“I never let myself forget where I’ve come from as a refugee from Kurdistan. And it’s important for me to remember all of the challenges I’ve faced: health challenges, challenges in myself and my own mind, financial challenges. With all of that, for me to be where I am now …

“I studied events at college and then Uni, and then worked 4 years for the NHS, before moving to this job. At the NHS, I worked organising health conferences. My team there used to facilitate all of the health conferences in Scotland. We did some private events as well – …