What do you do? I currently work on all things brand + creative at ADAY – a super exciting fashion company that designs apparel for active women. We are still a very young company so everyone works on a bit of everything, but recently I have been working on a lot of exciting shoots with…
VINAYA: London
Vinaya is a research + design house behind a collection of wearable technology. Formerly known as Kovert Designs, they introduced their rebranding this week with the launch of their collection, Altruis. Pieces that can help you disconnect – they work by vibrations which alert you to what’s important. Vinaya launches with two counterparts: the Lab &…
Silvia Christmann: New York City
Security Check: I’m a growth coach and advisor to entrepreneurs. I work at the intersection of personal and professional growth. I work and collaborate with people all over the world – with London and New York currently being my two hot spots. What else should we know about you? I work with innovators, entrepreneurs, executives,…
Pact Coffee: London
Pact is a coffee delivery service with a mission: getting you to drink better coffee by making freshly roasted coffee more accessible. They source the beans from farmers around the world and roast them for you at Pact HQ in Bermondsey and then send it your way within 7 days.
Lizzie Gill: New York City
Security Check: Lizzie Gill is a media artist living and working in Brooklyn. What else should we know about you? I co-founded a group called the Brooklyn Collage Collective and we recently collaborated with London based Something in the Attic for a group exhibition called Brooklyn Vs. London. What’s your historical London and New York connection? …
Dingo: London
Dingo is an app for buying and selling tickets, aimed at tackling the unfair costs and unsafe nature of reselling your gig tickets. The founders wanted to provide a safer + convenient option for ticket reselling – something that allowed fans to trade their tickets and to do so only at face value or less….
Hungryroot: New York City
Hungryroot is a brand of farm fresh 7 minute meals that remain fresh for 14 days. They pair 100% organic, fresh-cut vegetable noodles with all-natural chef-designed sauces, toppings and optional pre-roasted proteins to create craveable meals that are gluten-free, non-GMO and under 500 calories. The team behind Hungryroot are serial entrepreneurs out to uproot how…
Tom Allin: London
Security Check: Tom work at Skimlinks as Head of Publisher Development. Tell us more about what you do there: Skimlinks is a monetisation and analytics platform used by some of the world’s leading publishers (and, increasingly, e-commerce retailers) including Hearst Magazines, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Gawker Media, Vox Media, Mumsnet, and Refinery29, to measure…
CodeClub: London
CodeClub is a voluntary initiative in the United Kingdom aimed at teaching children in Primary (Elementary) School how to code. The story starts 3 years ago, with a mission to inspire children to code. Their first year’s goal was to have 20 clubs running, something they surpassed in their first month with 125 after-school clubs…
Jacqui Kavanagh: London
Security Check: This month’s passenger Jacqui Kavanagh is the Commercial Director of Video at Condé Nast, within what is a very small and very new department inside CN. Here she works on the massively exciting UK launch of video channels of Vogue, GQ, Wired and Glamour. Despite being from New York and living in London,…
Peak: London
Peak is a personalised brain training app. We continuously seek to increase our self-awareness and that’s where Peak comes in. Their mission is to make our lifelong progress more enjoyable by combining the best of tech, gaming, science and education to create something that could really help its users. After all, having fun is a great way…
Matt Cynamon: New York City
Security Check: Matt currently works at General Assembly as the Global Alumni Director. By the end of 2015 GA will have nearly 40,000 alums of our long form programs. These are people with ambition, work experience, an entrepreneurial spirit, and, now, equipped with some of the most important skills of the 21st century. When you…
