Side Hustle/ Speaking

The Guardian -New Generation of Female Bosses

  • Nylo Beeharry Mian

From tech to fashion, music and art, young people are setting their own agendas. Here, 10 ambitious women tell Bemi Shaw what really inspires them

22, writer and author‘My confidence comes in waves. When I’m confident I’m in full ownership of my body and the way I look, unapologetically myself and holding my head high. I started writing at a young age, documenting moments my own way. However, as I grew, writing gave me time to reflect on how I felt, as I didn’t feel I had anyone to talk to. After I had my first exhibition I saw the response I got and it really encouraged me to publish my diary – as honest and raw as it was. If people then resonated with my writing it made me feel a little less alone.