#LLASpotlight Meet The Women of Women Leaders Unscripted
When we created Women Leaders Unscripted, we knew we needed women who weren’t afraid to get real, women who would show up authentically, women who would inspire by being themselves and these women showed up with their whole hearts. These are the voices behind Women Leaders Unscripted. the women who shared their truth. the messy […]
She Leads Business with Ayodotun Akinfenwa- The Creative Visionary Building Africa’s Next Generation of Brand Leaders
What happens when one woman decides Africa’s creatives deserve global tools and gives them the keys? Meet Ayodotun Akinfenwa, brand strategist, trainer, author, and the first African woman to join the Canva Experts Programme. When she’s not helping global brands craft their stories, she’s teaching entrepreneurs how to design their own futures, literally. Through her […]
LLA Spotlight With Shalom Ijeoma Lloyd MBE: The Pharmaceutical Professor Building Billion-Dollar Bridges Between Africa and Global Markets.
Thank you for spending time with us today, Prof. In your words, who would you say Shalom Ijeoma Lloyd MBE is, and how would you describe what she does? I am an everyday woman who dares to believe that purpose, impact, and profit can coexist. I am a proud Nigerian and British citizen, a mother […]
Oreoluwa Atinmo, the Marketing Leader Making History With the Gino #WorldJollofFest
Some people build brands. Others make history. Oreoluwa Atinmo is doing both. From being the first female Automation Engineer at Heineken Nigeria to steering GBfoods’ marketing vision across 24 African countries, Ore has never been one to follow a script, she writes her own. And now, she’s co-writing one of the boldest chapters in Nigeria’s […]
LLA Spotlight with Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche: The Changemaker Building Space for Women Where Barriers Run Deep
In every generation, there’s a group of women who insist on rewriting the script, no matter how heavy the pen. Ogwuche Osasu is one of them. Her work sits right in the center of policy, media, advocacy, and philanthropy, but at the heart of it all is one mission: to create space where women can […]
Olu Olufemi-White, CEO of Alami Capital, Joins NITDA and GITEX to Unveil “The LaunchPad” for Scaling Africa’s Women-Led Startups
Alami Capital, in strategic collaboration with The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today announced the debut of The LaunchPad at GITEX Nigeria 2025, a first-of-its-kind investment and venture-building platform dedicated to scaling Africa’s most promising women-led startups. While women own 27% of businesses in Africa and contribute […]
8 Legacy Lessons from Graça Machel: Proof That One Woman Can Shake Nations
In the annals of African leadership, few stories are as remarkable as that of Graça Machel, a woman who didn’t just witness history, but rewrote it across two nations and multiple continents. Picture this: A young girl born in rural Mozambique, 17 days after her father’s death, who would grow up to become the only […]
6 toxic workplace signs
You know that feeling when you wake up Monday morning and your stomach immediately knots up at the thought of going to work? When you find yourself making excuses to avoid team meetings or checking your phone anxiously even on weekends? We’ve all been there. And it’s time we stopped normalizing toxic workplaces just because […]
Remembering Sharon Chuter: A Trailblazer for Beauty, Inclusion, and Change
Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Sharon Chuter, a trailblazer whose vision reshaped the beauty industry and inspired a generation. From her early days in Nigeria, daring to bring global brands to her home country as a teenager, to founding UOMA Beauty, Sharon showed us what it means to dream boldly and act […]
8 Things Tara Durotoye Teaches Us About Building a Business Legacy
Tara Fela-Durotoye is more than a beauty entrepreneur. She’s a pioneer who transformed Nigeria’s makeup industry, empowered thousands of women, and set the standard for impact-driven business in Africa. She found House of Tara in the late 90s and has become a role model for entrepreneurs across the continent, Tara’s journey offers timeless lessons on […]