Lydia Macharia co-founded The Good Hair Co., a two-sided online platform that makes hair care consultation more accessible, affordable, and straightforward for women with textured hair. Lydia has been passionate about her business ever since she and her co-founder had the idea, but life always got in the way. Our programme helped her to feel that it is truly possible to achieve what she has set out for in her business and validated that her foundational work before starting the programme was not in vain.

Priscilla Vivian, founded Vivify Therapy, a multicultural mental health service that supports Africans and Caribbeans in the UK and across the diaspora. Before starting our program, Priscilla was reaching the point of burnout within her work. Starting in early 2019, her career picked up in 2020 as more people were experiencing the need for therapy and stigma was being reduced; meaning more people within Black and ethnic minorities were reaching out for support.

Yeni took part in one of our Voltage Revolution programmes. We had a chat with him to discuss his experience working as a young Black creative, navigating the industry, and their experience on our programme.

Thinking Light Coach is an innovative organisation founded by Danielle Cudjoe-Michalski, an entrepreneur dedicated to revolutionising coaching and mentoring for neurodivergent professionals. The primary focus of Thinking Light Coach is to provide comprehensive support and guidance to neurodivergent individuals as they navigate their professional journeys. The organisation offers tailored mentoring and coaching programmes to empower neurodivergent people, helping them create effective coping strategies and succeed in their chosen fields.

Claude, 23, from Richmond-upon-Thames, has been out of education since 2017 after he was not granted an appropriate placement by his local education authority.

Following years of tribunals and emails to the Department for Education, he created the "The Claudes SEN Law Campaign” which aims to deliver and execute an "Inclusive equal world for Neurodiverse, people with hidden, visible disabilities.

The Black community is often hailed for our resilience and entrepreneurial spirit; however, we do not often hear from Black people operating their businesses at scale.

Due to this, we want to amplify the voices of our community members by celebrating its members and assisting them to promote their work or business.