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Under the name London Represents, Gaia now also runs fashion shows which promote diversity using a range of models and independent brands, with half of all proceeds going to the charity Bullock Inclusion.

Last year she also launched Chippingin, a platform she developed with her son and a co-founder to help children crowdfund for toys, presents, charities and more, by raising funds from friends and family.

Gaia previously ran a conference aimed at getting more black women into the tech industry, and is passionate about more female and diverse founders getting investment in their businesses.

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I chatted with Albert Azis-Clauson, the CEO of UnderPinned, a platform that helps support freelancers to build their businesses.

We talked about his journey from the world of dance at the Royal Ballet School to mainstream education and then to University, raising £1m for his business within a year of graduating.

Albert, who has tried his hand at every sport played in a world-record charity rugby game which lasted more than 30 hours for the School of Hard Knocks charity.

He is an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and featured in a popular campaign on LinkedIn wearing typically "feminine clothing". He also works with the Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Small Business Commissioner to shape the future of freelancing.

Are you freelancing or thinking of starting out, you can get 25% off the UnderPinned Ultimate Guide to Freelancing course with the code HUSTLEUP25.

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Thanks to Lucy Werner from The Wern for connecting me with Albert. Her new book 'Brand Yourself', with her co-founder, creative director and husband Hadrien Chatelet, is out now. 

They are set to launch LYLT later this year and you can join their waiting list now: https://www.lyltdating.co/

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I sat down with Eliza Rebeiro the founder and CEO of the charity Lives Not Knives (LNK - @LNKCharity) on the day of the elections for the Mayor of London earlier this year. It was a deep conversation and really thought-provoking. 

She knows all too well the impact of knife crime after a friend was stabbed to death as a teenager, and she now has a team that works with schools across Croydon to try and address the root causes of knife crime and serious youth violence by providing activities and support from a local hub on the first floor of Centrale Shopping Centre in Croydon.

We touched on what it was like for her getting kicked out of school at the age of 14 before going on to start the anti-knife crime charity with her Mum to support young people.

Eliza is a refreshing, confident woman who has not only won awards for her brilliant work, but has also been invited to speak with MPs and councillors. She described herself as a "kid who was fed promises with no results" and although she says she wouldn't try her hand at politics, she gave some refreshing suggestions for how she would do things differently if she was running the country.

The pandemic has taken its toll on the services LNK provides, her staff and also young people they work with. Some young people saw much more than they normally would over lockdown including domestic violence, drink and drugs or arguments at home. Instances of children as young as 10 years old feeling suicidal or others not being fed three times a day were not uncommon.

We also discussed school exclusions and the link to prison and reoffending rates with some really positive advice for any children facing exclusion from school or who have already been kicked out. 

Eliza Rebeiro: "How can you get a work ethic if you never start working?"

You can support Lives Not Knives at @LNKCharity or find them online at livesnotknives.org

You can browse all the designs including the brand new Valentine’s Day range now at www.LarksAndCraftsDesigns.com and follow on Instagram @LarksAndCraftsDesigns.

(This episode was recorded remotely in December 2020 before Christmas Government guidance, and another lockdown, in England were announced).

In the most honest and frank Hustle Up Podcast episode yet, Tariq Khaldi, the owner and CEO of BEYRoots (beyroots.co), a Lebanese street food business joins me to delve into how he quit his job in Engineering to run a street food business. The idea of bringing Lebanese street food to London was inspired by his Dad who passed away in 2015 and supported by his best friend and business partner Jamie who also sadly passed away in 2019.

He started out serving street food from a classic Citroen H van across food markets and now covers corporate events, private parties and weddings. The Citroen is now joined by a converted 1971 Mercedes Fire Engine as well as physical sites in Tooting’s Broadway Market and the Mercato Mayfair food market (in the Grade I-listed St Mark’s Church, Mayfair).

We touched on his cameo in a Harry Potter movie, side-hustles, his motorbike accident, van breakdowns, being retweeted by Marcus Rashford, serving food to big names and the pitfalls of starting out in the food industry.

Tariq also plays for the Lebanon National Rugby Team and they helped support fundraising following the horrific explosions in Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut, in August 2020.

You can still support the Disaster Relief fund for the Beirut Explosion here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lebanon-relief