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Tash is an entrepreneur, journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author, and the founder & executive producer of DTC Live, Biz Kids, Tash Talks & The Notting Hill Company. With a track record spanning many years, she has made a significant impact by leveraging cutting-edge online marketing techniques, mass mainstream media and a profound understanding of British consumers. Her entrepreneurial journey began in 2007 when she founded Talk to the Press, the UK's first and leading online press agency, earning multiple awards along the way. Separately, in 2009, she founded The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company, which sells now-iconic tote bags to visitors to London’s Portobello Road, which she remains a shareholder in today. In 2014, Tash successfully sold Talk to the Press to SWNS, marking a significant milestone in her business career. Tash went on to create and exit the Amazon-only beauty brand, Luminositie, and build one of London's most prominent social media advertising agencies, Bolt Digital. Specialising in ecommerce, Bolt Digital worked with over 200 brands, largely in the beauty and FMCG vertical, and served as the growth partner for numerous household name British brands. In 2021, Tash's leadership led to the establishment of DTC Live, the leading eCom, DTC and growth community. Today, DTC Live supports over 4500 retail, ecommerce, and tech brands through education and events and the DTC Live Conference won Best Ecommerce Event at the Flame awards. Tash serves on the board of the CEW, the UK's leading trade organisation for beauty brands, is an ambassador for Meta's She Means Business initiative, founded by Sheryl Sandberg, and is part of a team that has trained over 100,000 female entrepreneurs in social media. Her investments include Triple Whale, Spacegoods, Chamberlain Coffee, JAAQ and Buddy & Lola and she is a capital partner in Bolt Angels. Most recently, Tash has opened The Notting Hill Company, an athleisure brand located at 11 Portobello Road, London, that expands on the popularity of the Notting Hill Shopping Bag. Tash is a strong advocate for fostering entrepreneurship in the younger generation. She is the founder & executive producer of Biz Kids, a platform that empowers parents to unlock their child's entrepreneurial mindset, supporting the next wave of innovators and leaders. Biz Kids achieves 2 million views per month. A former Daily Mail journalist, Tash regularly appears as a commentator for the BBC, Sky & GB News. She has expertise and opinions to share on entrepreneurship, retail, education, media, and marketing.