Sarah Bo

Sarah Bo is London's nostalgia R&B DJ with regular bookings at Soho House, iconic club Ministry of Sound and DJs at global fashion brand events for Sweaty Betty, ASOS, Curvy Kate & more. 

Sarah Bo is creating a bespoke mix, just for The C Word, have a cheeky listen here:

https://soundcloud.com/misssarahbo/the-c-word-magazine-hip-hop-mix

Dani Hiro

Originally from Brazil, Dani is a Vinyasa Yoga teacher and energy healer with a background in dance, performance and bodyworks. Born and raised in a ''holistic household'', Dani has always been in contact with a diverse array of healing techniques that are incorporated into her classes for an extra touch of magic.

Her journey with Yoga began in her teens and seven years later she took off India and South East Asia, where she completed her first training and spent a year practicing with several teachers, exploring different styles of yoga and new ways to connect. Dani’s classes are filled with creative sequencing, organic flows and innovative movement for everyBody. 

When Dani isn’t on her mat she can be found cooking (and eating) lots of vegan food, tucked in a corner with a pile of books, swimming in the ocean, diving soul deep into tarot cards, making music or boarding a plane to her next adventure.

Denai Moore

Dee's Table started three years ago by musician and Jamaican chef, Denai Moore. Dee’s Table was originally started as a supperclub, but has traded at various markets around London like Brick Lane & Broadway Market, with exciting takes on Jamaican classics like Jerk Vegan Ribs & Ackee and Saltfish stuffed dumplings, Dee’s Table created a buzz in the London Food Scene. Dee's Table has also worked with clients such as Nike, creating a bespoke beetroot crust lentil & sweet potato patty, and can count musicians such as Chronixx as a fan, catering for him and his team to celebrate the release of his most recent album. Dee's Table has received high acclaim from TimeOut during the first ever extended residency at Buster Mantis in Deptford, and has been featured in the Guardian, Eater , Metro and so many more.

Check out Dee’s video of her making her pan-roasted cauliflower on our IGTV here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbFbobANw-/

or check the full recipe: https://www.thecwordmag.co.uk/consume/dees-pan-roasted-spiced-cauliflower-hazelnut-spring-onion-gremolata-recipe

DJ Kizzi

Kizzi is a female DJ from West London, she started when she was 16 and was recognised on BBC Asian Network on International Women's Day and did a special mix. Since then, she has been having so much fun with it and play at clubs all over London from Shaka Zulu in Camden to Tiger Tiger in Leicester Square. She has a special radio show with Westside radio on Monday 7-9pm where she plays all the club bangers to some the best throwbacks. 

Anna Shepherd

As well as developing and testing recipes for cookbooks from Anna Jones’s award winning The Modern Cooks’ Year to the Fortnum & Mason Christmas Cookbook, Anna has also written cookbooks about vegetarian food for Higgidy, and Lebanese author Salma Hage. 

Alongside writing about vegetarian and vegan food, she’s taught about it too for organic farmers Riverford, vegan cookery school Demuths and in partnership with local charities. 

Simona Nicole

Simona Nicole is an Intuitive Mindset Coach and host of the Happiness Happens Podcast. Simona helps heart-centered entrepreneurs rediscover their worth and shift their mindset so they can live an empowered, aligned life. She helps them step into their magic by guiding them to find their confidence and master their mindset so they can step out of their own way, see results and live a bold, beautiful life on their terms. 

Simona’s life purpose is to spread the light to those who need it, so they can discover and shine their light too. She blends spirituality, energy and meditation into her practice to help her clients tune in with themselves so they can serve on a higher level.

Simona believes that having a deep connection to yourself is the most important relationship you can have. She's on a mission to enlighten people to reach their highest potential through increased self awareness, gratitude, and helping them change the stories they tell themselves so they can live a life aligned to them.

Watch Simona’s full talk for The C Word Summer Series on IGTV here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDHMEBeARta/

Izabela Nair

Izabela Nair is a Confidence & Visibility Mentor committed to helping women get confident and visible so they can make a huge impact while being unapologetically themselves. 

She is deeply passionate about style, confidence and entrepreneurship which is why she launched her business to help new and aspiring female entrepreneurs overcome the fear of self-promotion so they step out of their comfort zone and build a life and business of their dreams.

Izabela is a marketing and PR master – with over 7 years of experience working in charity and public sectors. She now uses her skills to help women embrace who they are so they can achieve success on their terms.

Maike Valentina

Maike Valentina is a young, up and coming singer-songwriter who grew up in Africa in a German-Colombian family. She wrote her first song at the age of 6, singing to her violin. Her music has since evolved into a unique singer-songwriter sound with influences from her multicultural background. Her lyrics blend English, Spanish and sometimes even Swahili or German; taking you on an emotive journey. 

Listen to her on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/maikevalentina

Writer at The C Word Mag, Annie Maret, also just interviewed Maike to find out a little more about her heritage and style of music. Read the full interview here: https://www.thecwordmag.co.uk/consume/music-spotlight-maike-valentina-an-emerging-new-artist

Freya Beer

Originating from West London but now residing on the south coast, Freya Beer deftly mixes poetical lyrics with a distinctive sound, often drawing influence from the likes of Patti Smith, Bat for Lashes and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. 

Freya Beer self-released her debut single “Bike Boy” in 2018, followed by “Six Months”, leading to a BBC Introducing Live Lounge Session and feature on Tom Robinson’s BBC Radio 6 show.

 In 2019 Freya launched her own label Sisterhood Records and in February released “Dear Sweet Rosie”, which received incredible support on 6Music, notably on Marc Riley’s evening show where he also had Freya in for a live session 

The single was recorded in Manchester and accompanied by ‘I Am Kloot’s Andy Hargreaves on drums. The song draws from a number of literary influences including Allen Ginsberg’s ‘An Asphodel’ and Anna Sewell’s ‘Black Beauty’.

Renowned journalist John Robb immediately made Freya ‘New Artist of the Day’ on Louder Than War magazine due to her ‘brilliant captivating voice’ and called her ‘a raw and thrilling new talent’, Robb even predicting a potential Mercury Prize in the near future.

Support shows followed with Brix & The Extricated, Kristeen Young (who’s notably known for her work with David Bowie and Dave Grohl) and the acclaimed punk poet Dr. John Cooper Clarke

‘Dear Sweet Rosie’ was followed with ‘Arms Open Wide’ gaining further support on 6Music, and also Radio1

Seeing her live, Freya holds her own on vocals and electric guitar, accompanied by a drummer, making a huge and mesmerising sound that leaves the audience captivated

During the spring/summer lockdown, whilst continuing writing, Freya also recorded two covers in her own unique style, John Lennon’s ‘Nobody Told Me’ and Lana Del Rey’s ‘Happiness is a Butterfly’

Freya is currently recording her debut album in London and Manchester, scheduled for release in January 2021. Further singles will follow in the interim 

Tara Cookery

Tara Cookery (taracookery.com) has been running for just over two years. Founded by Tara Guinness, Tara Cookery offers private cooking classes to groups and one on one. Tara started her career  completing the full year diploma at Leith's School of Food and Wine in London. With traditional French culinary training under her belt she moved to India where she worked in remote hotel kitchens, teaching Western cooking and catering management.  It was often a challenge being the only English speaker in a small, bustling, baking hot kitchen, especially when the nearest market was a day away by train. This is where her love of teaching was born. Once back in the UK she worked as a freelance chef for various catering companies and pop-up restaurants including Peardrop London and Kricket.  She then worked at Carousel, a restaurant in West London. She learnt how to cook a different cuisine each week there, working with visiting chefs from all over the world. After two years she started Tara Cookery, teaching people how to cook! Private lessons are completely tailored to clients requirements. It doesn't matter whether you are a complete beginner who wants to learn the basics, or an experienced chef who is perhaps ready to explore a culinary career. Tara Cookery lessons are designed specifically for your needs. 

A few other projects she is part of are The Feconomy (thefeconomy.co.uk), an events company that only uses ingredients and produce from female fuelled food and drink brands and The Amber Room supper clubs. She co-founded and is the head chef for both. 

Her C Word Summer Series cooking her prawn malabar can be found on our Instagram IGTV channel here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDCEsMij7kV/

Lily Denning

Lily Denning is a UK based British female singer and songwriter. We already had an interview with Lily as part of our Music Spotlight series which you can read here: https://www.thecwordmag.co.uk/consume/music-spotlight-lily-denning

You can also re-watch Lily’s C Word Summer Series live gig via our Instagram IGTV channel here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDE2AI0jBj7/

Gemma Ladkin

Gemma formed her Instagram @tastygems_ during the coronavirus lockdown cooking the most delicious looking dishes (our mouths were literally watering).

You can watch Gemma cook her shakshuka and french toast brunch recipe as part of The C Word Summer Series on our Instagram via the IGTV channel here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDETR3TjVg8/

Or check out the full recipe: https://www.thecwordmag.co.uk/consume/gemmas-shakshuka-and-french-toast-recipe