Team

Sonya Barlow

Sonya is an award-winning entrepreneur and content creator using LinkedIn to build like-minded communities that challenge the narrative around diversity and inclusion - primarily by enabling and empowering women and underrepresented groups to succeed in the world of work.

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Leyla Acaroglu

Leyla challenges people to think differently about how the world is designed and works. Through her ‘Disruptive Design Method’ she’s helping drive positive social and environmental change by overhauling businesses' approach to sustainability.

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Neil Laybourn

Neil Laybourn

In 2008, Neil walked past a man called Jonny, sitting by the bridge, who was contemplating taking his own life. Six years later they were reunited through a viral social media search (#FindMike). This inspired Neil to set up multiple…

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Martyn Sibley

Martyn is the co-founder and CEO of The Purple Goat Agency, a specialist disability and inclusion marketing agency and one of the most influential disabled people in the UK. He’s helping LinkedIn members and companies connect with the needs of…

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Andrew MacAskill

Andrew MacAskill

Andrew is on a mission to end job search misery. Having been through an unexpected redundancy himself, he now helps jobseekers on LinkedIn navigate the ever-changing job market, overcome setbacks, and give people the confidence they need to ace those…

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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

Lady Phyll is a stalwart of the LGBTQ+ community, both as the co-founder of UK Black Pride and the Kaleidoscope Trust - an international charity working to uphold and advance human rights and equality for LGBTQ+ people around the world.…

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Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis

As the founders of career development consultancy Amazing If and authors of the Sunday Times #1 bestseller ‘The Squiggly Career’, Helen and Sarah are helping LinkedIn members and organisations succeed in this squiggly context to make work a better and…

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Helen Tupper

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Nicole Crenstil

As an angel investor and founder of Black Girl Fest, Nicole wants black businesses and black business owners to get the hype and credit they deserve.

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