Event overview
March Muses will share their experience in making Christmas Decorations reflect people of colour
March Muses are the UK leaders in Christmas Decorations of colour, founded by 2 Croydon
mums on a mission to help make the festive season become more inclusive. After realising that
their daughters couldn’t see themselves represented in their Christmas tree decorations ,
Alison Burton (@aliburt23) and Natalie Duvall (@natsduv) teamed up to do something about it.
Their product range featuring Black angels and Black Santa baubles, are individually handmade
with close attention being made to skin tone, hair design, body shape and size. They embody
diversity, elegance and a side of Christmas that is rarely seen, and their range of decorations of
colour will ensure that everyone can feel included in the holiday magic
These March born entrepreneurs are passionate about making these images normal and not
novelty and in 2022, they successfully pitched in BBC Dragons’ Den and secured investment
from Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
Alison and Natalie will continue to grow their Christmas range and have also introduced
new products for occasions throughout the year. They are celebrating diversity by diversifying celebrations.
They will share their journey and tips in succeeding in creative and cultural enterprise.
Alison Burton
Alison Burton is the co-founder of March Muses, the UK’s leading brand offering a full range of Black Christmas decorations. March Muses launched in 2019 and along with her business partner, they have steadily grown the business, achieving great success in just a couple of years. The brand recently secured a £50k investment on the BBC Dragons’ Den from Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
Alison has a background in sales and also works as a Principal Recruitment Consultant in the pharmaceutical industry, recruiting Clinical Operations and Life Sciences professionals based in the EMEA and US regions for key global clients.
Natalie Duvall
Natalie is the co-founder of March Muses, the UK leaders in Christmas decorations of colour . Starting from her kitchen in Croydon In 2019, she and her business partner have scaled their company and have achieved a lot in a short amount of time. Although they’ve had impressive successes such as product listings in Selfridges and Liberty London, they took March Muses to the next level and secured 50k from investors Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden on BBC Dragons’s Den.
In her other work, Natalie is a podcaster and presenter for Black Mums Upfront Podcast, a Culture Marketing Manager for Red Bull UK, and she is an Actress training at The Brit School of Performing arts and receiving a Masters in acting from East 15, University of Essex.
Through all her work, Natalie champions diversity, creativity, and inclusion and has the expertise and interest in women in business, acting, raising daughters, entrepreneurship, Black maternal health, pop culture, and motherhood.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2023 |
2:00pm - 3:00pm Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-muses-the-uk-leaders-in-christmas-decorations-of-colour-tickets-666431774377?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1 |
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