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A guide to protesting safely

A guide to protesting safely

If you’re attending protests over the weekend, we’ve pulled together a guide on how to protest safely. Please take care of yourselves, and each other.⁣

How To Live Out Loud: The Other Box Takeover at Apple

How To Live Out Loud: The Other Box Takeover at Apple

We kicked off this year’s International Women’s Day activities with our second annual takeover of the Apple Covent Garden store in London, where we curated a panel on empowerment, confidence and self-worth.

February Diversity Dictionary round-up

February Diversity Dictionary round-up

Welcome to our February round-up of the Diversity Dictionary™ Word of the Week. You might have noticed we’ve been exploring a Word of the Week every Monday on our social profiles over the past month. February marks the annual month-long observance of LGBT+ history in the UK, so that was our theme for our inaugural month.

Top 10 business lessons for 2019 from two female founders

Top 10 business lessons for 2019 from two female founders

As 2019 draws to a close, our co-founders Leyya and Roshni reflect on what they’ve learned this year as the female founders of a growing business. Self-kindness, self-care and self-worth have all played a part in levelling up their leadership credentials.

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: Presentation design

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: Presentation design

Welcome to the final instalment of our public-speaking series. This week, we’re sharing tips on how to design your deck, and create an impactful presentation to engage your audience and make it memorable. #TOBtips

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: Our Guide to Content

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: Our Guide to Content

Here’s part 2 of a 3-part series on public speaking. Leyya and Roshni share their tips on how to nail the content and engage your audience. Check back next week for part 3 on designing your deck. #TOBtips

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: General tips

Public Speaking Tips for People Of Colour: General tips

Join me over the next 3-weeks where I’ll be sharing our tips on what I’ve learnt about public speaking in a 3-part series. We’ll be looking at general tips for hitting the stage, how to get the most out of your content and finally, your presentation and slide design. #TOBtips

How to create an inclusive event for parents (and their kids)

How to create an inclusive event for parents (and their kids)

On September 27th we held our first ever TOB Parenthood event in partnership with The Montessori Studio. Read more about what went down at Hustle & Kids and what we learned about how to run an inclusive parenthood event.

Priyanka Chopra: Why representation isn’t enough

Priyanka Chopra: Why representation isn’t enough

On August 10th at BeautyCon, Priyanka Chopra was confronted by a young woman named Ayesha Malik about a tweet she shared on 26th February praising Indian Armed Forces with “Jai Hind”, translating to “victory to India”. Priyanka’s tweet was shared after a series of airstrikes by India, that created a response from Pakistan which quickly escalated hostilities between the two nuclear-armed countries over the long-disputed Kashmir - a continued source of tension for both countries since partition in 1947.

Sorry Not Sorry: Why People of Colour Have Apology Fatigue

Sorry Not Sorry: Why People of Colour Have Apology Fatigue

On 17th July 2019, Campaign magazine, a global advertising industry publication, placed Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party as the cover feature. Yes. That’s right. On the cover.  Campaign’s immediate response to the overwhelmingly negative reaction was an apology that, at best, showed their genuine illiteracy on subjects such as allyship and inclusion, and at worst exposed the decision as sensationalist, opportunistic and dangerously sinister…

3 Tips For All Founders On The Changing Narrative

3 Tips For All Founders On The Changing Narrative

It’s always an honour to be invited to speak at events, and last Wednesday 17th July, Roshni and I were invited to speak at Good Girls Eat Dinner 4th birthday party. Founded by award-winning Creative Director Jo Wallace, Good Girls Eat Dinner’s sole mission is ‘to provide inspirational, kick ass, female role models across the creative industries’ and the room was filled with just that…

Here's what happened when we ran a copywriting workshop for women of colour

Here's what happened when we ran a copywriting workshop for women of colour

When my co-founder Leyya and I started The Other Box back in 2016, we came at it with our own experiences and perspectives. In my case, I had been a writer for some years by that point…

Lecture in progress interview

Lecture in progress interview

Roshni was interviewed recently by Laura Snoad from Lecture in progress on her creative inspirations and career journey so far, you can read the original post, here.

A gathering of Creative Hustlers

A gathering of Creative Hustlers

On the 22nd November 2016, The Other Box team went to the first Creative Hustle event, created by Alex Fefegha, and held at Google Campus, London. Read our recap of the event here.

On the other side of the door

On the other side of the door

This Christmas, some of the best loved brands have put people of colour centre-stage. But while our screens are filling with diversity, is the same happening behind closed doors at creative agencies?