help for recurrent UTIs and endometriosis, she encountered what too many women do: inadequate testing, misdiagnosis, and dismissal. The more she researched, the clearer it became that her experience wasn't just bad luck. It reflected something systemic - a gender gap in healthcare and
The Brand She Wished Existed: How Sara Stokes Built SKN TO SKN for Every Stage of Motherhood
When Sara Stokes was six months pregnant with her first daughter, her facialist gently flagged something she hadn't known: several of the products she had been using for years contained ingredients that weren't safe during pregnancy. That moment of discovery - arriving late, arriving by chance