#TakeTheLeadTuesdays How To Deal With Inappropriate Comments at Work
It is not uncommon to hear inappropriate remarks about someone’s race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability at work. It is however very common to be uncertain about how to receive these comments. What do you say to a colleague who hints at your body weight or your eating habits or […]
Say Hello! to Forbes Africa’s 2019, 30 Under 30 Female #Creatives
Forbes Africa recently released its fifth edition of its 30 under 30 list, honoring some of the continent’s most accomplished young artists, entrepreneurs and tech stars. This year’s list comprises the names of 120 young African game-changers, all under the age of 30, in each of the four sectors – Business, Technology, Creative’s and Sport, […]
Mary Njoku’s Nigerian Film Production Company, ROK Studios Acquired by CANAL+
Mary Njoku‘s ROK has been acquired by French audiovisual group CANAL+. CANAL+ acquired the African film studio and international TV network, including its production, content distribution and publishing channels. As part of the transaction, IROKO Ltd will also take full control of the JV IROKO+. The move comes as CANAL+ Group looks to strengthen its content production […]
#LadyBossInterview: “Within the next five years we want to be recognized as THE TOTAL SCENT SOLUTION providers in Nigeria”#LLA Meets Bolaji Fasanya & Buky Akinmboni, CO-Founders, Scentify
Founded by two friends Bolaji Fasanya and Buky Akinmboni, Operations Director and Creative Director, respectively, Scentify is a luxury fragrance brand for the home and body, created with the purpose of delivering the ultimate scent ambience through products such as scented candles, Reed Diffusers, Wax melts, Room Sprays, body products and Car Fresheners. With a […]
Nigerian Lesley Nneka Arimah Wins Caine Prize 2019
Nigerian writer, Lesley Nneka Arimah has won the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing. The 36-year-old author defeated writers from other countries in Africa like Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Kenya to win the highly coveted prize. According to Peter Kimani, the chair of judges, Lesley Arimah is entitled to £10,000 (an equivalent of over N4.4m). Kimani […]
Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi’s Taking Up Space is the Black Girls Manifesto for Change
Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi always knew that their experience of Cambridge would be different because of their race and gender. Despite platitudes on inclusivity and improvements, the Oxbridge bubble is still predominantly white, male and upper class. But the duo, who both recently graduated, had no idea how outrageous some of their encounters with […]
If You Are New in the Corporate World, These Five Lessons Will Help You
If you do a Google search of career advice you’ll be met with hundreds, if not thousands, of recommendations. But if you are just starting out in your career, these five points below will help as you step into the world of career and climb the corporate ladder. 1. Invest in Communication Training When I […]
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa Becomes Naspers’ First Black Female CEO in Over 100 years
Naspers, the most valuable company in Africa, has appointed a new chief executive for its South African unit and made history in the process. Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, 48, takes on the role and becomes the company’s first female and first black chief executive. Her appointment follows a long streak of white, male CEOs leading the 104-year […]
”How I Failed To Communicate Executive Presence and How I Fixed It”- Ola Orekunrin, Founder, Flying Doctors Nigeria
I will start with a story about how I failed to communicate executive presence and how I fixed it. I realised that I had an executive presence problem when I and my business partner of 10 years went to visit one of the most highly respected Nigerian businessmen ; Alhaji Sayyu Dantata, founder of the MRS […]
#LadyBossQuickFive: “If I Wasn’t an Entrepreneur, I Would be a UN Ambassador, Championing Causes for the African Child”- Anita Okoye, Founder, TannkCo For Kids and The Cashew Apple Project
Anita Okoye is a social activist, serial entrepreneur, author and mother of three, who is extremely well versed in what is required to oversee the building of a successful startup and its mission. In April 2016, she publicly quit her job as a Strategic Business Developer for an Oil &Gas company in Nigeria to become a full time entrepreneur […]