About us

Behind every great company, is a team of great women who hold it together.

GirlDreamer has a small but mighty team! We each bring something different that makes us who we are and creates the foundation of values we are built on. Get to know more about who makes GirlDreamer possible

Meet the team

Amna Akhtar

Co-Founder & Creative Director

Amna Akhtar

Co-Founder & Creative Director

Amna is the creativity behind GirlDreamer. From all the juicy ideas, creative programming & future planning – she makes sure we evolve the business. Fun fact, she’s also a TEDx speaker, ran an Olympic qualifying time in the 100m sprint and is a badass longboarder.

amna@girldreamer.co.uk

Kiran Kaur

Co-Founder & CEO

Kiran Kaur

Co-Founder & CEO

Kiran oversees the operations at GirlDreamer. From handling logistics, consulting companies and the fancy meetings – she makes sure we do business. When she’s not busy at GirlDreamer, you can find her obsessing over Harry Potter, making 3D modular origami or learning to play the drums.

kiran@girldreamer.co.uk

Nerea Pérez

Head of Design

Nerea Pérez

Head of Design

She is responsible for shaping all of our ideas in a unique and original way. She has a keen eye for detail and passion from the get go. Whatever she’s working on, she always find a way to exceed expectations! Fun fact, she is capable of following more than 7 TV shows at the same time!

nerea.prez@gmail.com

Danni Ebanks-Ingram

Head Coach

Danni Ebanks-Ingram

Head Coach

Danni is our head coach of longboarding for our most recognised initiative “Boarders Without Borders”. They are the badass who oversees the coaching team, new programmes and cohorts, events, pop-ups and when they’re not with us, they are an incredible artist and producer involved in many other awesome projects. 

debanksingram@gmail.com

The Journey

2012
A conversation between two best friends about girls having better experiences growing up.
2013
Operating from our bedrooms and garden sheds, we ran the 1st after-school club for girls aged 14-16 in Birmingham that sparked the journey.
2016
Officially registered and set up GirlDreamer - an empowerment platform for the next gen of women of colour.
2019
A multi-award winning platform, supporting thousands of women of colour, through personal and professional development workshops, training and community initiatives.
A conversation between two best friends about girls having better experiences growing up.

Our Values

We use relevant and relatable experiences, context and perspective to create wider change through both social and systems change. To do so, we ensure we always uphold these values:

AUTHENTIC

Everything must be done from a genuine place that seeks to create authentic support, change and growth.

HOLISTIC

Everything is done with the intention to improve the overall wellbeing including: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of the young women we interact with.

INNOVATIVE

Everything we create is to be done by “thinking outside of the box”. To create what has not been done before so that our products and services are unique to us and for the women we serve.

Our Surfing GirlDreamers

Rabia

Zakirah

Nafisa

Taylor

Elyssa

Anisah