By Monique Hodgson. When I founded Mumble Forum in 2019, the conversations I was having with founders centred around growth, investment, visibility and scaling businesses. Today, those same conversations sound very different. Women are talking about hormones, burnout, nervous system regulation, sleep, cognitive performance and longevity. They're asking how to build successful businesses without sacrificing their health in the process. That shift tells us something important. Wellness is no...

Early Career Journey Karolina, you started your career as a casino card dealer in Warsaw. What motivated you to take that path, and how did those early experiences shape your entrepreneurial spirit? To be honest, becoming a casino dealer wasn't part of some carefully thought-out master plan. It was a fairly accidental choice. My father worked in the casino industry and suggested it as a practical way to pay for university. His advice came with one very important condition. He wanted me to...

From the Vogue archives to Parliament, Kanwal Toor has built a career that defies singular definition. The former Miss India made her Bollywood debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu in the critically acclaimed Cheeni Kum before pivoting into entrepreneurship across two continents. Today, she splits her time between London and Dubai, running multiple global businesses including luxury jewellery brand JADAU.CO.UK and her etiquette school, British Etiquette, where she coaches clients on the...