In 2014, she was a young person in Cyprus taking her first steps with JA. Today, she’s building businesses of her own in Amsterdam. Miriam Marancos returns to share what happened in between—and why young people shouldn’t wait for opportunities, but learn to create their own.

Miriam Marancos is an entrepreneur and creative hospitality professional with a passion for turning ideas into experiences and businesses. She is the founder of The Lemon Club, an Amsterdam-based luxury hospitality studio specialising in private dining, bespoke events and creative concepts, and is currently building SAVR, a food start-up rethinking how we consume protein.
Miriam’s own journey with JA began in Cyprus in 2014, and she has remained an avid ambassador and attendee ever since.
With a background spanning 5-star luxury hotels in Berlin and Munich, Michelin-starred restaurants, international events such as F1 and entrepreneurship, Miriam is particularly interested in emotion and personalisation as a key to success.
Originally from Cyprus and now based in the Netherlands, she is passionate about encouraging young people to think ambitiously, experiment, and create opportunities for themselves.