Next Gen Founders
Sofia Roberts Colmenero is the 17-year-old founder of ReelPlans, a travel-tech app that helps people turn places discovered on social media into organized boards and real plans. A U.S. and Spanish citizen who grew up in Mallorca, Spain, she has travelled to more than 60 countries
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Noor Al-Henedy is the founder of ELMA, a business built around speaking, facilitation, training and strategic advisory work, and named after her two children, Elyas and Maryam. She launched it after nearly two decades across government, nonprofits and community leadership, where she built a career around connecting people and
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Gina Sicilia is the founder of Gina's Skinny Italian, a Nashville-based packaged-food company built around better-for-you Italian food. Its low-carb penne is sold online, and its sauces have reached Publix and Kroger shelves. Before starting the company, Gina spent 20 years as an
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Amira de Vera is the founder of Project Four PR, a Toronto-based entertainment PR agency she started in 2017 after years of working inside the industry. She never set out to run her own business. After walking away from a toxic workplace with no plan, a chance meeting with
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Esther Ijewere is a media and communications strategist, facilitator and speaker, and the Founder of Women of Rubies, a media platform and communications business that began as a newspaper column and has grown into a global platform over ten years. Through Women of Rubies and her work with Guardian Woman,
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Seung Earm is the co-founder of Ibex Compliance, a financial compliance advisory firm that gives smaller and growing firms access to senior, practical expertise. After nearly three decades in compliance, including time at Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas and roles as an FCA-registered Chief Compliance Officer and Money
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Judy Henry is the founder of Beast Relief and Sacred Body Botanicals. She smoked her first cigarette as a teenager and spent decades caught in the cycle of nicotine addiction, until the consequences caught up with her in the form of lung cancer. After surviving it, she set out to
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Michal Cohen-Sagi is a Longevity Architect, co-founder and protocols curator of Vidavii, a London-based brain, body and mind longevity ecosystem. Drawing on her background at Microsoft and nearly two decades in wellbeing, she brings together technology, specialist expertise and personalised guidance to make longevity practical and accessible.
Entrepreneurship can be a lot. There’s always something to do.
Anic Grand is the co-founder of House of Moments, a Swiss event and concierge agency based in Sion, in the canton of Valais. She started it together with her business partner Emma Duc, building on years of working side by side in the Swiss tourism and events industry. Anic
A founder can become more visible while her business remains misunderstood. Her name appears in publications and invitations arrive, yet the inquiries still reflect work she did years ago.
Construction has long been one of the most male-dominated industries. Yet women are increasingly founding and leading businesses across the sector: materials testing labs, equipment rental companies, supply firms, safety consultancies and specialist contractors. Their stories show that expertise, attention to detail and strong relationships matter more than old
Everyone talks about burnout. Very few people talk about what to build instead. In an always-on workplace, recovery alone is not enough. In this workshop, we will explore a framework for moving from survival to recovery, resilience, and thriving. Along the way, we will practice four skills that support
Bhavna Batra is an entrepreneur, publisher and celebrity writer, and the Founder and Publisher of Formidable Woman US Magazine, a platform that shares the stories of women across industries. With nearly three decades of experience in human resources, management consulting, events, public relations, media and publishing, she is also building
Secret Media Co. is a Toronto-based strategy, communications, and creative agency founded by Liraz Jacoby. The agency helps brands, founders, executives, and organizations earn attention, shape perception, and build lasting relevance. Its work brings together strategy, influence, creativity, and intelligence, connecting how a business is positioned with how it
Ariel Hyatt is the founder of Cyber PR, a music marketing and PR company she started in 1996 that helps independent artists reach their audience. She is also the author of several books on music marketing and a frequent speaker, and she was named a Q3 2026 FBW Awards Honoree
Anita Miklovicova is the Founder and CEO of AIM ATTITUDE, a Los Angeles-based Human Experience Brand that brings identity and emotional intelligence into storytelling, educational content and purposeful lifestyle products. Before building her own brand, she spent years in leadership in luxury hospitality. In this Q&A, Anita
Talking 12 brings together expertise in HR, healthcare, nutrition, coaching and comedy to deliver a unique, holistic approach to workplace health and wellbeing. Through expert-led panel sessions, employee workshops and manager training, we help UK employers create supportive, legally compliant workplaces that improve employee wellbeing, reduce absence, retain talent
Ahyssa is a Freedom + Impact Mentor at Out the Matrix. She has been corporate-job-free since 2021, has traveled to 21+ countries with her husband, and helped him retire from his 28-year career. Before building her own business, she spent years in a corporate marketing department. In this