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BY
ANDREW GILBERT
CHAIR OF THE LISTS
CANDICE KRIEGER
JEWISH NEWS BUSINESS EDITOR
& JUSTIN COHEN
JEWISH NEWS NEWS EDITOR
When the idea of creating a list to showcase the community’s talented ‘creatives’ came about, there were many suggestions about how it might look. Fashion entrepreneurs? Journalists pushing boundaries? TV talent? Yes, yes and yes again. However, as our list progressed, it became evident the creative and media landscape had dramatically evolved, with the ascent of social media stars marking a significant shift.
While some of us anticipated the importance of those influencing the social media world – in addition to more traditional industry figures – their prominence on the list has been extraordinary, even surprising to some. It’s clear the way we perceive creativity and success in today’s interconnected world has changed. Our world has moved online.
The extensive nominations we received in a variety of areas from product design to podcasting and from PR to personal
branding showcased a remarkable array of stories and achievements, highlighting the wealth of talent and innovation within our community. During our discussions, there was debate about whether certain categories, such as product design and start-ups, should have their own dedicated lists.
way to extend beyond community. The list was completed late last year but has been held back because of the ongoing war.
This is the first in a series of planned Jewish News business lists, but they are only as successful as the nominations and if we have left anyone out thus far, we are very sorry. Do contact us and we will welcome making room for more.
social. It is no longer just a ‘nice to have’. Moving forward, we are committed to recognising not only creative visionaries and innovators but those in a variety of sectors.
We have lists planned for tech and digital, property and financial services but, in the meantime, we hope you enjoy reading this one as much as we enjoyed creating it.
SARAH BAILEY
EDITOR-AT-LARGE, VOGUE GREECE, FORMERLY EDITOR, NET A PORTER, RED MAGAZINE & ELLE UK
ANDREW BLOCH
CO-FOUNDER FRANK, NOW ANDREW BLOCH AND ASSOCIATES
JUSTIN COHEN
NEWS EDITOR, JEWISH NEWS
TAMARA COHEN
BRITISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AT SKY NEWS
NATASHA DANGOOR
DANGOOR EDUCATION, EDITOR, APPLE NEWS
DAVID FELDMAN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, VCCP, FORMER CREATIVE DIRECTOR, NETFLIX
RICHARD FERRER EDITOR, JEWISH NEWS
However, we ultimately opted for inclusivity, acknowledging that creativity can transcend traditional boundaries. Such was the quality of the entries that we decided to expand the list from 40 to 60 unranked, with a top 20, also unranked. People were eligible if they were under 40 at the time of the closing date.
We believe these lists have the potential to not only celebrate the success of our talented and creative community but influence perceptions and inspire new thinking.
Thank you to Dangoor Education for making this project possible.
at the time of the closing date.
this to include influencers focusing the forefront for the impact they part
When we set out on this project some 18 months ago, the aim was to recognise those making waves beyond the community. While we had not initially expected this to include influencers focusing on Israel, it seemed essential to include those who have come to the forefront for the impact they have made since 7 October, be it by using their platform to stand up for Israel and against antisemitism or raise awareness of the hostages. Names we had perhaps not heard of before 7 October became part of our everyday. Their impact has been deemed in some
THE JUDGING PANEL
ANDREW GILBERT CHAIR, JEWISH NEWS BUSINESS LIST
ELLIOTT GOLDSTEIN MANAGING PARTNER, THE MBS GROUP
GRAHAM GOODKIND CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER AT FRANK PR
BRIGIT GRANT SCREENWRITER AND MAGAZINE EDITOR, JEWISH NEWS
NAOMI GREENAWAY DEPUTY EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE
CHARLOTTE HARRIS
MUSIC INDUSTRY ACCOUNTANT
CHRIS KENNA
DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR
DAVID KERSHAW
ACT 111, FORMER CEO M&C SAATCHI, FORMER CEO SAATCHI AND SAATCHI
The war has forced everyone to think outside the box to engage with younger people, and to realise the centrality of
The war has forced everyone to think people, and to realise the centrality of
CANDICE KRIEGER BUSINESS EDITOR, JEWISH NEWS
COLIN LESTER CEO, JEM MUSIC GROUP
NATALIE LIVINGSTONE AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST
JOEL MACADAR FOUNDER, 8 ORIGINAL
ROY NER FOUNDER, JERU RESTAURANT
MARC NOHR
CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR WORKING ACROSS A PORTFOLIO OF ORGANISATIONS
MICHAL OSHMAN
GLOBAL HEAD OF COMPANY CULTURE, TIKTOK
DAN PATTERSON BRITISH TELEVISION PRODUCER AND WRITER, PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR MOCK THE WEEK AND WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
JONNY PERSEY DIRECTOR METFILM
DAVID ROTH CEO OF THE STORE WPP, CHAIRMAN OF BAV
LIONEL SALAMA FOUNDER, HOPE FOUNDATION
PROFESSOR JONATHAN SHALIT
OBE CHAIRMAN, INTERTALENT RIGHTS GROUP
SAMANTHA SIMMONDS
BBC BROADCAST NEWSREADER, TV PRESENTER AND JOURNALIST
RAYMOND SIMONSON CEO, JW3
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EMMA BARNETT, 39
Award-winning journalist Emma has built an outstanding reputation as one of the finest broadcasters in the business. Known for her sharp interviewing skills, expertise in politics, media and digital trends – as well as social affairs, religion and feminism – the 39-year-old was named Interviewer of the Year at the British Journalism Awards in 2022. Until earlier this year, Emma presented Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4, having grown its audience share to become the most downloaded programme across the BBC. She now hosts Radio 4’s Today programme, hosts the interview show Emma Barnett Meets on Bloomberg, and writes a weekend column for the i newspaper. She formerly presented Newsnight and the Emma Barnett Show weekdays on BBC Radio 5 Live for five years, having been Women’s Editor of The Daily Telegraph, where she launched the award-winning women’s section. A regular on all the main broadcasters, Emma is one of the community’s most successful media personalities.
Mel is an award-winning TV editor who has worked on the nation’s top shows. As commissioning editor at E4, she works with indies to develop new formats and returnable series for the channel and has thus far co-execed major programmes including Celebs Go Dating, Kids Behaving Badly and Celeb Cooking School. Mel is also tasked with further developing the relationship between E4 and All 4 (now known as Channel 4). Prior to joining Channel 4, the 39-year-old was director of development at RDF Television, where she developed numerous successful unscripted shows, including Rock Till We Drop (BBC Two), Lodgers For Old Codgers (Channel 4) and Shop Well For Less (BBC One). Other notable credits include producing Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life (Sky One) and the Emmy award-winning Hoff the Record (Dave). This journalism graduate’s passion for telling contemporary stories in unconventional ways undoubtedly makes her one to watch. JOURNALIST
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BRANDON BAUM, 25
Armed with a camera since he was 15, Brandon has achieved unparalleled success as one of the UK’s biggest digital content creators. The online star has racked up a staggering 13.5 million followers, with his imaginative VFX (visual effects) videos being viewed more than SEVEN BILLION times since 2021. Brandon’s video shorts are loaded with eye-catching special effects – he has jumped across buildings as Spiderman (159.7m views), produced the world’s longest tape measure (274.5m views), set off a ‘$1,000 firework’ (300m views) and created a giant ice cream from a statue (885m views). The latter – YouTube’s third most popular video short of all time – features Brandon drop the top of his ice cream on the floor and replace it by turning a statue into ice cream. Described as a “force of brilliant enthusiasm” who gives “enormous pleasure to so many youngsters”, the 25-year-old also runs production company Studio B. His firm creates viral videos for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Pixar Animation Studios, The Walt Disney Company, FIFA, Netflix, Adidas, Universal and a number of Premier League footballers, as well as celebrities such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Sam Ryder, Tyson Fury and KSI. Launched in 2022, London-based Studio B currently operates with a team of nearly 20 people. Remarkably, the former Yavneh student, who chose not to go to university, has even overcome dyslexia to achieve his success, and will remain an inspiration to many young content creators for years to come.
MEL BEZALEL, 39
Above: Video with Tom Holland. Clockwise from top: Clips from Brandon B’s viral ice cream video
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ARIEL BOOKER, 30, & JOSH WHITE, 32
Next-generation entrepreneurs Josh White (32) and Ariel Booker (30) have taken the competitive world of hydration by storm. Alongside their friend Perry Alexander, the pair are the co-founders of canned water market leader CanO Water. Feeling inspired after witnessing first-hand the pollution created by single-use plastic bottles along a remote island beach in Thailand, the trio founded their company in 2015. The early years were tough, with many considering placing water in infinitely recyclable aluminium cans to be a gimmick. Nearly a decade later, however, the highly successful businessmen have seen their product stocked in all major supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and WH Smith. Their products have even featured at royal weddings and red carpets, including the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles, as well as at famous landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Lord’s Cricket Ground and the Houses of Parliament. The pioneering brand, which has sold more than 50 million cans, recently announced a multimillion-pound investment backed by comedian and Hollywood star Ricky Gervais. Ariel and Josh have also turned their hand to campaigning, recently taking a bold stance against Wimbledon’s ongoing partnership with Evian through their #breakupwithplastic campaign. Despite their commitment to sustainability, the tennis tournament still generates a staggering 250,000 single-use plastic bottles each year. Among their impressive accolades, the trio were featured in Forbes 30 under 30, and Josh has even been invited to the Houses of Parliament to speak alongside Sir David Attenborough about climate change and plastic pollution.
SHANA DOUGLAS, 39
Talented musician Shana Douglas is an exceptional violinist and organiser in the music industry. Praised as a “true leader in her field”, Shana became assistant leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when she was just 28. Working for one of the world’s leading orchestras, Shana regularly tours the globe bringing her music to places such as China, Japan and Jamaica, and has helped curate chamber events in Germany, Luxembourg, France and the USA. The 39-year-old is incredibly proud of her Jewish identity and runs a week-long music festival annually in Florida. She partners with a synagogue, Young Israel of Bal Harbour, where the ensemble performs overlooked music by Jewish composers, many of whom perished in the Holocaust. Shana has championed and programmed music by the likes of Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Erwin Schulhoff and Pavel Haas.
REUBEN DANGOOR, 35
East London artist Reuben has taken the art world by storm with his sharp takes on current affairs and social injustice. The illustrator broke onto the scene with his 2015 painting series Legends of the Scene, which reimagined grime artists, including Skepta and Stormzy, as 18th century nobility. The paintings were so well received that he was asked to exhibit them as part of Tate Modern’s Tate Lates series, receiving global coverage as the first artist to bring the UK Grime and hip-hop scene into a museum. In 2018, Reuben, a keen sports fan, went viral after his drawings of the England men’s football squad were purchased by Gareth Southgate. More recently, Reuben has collaborated with David Beckham to design an exclusive in-game fit with EA Sports for video game FIFA22 and even unveiled five new artworks at Arsenal’s Emirates stadium.
Top: Ariel Booker Above: Josh White
Amy – Legends of the Scene
Reuben Dangoor’s illustration of Harry Kane
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JULIUS DEIN, 30
This magician extraordinaire has quickly become one of the world’s most recognisable social media stars. The 30-year-old regularly boggles the minds of his 65 million social media followers with his eclectic mix of interactive magic, illusions and witty humour. Known for performing close-up tricks with everyday objects such as lollipops, matches and sweets, Julius has performed magic in more than 50 countries and at more than 1,000 events internationally, never failing to bamboozle diverse audiences such as those in the glamorous venues of Monte Carlo and the poorest communities in Johannesburg, South Africa. A regular at celebrity bashes, where he rubs shoulders with the likes of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, American basketball player Shaquille O’Neal and famous rapper and singers Drake and Post Malone, Julius is aptly described as the “face of modern-day magic”. Having enacted his first magic tricks aged just 13 at a stall in Camden, Julius’ career started taking off at university, where he began performing at birthdays, corporate events and private parties. A passion quickly became a profession – and a lucrative one at that – upon moving to Los Angeles after his study abroad placement at UCLA. Word of Julius’ unique style and incredible magic performances spread across Hollywood’s elite market and, before he knew it, Julius was being booked for Beverly Hills celebrity parties and billionaire birthday bashes. Julius remains one of the most sought-after magicians whose career will remain one to watch... carefully!
DOV FORMAN, 20
Dov has made an incalculable contribution to Holocaust education. Few teenagers, after being separated from their great-grandmother during the Covid-19 pandemic, would seize the opportunity to co-author a book with them. Yet, amid rising antisemitism, that’s exactly what Dov did. Lily’s Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found The Strength To Live follows 100-year-old Lily Ebert from her hometown in Hungary to Auschwitz, and latterly to Switzerland and Israel, where she rebuilt her life after the Holocaust. Lily’s remarkable set of stories, which range from hiding a treasured pendant inside some bread to witnessing her mother bravely light candles during their final Shabbat together, has captivated millions worldwide. The book rose to become a five-time Sunday Times bestseller and was the Waterstones and Mail best history book of 2021. The United States edition of Lily’s Promise is a three-time Times bestseller and was chosen as the Costco US buyers’ pick for May 2022. Moreover, impressively, the 20-year-old went one step further and set up a Tik Tok account to share Lily’s story with young people around the world. The account has received a staggering 2.1 million followers, with nearly 50 million ‘likes’ on the platform, and even resulted in King Charles III paying tribute to Dov for his “engaging and effective use of social media”. His numerous accolades have also included a Points of Light award from the Prime Minister for services to Holocaust education and a Jewish Care community award in 2022.
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Top: Impressing Lionel Messi. Above: Shocking Drake
Top: Dov with grandmother Lily Ebert. Left: Lily receiving her MBE. Above: Dov and Lily celebrate reaching one million followers on TikTok
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ANDREW GOLD, 35
Broadcasting supremo Andrew Gold runs a hugely successful podcast series that has received numerous international accolades. On The Edge with Andrew Gold features high-profile guests –including singer Robbie Williams, biologist Richard Dawkins and activist Amanda Knox – with whom the 35-year-old converses on a variety of quirky topics, from scientology and cults to royals and Chasidic Judaism. Other notable episodes include one with My Unorthodox Life star Julia Haart and skier-turned-poker host Molly Bloom, author of Molly’s Game. Some have attracted close to 800,000 listens. Andrew, who speaks five languages, has investigated paedophiles in Germany, which won him the prestigious Whicker Award in 2021, while his exorcism film took home international festival awards. His programme – which is broadcast to more than 200,000 YouTube subscribers – has also featured David Baddiel talking antisemitism and Sara Braun describing life as a black Chasidic Jew. The former award-winning BBC journalist turned to podcasts as a communication medium when the Covid-19 pandemic stunted his plans to launch a career making documentaries. Some 350 episodes later, Andrew has now published his debut book, The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures With Murderers, Cults and Influencers (published by Macmillan). The book came about after fans started to send him increasingly intense secrets involving betrayal, fraud and even murder, sparking a desire in him to further explore the phenomenon and delve into the shocking history of secrecy.
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AIMÉE JACOBS, 37
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BEN KENTISH, 33
Ben has fast emerged as one of nation’s most insightful, well-connected and talented political journalists. The 33-year-old spends his week traversing the corridors of power in Westminster, interacting with government ministers, MPs and civil servants before reporting on major political stories as Westminster editor for LBC. Ben also regularly presents prime-time weekday shows for LBC, as well as hosting his own weekly slot every Sunday afternoon. His “passionate and articulate” presenting skills and choice of topics have been praised for engaging a younger audience and generating an excellent standard of debate. Before joining LBC, Ben worked as political correspondent at The Independent, and has appeared as a political commentator on BBC News, Sky News and CNN. Trusted with the biggest stories, he has been sent to cover major international events such as the US presidential election and global summits.
PR guru Aimée is making waves as a leading entrepreneur in the creative industry. Last year, Aimée founded Klaxonn, a live experiences communications agency, and has had a stellar career in public relations over the past 15 years. Aimée’s client roster already boasts big names including the Ideal Home Show, Grand Designs Live, the Southampton International Boat Show, bingo brand Tombola and travel giant Collinson. With a team of just five employees, Klaxonn is already on track to generate revenues of nearly £1,000,000 in its first year, bucking the wider economic trend and performances of many industry contemporaries. Klaxonn is an offshoot of PR agency Ready10, where Aimée was a partner and played a pivotal role in substantially growing the business. This followed stints for Aimée at some of the best-known agencies in London, including Salt, Splendid, Shine and Frank, where she led on awardwinning campaigns for several household names, such as Paddy Power, Trainline, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Kimberly-Clark. A “shining example of creativity and entrepreneurship”, the 37-year-old is always keen to give back where she can. She is an industry mentor, a former participant in PR Week’s Women in PR group, has helped to organise charity football matches for former Arsenal player Nwankwo Kanu’s heart foundation and heads up the PR Cup, a cross-industry set of sports tournaments that has raised more than £10,000 for diversity and inclusion charities. A native of Southend, she is also an active member of Welwyn Garden City Synagogue.
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HEN MAZZIG, 34
Hen has emerged as one of the seminal voices of his generation, inspiring millions with his online content about Jews and Israel. Praised as “precisely the right kind of Jew for our time”, the digital influencer and globally-recognised author has been a Jewish educator with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa for more than a decade. With more than 100 million online users interacting with his content, Hen has sparked numerous viral campaigns, such as “#JewishPrivilege”, with which he inspired others to speak out about the falsehood of Jews having advantages in modern society, and “#JewishLooking”, for which thousands of Jews celebrated the ethnic and racial diversity of the community. Hen has appeared as an expert on Jewish issues across four continents, visiting more than 500 college campuses and appearing regularly on the BBC and Sky News. His writing has featured in the Times, Newsweek, NBC News, Haaretz other publications. The 34-year-old is also the founder of Mizrahi Heritage Month and co-founded the Tel Aviv Institute, a non-profit dedicated to using data-driven social media strategies to stand up for Jewish people and other minorities online. As the Institute’s senior fellow, he has trained a dynamic roster of Jewish advocates in messaging and empowers a new generation of Jews to use modern media platforms to promote tolerance and peace. A staunch advocate for the queer community, he also served as the head of the Transgender and Health department at the National Israeli LGBTQ Task Force (The Nir Kates Centre) in Tel Aviv.
Andrew with Robbie Williams
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GABRIEL POGRUND, 29
Gabriel has enjoyed an electric rise to the very peak of the British media establishment. Undoubtedly one of the leading investigative reporters of his generation, the 29-year-old is currently Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times. Gabriel was named Journalist of the Year at the 2023 British Journalism Awards for his impactful scoops on the government, the BBC, MI5 and MI6. Notably, he also won Scoop of the Year in 2022 at the London Press Club awards after revealing a cash-for-honours scandal involving King Charles’ closest aides, as well the Anti-Corruption prize at the British Journalism Awards for his reporting on the Greensill scandal in 2021. Gabriel, who once worked as an intern at Jewish News, has co-authored two bestselling political books, Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn, which was a Times, Telegraph and Guardian book of the year, and recently Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer.
BEN REBUCK, 35
Social media star Ben has amassed a vast fan base for his quirky vegan dishes. The self-taught vegan chef has a staggering social media following with more than 500,000 people tuning in across his Instagram, TikTok and YouTube platforms. On Instagram alone, his handle, BensVeganKitchen, boasts 380,000 followers and has featured hundreds of vegan dishes. Since turning vegan seven years ago, the 35-year-old has become so recognisable that he was even invited onto Saturday Kitchen Live last year for a special Yom Kippur edition of the flagship BBC show, where he joined executive chef Tomer Amedi, as well as Robert Rinder, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Adam Kay. He presented his preferred foods for breaking the fast: vegan versions of smoked salmon and cream cheese and chopped liver bagels. The ‘salmon’ was made from carrots, the ‘cream cheese’ from tofu and ‘chopped liver’ was made of mushroom. Other notable dishes from his ‘Oy Ve-Gan’ series, which put a vegan spin on classic Ashkenazi staples, included challah and babka, alongside spinach and cheese borekas. Last summer, he covered the best vegan places to eat in Tel Aviv and connected with Israeli writer and antisemitism activist Hen Mazzig. Praised for boldly “wearing his Jewishness on his sleeve”, Ben has also publicly stated his dislike for comparisons made between industrialised farming and the Holocaust, which have been stated in the vegan community.
RACHEL RILEY MBE, 38
Rachel Riley after she became a Member of the Order of British Empire for services to Holocaust education, during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle
Best known for taking mathematics mainstream, Rachel’s charming television persona has elevated her into celebrity stardom. Aged just 22, the Oxford maths graduate joined Channel 4’s Countdown as a presenter on the popular number-crunching show and has been a favoured mainstay of the show ever since. Quickly rising to prominence in the media industry, Rachel has used her platform to empower others, particularly women, to pursue STEM subjects, and has visited schools to engage pupils on the topic. She has also co-presented The Gadget Show on Channel 5 and It’s Not Rocket Science on ITV, and has even been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. The 38-year-old is also one of the community’s leading campaigners in the fight against antisemitism, for which she was recently awarded an MBE. After encountering antisemitism in the Labour Party in early 2018, she bravely raised the volume regarding her Jewish identity during high-profile media appearances on The Jonathan Ross Show, Peston and Victoria Derbyshire, and has even addressed MPs at a Holocaust Educational Trust reception. She is passionate about countering online hate of all creeds, particularly across social media, and she is an ambassador for the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, which seeks to persuade brands to stop advertising on news websites accused of disseminating disinformation. The campaign has convinced dozens of brands to take action, including big hitters such as Macmillan Cancer Support and Chelsea FC. For the TV star’s efforts, she received the Algemeiner’s prestigious Warrior for Truth award, securing a place on the J100 list.
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Ben and his vegan challah
Photo: Yakir Zur
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ZOOM ROCKMAN, 23
Illustrator extraordinaire Zoom has built a stellar reputation as one of the nation’s top political cartoonists. Aged just 12, he became the youngest artist to have a comic strip printed in Beano magazine, quickly followed by similar accolades for Private Eye magazine (age 16) and The Sunday Times (21). Until recently, Zoom worked for Private Eye, where he sketched 137 cartoons and picked up numerous awards, including political cartoon of the year at the Political Cartoon Awards 2023 for his drawing on antisemitism entitled, ‘You can’t do anything these days without being seen as an antisemite’. The 23-year-old quit the magazine after it failed to acknowledge an online threat against him. Last year, Zoom ran a very successful first major London show at JW3 entitled Jewish Hall of Fame, where he exhibited a series of 10 fully interactive, life-sized portraits of Jewish icons.
Below: One of Zoom’s cartoons featured in Ivor Baddiel’s latest children’s book, Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah.
STACEY SOLOMON, 34
TV personality and singer Stacey remains one of Britain’s most-beloved celebrities. Since appearing as a contestant on ITV’s popular signing competition The X Factor in 2009, where she finished in third place, Stacey has built an enormous fan base with a staggering six million followers on Instagram. The 34-year-old’s remarkable career includes being crowned ‘Queen of the Jungle’ on I’m a Celebrity (ITV), appearing as the face of supermarket chain Iceland, and even releasing her debut album Shy, which hit number 45 on the UK Albums chart. Still a regular on television screens, Stacey is a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women and hosts her own award-winning show on the BBC, Sort Your Life Out, for which she travels around the UK to revamp cluttered homes. It recently won a Royal Television Society award for best formatted popular factual show. Alongside her creative endeavours and being a mother-of-five, Stacey is an entrepreneur, having launched a homewear collection with Asda, clothing ranges with Primark and a jewellery collection with Abbott Lyon.
Zoom Rockman’s Jewish Hall of Fame Exhibition at JW3; Top: Dame Maureen Lipman; above: Lord Alan Sugar; right: Amy Winehouse
Above: Stacey Solomon presenting an award at Jewish News’ Night of Heroes event. Below: Stacey with daughters Belle and Rose
ALEX SEGAL, 38
OLIVIA TER-BERG, 28
Alex is the youngest managing director of InterTalent, one of Britain’s leading entertainment talent agencies. Since taking over the reins in 2020 aged just 34, he has revolutionised the company, introducing highly successful NFT, digital, gaming, comedy and brand divisions to keep InterTalent at the forefront of culture and media, all while overseeing the agency’s day-to-day operations, creative vision, acquisitions and partnerships. The 38-yearold personally represents stars including Ross Kemp, Scarlett Moffatt, Steven Bartlett, Eamonn Holmes and Vinnie Jones. After a stint producing theatre in the West End, Alex moved into talent management at Curtis Brown before spending nearly four years at ARG, where he worked with their high-profile actors. Praised for his fantastic combination of “friendliness, steel, creativity, personality and pragmatism”, Alex is undoubtedly one of the most impressive leaders in the talent industry.
Talented harpist Oliva has amassed an impressive social media following within just four years. The 28-yearold regularly captivates her nearly 200,000 followers with videos showcasing how the harp can be used in pop music. Since picking up the harp aged just eight, her music career has reached remarkable heights, which includes performances at the BBC Proms in 2016 as a member of The Roundhouse Choir and performing on the BBC at the Great Yorkshire show. Olivia has also recorded her own original tracks with D/A Music group, with her rendition of Let Me In being played nationally across all 40 UK BBC local radio stations and twice on BBC Introducing for York and North Yorkshire. The University of York Music Department graduate has also been selected as Artist of the Week on BBC Music Introducing. Outside of music, Olivia is an award-winning senior social content executive, having grown Cineworld Cinemas’ TikTok channel to more than 350,000 followers by producing 150 videos with more than 70 million organic views. She won ‘Rising Star’ at the UK Content Awards and can regularly be found interviewing actors such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Jeff Goldblum on the red carpet. Currently a BBC Open Music Trainee within the 2023/2024 cohort, Olivia hopes to become a presenter within the music industry as the next step in her already impressive career.
JESSIE WARE, 39
Singer-songwriter Jessie has achieved extraordinary success as an international pop sensation. Bursting onto the music scene with her debut studio album Devotion in 2012, which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, Jessie was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and has not looked back since. Over the past decade, the 39-year-old has achieved six BRIT Award nominations, including winning Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2014 BRIT Awards, and grown a huge fan base with more than 600,000 YouTube subscribers. She has supported Harry Styles on tour and even performed to massive crowds at São Paulo’s Primavera festival. Jessie is also a successful broadcaster, having launched the food-centric podcast Table Manners, which, for 15 series has featured high-profile individuals from Sam Smith to Nigella Lawson and Sir Keir Starmer talking about food. A proud Jew, Jessie realised her ambition to have a batmitzvah in 2022 and enjoys family Friday night dinners whenever possible.
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Right: Jessie pictured live at The Nave venue in 2012. Below: Jessie with mum Lennie, with whom she hosts the Table Manners podcast
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JACK BALSAM, 28
Up and coming actor, singer and writer Liv undoubtedly has a promising career ahead of her. The 24-year-old was recently nominated for Best Performer in a Musical at the Stage Debut Awards for her performance as Annie Londonderry in Ride (Curve Theatre, Leicester and Southwark Playhouse Elephant), for which she also won a 2023 Offie Award for her lead performance. The acclaimed musical is inspired by the true story of the first woman to cycle around the world. A graduate of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, Liv began her career in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium, followed by Annie in Annie at the Bloomsbury Theatre, and then as the youngest of the Lovely Ladies in Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Midlands Film Festival for her role in Pennywort (BFI) by a panel that included acclaimed director Shane Meadows.
NOAH BIER, 26
Noah is pioneering an alternative to the disposable and wasteful nature of the stationery market. The co-founder of Makers Cabinet began a journey in 2017 with a simple idea: reimagining the way pencils are sharpened. Since then, the company has expanded into creating a range of original and unique analogue drawing and writing tools that are made to last. Their high-end products, which include the Høvel pencil plane and Iris drawing compass, have featured in leading retailers Fortnum & Mason, with successful reviews printed in Vanity Fair and GQ. The 26-year-old has been instrumental in the company’s success, overseeing manufacturing in China, Poland and the UK, while securing international distributors. Most impressively, Noah has overseen the company’s unique collaboration with the Royal Mint, with its products recently being rebranded to 886, the commercial trading department of the 1,100-year-old company.
EYAL BOOKER, 28
Best known for participating in the popular dating reality TV show Love Island, Eyal has become a showbiz superstar. Since appearing on the fourth series of the ITV show in 2018, Eyal has built a vast social media presence, with more than 700,000 followers on Instagram and seven million likes on TikTok. The singer and model has been snapped up by major agencies, including Full Circle Model Management, and featured in ads from major brands including Adidas, Puma and Bed Head. Now living in Los Angeles, Eyal has guest starred in numerous television shows, including The Big Narstie Show and Celebs Go Dating. The 28-year-old’s talents don’t stop there: he has also recently ventured into business, launching his own men’s curly hair brand called Wavy alongside his brother. Their first product, the Everyday Curl Crème, was released in May 2023.
Talented music executive Jack is general manager of JEM Music Group. The firm, launched in 2015 by leading artist manager Colin Lester, represents a roster of internationally-acclaimed artists, songwriters and producers, including singer Craig David who has sold more than 15 million records. The company also manages 2013 Britain’s Got Talent winners Attraction, a Hungarian shadow theatre group whose brand they are expanding to four separate performance companies simultaneously working around the world. Jack oversees the company’s north London-based recording studio complex and, in 2022 co-produced Craig David’s eighth studio album 22, which debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number one on the Independent Albums Chart. The 28-year-old has also previously utilised his extensive experience as a talented music producer to engineer sessions with major artists, including DJ Oliver Heldens and Big Zuu.
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JOE BINDER, 28
Few understand personal branding as well as Joe Binder. Joe founded WOAW when he was 21 and spent five years building his idea into the undisputed market leader in the personal branding space. His company was ahead of the curve, securing major clients such as Dragons’ Den stars James Caan and Tej Lalvani, CEO of Vitabiotics, as well as awardwinning entrepreneur, Erika Brodnock. All were interested in the appeal of becoming a ‘social CEO’, entrusting Joe with building their personal brands, and enabling him to grow WOAW into a £1million+ business. Joe stepped down as WOAW CEO a year ago – he is now the company’s creative director – and is also the founder and CEO of Workshops by WOAW, which helps teams to reach their ideal network, produce top-performing LinkedIn content, and really stand out from the competition. Joe himself has a strong LinkedIn presence, with some 30,000 followers in his community, who all tap in to read his content. Last summer, Joe spent time working for free for a variety of business founders across the
TOM BRADA, 33
Multimedia journalist and presenter Tom is an accomplished talent at the BBC. As a senior broadcast journalist, the 33-year-old has helped launch news programmes, produced and presented original documentaries and led international outside broadcasts. Notably, Tom played a critical role in developing one of the BBC’s most successful digital products, Outside Source with Ros Atkins. Most recently, he helped to launch the new BBC News channel and is currently the lead producer for the ‘Verified Live’ programme with Matthew Amroliwala. The programme covers a range of global and domestic issues, from the crisis in Sudan to the spike in gun crime in parts of Liverpool. Highly respected, Tom secured a BBC ‘Unsung Heroes’ award in 2019 and was the 2017 Video Journalist of the Year at the PA Editorial Awards. Outside work, he also helps shortlist candidates to receive a bursary from the NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund.
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STEPHEN BUSH, 34
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DAN DANIEL, 28
Stephen is regarded as one of the finest journalists of his generation. As associate editor of the Financial Times, he writes a daily newsletter, Inside Politics, charting the course of UK politics and policy, alongside a wide-ranging weekly column. Stephen’s illustrious career has also included stints as political editor and special correspondent at The New Statesman, working at Progress magazine and being a writer for The Daily Telegraph. Among his many achievements, the 34-yearold was the first political commentator to predict Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader after obtaining leaked internal poll data. A regular commentator on UK politics, he frequently appears on BBC Two’s Politics Live and Newsnight. Recognised as a “thoughtful, rare voice in British Jewry”, in 2020 he was appointed to chair the Board of Deputies’ commission on racial inclusivity within the Jewish community, which made 119 recommendations across 17 areas of communal life.
SOPHIE DINER, 37
PR guru Sophie has spearheaded a remarkable period of expansion for leading agency Ready10. As managing partner, she runs a 40-strong team who work on major clients including McDonald’s, Paddy Power and MoneySuperMarket. Creatively at the top of its game under Sophie’s leadership, the agency was named both the PRCA & CIPR Consultancy of the Year in 2023 and won three campaign categories at the PR Week Awards (the industry ‘Oscars’). A founding member of the Industry PR Mums group, Sophie also cares deeply for Jewish causes and in 2022 the 37-year-old led the agency’s pro bono work for Magen David Adom UK and Project Light, the first airlift of its kind bringing Ukrainian refugees to the UK. Under Sophie’s watch, Ready10 is also working on an awareness campaign supporting Jnetics and Chai Cancer Care with the first NHS BRCA-screening programme for those with Jewish ancestry.
SIMON FRIEND, 37
Simon is one of the country’s most influential figures in theatre and film production. The founder of Simon Friend Entertainment has developed, produced and managed numerous productions that have won Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Tony Awards and Olivier Awards. These include Life of Pi (Wyndham’s Theatre), which won five Olivier Awards in 2022, The Crown Jewels featuring Al Murray (Garrick Theatre) and Bad Jews (Arts Theatre). Simon was recently named in The Stage 100’s most influential people in British theatre and has numerous forthcoming shows including Paranormal Activity’, set to play at the Leeds Playhouse in summer 2024, and a Dolly Parton musical that will tour the UK in the second half of 2024. The 37-year-old has also ventured into film production, with The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, winning two Academy Awards and two BAFTAs.
Dan is an award-winning writer, director and producer for both theatre and film. His short film, The Face of Chance (2015), was accepted into six international film festivals and won an Audience Award, while (2018) won the Best Short Film Award at the KCLSU Film Festival. His theatre work includes the first stage adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s short story Nevsky Prospekt, as well as the devised show The Knot, both of which received strong reviews from audiences and critics alike. The 28-year-old’s “thought-provoking and artistically impressive short films” can even be found on All 4, including Bleach, which received a Best of British Nomination at the 2023 Iris Prize Festival. Dan is a graduate of the National Film and Television School and will undoubtedly continue to make hard-hitting and highly creative films and shows.
GABS DJANOGLY, 27
Gabs is CEO of Evolve Media Group (EMG), a social media production agency she founded in 2022. The company has worked with major global brands, including Adidas, Amazon Prime, Subway and YouTube to enhance their online presence and organically grow their following. EMG has achieved a staggering 1.4 billion views and secured an additional 1.2 million social media followers for its clients combined. The team of seven work as an in-house production team of producers, content managers, editors and social specialists offering a full service from conception and production right through to uploading and managing their clients’ accounts. Gabs has an impressive social media following herself, with her entertaining and comedic content being enjoyed by 87,000 followers on TikTok. With a successful background in the TV and film industry, many of the 27-year-old’s skills were honed working as the video editor for famous British entertainment duo Woody and Kleiny.
JOSH GAVENTA, 29
Josh has made a name for himself producing best-in-class social media content and strategies for communal and commercial organisations. As content manager at 8original, an award-winning social media agency based in London, he leads a team of four content creators and influencer managers working to ensure clients reach their target audiences with relevant, engaging and original social media content. Praised for his “proven ability to deliver powerful, thought-provoking and relatable content”, the 29-year-old’s work has garnered an impressive seven million views over the past six months for Jewish organisations and commercial entities. This includes the Chief Rabbi’s social media account, cricket grounds The Oval and Lord’s, and companies such as amusement park Babylon Park, and street art creators MurWalls. A former movement worker at Muswell Hill Synagogue, Josh is a passionate and people-centric asset to the Jewish community.
JOSH GLANCY, 38
Josh is the News Review editor at The Sunday Times, where he also contributes regular columns and features. Prior to that, the 38-year-old was the paper’s special correspondent, writing about everything from politics and football to artificial intelligence and monarchy. He also spent half a decade working in America, serving separate stints as New York correspondent and Washington bureau chief, where he covered the Trump era in extensive detail and contributed a regular magazine column on life in the States. Praised as “one of the brightest British writers around”, Josh has interviewed numerous major public figures, including Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, Mike Bloomberg and Bill Clinton. A regular guest on Times Radio, his talent also extends to guest-presenting popular podcasts including Stories of Our Times and Intelligence Squared. Josh has been nominated three times for feature writer and interviewer of the year at the Press Awards and British Journalism Awards. He is also a Jewish News columnist.
JOURNALIST
NOA HOFFMAN, 26
Few 26-year-old journalists can claim to have forced a prime ministerial resignation. Not so for Noa, whose remarkable scoops are fast making her into a stalwart of the political journalism scene. Just four days into joining The Sun as its political reporter, she broke the story of Chris Pincher MP, the Conservative deputy chief whip, who sensationally quit after allegedly groping two men while drunk, which helped to force Boris Johnson’s resignation one week later. Prior to working for the tabloid newspaper, Noa cut her teeth in political journalism during stints at PoliticsHome and The House magazine. There, she broke major stories such as the Government Legal Department breaching GDPR law by publishing individual mandarins’ expenses claims. Already very well regarded, Noa was named New Journalist of the Year at the 2022 British Journalism Awards and won Young Journalist of the Year at the London Press Club Awards that same year.
Sam is an outstanding reporter who consistently raises the bar with impactful journalism. As an ITV News and ITV London reporter, he las led coverage of antisemitism in London, including reporting on a violent attack on a Jewish grandfather, the abuse hurled towards teenagers on a bus during Chanukah celebrations and a comprehensive take on the Community Security Trust’s record antisemitism findings. Held up as one of the “most talented rising journalists in the Jewish community”, the 34-yearold generated numerous headlines following an exclusive interview with the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and has delivered agenda-setting investigations into fake prescription drugs, cyber attacks against public institutions and Londoners being exposed to potentially toxic fumes. Notably, Sam has also presented the multi-award-winning series Please Protect Abraham on BBC Radio 4. The 10-part series retraced the story of Abraham Badru, who was shot dead a decade after acting as a witness in a prominent case. JOURNALIST
ALISTAIR GOLDSMITH, 37
Ambitious, entrepreneurial and highly creative, Alistair has built an extremely successful music management company without external funding. The 37-year-old is president of Chosen Music, a boutique music management and rights company based in Soho that represents best-in-class platinum selling artists, songwriters and producers. The firm’s awardwinning clients have amassed more than 25 billion streams worldwide and achieved numerous Billboard Tops 10s, including hits for artists such as Blackpink, Zayn and Sia. Alistair’s impressive achievements include representing Grammy Award-winning trio Clean Bandit, songwriter/producer duo Saltwives, for whom he secured the making of the end credit music to Disney’s Aladdin, and the discovery of Scottish musician Nathan Evans, who had the biggest global hit in 2021 by a British artist. Recently, Alistair has worked with UK rising star Caity Baser, who had three top 75 records in 2023.
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SAM HOLDER, 34
EMMA JACOBS, 26
A dedicated and driven journalist, Emma is a rising star in the media world. As the staff digital froducer for BBC Panorama, the 26-year-old pitches, scripts and edits material around each show for different outlets across BBC Online, social, radio and TV. Emma has worked on major international stories, including the funerals of Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh, and been on attachments with Newscast. Praised for her ability to reach new audiences, Emma is paving the way with innovative social media strategies to help share the outputs of her on-screen colleagues. She was selected to sit on the BBC News Next Generation Panel 2023, working with the BBC Board to modernise the organisation. Emma’s impressive portfolio also includes articles written for The Guardian, HuffPost, Metro and Times Red Box, as well as presenting the BBC Radio 5 Live paper reviews with Dotun Adebayo.
Noa Hoffman with Michael Gove
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EMMA KINGSTON, 33
Emma is a West End star who proudly wears her Jewish identity on her sleeve. Her remarkable acting CV includes Éponine in Les Misérables (2015) and wowing audiences as the title role of Eva Perón in Evita on a world tour that included South Africa and Singapore. The 33-year-old has worked with some of the biggest names in showbiz, including Omid Djalili and Tracy-Ann Oberman while starring in Fiddler on the Roof at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Emma also starred as Dina in The Band’s Visit, a musical about an Egyptian police orchestra stranded in the Negev, which played at The Donmar Warehouse throughout 2022. A graduate of the prestigious Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the former Immanuel College pupil has also performed alongside some of the best orchestras in the world, including the John Wilson Orchestra at the BBC Proms and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall.
BENJAMIN LESLIE, 25
ADAM LENSON, 39
BEN JUDAH, 36
Adam has made an outstanding contribution to British theatre. The 39-year-old’s impressive roster of musicals, which he has developed to world premier production, include Public Domain (Southwark Playhouse/Vaudeville Theatre), Stages (Vault Festival) and Vanara (Hackney Empire). Since 2017, Adam has also curated and hosted Signal, a series of concerts that have platformed the work of more than 100 writers and supported the development of more than 50 musicals. The co-founder of Theatrical Solutions, a creative technology company specialising in digital solutions for live theatre and events, is also a passionate advocate for Jewish representation in Jewish stories on British stages nationwide. Adam’s recent book Breaking into song – why you shouldn’t hate musicals has received widespread praise, including from leading actor Alan Cumming, who described it as “a fascinating cri de coeur that made me question everything I think about musicals”.
Ben has overcome personal struggles with dyslexia to build an impressive career in PR and marketing. The 36-year-old is currently working as the director of communications and brand at Product Madness, one of the world’s largest mobile game studios, where his strategic vision and innovative thinking have been instrumental in the company’s success. The firm has developed apps with millions of users, including Heart of Vegas, a popular social slots game, and Cashman Casino, a leading casino social slots game. Prior to this, he worked as an associate director at AxiCom and an account director at The PR Office.
Having made aliyah in 2021 to join the Israel Defence Forces as a sergeant, Ben has also utilised his military discipline to fearlessly embark on an entrepreneurial journey as the founder of The CoQuo, a media venture aimed at distilling financial news into simplified articles. His unique blend of experiences undoubtedly makes him one to watch.
AMIE LIEBOWITZ, 32
Benjamin is the founder and CEO of Connect Management, the largest social-first talent agency in the country. Founded in 2020, the influencer and marketing company has a client roster spanning more than 130 of the most talented viral creators, including Brandon Baum, Luke Vernon and Sophia Grace. Combined, they have a total following of more than 170 million people globally and engage with an amazing 400 million fans every month. Benjamin’s company regularly works with some of the biggest brands in the world, including Netflix, Google, Samsung and Nike to deliver highly impactful marketing campaigns in conjunction with social media influencers. Outside of work, the 25-year-old former Yavneh student is also the youngest-ever member of BBC Children in Need’s Commercial Advisory Group, supporting the charity’s attempts to reach key audiences within the 16to-24-year-old age bracket.
Since emigrating to the UK from Australia six years ago, Amie has established herself as an outstanding multimedia broadcast journalist. Praised as a “well-respected force of nature”, she has overcome numerous challenges as a Jewish woman in the media world, while consistently pushing the BBC into creating content that is respectful of Jews and the Jewish experience. The 32-year-old has recently produced a podcast with Helena Bonham Carter entitled History’s Secret Heroes, and has produced series Black Jewish Lives Matter and Testifying against a Neofor the BBC World Service. Outside of work, Amie volunteers on the National Prison Radio service and has been very involved with Muslim-Jewish conferences across Europe. She moderated an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at the European Parliament in Brussels on behalf of the European Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith International.
PR AND BRANDING
Emma Kingston as Eva Perón in Evita
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SOFIA LEVER-SHALIT, 35
Sofia is the senior digital content producer for Heart Breakfast, the UK’s biggest commercial radio show. As the driving force behind all digital content, the 35-year-old’s impact on the show’s nationwide success has been nothing short of astounding. Since joining the station, Sofia has spearheaded a digital revolution, propelling Heart to huge success, with record-breaking listening figures and an expansive social reach. Thanks to her “skill, passion and unyielding drive”, the show has experienced record-breaking numbers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and now Threads. Her exceptional relationship with the show’s presenters, Jamie Theakston, Amanda Holden and Ashley Roberts, is a testament to her ability to collaborate and elevate the creative process. Under the watch of the former Immanuel College student, Heart Breakfast has put out trailblazing digital content, setting benchmarks and raising the bar for digital content creation in radio.
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SABRINA MILLER, 24
Sabrina has proven herself to be one of print media’s rising stars. Since joining the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday’s graduate scheme, the 24-year-old has filed agenda-setting investigations on a variety of subjects. The award-winning news reporter’s impressive portfolio includes an exclusive undercover investigation into animal rights group Animal Rising, exposing a plot to sabotage the Grand National horse race and revealing China had been accused of sending a spy to infiltrate a private event inside the Palace of Westminster. More recently, the former Immanuel College student has been a proud, outspoken voice for the Jewish community on antisemitism, using her large Twitter following to expose incidents of anti-Jewish hatred. Sabrina’s tenacious story-gathering abilities were recognised by the London Press Club, where she was named the 2023 Young Journalist of the Year. She is a former Jewish News reporter.
SANDY RASHTY, 34
Sandy uses her national media platform to advance key issues pertinent to the Jewish community. For more than a decade, the 34-year-old has committed herself to reporting on issues at the heart of the community, including extremism, domestic violence and the price of kosher food. Sandy, who has written about her Iraqi-Jewish background, is a news editor at Sky News and been published in Jewish News, The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Sun and GQ among others. She has appeared on TV and BBC radio channels, including shows hosted by Nick Ferrari, Vanessa Feltz and Yasmeen Khan. The JFS alumna, who trained as a lawyer before becoming a trainee reporter, won the Daily Mailsponsored GG2 Young Journalist of the Year award in 2015 as senior reporter for The JC.
CHARLOTTE POSNER, 37
Charlotte is a talented and unique contemporary artist best known for her vivacious and striking ‘Pop Dolls’ series. Her style is characterised by bold lines, bright colours and geometric shapes, which come together to create five dolls in a row. Charlotte’s work is heavily influenced by popular culture and contemporary fashion, as well as her own experiences and emotions. She often explores themes of identity, beauty and femininity, using her art as a means of self-expression and self-discovery. Her style and popularity exploded onto the public scene in 2014, when she received her first Royal Academy placement as part of its summer exhibition. Since then, the 37-year-old’s art has become highly sought-after by some of the world’s leading fashion brands, including Louis Vuitton, Nicholas Kirkwood and London Fashion Week. Charlotte has a very welldeserved reputation as one of the most exciting artists working today.
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NADIA RAGOZHINA, 39
Moscow-born Nadia has enjoyed a highly successful 20-year-long career at the forefront of the news agenda. Racing to Ukraine in the aftermath of the downing of flight MH17, or on the first train to Paris following the terrorist attacks in 2015, Nadia has led her teams to deliver accurate reporting and objective analysis on stories that matter to BBC audiences. The senior journalist is also a sustainability blogger and advocate for a zero-waste lifestyle, running a popular Instagram blog and volunteering with Climate Ed, a charity that educates primary school children about climate change. In 2020, Nadia published her book Worlds Apart, which told the stories of her great-grandfather, his brother and their descendents over the course of a hundred years of European history. Making parallels with the refugees of today, she was widely praised for keeping alive the memories of past generations.
ART, DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE
Chocolate Pop Dolls by Charlotte Posner
BEL POWLEY, 32
Actor Bel has found Hollywood stardom working alongside her heroes Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The Morning Show star has already enjoyed an illustrious career, having been BAFTA-nominated for The Diary of a Teenage Girl in 2016 and shortlisted for a British independent film award for playing Princess Margaret in the 2015 hit, A Royal Night Out. Her “super-compelling performances” also include recently playing Hermine “Miep” Gies in miniseries A Small Light, based on the true story of the young woman who hid the Frank family during the Second World War and preserved Anne’s diary. The 32-year-old was offered the role on Holocaust Memorial Day and has been vocal in her desire for more stories to be told from a woman’s perspective.
JOSH ROM, 29
ART, DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE
KAYLA RIMMON, 32
Design doyenne Kayla is as an award-winning jewellery designer. After studying at the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, as well as art history at Hunter College, the 32-year-old specialised in creating precise technical drawings and hand-painted rendering to bring to life her designs. Through her passion for unique gemstone and colour combinations, as well as the whimsical side of fine jewellery, Kayla secured her first job working for a high-end jewellery brand in London. She has achieved remarkable success as a designer, winning a Gold Award for her Ancient Egyptian-inspired tiara design at the Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council awards. In 2022, Kayla realised her entrepreneurial spirt and co-founded Aril Jewels, which focuses on traditional craftsmanship to produce bespoke heirlooms by hand. Impressively, just one year later, the company was shortlisted for Emerging Jewellery/Watch Brand of the Year at the 2023 UK Jewellery Awards.
PR AND BRANDING
BENJI ROM, 32
With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry, Benji has secured incredible success as the managing director of Rom Com Entertainment. The 32-yearold founded the talent, PR and brand building agency in 2020, growing it exponentially into representing a range of impressive TV personalities, radio hosts and social media influencers. With a portfolio of more than 20 clients, his firm has fostered more than 75 partnerships with major brands, including Boots, Debenhams, Disney+ and Spotify. Benji developed his skills working as an agent for InterTalent, where he built thriving collaborations with clients, including Denise Van Outen and Mel B, and as an associate at ROAR Global. Through resilience, hard work, and a vision for success, Benji has shaped Rom Com Entertainment into a powerhouse that continues to flourish.
SOCIAL MEDIA
MARC SHELKIN, 39
This award-winning entertainment and royal correspondent regularly features on an impressive roster of multimedia platforms. The 29-year-old has interviewed numerous A-list film stars, such as Keira Knightley, Renée Zellweger and Samuel L. Jackson and broken agenda-setting exclusives for The Sun and The Daily Star. These include a major exposé on claims about “bullying” behaviour by Phillip Schofield and breaking exclusives on ITV’s Love Island, such as revealing TV bosses spent thousands putting potential islanders through strict medical tests. A regular face on broadcast, Josh has also covered three consecutive Oscar nights and major Hollywood stories for outlets including BBC News, Sky News, GB News and TalkTV. The former publicity officer for Nottingham University Jewish Society is also an expert on the monarchy and regularly appears on US cable news covering major royal events such as the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Social media specialist Marc is on a journey to transform how the public engages with modern Jewish content. The co-founder of media start-up Joice, which is shorthand for Jewish Voice, is developing a worldwide platform to reach Jewish communities as far afield as China, Ghana and Morocco. It seeks to provide additional content around Jewish culture, music, arts, lifestyle, food and sport, as well as give greater representation to LGBTQ+ Jews, Black Jews and cultural Jews. With nearly 100,000 social media followers, Marc and his co-founders have received widespread praise for executing their “hugely ambitious” project. A highly soughtafter figure, the businessman has also featured as a guest speaker at London Tech Week and the Mayor of London’s Digital Skills Show. In his spare time, the 39-year-old also volunteers as a business mentor at the Prince’s Trust and is a trustee of the charity Children’s Voices in Action.
Bel Powley as Miep Gies in A Small Light
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EDDIE STERNBERG, 37
Screenwriter and director Eddie has already achieved stardom in the film industry. The 37-year-old’s debut feature film I Used to Be Famous was released by Netflix in 2022 and starred Ed Skrein, Eleanor Matsuura and Leo Long. The film reached the Top 10 most-watched films on Netflix in more than 60 countries including number two in the UK and four globally in its first month. The film was also longlisted for five BIFAs and won the Grand Prix, Best Fiction and Audience Award at Rebel Film Festival. That same year, Eddie was named as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He is also an accomplished director in the branded industry, having directed films for companies including Google, Nescafe, John Lewis and McLaren, with the latter’s #BeBrave campaign garnering more than 50 million views. With a second feature film in development, Eddie is definitely one to watch.
PRODUCT DESIGN
NICK SUNSHINE, 28 & JOE WOOLF, 29
Dynamic duo and childhood friends Joe (29) and Nick (28) have taken the vegan confectionary market by storm with their range of gourmet gummy sweets. Tasty Mates, which launched in 2019 to “portray their mates in sweets”, comes in five flavours; The Perfect Pear (pear crumble), The Salty One (salted caramel), The Berry Funny One (very berry) and The Juicy Peach (peaches and cream) and The Passionate One (passion fruit). Joe, a former JFS deputy head boy and national director of FZY, launched the successful company in 2021 with marketeer Nick – the duo met at a Work Avenue event when Joe was working with FZY and Nick with UJS. Over the past three years, the brand has gone from strength to strength since the pair secured their first major listing with WH Smith in 2021. Tasty Mates are now stocked in a variety of places, including Ocado and Debenhams. Joe and Nick have also moved into the corporate market, supplying Virgin Atlantic, WeWork as well as the canteens of several major banks, law firms and companies across the UK. Joe recently appeared on BBC hit show Dragons’ Den securing a £60,000 investment offer from veteran entrepreneur Peter Jones for a stake in the vegan brand.
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JEMMA SOLOMON, 34
Jemma is a successful entrepreneur and influencer who is the founder of The Label Lady. The 34-yearold’s company creates fun and easy-to-apply bespoke labels for homeware, outdoor storage, pet supplies and special occasions. Customers can choose from a variety of premade labels or customise their own to help organise their belongings. The company has had tremendous success, with the former NHS paediatric nurse – and Stacey’s sister – even securing investment from Lord Alan Sugar and hiring several employees. Jemma also uses her impressive Instagram profile, with around 750,000 followers, to inspire others with her trademark positivity and can-do attitude, as well as her practical solutions and honesty. Her debut book, Love, Lists and Labels, is a Sunday Times bestseller and offers tips and stories to helps readers live an organised life with a calm mind. Jemma has a love for all things home décor and earlier this year made her debut TV appearance on ITV’s This Morning sharing tips on Easter crafting. The full-time mum to three young children, Jemma is one to watch.
LUCY TOBIN, 38
Award-winning journalist Lucy has built a stellar reputation for insightful reports into finance, parenthood and education. She writes a weekly column on share tips for The Sunday Times and runs the Evening Standard’s entrepreneur coverage, while organising its influential annual SME XPO scale-up conference. A prominent media voice, Lucy is regularly seen and heard commenting on news stories on TV and radio stations, including BBC Breakfast, Sky News and BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Her numerous awards include being named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and Young Journalist of the Year at the DLA Piper Media Awards. The 38-yearold is also a successful author, having written seven books, including the Amazon-bestsellers A Guide to Uni Life and Entrepreneur. The former received more than 100 five-star reviews on Amazon, inspired by Lucy’s time at Oxford University.
Lord Sugar and Jemma Solomon
ART, DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE
LIORAH TCHIPROUT, 32
Liorah is an outstanding artist whose distinct paintings, prints and etchings feature figures that look human. Her work is informed by a legacy of Yiddish theatre and literature, with writers such as Rachel Korn, Miriam Karpilove and Isaac Bashevis Singer cited as major influences. The 32-year-old builds physical puppet characters to construct her own pantheon from which to draw images. This methodology enables her characters to sit within a metaphysical space, drawn from a reality that is constructed. Through it, Liorah builds a world that recentres the stories of women and girls – a world in which they can liaise, interact and plot. Liorah’s 2023 debut solo exhibition Two Eyes Wide Open at the Edge of Dawn at the prestigious Marlborough Gallery in London was widely praised, and last year she also won the Sunny Dupree Family Award for a Woman Artist at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition.
GABRIELLE WHYTE HART, 37
Film producer and casting director Gabrielle has worked with some of the biggest names in the film industry throughout her stellar 15-year career. Gabrielle’s first feature film, Dead End (2011), was nominated at the Washington DC film festival and won best UK Feature Film at the International TV and Screen awards in London. Since then, she has become the founder and CEO of her own production company, Fearless Productions, producing hits such as Becoming, which was listed in the Top 20 horror films to watch in 2020. The 37-year-old works primarily as a casting director and has cast stars such as Nicholas Cage and Eva Green and several actors from Netflix’s hit show Fauda, including Rona-Lee Shimon and George Iskandar. She supports various charities, including the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, and is a member of the British Film Institute.
GRAPHICS/ANIMATION
DANIEL WATERMAN, 35
Entrepreneur and animator Daniel has made an incalculable difference to the next generation. As co-founder of Carse & Waterman, Staffordshire’s leading animation studio, the 35-year-old has built a stellar reputation for creative thinking and storytelling, working with an extensive roster of clients, including the United Nations, the BBC, Michelin and the Prince’s Trust. His efforts have meant that he has been included in the Top 100 most influential people in Staffordshire (2018) and named within the Top 50 Creative Businesses in the UK. He has been described as “humble, approachable and passionate about making the industry an easier place to access” and, in 2018, Daniel helped to found the internationally-renowned Access VFX, an organisation dedicated to pursuing inclusion, diversity, awareness and opportunity within the VFX, animation and games industries. His many impressive achievements include meeting Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor to talk about the creative sector in Stoke.
HENRY ZEFFMAN, 29
This acclaimed scoop-getter is currently chief political correspondent at the BBC, a remarkable feat at just 29. Henry is entrusted with reporting the biggest political stories to millions of viewers each day on the state broadcaster’s numerous platforms. His appointment followed an impressive career at The Times, where, as associate political editor and chief political correspondent, he broke major stories, including on Jeremy Corbyn and antisemitism, Brexit and the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Henry also worked in Washington DC as The Times’ Washington correspondent and reported on the highly turbulent 2020 United States presidential election. His accolades include winning Young Journalist of the Year at the 2019 National Press Awards, as well as the prestigious 2015 Anthony Howard Award for Young Journalists while studying at Oxford. The prize secured him three fellowships at The Times, The Observer and The New Statesman.
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SIMIA WALL LLP, the accountants you can trust.
We are a full-service professional firm providing accounting and business advisory services to individuals and small businesses. We are proud of our commitment to our clients, our professionalism and our personal service. As a small firm, we understand the challenges that you face on a daily basis and can support you through the business lifecycle.
Specialising in
CREATIVES & MEDIA
Our primary aim however is to talk with you about your business, to determine where your goals are, and then help you to plan how to get there. Our expertise is best used in helping you answer questions like the following:
• Why does your business exist?
• Why are you running the business?
• What do you want from it?
• Do you have a plan?
• Are you measuring your progress?
• Is there a better way?
Please contact us to discuss how we can make a difference to your business.
Tel: 020 8732 5500
Email: mail@simiawall.com
Devonshire House, 582 Honeypot Lane Stanmore Middlesex HA7 1JS Longcroft House, 2-8 Victoria Avenue, London, EC2M 4NS
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