Characters | The Unmistakables

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As a team of thinkers, listeners and sharers, we’ve got plenty to say.

Our thoughts this week:

We like to set the tone on a Monday with an affirmation from our wise Client Consultant, Lornette. This week, it's all about Radical Acceptance:

Instead of dwelling on situations which are out of your control, focus on moving forward and giving your full attention to the things which need it.

Interview
Characters
Black
The Speakeasier
Diversity
LGBTQ+
Covid
Black History Month
Anti-racist
Muslim
Desi
Nicerlation
Disability
Inclusion

Jun 17, 2020
4 min

Hamed Amiri is rewriting the story of refugee identity

This week, we are joined by Hamed Amiri, activist and newly published author of 'The Boy with Two Hearts'.

May 13, 2020
4 min

Fatima Kried is bringing representation realness to Adland

Fatima Kried is rising through the ranks of the advertising world.

Mar 10, 2020
4 min

Rahul Puri brings a new wave of storytelling to the South Asian diaspora

If you ever feel like your identity puts you in a box, what do you do? Build a dozen new boxes obviously.

Mar 2, 2020
5 min

Manju Patel-Nair on unticking the box on 'Womanhood'

Manju Patel-Nair, is shaking up archaic perceptions of Desi women and all the tick boxes associated with her identity.

Feb 17, 2020
3 min

Sofia Akel is decolonising academia from the 'Inside-Out[sider]'

Researcher and Race Equality Specialist, Sofia is determined to shine a light of the institutional racism that exists in Higher Education.

Jan 13, 2020
3 min

Rakhi Patel-Nair on being D&I personified

Rakhi opens up about grappling with the multiple dimension of her identity as a “walking advertisement” of the UK’s rich diversity.

Dec 18, 2019
3 min

50 shades of Nude with Vabyanti Endrojono Ellis

Vabyanti Endrojono Ellis made waves in 2016 by launching inclusive nude fashion brand, Nunude.

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

Shani Dhanda is bringing new meaning to diversability

Shani has taken change into her own hands to shape the society she wants to see.

Nov 25, 2019
3 min

Featuring Jason Bavanandan (The Unmistakables Remix)

Songwriter and record producer, Jason Bavanandan talks about supporting emerging artists from diverse backgrounds in the music industry.

Oct 1, 2019
4 min

Why we need to get away from box ticking identity

Sabah Choudrey shares how their work as a trans youth worker, speaker and writer has been shaped by their identity.

Aug 20, 2019
3 min

Heather Iqbal connects creatives to craft a more inclusive industry

Founder of Do That Thing, Heather Iqbal tells us what affects the perception of her identity as a British Asian Muslim woman.

Aug 4, 2019
4 min

Why empowering intersectional creatives is just one thing on Laiqa Miriam's list

Shaking up the creative industries is no easy job, but that’s exactly what Laiqa Miriam is doing for the next generation.

Jul 25, 2019
3 min

Why be the same when you can be yourself?

Sara Chandran is The Unmistakables’ newest and truest consultant. So, we decided to quiz her on what shapes her identity and career.

May 29, 2019
3 min

Why Ruth Hoyal rejected the 9-5 to carve her own professional identity

Ruth Hoyal tells us why she won’t sacrifice her identity for her career, and you shouldn’t either.

Apr 29, 2019
3 min

Asad Shaykh - The spectacular strategist behind the moustache

Asad Shaykh holds a wealth of global experience and strategic knowledge in his head, and probably in his moustache too.

Feb 14, 2019
5 min

Why Omar El-Gammal is investing in what makes him different

This month we chatted to Planning Director extraordinaire Omar about identity, career and all the things which make him Unmistakable.

Jan 24, 2019
4 min

There’s only one Leng Montgomery

Each month we will be interviewing someone who encompasses what it means to be truly Unmistakable.

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