Sophie Cornish is famed as the co-founder of Notonthehighstreet.com, an e-commerce platform she created with Holly Tucker to help small businesses sell their products. Currently the Managing Partner of Busby & Fox and the Director of Penny Vincenzi Ltd, Clay Lane Ltd, Doodle Productions Limited and Emma Vowles Ltd, Sophie has continued to share her business expertise and spearheaded highly successful businesses. Now booked as a speaker for corporate events, Sophie is hired to speak on fast-growing retail businesses, investing and entrepreneurship.
Starting her career as a media journalist, Sophie worked as a Writer and Editor for Hearst Magazines, a Creative Brand Manager for Attenborough Associates, a Beauty Editor for Hearst Magazines and a Channel Editor for IPC Media. Other roles included Account Director for Publicis, Business Manager for GGK London and Owner of Sophie Vincenzi. In 2005, Sophie joined forces with Holly to create Notonthehighstreet.com, with whom she has worked for over 15 years. Since then, Sophie has also worked as a business columnist and Ambassador for Stylist Magazine and a Ready Business Mentor for News UK.
During her marketing career, Sophie worked with prominent brands, including work with Boots on their No.7 cosmetics, Monsoon, George at Asda and L’Oreal. She has also written her own wedding planning book, Your Wedding Your Way, and was appointed MBE in 2014. Sophie has claimed countless awards and been named on many publication lists- such as The Sunday Times Maserati 100 and the Evening Standard 1000 Business Brains. She has also been named as Investor Allstars Entrepreneur of the Year, Media Momentum Woman of the Year, Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Entrepreneur of the Year and Independent Schools Award for Outstanding Governing Body. Other prominent awards have included Lloyds Bank First Woman Award, BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur Award, Barclays Startups Women in Business Award and the HSBC Startup Stars Regional Winner.
With a highly successful career to her name, Sophie Cornish is now a popular addition as a speaker to corporate events. When looking for a successful entrepreneur to speak to your audience and empower them to succeed, Sophie is able to do so with ease- sharing anecdotes from the creation of Notonthehighstreet.com. Having worked with countless high-profile brands, from L’Oreal to Boots and Monsoon, Sophie is a fantastic speaker to have inspire your audience at events of all kinds.
