Lynne Franks talks with Jackie White
Lynne came to prominence as the iconic Founder of Lynne Franks PR. She helped position the UK in the 80s as a global leader in fashion, initiating London Fashion Week and the British Fashion Awards., while launching many social and environmental impact initiatives
For over 30 years since she sold the business, however, she has swapped influence in fashion for influence over a fairer future. Lynne has championed major global initiatives to combat HIV/ Aids and protect women and girls from violence. She has created a women’s only radio station, and championed women’s leadership from post-war Bosnia to rural South African villages as well as developing SEED (Sustainable Enterprise Empowerment Dynamics) as a global platform to support female social entrepreneurs.
Key to Lynne’s many successes is an ability to combine the inner resilience needed to tackle major challenges with an eye for spotting entrepreneurial opportunity in emerging zeitgeists and a set of values that embeds principles of cooperation, humanity and sustainability in everything she does.