Shruti Srivastava is the founder of Yoga Mapp. A platform connecting eager yogis of all abilities, with remote teachers from all over the world. Her personal journey and approach to her ambitions is nothing short of beautiful. Here she shares it’s twists and turns with Alexandra.

Having graduated with internships under her belt from Cosmopolitan and Refinery29, Jordan Scott’s career was well set-up. However she quickly realised that it was an entrepreneurial journey she really craved. From a failed first attempt, to raising a $3million seed round for the follow-up venture here Jordan shares her experiences and lessons learnt along the way.

Having initially started writing a book exploring mental health for entrepreneurs, Laurel Anne Stark quickly found the problem was more under-served than she’d anticipated, and resurgo.co was formed. From pitching to investors on a beach, roping in friends for a demo video and navigating the complexities of crowd-funding, here Laurel shares the experiences which led her to this point, and what she’s learnt on her journey.

The wellness industry was a space which grew fast, despite having quite a marginalised identity. Techniques developed to support mental well-being, were presented with an identity package which included £150 leggings, size 8, long hair and white. There was no singular brand or influencer responsible for this, but we didn’t question it. We just accepted “that’s what yogis look like” and by the way, they also like green juice.