Candid Chats with Gef 30 Under 30 2025 Winners and Partners

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Sadie Gilbert speaks with this year's Gef 30 Under 30 Winners and Campaign Partners at the 2025 Winners' Party on 15 May 2025 at Kiki Lounge in Douglas, Isle of Man.

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00:00Hello, here we are at the 30 Under 30 Winners Party.

00:03Why do you think it's important then to support events such as this?

00:06We're an island community.

00:08We have a finite amount of resources and a finite number of people

00:11and to get the most out of them is the best for the island.

00:14It's been great to see the talent that the Isle of Man is producing.

00:17I'm a very proud manxman.

00:19I've grown up here and to see what the Isle of Man is producing

00:21is absolutely fantastic and we're delighted to be part of it.

00:24So Rob, you're a winner of the Leadership category.

00:27How does it feel to be a winner?

00:28That's great. It's just great to see young talent

00:31kind of getting shining a light on them kind of things.

00:33And the lovely Rachel got on Cheetah tonight.

00:35How does it feel to be a winner?

00:37Oh, it's amazing.

00:39Like Rob says, it was a privilege to even be nominated,

00:42so to win is lovely.

00:44Finally, but not least, we've got Becky.

00:46It's so amazing to be recognised for the hard work

00:49and you guys will be aware as well,

00:51being able to drive everything forward.

00:52It's nice to put a bit of success to your hard work

00:55that goes into everything.

00:56Why have you chosen to partner with 30 Under 30 this year?

01:01At Zurich, we're really passionate about talent

01:03and people development and really investing

01:05in that younger generation coming through.

01:07For us, innovation is something that's really core

01:09to our business, so partnering for the innovation category

01:13just made absolute sense.

01:14How are you feeling that you've won this award?

01:16It was really unexpected, but I am really happy

01:19and it just kind of solidifies that, you know,

01:21you're in the right direction.

01:22It's a kind of honour to be amongst so many great people.

01:26Yeah, pretty pleased.

01:27It's nice to be recognised, I guess, for some hard work.

01:30We found it an honour to actually get involved with this.

01:33When you actually look at all the rest of the people

01:35that are down the stairs, all the Under 30s,

01:37such a massive amount of talent.

01:40So how do you feel, Lottie, that you've won?

01:42It's super exciting.

01:43I've already met so many new people, which is great.

01:46I love, like, opportunities like this

01:47because it's pretty lonely sometimes

01:50when you work freelance

01:50and I've already met so many amazing people.

01:53So, yeah, it's been really fun.

01:54It feels pretty incredible, you know?

01:55It's a privilege to be here.

01:57It's good for young people on the Isle of Man

01:59to celebrate something like this

02:00and to make sure that they're being pushed out to the public

02:02and that people recognise who is doing well on the Isle of Man.

02:05So how are we feeling, girls, to be here tonight?

02:08Well, I'm excited to be here as a sponsor,

02:11but I don't think I'll be quite as excited as the girls that actually won.

02:13You know, they've done amazingly.

02:14Yeah, I work for Boston Multifamily Office

02:16and we're a business on the Isle of Man

02:18who's very people-focused.

02:20We really want to support an event like this.

02:21Young, up-and-rising stars are recognised for their achievements.

02:25Kennedy, how do you feel being a winner of 30 Under 30?

02:28Really humbled, to be honest.

02:30Like, the reason I've won is something I do,

02:32and I have done every day for the last, well, 16 years, pretty much.

02:37So it's really exciting and really nice to be recognised

02:40because of what I do.

02:41I feel really happy.

02:42Robin, coming on to you, how do you feel that you've won this award?

02:46I feel grateful and I feel surprised, to be honest with you,

02:49because for me it was just about creating space on this island

02:53for people to enjoy themselves,

02:55for young people to have a platform,

02:56to be able to showcase their music and their talents

02:59and just create a community

03:01because I think there's a lot of competition

03:03amongst young people on the island,

03:05so I think we switch that around

03:06and we just bring everybody together instead.

03:08So why do you think it's important then to sponsor an event such as this one?

03:12I think the Isle of Man has a really strong sense of a creative community.

03:15I think it's been really good for my upbringing anyway.

03:17That's why I'm with the Arts Council now.

03:20And I think it's amazing that we can sponsor things like this

03:22to give recognition to future generations of creatives.

03:25I love it.

03:25And then how do you feel then winning a 30 Under 30 award?

03:29Absolutely amazing, to be honest.

03:31It's a great honour

03:32and it's nice to be recognised for trying to make things better over here

03:38for creatives in general.

03:40Here we are with the sustainability partner, Biosphere.

03:44Biosphere is all about how can we do things better

03:46and it's about celebrating who we are as an island.

03:4930 Under 30 is about celebrating what young people are doing on the island.

03:52I think it's really important that we don't just celebrate people at the end of the career

03:56which is what we're used to doing

03:58and that we celebrate what people like this are doing

04:00which is like at the start of their career.

04:02How are you achieving?

04:03What are you doing that's making the island better

04:05and making our Biosphere better?

04:07Amazing.

04:08And moving on to our lovely winners.

04:10How do you feel, Rachel, that you've won?

04:13I'm so excited.

04:15Honestly, I'm always so inspired by the other 30 Under 30 winners

04:18like in the past couple of years

04:20and to now be one of them is just really overwhelming

04:23but also exciting.

04:25And then Greg, how do you feel being a winner?

04:26I think it's amazing.

04:27I didn't obviously expect this

04:29but I think it's such good recognition for young people

04:31I think especially in our field

04:34which isn't always seen as the coolest field

04:37people are finally coming round to it

04:38so yeah, I feel lucky to be here.

04:41I think it's really important for a company

04:43as big as Capital Support the Young Talent on the Isle of Man

04:45it's where you get all your new ideas from

04:47we've got a really great young talent pool on the Isle of Man

04:51we've got a graduate programme at the moment

04:53and we've seen so much come through

04:54the graduate fair as well

04:56with it at Geoff's 30 Under 30

04:58it just really is the pinnacle of the young talent on the Isle of Man.

05:01Going on to our winners

05:02Alex, how does it feel to be a winner?

05:04A bit overwhelming

05:05but grateful for the recognition.

05:07Proud to represent the island

05:08and yeah, just a really nice surprise.

05:10Incredibly proud

05:11no, it was really nice to be recognised.

05:13Why do you think it's important to partner up with Geoff the Mongoose

05:16for an event such as this one?

05:17At Robinson's collaboration is hugely important for us

05:20especially because we're a small island

05:22and as a business we collaborate with lots and lots of local businesses

05:25so for the 30 Under 30 this is really, really exciting

05:29to collaborate with Geoff the Mongoose.

05:31I love it

05:32I'm moving on to our fabulous winners

05:33so how do you feel, Cal, that you've won?

05:35A bit bewildered but good, I feel very good.

05:38How do you feel, Sam, that you're a winner?

05:40I didn't expect to win

05:41so it feels really good.

05:42How do you feel, Niamh, that you've won this year?

05:45Surprised, shocked, really touched

05:47it means a lot

05:48I think everyone would probably agree with me

05:50that just even getting nominated is really touching.

05:52Why do you think it's important then

05:54to partner up and be with Geoff the Mongoose for this event?

05:57We want to be the home for start-ups in Isle of Man.

06:00We believe empowering entrepreneurs

06:02will actually help the economy in Isle of Man

06:04to thrive and build scalable global businesses here.

06:08And then moving on to our winners, Callum,

06:10how does it feel to be a winner?

06:11Yeah, it's good, it's really exciting.

06:13Obviously there's a lot of people under 30

06:14and to be selected as one of the 30 Under 30s is good.

06:17You don't do it to get awards,

06:19you do it because you love doing it.

06:20To be recognised for what you do is really nice.

06:23And moving on to Josh, how does it feel?

06:25Absolutely brilliant.

06:26It was very unexpected,

06:27very proud to be a Manx local independent business owner

06:30here on the Isle of Man.

06:31I think what Geoff is doing is amazing.

06:33I'll just echo what the boys have already said.

06:35It was a nice surprise.

06:37Like Callum said, you don't do it for sort of recognition.

06:39It's about the people you work with in your business.

06:42That's what it's about.

06:43So yeah, it's cool meeting like-minded people.

06:45Why have you chosen to partner up this year?

06:48I think it's just incredible to support

06:50the younger people in the community

06:52and just see everyone inspire others within the Isle of Man.

06:55I think it's just great for us to support that.

06:57And we have our lovely winners,

06:59Blai and Anna.

07:00It feels amazing to be a winner.

07:01The category that we've been chosen for as well

07:03is quite an important one I think

07:05because especially on the Isle of Man

07:06we're a part of a community.

07:07It's nice to be recognised.

07:09It's a really rewarding job that Anna will know much about.

07:12I get to see people grow

07:13and it's not usually something that we get recognised for

07:16so it is good to finally see people like Anna and myself

07:19being recognised for the hard work that goes in behind the scenes.

07:23Yeah.

07:24And were you expecting to win?

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