Chrissy is Managing Director of BeYonder Ltd., a Glasgow-based textile manufacturer specialising in prototyping, sampling and short production runs for ethical designers. She founded BeYonder in early 2013 as a profit for purpose organisation and was one of the first employers to commit to the Glasgow Living Wage. Prior to creating the textile business which she now heads, Chrissy’s background was in youth employment, training and development. Chrissy’s vision for BeYonder is a collaborative and supportive organisation which will inspire both new business start-ups and scale-ups focused on SDGs to adopt a global perspective in all their business activities whilst retaining sensitivity to the needs of their local communities. Chrissy’s vision for BeYonder is committed to working toward a fully inclusive circular economy model. The blend of ethical entrepreneurship, environmentally friendly product manufacturing and employee-centred business leadership which she has brought to BeYonder is well-received in the growing community of independent designers who are attracted to the values of BeYonder. BeYonder is a member of Wellbeing Economy Alliance & an active campaigner for inclusion.
Through her manufacturing journey ensuring people & planet are fully at the heart of innovation, Chrissy has co-designed a distributed manufacturing model & a fully integrated circular economy business campus which will be used as a regenerative model for rural areas and developing countries fully mapped to SDGs.
BeYonder Textile Hub is in process of becoming employee owned which Chrissy is supporting the team with. DigiLoop Ltd is the new Ltd by shares business housing the modelling as the business expands down to the South of Scotland to support the delivery and growth of the modular & distributed components of the manufacturing model.
Chrissy is an active member of Incorporation of Weavers, supporter of Kinship Care Initiative Glasgow & SmartSTEMs.
