Team

The team at Beauty Despite Cancer comes from a variety of backgrounds, providing personal and professional skillsets that allow us to deliver wellbeing, knowledge and information to cancer patients and cancer survivors with care, compassion and integrity.

For each member of the team, the work we do at Beauty Despite Cancer and our sister company, Jennifer Young Training, is about nurturing and empowering individuals going through cancer treatment, to feel a little better and to find the mental and physical support and understanding they need and deserve during a challenging time. 

 

Jennifer, Founder

The woman behind Beauty Despite Cancer is Jennifer Young. She is also the founder of our sister company – the eponymous Jennifer Young Training, which provides dedicated courses and qualifications for therapists and healthcare professionals, so they can deliver touch therapies to cancer patients safely and with confidence. Jennifer is involved in all aspects of the business, and her background reflects her passion behind it. She has a BSc (Hons) in biology and is an experienced microbiologist, she is a qualified and practicing nutritional therapist, an associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine, a qualified aromatherapist, is a beauty therapist and a product formulator. She has two post-graduate qualifications in health-related fields, has been accepted by the courts as an expert witness for occupational health cases and has been active in medical research. She is also the author of Recognise Yourself - a beauty and wellbeing guide for those living with and beyond cancer.

 

Keating, Marketing Executive

Keating’s official title is Marketing Executive, but in reality we would be lost in most departments without her. A vital part of branding, digital marketing and social media, she has worked in the business both formally and informally since it began. It was the inspiration she found here - giving voice and support to the stories of individuals with cancer and working alongside a vibrant team - that made her choose to study International Business with Chinese at university.

Kevin, Digital Marketing & Ecommerce Manager

The keeper of the keys when it comes to our website and digital marketing, Kevin came to us following a career break to be a stay at home dad and was inspired to join the team following his own family experiences with cancer. Other than being a superhero parent, Kevin has a BSc in technology, and has previously worked taking care of all things online for a global travel company and building mobile apps and websites for the likes of National Express and Shearings. In short, it’s thanks to him that you can actually buy our products, so we’re extremely grateful to have him on board.

Bonnie, Content Writer

Our Content Writer, Bonnie, joins the team with nearly 10 years in the spa and wellbeing industries. A passionate storyteller, her background has taken her from a BA in history to journalism and some of London’s leading content marketing agencies. However, it’s the work she has done with business leaders to help share information on the challenges within the spa industry for anyone with serious illnesses, that has been her greatest inspiration.

 

Lisa, Spa Manager

 

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