Lawrencia Nelson fell in love with sales soon after starting her professional career. With a natural gift for persuasion, Lawrencia combined her skills for sales with her love of communications and came up with Lena Media Consultancy. The business promotes Black owned brands. This is her story of how she found her calling and passion …
A Plymouth entrepreneur who set up a completely new fitness experience, underpinned by her commitment to diversity and inclusion, has described how the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a “rollercoaster of emotions” as her business finally emerges from lockdown restrictions. Nadia Millinship, a single parent of two children, founded Club Kombat in 2018. Originally solely …
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On the last day of Black History Month 2020, it’s an honour to pay tribute to the extraordinary achievements of Dr Miranda Brawn. Her portfolio career includes Lawyer, Diversity Leader Pioneer, Board Advisor, Finance, Technology and Regulatory Expert, Success Coach, Mentor, Media Contributor, Author, Executive Producer and as well as International Motivational Speaker. She is …
African Town, the brain child of Chief Uzo Owunne, Chairman of the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) started in July 2019 as a concept pitched at the 7th African Ambassadors and Diaspora Interactive Forum (AAIF) by Mark Higham and Yemisi Mokulo, seasoned gurus in translating ideas into reality. What started as a mere idea has now …
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By Mbeke Waseme Pegasus Opera Company (POC) was established by Lloyd Newton in 1992. He was a Jamaican opera singer who found it difficult to secure work in the UK. The company’s strap line is Harmony in Diversity. They are based in Brixton and were created to represent the diversity of London and of course, …
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B By Mercy Francis It was a breath taking fashion show from Kwame Koranteng, the Ghanaian born designer, showing his latest collection, appropriately in time for the holiday season, entitled the Savannah collection. The show took place at the prestigious Tiger restaurant in the heart of London’s West End. Kwame is an award-winning fashion legend …
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Karen Jones is a different type of fitness instructor. She describes herself as a well-being and fitness coach dedicated to a holistic approach to health and wellness. In the two years she has been running her business, ‘Happy You Happy Body’ Karen has won accolades and cultivated a huge following on social media with her …
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She builds brands: That’s how Kubi Springer was introduced every time she took part in a speaking engagement. She became so successful that the three words stuck, cementing her reputation as one of the top brand developers in the world. Kubi has taken on the mission of championing women into top marketing positions, ensuring …
Sonia Poleon is an International Best Seller, an Award Winning Business Woman and the liveliest Presenter of a Radio and TV show on two different continents. Yes, you read that right, two different continents. Her life story reads like an action packed novel on how to achieve entrepreneurial success. So here in her own words, …
Sonia’s Story So Far – An Action Packed Adventure to International Stardom! Read More »
When Angela Steele started in the construction industry way back in the nineties, winning an award for Construction Excellence was certainly not on the cards. Particularly since she was a young black woman from a London inner city, with no qualifications and no concrete plans of where she wanted to take her life. But then …
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