Katherine Power – SATURDAY

Katherine is a Fortune 40 Under 40 alumni and the co-founder and CEO of Clique media group, recently named on the Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2017. Clique is a global media, marketing, and consumer brands company. Through its brands—Who What Wear, My Domaine, Byrdie, College Fashionista, The Thirty, and Obsessee — Clique combines the power of data science with its expert editorial team to create content and products that millennial women and Gen Z girls crave.

Nicola Haste, Pixiwoo – SATURDAY

Nicola Haste is one half of the Pixiwoo sisters. Passionate about beauty, they are professional make-up artists, artistic consultants to Real Techniques and the authors and executive producers behind the popular YouTube channel Pixiwoo. In 2008 they uploaded their first video to YouTube to help demonstrate how to do a smokey eye for a friend and from there, the Pixiwoo channel started to take off. With more than two million subscribers the girls are a perfect team, each bringing something different to the table.

Hugo Taylor – SUNDAY

Former Made In Chelsea star Hugo Taylor leveraged his online popularity to help launch and promote his designer British sunglasses brand Taylor Morris Eyewear.

Jada Sezer – SUNDAY

Jada has been shaking up the modelling industry for the past five years representing diversity, empowerment and defying stereotypes. She inspires women every day with her digital content reflecting her distinct personal style, beauty, fitness and travel, and has appeared in several high-profile magazines including Teen Vogue and Women’s Health. She is also incredibly passionate about her humanitarian projects and is an ambassador for two causes very close to her heart, Young Minds and The Princes Trust charities.

Pip Jamieson (The Dots) – SUNDAY

Pip Jamieson is founder of The Dots – a ‘LinkedIn’ for the creative community that’s designed around the networking needs of creators, freelancers, entrepreneurs and millennials.

Lewys Ball – SATURDAY

Lewys is a super passionate seventeen-year-old beauty and fashion vlogger with over 275,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Lookingforlewys. He has found his niche creating beauty looks for boys and has a taste for high end products. His enthusiasm for beauty and his innate sense of style truly set him apart.

Emily Johnston (Fashion Foie Gras) – SUNDAY

Emily Johnston is the woman behind insanely popular fashion, travel and food blog Fashion Foie Gras, with over 57,000 Instagram followers and almost 100,000 followers on Pinterest. Emily is one of the original influencers; she has mastered affiliate advertising and has brands clamouring for her endorsement.

Niomi Smart – SATURDAY

With wellness, mindfulness and a balanced lifestyle at the forefront of everything she does, Niomi Smart is a lifestyle blogger who inspires a global audience to look, live and feel better. From sharing her own plant-based recipes and easy-to-adopt fitness regimes to her natural makeup, beauty routines and simple chic fashion, Niomi’s YouTube channel (1.7m followers), Instagram (1.8m followers) and blog are the perfect one-stop place for all things smart living.Her popular video series ‘What I Eat In A Day’ inspired Niomi to write her best-selling healthy recipe book ‘Eat Smart’.

Lu Li – SATURDAY

Lu Li is the innovator behind Blooming Founders and Bloom London, communities for entrepreneurial women to share knowledge, their experiences and to support and educate each other. Lu founded the network to allow women to get feedback on their business ideas and meet like-minded people in a friendly and collaborative environment.

Josh Rathour (UNiDAYS) – SUNDAY

After spotting an opportunity to exploit new digital services that would allow retail brands to connect to and build trusted relationships with vast numbers of students, Josh set up student affiliate network UNiDAYS. As CEO he is directly responsible for the global business strategy and direction of the company with a mission to empower students to make every experience more valuable and rewarding. It’s one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK and works with some of the biggest brands in the world. He’ll share how he’s managed to outsmart and overtake the competition.

Olivia Wollenberg (Livia’s Kitchen) – SUNDAY

After studying Neuroscience for 5 years’, Olivia decided to leave academia behind and follow her passion for food and business. In 2014, Livia’s Kitchen was launched, specialising in creating indulgent and delicious sweet treats with a nutritional twist. Now with three products on the shelves in top retailers such as Selfridges, Whole Foods, WHSmith and Sainsburys, Livia’s Kitchen is pioneering the healthy dessert industry.

Dana Elemara (Arganic) – SUNDAY

Dana Elemara left a well-paid career at Goldman Sachs to start something meaningful. She drew on her Iraqi heritage and founded Arganic, a purveyor of hand-sourced Arabic beauty and culinary ingredients with provenance, integrity and ethical partnerships at its core. Five years on and Arganic is now stocked in Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Whole Foods Market and Selfridges.

Lily Simpson (Detox Kitchen) – SUNDAY

Lily Simpson, 32, is a food entrepreneur, chef and mother of two. Having launched her own catering company at the age of 24, she went on to create Detox Kitchen, the renowned healthy food delivery service which counts Elle Macpherson, Suki Waterhouse, Lara Stone and Gwyneth Paltrow as customers.  She has also opened two boutique deli’s in central London as well as a range of fresh products stocked in Selfridges and Planet Organic.

James Gold (Skinny Dip) – SATURDAY

James Gold co-founded Skinnydip London with his brother and best friend in 2011. The brand, now synonymous with glittery phone and pencil cases, has taken the industry by storm, doubling in size year-on-year and now operating out of 250 retail locations in over 30 countries.

Amy Cole (Instagram) – SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Amy joined Instagram in 2010 as the 6th member of the team and now leads Business Development for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger in Northern Europe. She works closely with brands of all sizes to help inspire and advise them on their platform strategies, helping them deliver against their business and campaign objectives.

Before working at Instagram, Amy worked at Chrysler in both Product Engineering and Aerodynamic Development, and in Business Development at Sephora.

Henrietta Rix – SATURDAY

Co-founder and Brand director of RIXO London – Contemporary Womenswear Label. British brand RIXO London is the brainchild of two fashion buyers – and good friends – Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey that’s taking the contemporary fashion world by storm with their bold ‘70s prints and high-quality fabrics.

Simon Jones – SUNDAY

Simon Jones has worked as one of the UK’s leading publicists for over 20 years providing full media profile management for entertainment stars. Simon has handled thousands of high profile media stories, and hundreds of front pages, both in the UK and internationally.
He has worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry from pop bands One Direction and Little Mix, to Spice Girls Emma Bunton, Mel B and Geri Halliwell, to TV stars Ant & Dec, Myleene Klass and Dannii Minogue.

Simon Jones PR was named Media Organisation of the Year at the 2017 Diversity In Media Awards.

Mollie Bylett (Where’s Mollie?) – SUNDAY

Self-taught photographer and videographer Mollie is the content creator and personality behind travel and adventure lifestyle blog/brand ‘Where’s Mollie?’. Having lived out of a suitcase for the last three years, Mollie has also recently launched WMGT (Where’s Mollie Global Travellers) – a travel community and tour operator that places focus on the importance of outdoor adventure.

Radha Vyas (The Flash Pack) – SUNDAY

Radha Vyas’s business idea was born out of experiencing a bland 18-to-30s group tour. Although a passionate traveller, as a single thirtysomething, she struggled to find group tours targeted at anyone in her age bracket. She grasped the opportunity and set up The Flash Pack – an adventure travel company catering to urban, single professionals in their thirties and forties that’s taken her all over the world.

Imogen Butler-Cole (RADA) – SUNDAY

RADA in Business tutor Imogen Butler-Cole will be running an hour-long training session on ‘How to pitch yourself’. Imogen is an expert at harnessing practical exercises using body, breath and voice to improve the quality of your communication skills and increase self-confidence, ensuring you will leave a positive lasting impression in the work environment.

Ade Hassan (Nubian Skin) – SUNDAY

Ade Hassan MBE always struggled to find suitable skin-tone lingerie and hosiery to go with her corporate wardrobe – she knew there was a gap in the market, but didn’t have the funds to launch a business. She stuck at her job at a private equity firm to save up and launch Nubian Skin. The first image she posted, of four models in her underwear, struck such a chord it went viral, and Beyoncé, Kerry Washington and Thandie Newton are among those who now love her unique products.

Emma Watkinson (SilkFred) – SATURDAY

Emma Watkinson, 30, is the co-founder and CEO of London based digital fashion destination SilkFred.com. With 10 years fashion, retail and e-commerce experience behind her, Emma launched the website in 2012 – offering consumers some of the world’s best independent fashion labels all in one destination.

Laura Sinclair – SATURDAY

As Head of Press for top PR agency Dawbell, Laura Sinclair’s full time job is all about reputation and ensuring their celebrity clients including Craig David, Harry Styles and Laura Mvula are moving in the right circles.

Mary Kate Trevaskis & Camilla Trindle – SATURDAY

Mary Kate and Camilla founded The Tape Agency in 2016, a creative PR company working with brands and people to convey the story at the heart of every project. They work to find unique and engaging angles to create the best opportunities for new and interesting press, influencers, celebrities and consumer moments.

Mary Kate was previously Communications and Studio Relations Director at Smashbox Cosmetics and Bumble and bumble, and Camilla has a Social Media and Events background having worked as a freelance creative for many brands including Shortlist Media.

Yulia Rorstrom (Duck & Dry) – SUNDAY

Yulia Rorstrom, founder and CEO of Duck & Dry, dropped her career in finance to followed her passion for beauty and entrepreneurship and set out to launch a modern styling destination that creates on-trend blow-drys and chic up-dos – Duck & Dry now has three salons across London.

Jacqueline Gold (Ann Summers) – SUNDAY

Jacqueline Gold CBE, started out as an intern at Ann Summers – now she’s CEO and estimated to be the 16th richest woman in Great Britain. Her idea to host female-only Ann Summers parties, allowing women to socialise and browse for lingerie and sex toys at home, is credited with turning the brand into a multimillion-pound business.

Taymoor Atighetchi (Papier) – SATURDAY

Taymoor is the founder and CEO of online stationary retailer, Papier. He began his career on the Portobello Road as the market’s youngest antique dealer. While studying History of Art at Trinity College, Cambridge he co-founded the highly successful university news network, The Tab. After spending 3 years at leading management consultancy firm Bain & Co, Taymoor was keen to marry his love of art with business and technology, to set up his own company, Papier.

Liz Nicholl (UK Sport) – SUNDAY

Former netball player Liz Nicholl CBE is arguably the most powerful woman in British sport. Her role as Chief Executive of UK Sport requires networking and negotiation on a national and global scale.

Dan Hughes (The Negotiating Guru) – SATURDAY

As one of the world’s leading authorities on negotiation, Dan Hughes will help you hone your negotiation skills and master the art of persuasion. He has worked across the globe helping to develop the negotiation capabilities in such sectors as media, technology, energy, retail and FMCG, with a client list which includes Net A Porter, Reiss, Tesco, BBC Worldwide, Unilever, PepsiCo and a number of Premier League football clubs.

Hollie Grant (PilatesPT) – SATURDAY

Hollie Grant went from Pilates studio receptionist to award-winning Pilates instructor, personal trainer, owner of London studio PilatesPT and founder of ‘The Model Method’. As an ex-pastry chef Hollie is against dieting and believes that a strong, functional, flexible body is the key to lifelong wellness and is a global brand ambassador for Sweaty Betty.

Pip Murray (Pip & Nut) – SATURDAY

Pip & Nut founder Pippa Murray started making her own delicious all-natural nut butters to give her energy before she went running – and it turns out other people love them, too, which has helped her raise £120,000 to grow her very own business empire.

Daniel Murray (Grabble) – SUNDAY

Dan Murray is co-founder of fashion and lifestyle platform Grabble, which serves users daily handpicked fashion and homeware inspiration. He’s also an ‘angel’ investor and advisor and, in addition, hosts a podcast called Secret Leaders, for which he’s interviewed key people in the UK entrepreneurship sector, including the founders of Just Eat, Photobox, Moonpig, Blippar and Made.com.

Scarlette Douglas – SUNDAY

Scarlette Douglas started her career in musical theater but has since developed her passion and talent for performing into a presenting career. Her talent plus the knowledge gained from her property developer brother has landed her the dream role as a presenter for Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’ which sees her travel all over the world through her work, helping British couples find their dream property abroad.

Lana Elie (Floom) – SATURDAY

A former EA at Burberry, Lana Elie crowdfunded over £500,000 to set up her online floristry business, Floom in 2016. For the last ten years she’s been working in London at the forefront of creative and digital revolutions across the luxury/fashion sector.

Devika Wood – SUNDAY

Devika Wood’s company, Vida, is a technology-enabled care provider that’s redefining the global care industry. Wood is on a mission to ensure everyone gets the support, care and love they need. She’ll share her experiences and advice on starting a tech company in a male-dominated world.

Emily Bendell (Bluebella) – SATURDAY

At just 24 years old, Emily Bendell saw a gap in the market for luxurious but affordable underwear and founded what is now one of the fastest-growing lingerie brands in the world, Bluebella Ltd, whilst studying at Oxford University. Bluebella is now stocked by leading retailers including John Lewis, Top Shop, Urban Outfitters and House of Fraser.

Kat Williams – SATURDAY

While planning her own wedding, Kat saw a niche in the market for alternative wedding inspiration. She launched the ‘Rock n Roll Bride’ in 2007 which has grown to become one of the biggest wedding blogs in the world. Kat embodies the idea of owning your brand image and having the confidence to be unashamedly you.