Global
leadership
consultancy
reimagined
The Jamestown Group is a global leadership consultancy. We have over 25 years’ experience working in lifestyle and experiential consumer facing industries across North America and Europe. We support businesses, small and large, navigate through the entire talent cycle. We take a proactive approach to sourcing, hiring, and developing the right people, at the right time. Whether you are looking for a complete people plan for your business or are looking specifically for support in finding the right people, we are here to help.
WHAT WE DO
We are business people… executives who have lived, survived and thrived in a variety of cultures and industries. We have owned P&Ls and we understand the challenges of balancing performance metrics with real life issues. We have built people plans, evaluated existing talent, sourced new talent, created development plans, created/revised organizational structures, and coached leaders through the entire process. We have reaped the benefits of having the right people in the right seats and felt the pain when we have not.
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Leadership Search
With offices in the UK and Canada, our practice has over 20 years of international experience in placing senior level executives across lifestyle and consumer facing industries. We source for roles from the ‘C’ suite to the VP / Director levels. Our functional expertise spans Digital, Technology, Customer, Data, Commercial, Finance, HR, Creative & Transformation.
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PEOPLE PLANNING
We get to know you, your business, your needs and your wants. We will assist in building a people plan that makes sense for you and your business and support you in executing that plan. Whether you are just getting started, going through significant change or growth, or simply looking to re-evaluate and/or align your people strategy and structure, we can help.
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SUCCESSION PLANNING
We understand that knowledge is power. Knowing who your people are, what motivates them, what they need and how this relates directly to your business strategy will allow you to proactively plan for the future. We can help you build and implement your plan ensuring it effectively supports all of your business initiatives while developing and retaining your people.
career transitioning
This is intended for Executives who will not find their next role via job boards or applying directly for roles and who need some guidance with figuring out what ‘next’ will look like. Unlike other outplacement firms, you become partnered up with an ex Chief People Officer, trained Executive Coach and Professional Head-hunter (all in 1) - this gives you a complete, 360 degree / balanced / and well thought out program to tackle all angles of your job hunt
WHO WE ARE
JAMIE HOMER
The Founder and CEO of The Jamestown Group, Jamie has 20+ years of global retail and consumer experience, having worked for brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Selfridges Group.
A Canadian national, with dual British citizenship, he has held roles in North America, the UK, and owned remits across Europe, Middle East and Asia.
With an extensive background in Talent Acquisition & Development, Corporate HR and Business Development, both internally and externally, Jamie is passionate about helping companies create a ‘customer first’ experience that blends the digital with the physical.
Further he holds the core belief that any transformation will always start with cultural adaptation.
CLIENTS
CLIENT REFERRALS
“I have worked with The Jamestown Group for the last 2 years and they have become an invaluable resource for us. It is a true partnership that has developed. The Jamestown Group has built most of my senior leadership team as well as the teams under them. They have brought a real focus on diverse and inclusive talent to Soho House, both here in the UK and in North America. The Jamestown Group intimately understands our culture, how we operate and has always had real integrity and honesty in their style and approach. The Jamestown Group is now the only consultancy that we work with for our leadership hiring in North America and in the UK.”
— Andrew Carnie, Global CEO
events
At the Jamestown Group, we believe in sharing what we know with others & truly enjoy facilitating small groups of Leaders from diverse backgrounds to come together and exchange ideas, usually over an early morning breakfast discussion.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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The Delaunay Restaurant
55 Aldwych Street, London, WC2B 4BB
Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& POLLY McMORROW, CEO - McCann London
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Sarabeth’s (Park Avenue South)
381 Park Ave, South at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& MICHELINE GRACE LEWIS, Chief People Officer (DDB North America)
PAST EVENTS
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Sarabeth’s (Park Avenue South)
381 Park Ave, South at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
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The Delaunay Restaurant
55 Aldwych Street, London, WC2B 4BB
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& PAUL COXHILL, President, LIONS Insight & Chief Operating Officer - (Ascential Media)
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Sarabeth’s (Park Avenue South)
381 Park Ave, South at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& JOSH KREPON - President Steve Madden
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The Wolseley Restaurant, London
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
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Sarabeth’s (Park Avenue South)
381 Park Ave, South at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Thursday, September 19, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& NATAKI WILLIAMS, COO, The Guardian
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The Delaunay
55 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BB
Thursday, May 11, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& ALAN FRENCH, CEO - Thomas Cook -
Sarabeth’s (Park Avenue South)
381 Park Ave, South at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Thursday, March 2, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)& MICHELINE GRACE LEWIS, CPO, Mother
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The Wolseley Restaurant, London
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)& Claire Arksey, COO, Vue International
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The Delaunay Restaurant, London,
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
8:00 AM - 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)& SALLY SCOTT, CEO – KLEKT
(Europe's original sneaker marketplace)
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The Wolseley Restaurant, London Tuesday, July 5, 2022
8:00 AM - 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& GARY WRIGHT, Group HR Director, Hunter Boots
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The Wolseley Restaurant, London Tuesday, May 24, 20228:00 AM - 9:30 AM
JAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group (ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group) & NABIL ALIFFI, Global Chief Creative Officer, The Soho House Group
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The Wolseley Restaurant
Thursday, November 25, 2021
8:00 AM 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& KSHITIJ KUMAR (KK), Chief Data Officer, Farfetch -
The Wolseley Restaurant
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
8:00 AM 9:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& RAJ DHAWAN, Global Chief Technology Officer -
The Wolseley Restaurant
Thursday, October 7, 2021
8:00 AM 9:00 AMJamie Homer, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
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The Wolseley Restaurant
Thursday, July 1, 2021
7:00 AM 8:30 AMJAMIE HOMER, CEO - The Jamestown Group
(ex-Group HR Director URBN Urban Outfitters Inc & The Selfridges Group)
& LOUISE WILSON, Director - LEW Advisory Limited
(ex—Global People Director, The Body Shop, People Transformation Natura & Co, and CPO Clarks)
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Bedford & Co
Thursday, February 20, 2020
8:00 AM 9:30 AM -
Wolseley Restaurant
Thursday, January 23, 2020
8:00 AM 9:30 AM
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The Wolseley Restaurant, London
Thursday, April 25, 2019
8:00 AM 9:30 AM
Contact
To find out anymore about our services please use either the contact form or any of the details below.
The Jamestown Group
Suite 211
307 Euston Road, London, NW1 3AD, United Kingdom
info@thejamestowngroup.com
UK - +44 204 549 2740
NA - +1 (519) 645-0519