Shanika Hillocks - Brand Strategist & Marketing Consultant
Shanika is the founder and principal of a New York City-based brand strategy and marketing consultancy bearing her own name.
Jennifer Lewis - CEO and Co-Founder of Lex
Jennifer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lex, a social app for the LGBTQ Community (rated as Apple’s Top app for Pride in 2021 and 2023).
Kendall Warson, CEO of Cohart and Ally Warson, Investing Partner
Sisters and travel partners, Kendall is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cohart, a social marketplace connecting artists. Ally is an investing partner with a focus on backing visionary founders.
Elvira Vedelago - Cofounder of POSTSCRIPT
Elvira Vedelago is the London-based co-founder of POSTSCRIPT, an independent journal spotlighting women of color artists and thinkers.
Kene Anoliefo - Cofounder of Elis
Kene is the co-founder of Elis, a venture-backed startup that helps companies understand their customers better using Artificial Intelligence. Before starting Elis, she spent over a decade working at the intersection of entertainment and tech as a Product Executive at YouTube, Spotify and Netflix.
Eshita Kabra - Founder & CEO of By Rotation
Eshita is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning fashion rental app By Rotation, the world's largest shared wardrobe available in the UK and US. As a third culture kid from India, Singapore, US and UK, she calls herself a global citizen who now lives between London and New York.
Ali LaBelle - Creative Director & Strategist
Ali is a creative director and strategist based in Los Angeles, CA. After nearly a decade leading creative strategy in-house, she now lends her expertise to a variety of visually-driven brands through her branding studio, Ali LaBelle Creative.
Alya Mooro - Writer &Author
Alya Mooro is an Egyptian-born, London-raised writer and author of the bestselling non-fiction book The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes. She is the founder of The Greater Conversation newsletter and community, and host and producer of the Talk of Shame podcast.
Jessica Wright, Founder of Bon Traveler
Jessica Wright is the founder of the travel and design blog, Bon Traveler where she shares adventures in her backyard, her travels beyond, and day-to-day joys.
Maya Allen, Beauty Director-at-Large at The Cut
Maya Allen is a leading beauty expert and editor. She is currently the Beauty Director-at-Large for NY Mag's The Cut and previously served as the Beauty Director of InStyle and Digital Beauty Editor at Marie Claire. Her work celebrates beauty in all of its diverse glory and I’m committed to amplifying representation through powerful storytelling.
Anja Tyson - Consultant & Mom on Kindred Napoli
Anja Tyson is a New York-based consultant developing sustainable, purpose-driven businesses and brands. She’s spent her career working in the fashion industry, which provided amazing opportunities to travel and to experience other cultures and perspectives. In her free time, Anja writes The Culture of Care, and most importantly, is a mom.
Lauren Caruso - Writer & Digital Strategist on Clocking Out in Puerto Escondido
Lauren Caruso is freelance writer, consultant, and digital strategist living in Los Angeles. Her career has taken her on the road several times including Copenhagen and Paris for fashion week, Botswana to report on diamond mines, and the Cayman Islands to enjoy a cook-off between Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert.
Tyna Hoang - Food Stylist on the Romance of Sicilian Summers
Tyna Hoang is a food stylist and recipe developer. She’s passionate about her experiential pop-up dining experience called, 'Em Ơi', featuring nostalgic Vietnamese dishes infused with new knowledge from my exploration and travels. She also makes it a point to find the best street food in every place she explores.
Molly Berry - Founder of Luna Zorro on the Magic of Mallorca
Molly Berry, the founder and creative director of Luna Zorro, is a designer and travel enthusiast. She's a solo travelers that also loves exploring with her husband, two kids, and a camera in her hand. We get a front row seat of a recent trip to Mallorca, Spain as Molly shows us the endless beauty of the destination's natural landscape, along with her top recommendations for your next trip.
Naj Austin - Founder of SOMEWHERE GOOD on Escaping to Tokyo
Naj Austin, the founder and CEO of Somewhere Good, tells us how she’d spend a weekend getaway. Travel with Naj as she hops a plane to Tokyo disappearing in the bustling crowds and respite gardens, taking in abundant efficiency, and diving into the Tokyo vinyl shop scene.