Bespoke strategies. Quality start up. Sustainable growth. Lastingly yours.

Create Luxury is a specialist consultancy for UK & International universities, higher education providers, and education businesses.

We help institutions to deliver change management projects, provide interim academic and corporate leadership, strengthen academic quality and governance, launch new programmes and partnerships, navigate regulatory change, and build financially sustainable strategies for growth.

We work across not-for-profit, public & private sector organisations with flexible, agile day-rate, project and retainer packages suitable for all client objectives.

ABOUT US

Founded in 2023, forged over decades...

Our mission is to deliver a bespoke luxury experience, embracing uniqueness and forging partnerships that thrive. We celebrate diversity and empower all.

Founded in 2023 and drawing on over 125 years of combined senior leadership higher educational experience, we work as an extension of your team.

Our approach is bespoke, embedded, and outcome focused. We deliver 'white label' products, ready for you to launch and support you in the handover and roll-out with your team. We do not hand over consultancy findings and walk away....

Our mission is to deliver a bespoke luxury experience for your students, staff and organisation, embracing your institutional uniqueness and forging partnerships that thrive beyond the project.

RECENT ARTICLES

Mergers, Myths & Acquisitions: A destiny of desire or fear?

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Can higher education successfully diversify revenue streams: how and why now?

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HOW IT WORKS...

Flexible Quarters

Bespoke Plans

WHO WE ARE...

Academic Leaders & Professional Experts

Managing Director

Charlotte Gorse

Executive Lead

I am a Senior Higher Education Consultant, Global Executive and Director. Previously, I was Head of Institution for a transnational UK private HE provider. With 25 years’ experience in academia and the creative industries, I also work as an Interim Executive across sectors.

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Principal Associate

Christopher Emmett

Academic Quality & Curriculum

Senior Quality and Academic Curriculum Leader, with expertise in portfolio development, TEF leadership, institutional review, degree awarding powers and regulatory oversight. Substantial 20yrs+ management experience within the further and higher education sectors.

Associate Director

Abdullah Abo-Milhim

Business & Luxury

I am an academic and corporate trainer in Higher Education and Financial Services across UK, Europe and the Middle East. I am a specialist in Financial Sustainability, Digital Transformation and Executive Leadership.

Senior Associate

Aimee McWilliams

Fashion & Design

As a creative director, designer and educator in the fashion industry, I have led industry-facing education both in the UK and China. Clients include CSM, RCA and LCF, I have also led fashion start-ups at LMU and luxury international creative teams in Balmain Paris.

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Independent Associate

Dr Emmanuel Sirimal Silva

Applied Statistics & Research Strategy

As a senior academic and research leader in business & creative higher education, I translate complex data into actionable strategic insight for organisations. I deliver research excellence with financially sustainable innovation strategies, change management & purposeful AI to measure impact.

Independent Associate

Dr Ana Roncha

Business Industry Innovation

Postgraduate Executive Education Leader across London and Europe. Advisor to global organisations and real-world business challenges. 20 years in Marketing, Strategy and Digital Transformation for Fashion & Luxury.

Associate Director

International Sales & Partnership

Senior Business Leader, with expertise in international recruitment, transnational education, partnerships and regional start-up across China and APAC. Commercial leadership in modern and russell group university sector.

Senior Associate

International Quality Assurance

Higher Education International Quality Assurance; framework, governance, regulatory compliance, partnerships. 10 years in Transnational Education: UK, USA, Europe, India, China, MENA.

Senior Associate

Finance & Planning

Experienced Financial Controller and BP within UK and international higher education and premier fashion and lifestyle corporations. Led OfS Annual Financial Return, cost optimisation delivery and modelling, alongside international private equity funded investment reporting.

Senior Associate

Human Resources

Established HR BP within UK and international higher education and private corporations. Led organisational design, culture & engagement, HR operations and workforce planning strategies with senior leaders and executives. Coaching, training & mentoring experience.

And exclusive industry consultants...

Vice Principal

"Working with Create Luxury is a dream. The project proposal spoke to our history and culture while capturing current needs and our future aspirations. The project sign off was comprehensive and swift. If your organisation is dreaming of change, contact Create Luxury."

Chief Operating Officer

"Charlotte is a brilliant woman, who has raised the School [to be] amongst the strongest in her market and in the group. She succeeded thanks to strong leadership, she knows how to motivate and develop her team, bringing them to give the best of themselves."

Deputy Vice Chancellor

”Working with Charlotte has been exceptional. Her 'can-do' attitude, commercial acumen, and ability to navigate complex challenges have made a real difference. She gets things done, and does so with integrity, drive, and a genuine commitment to success."

Deputy HR Director

"Charlotte’s collaboration and organisation in managing relationships were fundamental to its success. Charlotte’s open and easy going, whilst very focused, approach made many initiatives and negotiations happen smoothly."