Kasiva Mutua is an international percussionist and we are loving her
She was only six years old when she started hitting any surface she could find. She would sit with her grandmother, listen to stories and play games which helped her develop a keen ear for sounds. Those events marked Kasiva Mutua’s foray into playing a percussion instrument. It is interesting to note that Kasiva […]
“Challenges are the bread of champions,” Leading Ladies Africa speaks to travel and tour maven, Chiamaka Obuekwe of Social Prefect Tours
Meeting Chiamaka for the first time, and you immediately get a sense of her passion, vivacity and bubbly nature. She’s taken those traits and her passion for travel and transformed them into a thriving travel and tour business named Social Prefect Tours. This week, we had a chat with her, where she shared her […]
Entrepenuer advice from Irina Marina
Irina Marina is a Mozambican photographer and CEO Irina Marina Photography. Specializing mainly in environmental portraiture, portfolio formal portraits, documentary photography and event photography, they help bring life to each client’s vision. The company also has a graphics side of the business that deals with logo creation, website design, the making of brochures, invitations, business […]
She keeps winning! Aishah Ahmad is set to become the next CBN Deputy Governor
We love it when women shatter glass ceilings and Mrs Aishah Ahmad is doing that effortlessly in the finance industry. Currently the Chairperson of WIMBIZ and Executive Director (Retail Banking) at Diamond Bank Plc, Mrs Ahmad has been appointed to become the next Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Her appointment is expected to fill the […]
”Do not focus on the physical rewards. Focus on building a brand that will last a generation and beyond.” – Tolulope Giwa Sobande
Tolulope Giwa-Sowande started the first healthy food and snacks restaurant in Benin City after she found it challenging to source healthy foods during her weight loss journey. Although she grew up obese, Tolulope decided to challenge the myth that some people will always be fat no matter how had they try. Her jouney convinced her […]
Udeme Mfon-Okon is making waves with pig farming
From banking to charcoal and shea butter exportation to pig farming, Udeme Mfon-Okon went from the corporate world to owning her own business like a boss. She is a winner of the Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneur Today Award. Mrs Udeme started her business when she left the banking industry after twelve years as a manager. Mrs […]
Peace Hyde Appointed as Forbes Africa’s Head of Digital Media and Strategic Partnerships
Peace Hyde, a British-Ghanaian, television personality, business journalist and media entrepreneur, best known for her role as host of Forbes Africa ‘My Worst Day in Business’ series, has been named ‘Head of Digital Media and Strategic Partnerships’ by The ABN Group, owners of Forbes Africa and CNBC Africa. Hyde will maintain her current role as […]
BBC lists Tiwa Savage, Imafidion in 100 women list for 2017
The BBC list of 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017 has been released and Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage and Anne-Marie Imafidon have made the list. Imafidon made the list for her role in supporting women to go into careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Imafidon founded Stemettes in 2013, a social enterprise promoting women […]
Ronke Bamisedun is an all around achiever; here’s why
From her undergraduate days in Birmingham City University to her career as a music PR where she had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest stars up till when she started her own agency, Ronke has been making things work. She started her professional life working at a Butchers Store in Lagos because […]
Toke Makinwa launches entrepreneurship grant initiative
Media personality, author, and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa, recently launched her entrepreneurship grant initiative, On Becoming Empowered. The campaign is geared towards giving back to budding entrepreneurs who have terrific small start-up business plans, but have little or no initial capital to implement their plans. 50 candidates have already been shortlisted, but ultimately, there can only […]