"We became friends at university and set up ikonami, a software company, in our respective bedrooms in 1999 because we thought that we could “do it better”.
High-flier Astrid Patil made the decision to leave her job as a solicitor in 2005 to become a Domino’s franchisee. Two years later her husband Anil followed suit and set down his barrister’s wig to join Astrid full-time.
At the age of 25, Atif Chaudhary is the youngest Operation Manager working for The Mall, the UK's leading owner and operator of community shopping centres in 23 town and city centres across the UK, from London to Aberdeen.
Launched in 2006, Tribe Wanted is a concept created to develop a sustainable eco-community and interactive online community on the 200 acre island of Vorovoro in Fiji.
Ben Saunders is an inspirational explorer; a record long-distance skier with 3 North Pole expeditions already under his belt. He's the youngest person to have skied solo to the North Pole & holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton.
Ben has worked all over the world in the hairdressing industry for over 15 years. He set up Benjamin Huthwaite Men's Hairdressing in 2001 with a commitment and passion for offering the highest quality service possible to all of his customers.
Bernard is founder of LoMax Records, one of the UK’s smallest but most respected record labels. With a hand in every aspect of the business he is the ideal person to impart some wisdom.
This initiative works with young people from disadvantaged areas of Nottingham who are at risk of exclusion or who have been excluded from mainstream education. The was the regional winner of the Enterprising Britain 2007 Awards for the East Midlands.
