#LLAInterview: “I believe women should rise up and own themselves” LLA Meets Aramide Abe, Founder- NaijaStartups
Aramide Abe is an entrepreneur and the Executive Director of Naija Startups an entrepreneurship hub of 65,000+ member startups in Africa. Under her leadership, Naija Startups has collaborated with organisations such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft to deliver digital marketing training to millions of African entrepreneurs. She has an MBA from the prestigious INSEAD and […]
4 Things You Should Know About Leslie Jones
Popular for co-anchoring the Saturday Night Live Show, here are 4 peculiar things you should know about African- American comedian and actress Annette “Leslie” Jones popularly know as Leslie Dogg. Leslie started to do stand-up comedy in college in 1987, when a friend signed her up for a “Funniest Person on Campus” contest. After she won the […]
Tobechukwu Phillips Breaks 125 Year Record, Makes History as First Black Valedictorian in High School, Texas
Tobechukwu ‘Tobi’ Phillips just broke a barrier as the first Black valedictorian in Alvin High School’s 125 year history. The Texas high school was first established in 1894 and integrated with African-American students in 1965. Phillips earned a cumulative 6.9 GPA on a 4.0 scale, placing her at the top of her class. She only […]
#LadyBossQuickFive: Tosin Oshinowo Says Entrepreneurship is About Impact
Tosin Oshinowo is a registered Architect in Federal Republic of Nigeria and also a member of the Royal Institute of the British Architects. She has been lead Architect at cmDesign Atelier (cmD+A) since 2012. cmD+A is an architecture design consultancy practice based in Lagos and is best known for the Maryland Mall, which opened in June 2016. She is quite […]
#LLACareerQuestionnaire: Associate Partner with McKinsey & Company Says She Would Love To Have a Lunch Date With Ibukun Awosika
Should naivety be an excuse for not understanding office politics? What do you do when you are creatively stuck? Pray? take a stroll? How do you deal with difficult bosses? Read Kemi Onabanjo’s answers to our Career Questionnaire. What is your number one hack for dealing with difficult colleagues/bosses? Prayer is the master key! […]
What Do You Do When Your Colleague Steals Your Idea?
Scenario: Katie is the COO of a hospitality company. She has a keen strategic mind. In a contentious moment, she recommends that the C-suite move toward a new talent strategy. The idea is met with resistance. Then Dave, the head of IT, restates her idea in his own words. The rest of the C-suite supports […]
5 Career tips from Sierra Leonean British Journalist & Former CNN News Anchor – Isha Sesay
Isha Sesay has been the consistent face and voice that has told African stories on CNN International for over a decade. Sesay is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent, a presenter of the 360 Bulletin on Anderson Cooper 360° was a co-anchor for Evening Express as well as anchor and correspondent for CNN International from 2005 – 2018 before leaving to support her education project […]
#LadyBossQuickFive: Busola Dakolo Says Entrepreneurship is a Mindset
“In this age of technology, if you don’t have a skill that is scalable, you are going to be left behind.” Busola Dakolo is a Nigerian based professional photographer and Founder of Busola Dakolo Images. She is also the founder of Skillskitchen, a digital platform that equips and connects youths with opportunities and requisite skills […]
#LLACareerQuestionnaire: Head of Africa Magic Showcase West Africa Says Music Does it For Her When She is Creatively Stuck
Rubbelitte lipstick, short walks and music, locs, office politics- Atinuke Ngozi Babatunde takes our #CareerQuestionnaire What is your number one hack for dealing with difficult colleagues/bosses? I ensure that I try and understand their own point of view and refuse to be drawn into confrontations but rather focus on the objective of the deliverable at […]
L’Oreal Makes Beauty Advert For Men To Encourage Women Empowerment and Increased Representation of Women in Leadership Positions
L’OrealParis has teamed up with McCannWorldGroup Deutschland for a new humorous social media campaign standing for female empowerment across the board. In-house research undertaken by both showed that 91.4% of management and governing boards across Germany are comprised of men, sparking a wider investigation by the pair on women in leadership roles across the country. This […]