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Nicola Gleave spent 20 years working in economic development for Liverpool City Council and was Head of Entrepreneurship for Liverpool Vision. She led the City's bid and delivery of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in 2012. Nicola also runs her own consultancy business, and in 2018 was named and featured in a book called ’21 Stories of Women Who Shaped Our City’ by The Women’s Organisation.
In 2014 Nicola was diagnosed with breast cancer which gave her the inspiration to set up Worn By Us with a desire to raise money for charity. This began by asking celebrities to donate fashion items they had worn to raise money for charity. Jacqueline Gold, founder of Ann Summers (who has sadly passed away following breast cancer) was the first person to support Nicola donating a blue Phillip Armstrong evening gown which was sold to raise money for Royal Liverpool Hospital Charity.
Interest grew and Nicola started receiving donations of clothing from others who had heard her story. Worn By Us evolved through the growing interest of individuals who approached Nicola asking her to sell unwanted clothing items on their behalf – sometimes for proceeds to be donated to charity and sometimes for individuals to receive the proceeds, earning some money back from the sale.