James Venning

Biography

I am a Lecturer and Year Lead on the BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising programme at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. Alongside my academic work, I am a business owner and educator with professional experience in corporate retail, fitness entrepreneurship, and property investment. I deliver strategic support to SMEs as part of the Help to Grow: Management programme and UAL’s Knowledge Exchange work, specialising in marketing, innovation, and commercial leadership. My teaching, research and enterprise practice is informed by over 15 years of commercial and management experience across fashion, fitness, and entrepreneurship.
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