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Emma Marshall

Emma Marshall is the founder and creator of the neuroscience backed Movement is Medicine Method, a method that uses somatic meditation, music and dance to release stress, emotions and trauma from mind and body. She teaches people about the mind-body connection and nervous system regulation and how to work with dance and music as medicine.

Krish Patel

Through having a determination to help others, Krish created Tales to Inspire, a platform and social enterprise to share people's real-life stories to encourage real-life outcomes to inspire change. So far Tales to Inspire has shared over 100 people's stories which have been viewed in 107 Countries around the world. Krish truly believes that we all have a Tale to inspire, sometimes we just have to dig a little for it to come to the surface.

Liv Conlon

Liv Conlon is the UK Young Entrepreneur of The Year and has won 14 national & international business and entrepreneur awards by the age of 24. Liv started two successful businesses from scratch, built a £1m brand in her teens, travels the world speaking internationally, has launched a best selling book and coaches thousands of women on how to start home staging businesses, build their personal brand and write a book. Liv is tenacious and entrepreneurial to her core, leaving school aged 16, she founded her first business ThePropertyStagers. At 19 she built a £1m brand in an industry that was in it’s infancy, so Liv knows a thing or two about building a scalable internationally recognizable business & personal brand. She beat the odds & turned her vision into a profitable reality. Her book, Too Big For Your Boots serves not only as the ultimate 'how to' guide for young entrepreneurs looking to start a business of their own, but details of Liv’s journey of overcoming being bullied in school. Liv now uses her own success & experience to help entrepreneurs go from best kept secret to industry leading authority.

Niall Guite

Niall Guite has three major passions: sport, art and helping people. His unique illustrations bring them all together. Niall is a Special Olympics GB Athlete who has turned an obstacle into an opportunity with his beautiful drawings of sports stadiums to raise money for Special Olympics GB. Over the years, Niall has overcome many of the challenges his autism presents. However, while never lacking in enthusiasm, he sometimes struggled with communicating – and this knocked his confidence. With the support of Special Olympics GB, Niall has flourished. Growing in self belief, he now boasts an enviable collection of medals!

Rishab Deo Gupta

Rishab Deo Gupta is an Engineering Undergraduate student at the University of Manchester and an artist who creates mesmerising performance art pieces using continuous lines with both hands simultaneously.

Sian Leake

Sian Leake is an MBA Candidate at Alliance Manchester Business School. She has previously worked as a sustainability consultant, advising private and public sector clients on their environmental impact. She has also led the production of a national decarbonisation strategy for Government to support their £30m investment in electric vehicle charging. Sian is the Junior President Elect for the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and serves on the Trustee Board. She is passionate about working in sustainability and developing pragmatic solutions.

Suaad Mohamoud

My name is Suaad Jama Mohamoud. I am a student, poet, and small business owner. One of my greatest passions in life is writing and relating to people through words. Through my poetry page, I’ve been able to connect with hundreds of people, often writing about themes such as: pain, grief, suffering, hope, resilience, and many more of the experiences that we go through in life. I’ve received countless messages saying, ‘Thank you for putting into words, how we feel, for giving us anchorage, and for making us feel that bit less lonely.’ Not only is poetry the medium, by which I connect to the world. It is also the legacy that I will leave behind, so that long after I am gone, my words still resonate with people’s hearts and gives them much needed hope. Video by Aidan Rhode and Fuse TV Manchester