RETURNING TO THE ROOTS: PROJECT MEN & MEDIA SPEND THE DAY WITH CAPTAIN FAWCETT

As the brand partner of Project Men & Media, Captain Fawcett invited the team to their Emporium in Kings Lynn, Norfolk for a day with the captain himself, Richie Finney. 

Recently, Richie Finney, the founder of Captain Fawcett was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to International Trade and to Charity in the 2025 New Year Honours.

For their day with Captain Fawcett, the team focused on the brand’s fundamentals – learning about their ethos, history and products. Richie gave insight into sales and branding, how they market their products and things to think about when starting a brand. Project Leader, Dean Gleeson also demonstrated with live models to showcase the best way to use the brand’s products to create excellent results. 

Marcus Hampton comments: “Richie is a wealth of knowledge – from products to all things barbering. Captain Fawcett is the true definition of small brands with a small team doing big things – they have a passion for delivering unique and high-quality products down to the very last details”.

Sam Justice added: “Such a major brand winning, major awards, all whilst keeping its core - creating the very best products and using the very best packaging and being proud to be different from other brands out there. To have achieved what they have with a small team makes it even more special.”

PROJECT MEN & MEDIA TEAM LEADER: Simon Shaw & Dean Gleeson

PROJECT MEN & MEDIA TEAM MEMBERS: 

• Marcus Hampton, Men International Master Barber 
• JJ Savani, ONE – Originality Never Ends 
• Darcey Clarke, The Stables Hair & Beauty 
• Samuel Justice, SJ Grooming 
• Billy Ryan, Tribe Salons
• Tony Hristov, Headmasters, Mayfair