Lucy Beard is the co-founder of Hope Distillery, a Cape Town gin and vodka distillery that prides itself on crafting spirits from scratch. Beard left her career in London as a lawyer and returned to South Africa to start a craft distillery with her husband, Leigh. Initially called Hope on Hopkins, now rebranded as Hope Distillery, the company has gone from strength to strength.
It was over dinner and a glass of wine with her new colleagues in the US that Biyela shared the story of the inspiration behind her ambition. Her grandmother was the guiding light in her life, and it became obvious that her new brand should be named Aslina in the matriarch’s honour.Sarah Collins is the founder of Wonderbag, a stand-alone, non-electric insulated bag designed to reduce the amount of fuel required to cook food in developing countries.