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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Award for Dudley performer who mentors and uplifts peers
THE Mayor of Dudley has congratulated an inspiring young performing arts leader after she won a prestigious community award. Elizabeth Downes, 16, was announced as a winner of the West Midlands Lieutenancy's Young Active Citizen Award, recognising her work to inspire and support other young people in the performing arts. As a young leader of the Hurst Hill Performers group, Coseley resident Elizabeth has worked hard to produce several shows to raise money for local charities. She has also acted as a mentor to other aspiring performers, helping her peers to develop their self-esteem and confidence both in front of an audience and in their personal lives. Councillor Hilary Bills welcomed Elizabeth and her parents to the mayor's parlour at the Council House to celebrate her recognition. They were joined by her director at Hurst Hill Performers, Kate Thomas, who nominated Elizabeth for the Young Active Citizen Award as a surprise after watching her support younger castmates to conquer their stage fright. Councillor Hilary Bills, the Mayor of Dudley, said: "Elizabeth has done incredibly well to win a prestigious, region-wide award, uplifting her fellow performers and raising money for good causes. "Her passion for performing shines through and this wonderful achievement shows the real power of the arts to inspire and bring people together." Elizabeth Downes said: "I feel so privileged to have received this award – it's an incredible honour. "I am so grateful I am able to help young people grow, not only in their dancing abilities but also with their confidence." The Young Active Citizen Award is organised by the West Midlands Lieutenancy, who are the King's ceremonial representatives in the county. The award acknowledges the outstanding contributions of young people to their communities and celebrates ordinary people doing extraordinary things. More information on the award is available on the West Midlands Lieutenancy website.
Forbes
16-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Join The Ranks Of Legends: Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominations Are Now Live
Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2025 It's that time of the year again: Nominations for the 2026 class of Forbes 30 Under 30 are officially open. For the past 14 years, Forbes has celebrated the young visionaries, disruptors, and creators who are redefining what's possible across industries—from art and fashion to tech and manufacturing. The 30 Under 30 list has spotlighted trailblazers who've gone on to break world records, win Oscars and even become billionaires. Take Alexandr Wang, the cofounder of IT company Scale AI, who made the Under 30 list in 2016 and today, at 28 years old, holds a net worth of $3.6 billion and the title of youngest self-made billionaire. Or Melanie Perkins, Under 30 Hall of Fame inductee and cofounder of Canva, whose platform revolutionized design and helped build her $5.8 billion fortune. And then there are the stars—like Adele, who graced the list in 2013, and rising talent like Chappell Roan whom we highlighted on our 2025 list. From icons to innovators, the 30 Under 30 list is the ultimate guide to the next generation of leaders. We're kicking off this year's search by inviting alumni, industry insiders and the public to submit nominations. Our nominations portal receives more than 20,000 submissions annually across our U.S., Asia, and Europe lists. Anyone can nominate, and yes—you can nominate yourself. (Just don't submit yourself more than once! We look for quality of nomination, not quantity!) Each category is judged by a panel of four industry experts with the insight and influence to spot tomorrow's changemakers. We take the input of vanguards like pop icon Taylor Swift, America's richest self-made female entrepreneur Diane Hendricks, and business 'sharks' like Mark Cuban. There's no clear-cut path to land on the Under 30 list. We're looking for a proven track record, strong endorsements and the power to disrupt economies. Think you—or someone you know—has what it takes? Submit your nomination here. See you next week, Alex & Zoya With nominations now open, you might be wondering what it really takes to make the cut. Spoiler: there's no secret formula—but here's what our editors are looking for. - the restaurant tech platform founded by 2021 Under 30 Food & Drink alum Adam Guild, this week raised $120 million in a Series C round led by Meritech Capital. The company helps local restaurants streamline operations with tools for building websites, managing online orders, and, now, leveraging AI. is rolling out AI chatbots to support restaurants' marketing and financial workflows. The latest raise brings the startup's valuation to $1 billion. -2016 Under 30 Music star Selena Gomez isn't a billionaire, yet. Forbes conducted an investigation into financial troubles at Wondermind, the mental health startup Gomez cofounded, and uncovered that the company missed payments to staff and vendors and laid off nine employees—details confirmed through interviews and internal documents. While some outlets have pegged Gomez's net worth at $1.3 billion, Forbes estimates it's closer to $700 million. -On Wednesday, Forbes celebrated the launch of the 2025 30 Under 30 Europe list at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. New listees joined a panel to share lessons on growing brands and navigating pivots. Crystelle Pereira spoke about leaving finance to become a chef; Michela Andreolli, cofounder of supply chain startup Arke, advised that 'sometimes no money is better than the wrong money' when seeking investors, and Fabian Kamberi, founder of consumer app creator Slay, highlighted how a strong product matters more than a polished pitch deck. What young people should know about this week, according to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath, who covers all things related to women and power. From the editor: Hi from ForbesWomen land, where we're currently heads down on our next 50 Over 50 list (and if you know of a woman who should be on this list, please tell us about her here!) Below, you can find some of our best advice for taking your companies and careers to their next step. ✓ Consider whether you should *actually* wake up at 4am. We hear a lot about hard-charging founders and CEOs who get up well before the sun. But do those pre-sunrise alarms lead to peak productivity? Here's what you need to consider as you set your morning alarm. ✓ Trust your intuition. Bea Dixon, cofounder and CEO of feminine care company The Honey Pot, last year secured a $380 million majority stake in her company from Compass Diversified. But as Dixon shared in this recent ForbesWomen interview, she walked away from offers that were even higher—because to take them would have felt like 'selling her soul.' ✓ Ditch your five-year plan. Five-year plans can become pressure cookers disguised as roadmaps. They focus so intently on a future destination that they downplay the value of the present—and this tunnel vision can cause people to miss out on unexpected opportunities.
The Guardian
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Bernie Sanders partners with Run for Something to aid new progressive candidates
Bernie Sanders is partnering with the group Run for Something to help support a new generation of progressive candidates interested in seeking public office. Questions about the future of Sanders' leftwing movement have followed his cross-country 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour, where at each stop the Vermont senator encourages supporters to get involved and run for office. The initiative builds on those calls, Politico first reported, by teaming up with organizations that recruit and train candidates running for office, with an emphasis on young people. 'I am writing to ask you to run for office. Yes, you,' Sanders wrote last month in an email to supporters, which included a link to a form that promised to connect interested parties with an organization that would provide information and training on running for office. 'We need to elect progressives at every level in this country who are prepared to side with the working class in America and fight for an economy and government that works for all of us, not just the few.' More than 5,000 people have already expressed interested through Sanders's operation and have been connected to one of the partner organizations, including Run for Something, the group said. 'Young people aren't waiting for the change we need – they're stepping up to be that change,' Amanda Litman, the president of Run for Something, said in a statement announcing the partnership. 'Our future depends on building a new generation of leaders, and with this partnership, we can reach even more young people ready to serve their communities and fight for change.' Run for Something, founded in the aftermath of Donald Trump's first election victory, helps recruit and support young progressive candidates interested in running for down-ballot races. The group said it has had more than 45,000 candidates sign up since election day – more than it had in its entire first three years. Sanders, an independent who twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination, has rankled some in the party for suggesting some left-leaning candidates would fare better if they ran as an independent. The Democratic party's brand is deeply tarnished in Republican-led corners of the country, and its overall approval rating has fallen to record lows since Kamala Harris lost the presidency to Trump. Post-election, many centrist Democrats blamed the progressive wing, led by Sanders and House members such as representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Maxwell Frost of Florida, for pulling the party too far left over the past decade. But Sanders argues the opposite, that his populist economic agenda, pieces of which Trump also supports, is crucial to winning back working-class voters. With the Democratic base desperate for leaders willing to take on Trump, the senator, joined along the way by Ocasio-Cortez, Frost, as well as representatives Ro Khanna of California and Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, has drawn the biggest crowds of his life during his tour. Though the 83-year-old has not formally ruled out a third bid for the White House, his tour and the new effort to recruit candidates is seen as an attempt to guide the movement he has built over decades toward a post-Sanders future.
