Building a Purpose-Driven Brand to £15m: How Asket Scaled Without Chasing Trends

Building a Purpose-Driven Brand to £15m: How Asket Scaled Without Chasing Trends

August 9, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 607

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Jonatan Ehn discusses how Asket built a £15 million eCommerce brand by focusing on purpose over trends.

Jonatan Ehn is the Chief Commercial Officer at Asket, a fashion brand that doesn’t think of itself as a fashion brand. With the goal to liberate daily life from clutter and excess. Their men’s and womenswear rangers are sold via their Centra website, and stores in Stockholm & London, that also offer repairs and alterations. Founded in 2015, last year they did £15 million in sales. In this episode, Jonatan shares how Asket has built a growing eCommerce business by staying true to its mission. He discusses balancing purpose with profit, navigating a major rebrand, and the performance marketing lessons every online retailer can learn from. Hit PLAY to hear: 🚀 How Asket grew a £15M brand while encouraging customers to buy less 🎯 The biggest lesson from launching a rebrand, new website, and new store all at once 📉 Why your Meta ads can suddenly stop working—and how to turn them around 🧪 The one-change-at-a-time testing strategy that rebuilt Asket's marketing performance 🌱 How to balance purpose and profit without sacrificing business growth 💡 The brand discovery tactics helping Asket win customers in the UK, US, and beyond Key timestamps to dive straight in: [05:36]…

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