#LLABlog: Meet Adelle Onyango, Kenyan media personality, podcaster and founder of the Adelle Onyango Initiative.
Adelle Onyango has over 10 years experience in the radio industry. She begun as a drive show host on 1FM where she was instrumental in bringing in a digital arch to the Kenyan radio scene. Adelle then moved to Kenya’s top media house; Radio Africa Group as a presenter on their radio station, KissFM. She […]
#Womenofthediaspora- Chika Unigwe, Creative Director of the Awele Creative Trust
Chika Unigwe was born on 12 June 1974 in Enugu, Nigeria, the sixth of seven children. After completing her secondary school education at Federal Government Girls’ College, Abuja, she went on to earn a BA in English at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1995. That same year, following her marriage to a Belgian engineer, […]
#LadyBossInterview: ”Innovation they say is the father of all businesses while marketing is the mother!”#LLA Meets Lady Boss, Aderonke Onipede, CEO and lead facilitator at Acomms Media Limited.
Aderonke Onipede is a trained Business Development manager and is also certified in various Strategic and Managerial training for NGOs at top lead schools like Lagos Business School, etc. She is an author of a non- fictional collection of different life stories book called BEAUTIFUL MEMOIRS She is the CEO and lead facilitator at Acomms […]
#LLATechThursdays: Meet Amanda Spann, Serial App Entrepreneur and Marketing Consultant.
Amanda Spann is a Ghanian born, Chicago-based marketing consultant & app entrepreneur. Sitting at the intersection of product and promotion, she helps brands take their ideas from concept to creation and then build a buzz around them. Amanda launched tiphub in 2014 to support technology and social enterprise-led innovation in African markets. For tiphub, purpose […]
#LeadingLadySpotlight: Ory Okolloh, Kenyan activist and Founder, Ushahidi
Tech-savvy lawyer and activist Ory Okolloh Mwangi combines her skills and passion to increase government transparency and accountability. She is known as the “Kenyan pundit” for good reason: not only does she have strong opinions about government transparency, the role of entrepreneurship and African storytelling – she has also always been committed to helping others […]
#LadyCreative: Meet Farai Simoyi, CEO & Founder of The Narativ House
Farai Simoyi was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Growing up she was surrounded by colorful fashion and creative people who didn’t have the money to buy new gear all the time, but they had enough imagination to make and upcycle their own funky styles. Simoyi learned to sew and picked up the infectious creativity of […]
#LeadingLadySpotlight: Kalina Bryant, Global Head of Customer Advocacy at work management platform, Asana
Kalina Bryant is the current Global Head of Customer Advocacy at work management platform Asana, making her the first African-American woman to join the company’s revenue executive leadership team. According to Forbes, she brought in $9 million in annual revenue for Asana in just six months of joining the company. Bryant started her career in […]
#LLABlog- Meet Raby Gueye, Founder and CEO of Teach For Senegal, which seeks to raise educational outcomes in Senegal so that one day every Senegalese child feels seen, loved, and liberated.
Raby Gueye is the founder and CEO of Teach For Senegal, which seeks to raise educational outcomes in Senegal so that one day every Senegalese child feels seen, loved, and liberated. Raby Gueye grew up in a remote Senegalese village that lacked a school system. She became the first in her family to attend school […]
#LLATechThursdays: Meet Jasmine Lawrence, Product Manager at Everyday Robots
Jasmine Lawrence currently serves as a Product Manager at Everyday Robots, a project from X, the moonshot factory. Everyday Robots is building a new type of learning robot— one that can learn by itself, to help anyone with (almost) anything. Prior to this, she served on the Blood Donations and Portal ( formerly Building 8) […]
#CareerConversations: “The possibilities are endless when you are focusing on adding value to other people’s lives and helping them get what they want. ” – Cindy Makita-Dodd, Career Strategist & Coach, Entrepreneur.
Cindy Makita-Dodd is a 2X entrepreneur, top-rated Career Strategist & Coach, the founder of Hired Institute. In 2020, Cindy was selected by LinkedIn as a ‘LinkedIn Career Expert’ and through her company, Hired Institute, helps people land their dream jobs. Cindy believes that everyone has the potential to pursue their ideal careers but they may […]