Name: Mohammed Aliyu

GIFTED: Director of Stickit Treats

My name is Mohammed Aliyu. I was born and raised in Nigeria for 8 years before moving to the UK, to a small village called Soham, near Newmarket.

Name: Sarra Haji

GIFTED: Artist, Illustrator and Designer

Hi, I’m Sarra, a self taught illustrator, digital artist and designer.

I live in England, however I was born in Czech Republic; I’m half Czech and half Tunisian.

Name: Nina Badkar

Gifted: Merchandising at Soho House

IG handle: @bee_nina_

By Rotation profile: byrotation.app.link/ninabadkar

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Content. Excited. Grateful

Name: Stephanie Zeinati

Gifted: Founder and Creative Director of Megosa

IG handle: @megosa_label

Website: www.megosalabel.com

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Creative. Anticipating. Grateful

Name: VJ Taganahan

Gifted: Fashion Designer and Consultant

IG: @ato_studio__

Website: www.atostudiolondon.com

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Grateful, Blessed, Open

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now?

Jovial, Present, Grateful.

Sometimes, the most profound gift we’re given in a lifetime is the gift of witnessing, i.e., of having our pain and joy witnessed and to witness another’s pain and joy in return.

There are many challenges that come with running a business, the greatest of which, in my experience, is the challenge of honesty - especially honesty with oneself about our abilities and limitations.

It’s World Book Day today and even though most of the world is still under strict pandemic regulations, working and schooling from home, I hope old readers and new readers alike get the chance to treat themselves to some downtime with a really good book.

As we begin this new year, we recognise that the start of a new decade has also given us many opportunities to slow down, to look inwards and to recognise the power of our time, our dreams and our individual agency.

Name: Kaitlyn Quitiquit

Gifted: Interior Designer / Digital Artist / Creative Director

IG handle & Website: @hellaquiti / KaitlynQuitiquit/ You’re Safe Here / PROTOQIT

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Blessed. Open. Optimistic.

Name: Shunayna Vaghela

Gifted: Illustrator / Writer / Mixed media creative

IG handle & Website: @shunayna_

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Grateful, inspired, determined.

Name: Isabella Orlando

Gifted: Creative-Minded Heritage Specialist / Film Maker

IG handle & Website: @issabellaorlando / Muse and Wander

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Imaginative. Hopeful. Loved.

Name: Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar

Gifted: Classics and English Literature Uni Student / Digital Columnist / Journalist

IG handle / Website: @ktki / ihngenuity

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Introspective; determined; hopeful.

Name: Isabelle Sophia Arca Landicho-Redman

Gifted: Stylist / Fashion and Lifestyle Editor of ‘The Earth Issue’

IG handle & Website: @lethal_izzle/ www.isabellelandicho.com

Three words to describe how you’re feeling right now: Grateful, present and accepting.

Let us imagine, together if you will, a community in which every individual is always encouraged to overcome their fears and to push past the thoughts and ‘reasons’ as to why there is an impediment to them achieving anything.

Name: Christine Wu

Gifted: Yogi + Sound Meditator

Instagram handle: @christinewuyoga

Name: CHARLIE IS READY

Gifted: Artist

Instagram handle: @charlie.is.ready

Name: Wiktoria Michalik

Gifted: Boxing Instructor & Personal Trainer

IG handle: @wiktoriamichalikk

Name: RAYA

Gifted: Illustrators and Brand Identity Designers

Instagram handle: @we.are.raya