Build Sales & Scale
Your Fashion Brand
Join the 6-Month
360° Business Programme
For Nigerian and African fashion designers * ready to grow sales, expand globally, and strengthen their business foundations
NB - * We welcome Designers from all across Africa - The speaker and GFM founder, Thierry Bayle, is bilingual English-French. Bring more sunshine and colours!
About the Programme
Are you a fashion designer based in Nigeria or in Africa who wants to sell more, manage better, and go global?
This 6-month 360° business programme is designed to help you build sales, strengthen your operations, and prepare for international growth.
Programme Start: 1st Week of November 2025 - Webinars every fortnight
Duration: 6 months
Investment: US$95 per month starting November.
Please note that the more participants we have, the more the price will go down.
Invite your friends to join.
Payment starts only after our exchange* and you watching our webinar recording and Q&A session which will take place in October 2025.
*We want to make sure this is the right programme for your business. We have many other solutions to suggest if necessary.
What You’ll Gain
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🛠️ Business Mastery: Strategy, operations, leadership, and mindset
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🌍 Global Readiness: Learn how fashion works internationally (USA, Europe, ...)
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💼 Sales Growth: Identify the right trade buyers and craft content that converts
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📈 Future Roadmap: Build a 12-month plan for success beyond the programme
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🤝 Supportive Network: Collective webinars twice a month, interactive and practical - Recorded
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✅ Accountability: Monthly homework and guidance to keep you on track
- What else do you want?
Programme Structure
Key Components:
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Presentation & Roadmap – Understand your business, goals, and people
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Timeline Setup – Build a 6–12 month actionable business plan
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The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit – Duties, responsibilities, and qualities of a successful fashion business owner
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Routes to Market – B2B, B2C, Online, and Bespoke explained
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Brand Positioning & Fashion Mapping – Build a trade buyer database that works for you
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Pricing & Margins – Understand USA vs. European models
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Project Management for Sales – The Sales Booster approach
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Wholesale & Buyers – The 4C’s: Contact, Connect, Convert, Cherish - How to be successful at any trade show
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Retail Models – Online, Pop-Up, and Bespoke 101
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Marketing & Communication Strategies – How to stand out
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Logistics & Payments – Challenges and opportunities
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Financials – Cash flow, break-even, and investment readiness
Benefits - Why join the Programme
- Designed specifically for African designers
- Practical, not theoretical — real tools, templates, and answers
- Focused on sales growth and international readiness
- Interactive webinars where your questions drive the conversation
- Discover what drives success, learn the mistakes made by the competition
- Improve decision making
- Understand the work to be done before, during and after the start of a project
- Have clarity on the differences between selling in Europe and the USA
- Learn the top tips to become a better leader
FREE Webinar Recording
and Q&A session
By registering you will receive the recording and you will learn more about the 6-month programme and the sales questions that your colleague designers asked the expert Thierry Bayle.
Speaker - Expert
Thierry Bayle - Founder of Global Fashion Management and
the London Fashion Business Academy
Thierry has delivered a Fashion keynote in Abuja at the AiDCA conference last year
as well as at Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) and the Africa Advancement Forum.
He has supported designers and associations like the Port Harcourt Fashion Cooperative, A+ Agency
and worked alongside programmes from the British Council.
He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Information Management Africa.
Thierry has worked every month with Brands and Retailers and will share how you can improve results effectively based on over 25 years' international experience.
He also understands the buyer/seller relationship and how to get more orders (and getting paid for them!).
Experience comes from having worked with global designer brands (CK, DKNY, Hugo Boss, Kenzo, Moschino, Parah, Smalto, Versace) as well as hundreds of MSMEs and emerging designers.
Thierry represented the Magic Show in Las Vegas and acted as Brand and Retail expert for French trade show Who's Next. He has also visited many other shows and has delivered seminars and keynotes at events around the world (France, Nigeria, Portugal, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay ...).
How to ask questions today?
Email us at tt@globalfashionmanagement.com or call-text the Int'l team/ WhatsApp +44 7951 198 769.
We wish to answer all your questions in the September webinar. Feel free to submit your questions today if you cannot attend. You will receive the recording.
Never assume we will say no, always assume we will say yes!
Testimonials from around the world
"Young designers are often unaware of the many intricacies of developing a successful brand. Some years ago, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to benefit from Thierry's expertise. His wealth of knowledge and commitment to the development of my brand were unprecedented."
Lupe Leonard
Brands : ASYIIN / LUYE
Discover how to make Your Fashion Business
Stronger, Smarter, Global and Profitable.
Join a practical programme that focuses on your sales, your growth, and your long-term success.
