‘I am a highly creative and resilient brand designer, thinker, and maker who has turned personal life challenges with mental health into a driving force for success and innovation. Founding Hugh and Lily’s, a story-driven vintage brand and marketplace, reflects my ability to transform ideas into impactful ventures, blending my passion for design, storytelling, and craftsmanship. My life experiences have instilled a deep empathy, a commitment to meaningful work, and a drive to create projects that connect with people on a human level. With expertise in brand development, creative direction, photography and product design, I bring a versatile energetic and thoughtful approach to solving challenges and delivering results. I bring my creative vision, work ethic, drive, passion and leadership skills to projects that inspire, empower, and make a differenceFounder of Hugh and Lily’s www.worldofhughandlilys.comI am influenced and inspired by day-to-day life, daily situations that arise from the interaction between people and objects and the powerful emotions that can be stirred by an object, sound or an image. Combining my creativity and experience with an unquenchable passion for all things authentically vintage I set about building a brand and vision called Hugh and Lily’s This ‘passion for pride and place’ is the inspiration for my company - named after my grand parents Hugh and Lily Kelly. We’re currently working on developing a high end food, craft and gift marketplace. Themed on Hugh and Lily’s house it will be a curated destination offering products and experiences from all over the world which fit with our brand and story.The parent company of Hugh and Lily's - Korana House Group is named after my grandparents house ‘Korana’ in Downpatrick Northern Ireland.