Meet our mentors 2025
The 2025 mentors of the Learning Lab are passionate professionals in sustainable fashion, ready to inspire and guide emerging talent.
With hands-on experience and innovative vision, they share knowledge, challenges, and insights that shape career paths, strengthen skills, and broaden perspectives in the industry.
Each mentor serves as a learning role model, fostering creativity and positive impact in fashion.
Rachel Humby: Rachel is a UK-based copywriter, editor, and content consultant with a passion for sustainable storytelling. After a decade in corporate retail, she transitioned towards working with more conscious brands and now combines content strategy, community advocacy and a love of second-hand fashion to inspire meaningful change in the digital fashion space. She also contributes as an editor of all Slow Fashion Movement eBooks, bringing clarity and impact to these educational resources.
Her IG: @preloved__please
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-humby-002bb1109
Liz Mudri is a behaviour-based fashion creative, stylist, learning and behaviour strategist, and social worker, as well as the founder of Fashion Conscious Curator. She contributes as an author to ebooks and blogs for the Slow Fashion Movement. With a passion for merging fashion and behavioural science, Liz explores how clothing influences our emotions, decisions, and social connections, and how understanding these patterns can lead to more mindful and sustainable fashion choices. She will conduct session in: Understanding Fashion Psychology & Behaviour: 7 Key Theories Explained.
Her IG: @fashionconsciouscurator
Puja Mj: Puja Mj is a member of the Slow Fashion Movement Council, where she oversees Global Operations. An environmental educator, ESG instructor, and auditor, Puja is passionate about building movements and has played a key role in creating impactful sustainability campaigns worldwide. She is also the founder of the Learning Lab, the SFM educational initiative designed to nurture young change-makers in the world of fashion and sustainability.
At the Learning Lab, Puja will lead a session titled "Transitioning from Change-Maker to Global Leader," focusing on the mindset and leadership skills needed to drive meaningful change on a global scale.
Her IG : https://www.instagram.com/puja_nvogue
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puja-nvogue
Jackie May: Jackie May is a South African journalist specializing in in-depth research.
She will lead a masterclass on "Best Practices in Research-Based Journalism," sharing insights and techniques to produce accurate, impactful, and investigative reporting.
Her IG : https://www.instagram.com/jackiemay_sa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiemaysa
Aparna Sharma: Aparna Sharma is a writer based in Bangkok, living with her husband and two daughters. Her journey in sustainable fashion began at a young age, driven by a passion for creating clothes from discarded materials. Today, she uses her social media to advocate for second-hand fashion and promote conscious consumption through thrift shopping and clothing swaps. Aparna is also a passionate supporter of artisans and weaving communities, the true backbone of the sustainable fashion movement.
She will lead a masterclass on "Storytelling for Change: Creating Impactful Sustainable Fashion Content."
Dana Zhaxylykova: Dana Zhaxylykova is a microplastics researcher, science communicator, and co-founder of the MicroplasticFree Scanner app. Known online as @dankazh, she creates educational content on environmental issues, focusing on plastic and microplastic pollution. Her work has been featured by the BBC, Daily Mail, and Al Jazeera.
A pioneering researcher and entrepreneur, Dana led the first study on microplastics in Kazakhstan and Central Asia while at Nazarbayev University, with her research later published in the renowned Marine Pollution Bulletin. Recognizing the critical gap between science and the public, she launched her Instagram platform (@dankazh), which quickly grew to over 100,000 followers.
She will lead a session on "Scientific Storytelling: Communicating Research with Clarity and Creativity."
Kanika Prajapat: Kanika holds a master’s degree in Degrowth and is deeply committed to exploring and communicating systemic alternatives for a sustainable future. Previously, she served as a director in sustainability-focused initiatives.
A former participant in the Climate Science Olympiad, Kanika now focuses on strategic communication to amplify the voices of degrowth advocates and bridge the gap between theory and practice. She is also a key contributor to the International Degrowth Network.
She will lead a masterclass on "Degrowth and Fashion 101."
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanika-prajapat-406819a8/
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