Jessica McLean runs her own business Garbeau whilst supporting work with Fast Forward Now as Training Director. Jessica has a first degree from Northumbria University in Fashion Marketing – starting her own business in her final year. She won Northumbria University’s Business Plan competition in 2008 and was a winner in the Design and Creativity Category at Blueprint the same year. Jessica has built up a sizeable business with Garbeau over the last four years with agents in London and Northern Ireland. Jessica has specialist knowledge of the fashion industry and has four years experience of launching and running a successful business in this sector which includes off-shore manufacture. She also works as a successful fashion model in Southern Ireland and runs her own workshops for models utilising her vast experience. In her role at Fast Forward, Jessica works regularly with Young Entrepreneurs in the UK and Ireland to support and inspire them to consider self employment as a career option and delivers start-up business workshops.
