Peter Quinn is a multi-disciplined creative who’s recently stumbled on success making weird VFX videos for celebrities around Los Angeles like Will Smith, Snoop Dogg, Weezer and Michael Bublé.

Seán Napier is a football coach and entrepreneur who works as the MLS Next Academy Director for the Boston Bolts.

Hannah and Shane are the artistic duo behind Spontaneous Deuce: a big breaded baking sensation that has been taking the NI Artisan markets by storm.

Jane Shaw lives at and manages Elmfield Estate: a family-run wellness centre, retreat facility, educational institute and home of a monthly artisan market.

On why they love working and living in Northern Ireland

Having been born in Belfast, and attended Queen's University Belfast, Maddie Hamill has focused her career on creating growth solutions for Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial businesses in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), food, beverage and health and wellness categories.

Ilse van Staden is a rugby player, butcher, chef, language teacher and biltong maker from South Africa and living in Northern Ireland.

Bangor native Matthew Scott is a digital media entrepreneur working hard to change media entertainment, digital storytelling and digital democracy.

Conor Gallagher is the North Belfast-born founder of AllotMe: an online platform that connects empty outdoor space with would-be vegetable growers, often described as the Airbnb for gardens.

Gemma Gallagher is an award-winning Visual Artist and the Founder of Design & Dine, a Creative Workshop company based in the UAE and Northern Ireland.