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Building Community in Big Tech: In Conversation with Stephanie Chosen
I first met Stephanie Chosen through Samsung UK’s Black Professionals Employee Resource Group (ERG). At the time, I worked in Customer Experience Digital and Customer Journey while she sat within Mobile Experience Brand and Product Marketing - two functions that, in an organisation as vast as Samsung, might never have intersected. But ERGs collapse hierarchy and distance. Now, as Loyalty & Performance Lead at Samsung UK, Steph oversees one of the company’s most powerful owned
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5 min read


Leading with Intention in Fashion Media: In Conversation with Andrea Thompson
I first came across Andrea Thompson in 2020, not in person but online, in the middle of the Black Lives Matter movement. She reached out to ask if she could use a photo I took during a protest for a Marie Claire article. I replied too late, so it didn’t end up featuring, but we stayed connected on social media from then on. Since then, I’ve followed her work closely. From the stories she’s led at Marie Claire to her work as Chair of the British Society of Magazine Editors (BS
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The Power of Not Waiting for Permission: In Conversation with Louise Hazel
I first met Louise in 2019 while completing my final-year dissertation, which explored the barriers elite athletes face when building themselves as personal brands. At the time, she had just moved to Los Angeles to launch her boutique training facility in Hollywood, and I remember being in awe of her bravery - choosing entrepreneurship in a foreign country when London wasn’t ready for her vision. Writing this feature years later, her journey resonates so deeply. At 19, during
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Engineering Excellence and Courage: In Conversation with Dr. Nike Folayan MBE
When Dr. Nike Folayan MBE talks about her childhood, she doesn’t begin with titles, accolades, or the corridors of influence she now frequently walks. She begins with service. As a pioneering engineer who “saves lives”, her career journey has been shaped by variety, curiosity and resilience. A Childhood of Curiosity Born to Nigerian parents in London, Dr. Nike says she grew up in a home “that really valued giving back.” Her father, a mechanical engineer, encouraged curiosity
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5 min read


Redefining Sports, Fashion, and Culture: In Conversation with Daniel-Yaw Miller
In the fluid space where sports culture meets fashion, very few voices carry as much authenticity as Daniel-Yaw Miller. As an award-winning journalist, Dan has carved out a distinct place in the industry – one that bridges the worlds of sport, fashion, and culture. During his three and half years at The Business of Fashion (BoF), Dan founded the publication’s first-ever sports-focussed vertical, redefining how the fashion industry covered athletes, brands, and style. Today, t
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