Meet Our Team

Giulia Bottari ~ Co-Founder & Director

Giulia Bottari is Co-Founder & Managing Director of Flourish in Diversity. Starting in Sales working for a fabric agent, Giulia quickly moved on to work in Fabric Buying and Production for brands like Hobbs London & Mulberry England. Giulia later took a year away from working in-house to slow down and further connect with her passions, by freelancing instead. This period allowed for creative ideas to surface around social and environmental justice. With a renewed energy and fresh focus on what felt important, Giulia joined Margaret Howell where she still currently works as Fabric Buyer, and recently launched Flourish in Diversity, a true passion project with the purpose of diversifying the fashion sector for a fairer and cleaner industry.

Amelia Akanni ~ Co-Founder & Director

Amelia Akanni is Co-Founder & Company Director at Flourish in Diversity, specialising in Production & Marketing. Amelia graduated from RMIT Melbourne, with her final collection praised for celebrating her West African heritage. Having worked at Australian brands From Britten & Linda Britten, Amelia aspired for experience overseas and moved to London in 2018 to work for Alex Mullins. Starting her career in pattern cutting and garment construction, Amelia swiftly moved to design development and production, a position which she currently holds at Margaret Howell. Since joining our team, Amelia has been committed to creating space for underrepresented young people in the fashion sector, knowing first-hand the challenges the industry presents.

Nishy Lall ~ Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director

Nishy Lall is Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director at Flourish in Diversity, advising our team on strategy and offering wide ranging support drawing from over 20 years’ experience working with young people. As a London College of Fashion alumni, Nishy had intended to embark on a career within the fashion industry. However, not seeing herself represented within the sector as a British Asian meant she did not find the support needed to pursue that career path. Instead, Nishy joined Sky in 1998 and has worked in Finance and Broadcasting ever since. Today, Nishy is Head of Young People, helping hundreds of underrepresented youth find fulfilling work in the media industry. Her work has already impacted over 160,000 young people across media, tech  and sport and has led to her being awarded the Social and Humanitarian Asian Women of Achievement Award for 2020.