Converse’s All Stars programme is an engine for youth opportunity
The footwear giant is expanding its All Stars mentorship programme across the globe to guide young creatives in their careers. It’s never been more difficult for young creatives to follow their chosen career paths. The pandemic hasn’t made an already tumultuous path any smoother, with limited budgets, fewer paid opportunities,...
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Meet Lavinya Stennett: 23 years old and tackling Britain’s racial education
At only 23-years-old, Lavinya Stennett is the CEO of The Black Curriculum, a new initiative that’s fighting to improve teaching of Black British history and culture. If you grew up in the UK like I did, then you might feel that your formal education on Black British history was...
Lockdown is the time to learn new skills
A plethora of online courses taught by world famous industry professionals are at your fingertips; don’t waste this opportunity. The capitalist economy is set up deliberately to minimise your spare time. From our first saucer-eyed venture into higher education and the job market, our freedom is co-opted by the...
The Regenerative List initiative gives Gen Z a chance to shine
The Regenerative List is assembling a team of one hundred forward-thinking young people, offering them support and mentorship as they strive to make positive change. As social inequalities continue to cause worldwide devastation and the consequences of climate change grow more and more critical every day, it’s become increasingly clear...
How Cole Bennett became the Gen Z director of hip hop
Cole’s YouTube channel and home grown brand ‘Lyrical Lemonade’ has become synonymous with top tier music video quality – and he’s only 23. When Eminem first dropped the video to his recent single ‘Godzilla’, many were surprised to see it wasn’t posted by VEVO, the typical outlet for top...
Building a fashion empire at 21, meet Tisloh Danboyi
Tisloh Danboyi is the highly talented 21-year-old British med student with an incredibly relaxed approach to breaking into an industry renowned for its chaotic nature. On the verge of becoming the next big thing in British menswear, Tisloh Danboyi’s professional relationship with fashion is somewhat unconventional compared to that of...
Meet ‘The Twenty Minute VC’ that has shaped the industry since his teens
Harry Stebbings has managed to crack into the world of venture capital and create the field’s biggest podcast, ‘The Twenty Minute VC’, at just 23-years-old. You may not have heard of Harry Stebbings, but he’s a big deal in the world of venture capital. At 18 years old he set up his own podcast titled ‘The Twenty Minute VC’, a short form interview series with leading venture capital figures and CEOs....
Wattpad: the revolutionary app empowering writers on a global scale
Introducing Wattpad, the hyper engaged online community with grandiose plans to ‘connect the world through stories’. In a world where user-generated content is driving record engagement and threatening to overthrow conventional media platforms, savvy communities like Wattpad are starting to thrive. This may be the first time you’re hearing of Wattpad, but it certainly won’t be the last. Emerging from humble beginnings in 2007 with a handful of faithful readers and...
Meet Lizzie Dyson, UX designer and entrepreneur
Lizzie Dyson is the co-founder of Ladies That UX, a company that provides open spaces for women in tech and promotes female skills and talents within the UX industry. At the start of this year, The Guardian reported that women only make up around 17% of the digital workforce - a statistic that’s mostly stayed stagnant for the past decade. Lizzie Dyson, UX designer and start up co-founder, is...
