Discussion with Oyeyemi, co-founder of Virgos Lounge, a global vintage-inspired brand. We discuss everything from ideation, manufacturing, dealing with customers, rising from mistakes, and staying focused on building sustainably.
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Our first group conversation with 3 beautiful black female authors who are using the stories of their lives and in their hearts to change narratives and perspectives. In this conversation, we discuss their individual journey to becoming authors. What struck me was how similar their start-up stories were – They all started exploring their voice through blogging pulling from deep (seeking) experiences in their lives and their writing journey however young or mature has been divinely inspired with a strong sense of purpose.
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Vome is a chemical engineer who is passionate about energy, a self-published author, and a passionate problem solver. In this episode, Vome talked to us about her academic and professional journey so far, how she assessed and eliminated options along the way and how she sought out passion in her work and her life.
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Bukola is the founder/CEO of Career Masterclass, a not for profit social enterprise dedicated to enabling the progression of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) professionals in the workplace. Through webinars, live events and the annual STRETCH conference, Bukola teaches practical career tips to a varied BAME audience which has resulted in tangible career progress for the participants. An amazing conversation with a woman who rose to an MD role at Barclays, London.
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Busola is a gifted engineer turned business woman who bares it all for our viewers. Her honesty about her family struggles and a number of challenges along the way is humbling but what is most encouraging is her staggering pursuit for excellence despite all that life has brought her way.
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This episode is with a fearless leader, Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, Founder of AGS Tribe. We discuss how her seemingly disjoined corporate and business experiences have now come full circle to amplify the social mobility work that she is so passionate about and actively engaged in.
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On this episode, I chat with Toyin Opebiyi, a lawyer turned baker extraordinaire on her from law to the business and the many diverse stops she took in between. Pick up your pen and paper guys! This is a masterclass in launching a new business/brand and turning your passion to profits.
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For our first episode is with Adesuwa Okunbo - Rhodes, Black Female Founding Partner & MD at a PE firm. We discussed her background and her pathway into finance that led her to Partner & MD of a Private Equity firm at only 28 years old. She spoke passionately about the wins she secured through persistence but also about some of the challenges associated with being the trifecta of female, black, and young.
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