Celebrities
Celebrities and entertainers who have done brilliant and interesting work. Here we share their stories to inspire and entertain you from their time in the Spotlight.


“I Always Challenged Myself to Be Empowering in My Music.” An Interview with Artist, Julia Zahra
As the youngest ever winner of The Voice, Holland, Julia Zahra’s musical career accelerated and presented her with the question: what kind of artist did she want to be? Now with the release of her first studio album, she shares her journey and thought process with Joe.

Sustainable Fashion and the Musicians Encouraging Us to Shop More Ethically
As women with open eyes we know the preservation of the planet is a shared responsibility, but how do we take that awareness and affect actual day to day behaviour?

The Cultural Significance of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage”
It’s very possible you have clicked on this but you don’t know much about who Megan Thee Stallion is, so I’m going to start there.

Women Connect Shine a Light on the Tech Industry, through the ‘We See You’ Initiative
There is a very celebrated biographer named Walter Isaacson. His biographies are loved for their ability to bring to life both the character and the

When Will We Stop Being so Judgemental?!
Thoughts in the wake of the death of Caroline Flack I’m not someone who closely follows the news, or Celebrity culture, but yesterday I was

Leadership Lessons: Ciara
RnB singer Ciara has grown up in the public eye. Her first album, Goodies, is still played in clubs and listened to on the radio.
Prince’s Approach To Ensuring Success, Which Has Also Worked For Many Businesses
“I didn’t see him sitting and writing to do lists… Once he had any idea of a song, it didn’t stop until it was done” – Susannah Melvoin The opportunities to learn from the example of others, have never been so limitless. With the internet completely radicalising information access, we know more about the routines of Sun-Tzu, Epictetus, Walt Disney and Pablo Picasso, than their contemporaries did. Similarly we can investigate successful businesses; analysing when they invested in what, who, and where. What their founders believe in and what their marketing approach has been. Researching, planning and strategising our way to success is generally well advised. We don’t want to bulldoze head-first into a wall, we want to make sure we’re maximising our time. Putting our energy and resources into the pursuit with the greatest chance of success. The slight

The Charm In The Weeknd’s Tumblr
Little over a decade after he was kicked out of school at 17, The Weeknd is currently worth an estimated $57 million. At just 29

The Changing Face of Instagram
Instagram. A mobile app bought by Facebook in 2012 for $1billion, now worth an estimated $100 billion. The photo sharing service that millennials are giving,

Leadership Lessons: Huda Katten
“Everybody has an area of genius, and we don’t all operate in that area, we operate in the comfort area,” … “The area of genius

So You Want to Be Beyonce? Well, You Can Be.
Looking to achieve as much in a day as Beyoncé does? You aren’t alone. One of the most famous and consistently inspirational women in entertainment, we take a look at what it might take to transform yourself into one of the greatest live performers of all time.
Lessons in Self Belief, from Kanye West
Kanye West gets a lot of sh*t. It’s fair to say he’s a polarising character. Some people think he’s the biggest moron currently walking the planet. Some people think he genuinely is the Picasso of our generation and, well maybe a handful of people don’t know who he is. However, I think there are very powerful lessons to learn from Mr West; the most important being self-belief. By all the traditional measures, Kanye is very successful. One of the biggest selling musicians of the 21st Century his current net worth is estimated at $160million, boosted recently through his Yeezy clothing and footwear label. He is married to a woman who has redefined a generation’s notion of sexy and together they have three healthy children. Whilst many successful hip-hop stars have come up from poor backgrounds, Kanye had a fairly middle

“The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve”; a lesson in career transitions from Matt Smith.
After a successful three years as “The Dr”, Dr. Who star Matt Smith has recently found himself back in the spotlight. He’s currently starring as

Leadership Lessons: Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon first became a Hollywood headliner through her role as Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde’. In the film she plays a seemingly ditsy sorority

Can Stefflon Don be the one to crack America?!
‘Hurtin’ Me‘ was one of last year’s most popular singles and for the artist behind it, was the ruby in her 2017 tiara. Having signed

Leadership Lessons: Emily Weiss
Emily Weiss is that very impressive type of nerd. An example of where focus, work ethic and self-belief can get you. You may not have

Leadership Lessons: Bozoma Saint John
Uber has some PR challenges. Though I’m wary of the dramatised press portraits of all big brands, throughout 2017 Uber kept drawing attention to itself

How DO you get a star on the Hollywood Boulevard?
Ah the Hollywood Boulevard. One of the most photographed pavements of the present day. A patch of concrete ready to celebrate stars who’ve made it

Ivy Park Celebrating the “New Icons” of fitness can only be a good thing!
In a moment of procrastination research into my professional wardrobe, I went onto the Topshop website and was greeted with the below: Ivy Park, which