Petar Agbaba and Christine Blundell, who has won both an Oscar and a Bafta award for her make-up work, started their Make-up Academy in Camden 10 years ago. They knew each other because they’d both worked in the film and …
Maria Nilsson – Party Food
When Maria Nilsson arrived in London in 1991 from the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, she had little English and started work as a cleaner. But that was not how she saw her future in life – studying and …
MARK/GIUSTI
Mark Farhat is the founder and creative director of MARK/GIUSTI which produces a luxury range of accessories including bags, luggage, wallets and iPad covers. The goods are made to the highest standard of Italian craftsmanship using natural materials ranging from …
Seeds For Kids
Raffaella Cappello is the founder of Seeds For Kids, a unique Kensington-based company specialising in healthy food education for children. Sitting down with her amid bowls of glorious-looking fruit and vegetables in her kitchen, Raffaella explained that the name Seeds …
Lorella Belli Literacy Agency
www.lorellabelliagency.com Lorella Belli (pictured), who moved to the UK from Italy 13 years ago, started her literary agency in 2002 after a career working for other agencies and publishers. She studied at the University of Venice where she wrote her …
Incognito Anti-Mosquito
Howard Carter had powerful personal reasons for founding Incognito Anti-Mosquito after a successful business career in magazine publishing. In 1997 he came down with malaria in India, only to then contract dengue fever the next year in Thailand. “Lying in …
BLANC Naturally Cleaner
Ludovic Blanc, founder and CEO of Blanc Naturally Cleaner, is a man with a mission. He wants to eliminate the toxic chemicals which are both unhealthy and environmentally damaging from the commercial laundry world, and he wants to dramatically improve …
Rose Rankin
Using her own name for her brand, Rose Rankin launched her premium footwear label, which majors in beautifully designed, colourful sneakers, in May 2015. The business already has 13 wholesale supply contracts in place as well as a thriving online …
Karen Karem
Karen Karam started her fashion business in 2008 and already she’s had lots of press, helped by the fact that Lily Allen and Natalie Imbruglia have worn her clothes at high-profile public events. She also has a baby due in …
Alma Yoga – Susy Galante
Susy Galante is a yoga teacher. She moved to London in August and she started a Yoga Teacher Training course in September. She decided to turn the page and chase a dream: teaching yoga after 10 years of practice. The …
Nilufer Kizilkaya – GfG Jewellery
Nilufer Kizilkaya originally had her dream of starting up a jewellery business a decade ago but it was only in October 2014 that she launched GfG Jewellery, based in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. GfG stands for Gifts …
A Woman on Purpose
The multi-talented Alexandra Gold is an author, poet, spiritual teacher and speaker who uses her own life experience to empower others and to help them become spiritually, financially and personally independent. Her book A Woman On Purpose has been at …