Esma Esin Yildirim Eryilmaz Start-up Case Study | Student Futures
Esma Esin Yildirim Eryilmaz graduated in 2024 with an MSc in Cosmetic Science and now runs her own business, Botanifolia, which makes and sells botanical wellbeing products.
Esma Esin Yildirim Eryilmaz graduated in 2024 with an MSc in Cosmetic Science and now runs her own business, Botanifolia, which makes and sells botanical wellbeing products.
When you think about your own school days, you might have had a furry friend to keep you company in the classroom – maybe a school hamster, rabbit or guinea pig. But what about a school dog?
Tom Barnes graduated from LJMU with degree in Sociology and went on to do an MSc in Development Studies at SOAS (School of African and Oriental studies) in London before becoming the Director of Fundraising and Communications at War on Want.
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Lucy Daniels graduated in 2024 with a degree in International Tourism Management. She is the founder of Explorer Travel Holidays by Lucy, a one-stop Travel Advisory service selling a range of different holiday packages, holiday extras and tours across the UK, Europe and Worldwide.
Mark Smith is a Biology graduate who works for Eurofins Forensics Services as a Forensic DNA Analyst.
Biology graduate Katie Fisher secured a place on the Teach First graduate scheme as a Trainee Secondary Science Teacher.
Zoë Dunlop graduated in 2025 with a degree in Marketing and has secured a graduate role with AccountsIQ in London. During her time at LJMU, Zoë completed an industrial placement with Mando Group, worked part-time for the Student Futures team during her final year as a Marketing and Content Officer and also completed a Discovery Internship with In-House Legal Solutions.
Kris Roberts graduated with a degree in Media, Culture, Communication in 2020, then completed an MSc in Digital Marketing. He is now the Head of Digital Marketing and Innovation at the MAPD Group following a role as Associate & Digital Marketing Manager at Jackson Lees Group. When studying at LJMU he told us about how he took matters into his own hands to gain writing experience when he found limited opportunities in the PR/marketing sectors.
Jaykumar Vora completed an MSc in Electrical Power and Control Engineering and has secured a place on the graduate scheme at Siemens Energy as a Graduate Electrical and Electronics Engineer.