Ryan and his Co-founder Josie have a combined 20 years of experience working for consumer goods brands, from Ecover and Method and Ella’s Kitchen to PepsiCo and Starbucks. Having both worked for larger cleaning brands for several years, we were aware of the fact that cleaning products are often 90% water and packaged in single-use plastic. Globally, homecare generates around 29.5 billion bottles each year, and in the UK less than one-third of plastic is recycled, according to Euromonitor.

Nick Webster is a Website Security expert and hosting specialist at GoDaddy UK. Understanding the topics discussed today is essential when starting a business and could save you millions in the future. The simplicity and speed of creating websites have increased in recent years. Business owners are now webmasters thanks to content management systems and support from experts like GoDaddy.

From a young age Timothy has been heavily influenced by business and technology starting his first company, Alpha Tutoring at 14 and his second EntrepreneurXpress at 17 which he ended up selling 11 months later.

Wizz is the founder of WIZZ&CO, a brand and retail strategy agency that helps brands scale and stand out in a crowded market. They work with established brands, global retailers and indie brands. Previously Wizz headed up beauty buying at Selfridges and was a buyer for accessories and lifestyle, she has an instinct for trends, how to build a disruptive brand and customer behaviour.

Ade Hassan knew she was onto something with Nubian Skin lingerie when she posted the first product photo on social media and gained one-thousand new followers in a week. It was 2014 and the photo went on to garner over thirty-five thousand notes on Tumblr and over twenty thousand followers on Instagram, in less than a month. The UK-born, London-based founder created the brand to satisfy her own need but the internet’s response let her know that she’d struck a chord.

Ben Law is a keen entrepreneur and is an advocate and mentor for micro-businesses. Before joining GoDaddy, he started a successful lifestyle e-commerce business, Liberty Grace, which he led for over 3 years. Running his own business allowed Ben to hone skills in creativity, innovation, design, and leadership, all of which enable him to hold a unique combination of expertise, centred around his passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed online.

Andy Evans is an investor, mentor and serial entrepreneur who has sold 3 companies. Andy was weaned on marketing as a child by his father who was a marketing manager and he was given his first computer in 1981 for Christmas, which his mother said was the first toy he ever had that he didn’t take apart. In 1985, Andy started his first business aged 15, selling concert tickets and trips. In 1999, He founded one of the UK's first digital publishing businesses & first vertical ad-network in...

Tiwalola Ogunlesi is a globally recognised and qualified life coach, international speaker, Positive Psychology Specialist, Master Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner and founder of Confident and Killing It. After struggling with low-self esteem throughout her teenage years, she’s now on a mission to transform the lives of women and girls all over the world. Tiwalola founded Confident and Killing It in 2017 as a response to the generation cycle of low self-esteem amongst women and girls.

At just 23 years old, Curtis Tilbury has worked with massive brands such as Red Bull, grown a following of over 10 million people online with his father Mark, and amassed over 100 million views on videos that he has created. What’s more, Curtis has an impressive investment portfolio of over £100k.

Catherine Sweet is a self-taught visual artist from London who created BobCat Gallery to sell her own work and showcase beautiful, affordable and original artwork on a small scale and give emerging artists a positive selling experience. Catherine creates small-scale abstract pieces inspired by music and the natural world that people can easily find space for in their homes.

David Abrahamovitch is the CEO and Founder of Grind. Grind has expanded across London with cafés and a coffee roastery since its inception in Shoreditch in 2011. David took Grind online when he was forced to close his cafés due to lockdown and since then, hundreds of thousands of people have used Grind to make better, more sustainable coffee at home.

Alex co-founded Champions Life Academy, a sales and marketing organisation that gave students with job experience fundraising for charity, before starting his own business. He spent three months giving daily presentations to university students as part of his job.

Hannah Russell is the founder and CEO of a podcast company called Mags Creative. We make shows that reach millions of people every month. Mags Creative work with top-tier brands like Facebook, Google and Puffin to make branded content that people actually listen to and they produce shows exclusively for the likes of Spotify and Amazon. They also create Mags Creative Originals which are Mags’ own shows, developed and built by themselves.

When DJ and music producer, Omar Meho, was just starting out, he struggled to find a tutor in the industry. So, he pledged to become good enough to be one himself. Today, he helps aspirational musicians get a foothold in the music scene and achieve their goals, from performing on the radio to getting their first DJ residencies. With over 34,000 students in over 150 countries, Oscar is the proud founder of Music Workflow Academy. He has recently been nominated for Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe,...

Jamelia Donaldson is the founder and CEO of TreasureTress — a monthly product subscription service for girls and women with kinky-curly hair and also the co-creator of The Teen Experience, a monthly workshop series that offers young black women to attend a series of personal development workshops, network with other like-minded individuals and be inspired by mature and successful women.

Richard Chambers got the idea for his company ‘Get A Drip’ after he found himself in intensive care in 2010 suffering complications from his Type 1 Diabetes. Following this admission, Richard was continually in and out of hospital for 7 years due to issues related to a reduced immune system, where often as part of the treatment he would be hooked up to an IV Drip.

Manchester-born, Anna Priadka is a make-up artist and founder of Fiils, a luxe hair and body line offering custom refillable, designed to overhaul bathrooms of single use plastic and waste. Anna has been in the beauty industry for over 15 years, working as a makeup artist for some of the largest direct-to-consumer brands such as MAC/Bobbi Brown, and assisting some of the industry’s biggest talents.

Aarti Parmar is the owner of AP Brand Communications, which helps businesses develop meaningful, authentic brands through consultancy, coaching and design. She helps business owners work on their brand from the inside out, empowering them to discover the true purpose, vision and values behind their brand. 

Chris Barton is a well-respected entrepreneur and one of the masterminds behind the music recognition app, Shazam. Shazam was created in London over 20years ago and caught the interest of Apple who went on to purchase the technology for a speculated $400 million in 2017. The app is now among the most popular apps on both iPhone and Android with over 1 billion downloads to date.

Former single mum Hayley Steere began Free My Meal during Lockdown in 2020, after having a brainwave while seeing how much extra food she had cooked that she wouldn’t eat. She knew lots of people would LOVE to receive a good meal in these tough times, so she set out to create a platform that would allow people to give their spare food to those who need it. That same evening, Free My Meal was born.

Connor Ball is famously known for being part of The Vamps, and recently starred in ITV’s Dancing On Ice. He is also an avid gamer and YouTube content creator, and is taking his passion for gaming to the world of business where he can support E-sports brand LDN UTD be a force for good on their mission to combat social issues such as mental health, racism, knife crime, diversity, and loneliness.

Yali Saar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tailor Brands, a revolutionary online logo and brand design platform that uses machine learning to fuel innovation. Tailor Brands is currently used by over 30 million businesses across the world. Prior to his work at Tailor Brands, Yali founded Raising the Bar, a worldwide initiative aimed at making education a part of a popular culture by creating one of a kind, knowledge-driven events in unusual locations in NYC, SF, Hong-Kong and Sydney.

Max McCann is a young entrepreneur, Founder of Meals with Max, Measy, VanishVeg and previously Calm Recovery which he sold. Max has built a community of over 2 Million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. He uses this platform to promote healthy living and shows healthy eating doesn’t have to be boring.

John Roberts is the Founder and CEO of AO World, the online retailer specialising in household appliances and electricals. AO operates following John’s two personal mottos of ‘treat every customer like your gran’ and ‘make your mum proud’, which has allowed the company to attain more 5* reviews than any other electrical retailer.

Chris Fryer and his wife Sarah founded the plant-powered pie company in 2018 on the banks of the River Tyne from their converted horsebox. The couple were getting tired of their careers; Chris was a full-time teacher, while Sarah was a medical secretary. After a year of experimenting with different flavours and recipes in their kitchen, the Fryers launched Magpye - a vegan pie company specialising in comfort food.