MIRROR
Top 25 dream ways to make a living
The Mirror discusses various dream ways to make a living. Lucy Jeffrey exemplifies achieving success by quitting her corporate job to establish an eco-friendly bamboo sock business.
Adobe x Enterprise Nation
Oxford Street Pop Up!
In May 2023 we won the Adobe x Enterprise Nation competition, which meant we got the opportunity to debut Bare Kind on Oxford Street!
Over several days, alongside 10 other businesses, we got to meet some of our lovely London retail and wholesale customers. Speaking about our favourite things, animals and socks!
FSB Awards
Finalist for Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023
Lucy took home a FSB’s regional award in 2023 for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
We're delighted to have been among the other sensational winners, which you can view right below!
FINANCIAL TIMES
"Pandemic ignites quarter-life crises among young workers"
Lucy explains how her corporate job wasn’t fulfilling her, but this 'quarter-life crisis' resulted in her future, Bare Kind!
Read the article down below. (must be subscribed, sorry!)
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MyWeekly x Bare Kind Feature
Best Foot Forward
We’re delighted that Bare Kind piqued interest in September 2023 with womens’ magazine, MyWeekly! It’s a pleasure to find that so many women are gifting our bamboo socks. Our socks that save animals are becoming popular across the nation, hooray!
Shop the socks that are gifts that give back here.
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Beat the Often Path
Socks That Save Endangered Animals
Two years into this business Lucy quit her corporate job to run Bare Kind full-time. That was right at the start of the global pandemic, COVID-19. Who quits their job in a time of such uncertainty? Apparently not many, but the Bare Kind mission was worth it. Listen to the full podcast on Spotify here.
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Entertainment Now
Father’s Day Gift Guide
We were featured in a gift guide by Yasmin Turner for Entertainment Now. Our bamboo socks, specifically our ribbed range landed into the Lifestyle guide! “These Bare Kind ribbed bamboo socks are the softest socks your dad will ever lay his feet into.” Amen to that! Read the guide here.
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The Complaining Cow
East London Radio Consumer Show
Lucy interviewed with the East London Radio. You can view the blog post on The Complaining Cow and listen to the podcast here.
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eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast
Getting Your First 400 Wholesale Contacts
Lucy shares how Bare Kind came to be with it’s remote team, hitting it’s first 6 figures, overcoming financial challenges and scaled wholesale business with marketplaces. Hear the full story on Spotify.
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Campus Founder Podcast
hosted by Benjamin Harvey
Lucy featured in an episode of The Campus Founder Podcast which explores the journeys of exciting student start-ups.
Listen to it here!
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UEA's Innovation Awards
Our founder, Lucy Jeffrey graduated from the University of East Anglia, who hold an annual Innovation and Impact Ceremony. Fast forward a few years to 2022 and Lucy was taking home her own UEA’s Innovation and Impact Award for Graduate Enterprise. A proud full circle moment!
“This is really timely as Bare Kind has just hit its 4th year in business, it’s really cool to be recognised for the impact we’re having,” says Lucy in her acceptance speech, 25 minutes in.
Watch the ceremony here.
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More than half of Brits are determined to make their dream businesses a reality
The Daily Star
The article by Daily Star discusses the aspirations of Britons to start their own businesses, with a focus on Lucy Jeffrey, the founder of Bare Kind. “Quitting the corporate world to start a sock business was absolutely terrifying, and lots of people thought I was crazy, but it was the best decision I ever made," explains Lucy. Read more about her journey here.
“Quitting the corporate world to start a sock business was absolutely terrifying, and lots of people thought I was crazy, but it was the best decision I ever made.”
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8 in 10 Brits think communities would benefit from more local businesses
EXPRESS
Express's article discusses Brits' interest in starting local businesses, entrepreneurship dreams, and the success story of Lucy Jeffrey's eco-friendly bamboo sock business. Read more here.
