Neha Mathew

Co-Founder

London, England, United Kingdom7 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in circular design and sustainable fashion.
  • Passionate about empowering disadvantaged women communities.
  • Multi-award winning social entrepreneur and educator.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a sustainable fashion and education expert with a focus on social impact.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project CoordinationCoaching & MentoringEntrepreneurship EducationTeachingFashion DesignSustainable DesignSocial Sustainability

Other Skills

Attention to DetailTime ManagementProblem SolvingWritingCourse MaterialSkilled Multi-taskerCross-cultural Communication SkillsDesign ThinkingMarket ResearchPublic SpeakingLogo DesignAdobe PhotoshopProduct DesignTextile DesignInterior Design

About

I specialize in circular design, focusing on reusing and upcycling industrial textile waste and deadstock fabrics. My passion lies in empowering disadvantaged women communities and artisans. I enjoy designing conscious fashion and textiles that are environmentally and socially responsible. Additionally, I organize workshops to enhance the skills of disadvantaged women communities, and offer mentoring and coaching on enterprise and leadership development, sustainability, circular design, and social impact. I'm seeking like-minded collaborators in the sustainability, social impact sphere and education.

Experience

7 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

University of southampton

7 roles

Module Lead – MA Luxury Brand Management: Context of Luxury

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos

  • Designed and launched this module to explore the evolving concept of luxury, examining its transformation across historical, cultural, social, political, and ethical contexts. Students investigate luxury as a site of power, desire, craftsmanship, resistance, and reinvention, considering its intersections with sustainability, identity, digital innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. The module includes curated field trips in London and co-led real-time consultancy projects with prestigious brands, providing students with practical industry exposure. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and readings, students develop a critical understanding of how context shapes luxury branding, storytelling, and strategy, equipping them with analytical and creative skills to navigate and respond to the evolving global luxury landscape.

Module Lead – BA Sustainable Luxury Textiles: Textile Industry

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos

  • Leading the design and delivery of a new module introducing students (Year 1) to the global and local textile industry, with a focus on sustainable luxury. Students explore industry roles, practices, and career pathways through site visits, research, and lifecycle assessment exercises. The module also develops professional skills in communication, storytelling, pitching, and personal development planning, equipping students to navigate and position their creative practice within a rapidly evolving sustainable textile landscape.

Module Lead – BA Textiles: Professional and Industry Contexts for Textiles

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos

  • Leading this module, I support students(Year 3) in bridging the gap between academic study and professional practice in the textiles sector. I design and deliver lectures, workshops, discussions, and career-focused tasks that develop essential skills in career planning, professional communication, digital presence, and self-promotion, incorporating insights from guest speakers. Through critical reflection, portfolio development, and industry engagement, students create individualized strategies for professional growth, equipping them to navigate and shape their future careers in the creative industries.

Senior Teaching Fellow & Personal Academic Tutor – BA Fashion Marketing and Management

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos

  • Currently leading seminars for Year 1 and Year 3 students across two modules:
  • Business and Marketing for Fashion (Year 1) – Explores business and marketing strategies in the fashion industry, examining traditional and disruptive models, innovation in markets and institutions, and the application of equitable, diverse, inclusive, and sustainable frameworks.
  • Professional Planning (Year 3) – Focuses on career development, employability, and industry readiness. Students build CVs, applications, networking skills, self-promotion videos, and personal career plans to successfully pursue graduate opportunities and professional roles within the fashion sector.
  • Supervisor for Final Major Project (Year 3)
  • In addition to teaching, provides pastoral and academic support as a Personal Academic Tutor, guiding students in their studies, professional development, and career planning.

Departmental Senior Tutor (Fashion & Textiles)

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • As Senior Tutor, provides a second tier of academic and pastoral support to students beyond their Personal Academic Tutors (PATs). Offers guidance for students facing complex challenges, advises on academic processes (e.g., Special Consideration, Pause in Study), and coordinates with central support services to ensure holistic, student-focused care.
  • Acts as a key liaison for Personal Academic Tutors, sharing best practices, providing briefings, and facilitating access to training and resources to ensure consistent delivery of the PAT system across the School. Serves as an escalation point for complex student cases.
  • Collaborates with academic leadership, Student Services, and the University’s Wellbeing Team to contribute to strategic initiatives, policy development, and the continuous improvement of student support across the University

Module Lead – MA Luxury Brand Management: Historical and Contemporary Issues in Luxury

Apr 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Led this module from 2023–2025, exploring historical and contemporary issues affecting luxury, including consumption, marketing, management, technology, and the evolution of luxury over time. The module examines the impact of the global business environment on the luxury sector and addresses sustainable and ethical luxury practices. Students develop strategic luxury management and leadership skills while analyzing internal and external factors shaping luxury businesses across industries such as fashion, luxury hospitality, beauty, interiors, and luxury travel. The role also includes organizing immersive experiences, such as visits to MAES London, RAEBURN, and co-leading real-time consultancy projects with prestigious brands like Bremont, Floris, and Rosewood Hotel, providing students with practical industry exposure and hands-on application of learning.
Attention to DetailTime ManagementProject CoordinationProblem SolvingWritingCoaching & Mentoring+1

Teaching Fellow – BA Fashion Marketing and Management

Apr 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Served as a tutor and Personal Academic Tutor, teaching foundational modules including Intro to Business (Level 1) and Retail Futures (Level 2). Specialised in sustainable business practices, guiding students through the principles of establishing and maintaining a business while integrating sustainability across all learning activities. As a Personal Academic Tutor, provided individualized support to help students excel academically, develop business ideas, and navigate their educational pathways.

London college of communication, university of the arts london

Industry Mentor

Nov 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Remote

Mentorship exchange

Startup Mentor

Mar 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

Time ManagementCoaching & MentoringSocial Sustainability

London college of fashion, university of the arts london

2 roles

Guest Lecturer

Jan 2023Jan 2023 · 0 mo · London, England, United Kingdom

Skilled Multi-taskerAttention to DetailCross-cultural Communication SkillsTime ManagementProject Coordination

LCF Changemaker

Dec 2022May 2023 · 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • I work in partnership with course teams to co-design and co-develop decolonial and inclusive education practices, and a student experience that makes space for diversity and compassion.
Skilled Multi-taskerTeachingCross-cultural Communication SkillsTime ManagementDesign ThinkingProblem Solving+3

Freelance

Coach

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

TeachingCoaching & Mentoring

Centre for sustainable fashion

Textile Design Collaborator - TRACES: Stories of Migration

Nov 2022Dec 2022 · 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Took part in the CSF project, Traces: Stories of Migration. The idea was to share stories, exchange craft skills and create textile artworks alongside 24 other textile practitioners and CSF Researcher Prof. Lucy Orta.
TeachingAttention to DetailMarket ResearchTime ManagementPublic SpeakingCoaching & Mentoring+1

Mentorship exchange

Co-Founder

Sep 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

  • The Mentorship Exchange Program aims to support and encourage creative professionals by offering conscious mentorship from industry experts in the field of fashion, design, arts, communication and performing arts.
  • The program's vision is to create a collaborative space that secures meaningful relationships between the mentors and mentees.
  • Designed by team entrepreneurs from the London College of Fashion, this program is exclusively available for current students as well as alumni of the MA Fashion Entrepreneurship and Innovation course that runs under the esteemed University of Arts London.
Design Thinking

Assumption college, changanacherry 686 101

Guest Lecturer

Jan 2021Jan 2021 · 0 mo · Kerala, India · On-site

  • Taught subjects such as Sustainability, Fashion Forecasting and Fashion Portfolio Making to Undergrad and Postgrad students.
  • Continues to be a mentor to the students.
Fashion DesignLogo DesignAdobe PhotoshopProduct DesignTextile DesignDesign Thinking+4

Freelance

Freelance Designer

Jun 2018Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Skilled Multi-taskerCross-cultural Communication SkillsTime ManagementPublic SpeakingDesign ThinkingProject Coordination+3

Aditya birla fashion and retail ltd.

Assistant Design Manager

Jan 2018Jan 2021 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Key Responsibilities included
  • Worked and researched on seasonal/industry trends
  • Developed storyboards, mood boards and relevant colour- story
  • Developed and presented SS 20, SS 21, SS 22 and AW 20/21, AW 21/22 print and CAD collections for Superdry, Marc O Polo, Aigle, Eden Park etc.
  • Developed tech-packs and designed menswear casual shirts for clients, Superdry and Marc O Polo.
  • Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
  • Anticipated design issues and proved to be proactive in developing effective solutions.
  • Assisted in organising and overseeing assignments, planning and coordinating in-house and outsourced resources.
  • Handled sourcing fabrics from different textile mills across India based on client briefs and seasonal trends.
TeachingPublic SpeakingCoaching & Mentoring

Jaipur rugs

Textile Designer

Jan 2018May 2018 · 4 mos · Jaipur,Rajasthan · On-site

  • Graduation Project :
  • Designed and developed two collections of upcycled handmade rugs consisting of hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs.
  • The idea behind the collection was to blur the gap between the designer and the weaver and helped in exploring circular economy.
  • The main focus of the whole project was to reuse RMR(Raw Material Return that is, the yarns which is in excess quantity and which is left with no use).
Skilled Multi-taskerAttention to DetailCross-cultural Communication SkillsTime ManagementPublic SpeakingDesign Thinking+2

Boat song

Women's Wear Designer

Jan 2018Jan 2018 · 0 mo · On-site

  • Boat Song was a start up when I joined the team and thus had to handle multiple roles like:
  • Head Designer:
  • Designed and developed womenswear, wedding wear and festive wear in collaboration with in- house artisans.
  • Handled custom made orders.
  • Sourcing :
  • Handled sourcing textiles and trims for seasonal collections and for custom orders.
  • Social Media :
  • Handled and developed contents for social media marketing. (Instagram and Facebook)
  • Designed a womenswear collection for the festival 'Onam' in Kerala and was covered by a popular magazine.
  • Designed festive wear for celebrities.
Skilled Multi-taskerDesign ThinkingProblem SolvingSocial Sustainability

Upasana design studio

Textile Designer

May 2017Jul 2017 · 2 mos · Auroville,Pondicherry · On-site

  • Designed and developed sustainable Khadi -Zamdani woven womenswear collection.
  • Main focus of the project was to solve the problems faced by artisanal community while doing extra weft weaving.
  • The whole project helped in learning about the exploitation of artisanal communities.
Design Thinking

Education

London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

MA Fashion Entrepreneurship and Innovation — Business Management

University of Southampton

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) — Higher Education

Akatemia UK

Team Mastery Team Coach Training — Coaching

Chartered Management Institute

Management Coaching and Mentoring

National Institute of Fashion Technology India

Bachelor of Design — Textile design

The Glasgow School of Art

BA(Hons) - Textile Design — Print Design

Girideepam Bethany Central School

Computer Science

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