Originally from New Zealand, and now living and working in the UK, Haylee Benton is an entrepreneur with 12+ years’ experience in creating sustainable business growth, for her own start-ups and as a manager and director at multi-million-pound organisations.
By age 22, Haylee was running a multi-million-pound signage company which, within 4 years, she grew from a team of six to 60 employees. While running the business, she studied for a Busines degree at Warwick University and, at the same time, launched PamperPad, a platform where people can find top-rated beauty treatments nearby. She’s also launched, and sold, a successful signage and events company in New Zealand.
However, one of her proudest pursuits is the launch of The Silver Fern group, a trio of bespoke beauty businesses, including hair, skin and spa. The success of these businesses has gone so well that she’s now working on expansion plans to open up sites internationally.
On top of all of this, she’s a mentor for Virgin Start-Up Business, mentor’s other female entrepreneurs and frequently speaks at events. She’s also in the process of launching a brand-new luxury ladies golf clothing range.
Visit http://www.hayleebenton.com/
Nominees three achievements
Launched three successful businesses – Koha Skin Clinic, Cecily Spa and Alchemy & I (hair salon) which have all turned over a profit within the first few months of trading.
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Launched PamperPad, the so-called ‘Trustpilot for the beauty industry’, which saw 8000 business sign up.
Created a New Zealand-based signage and events start-up company in a multi-million industry while working from the UK, and sold it 18 months later.
