Erin Woodward is the founder of The Gloss Book Club and The Gloss Business Edit. What began in 2008 as a personal antidote to loneliness — a small book club started in London to make friends in a new city — has grown into a global community of over 150,000 readers across 15 countries and 150 chapters worldwide. A former Global Head of PR & Communications at Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Erin left the corporate world in 2016 to build The Gloss full time, turning a passion for books into one of the world's most connected reading communities.