the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
Source: Mosound Production | published on 15 April 2014
Dr. Jennifer Riria talks about the origins of Kenya Women Holding, its important role within Kenyan society, especially in empowering women, and her vision for growing KWFT to be the pride of Africa.
Read moreSource: Initiative for Global Development IGD | Published April 2, 2014
Susan Mashibe is IGD's inaugural Jennifer Potter Emerging Leaders Fellow. Here she discusses her entrepreneurial journey in Africa's growing aviation sector.
Read moreSource: SPICE TV, published on Mar 31, 2014
SPICE TV Celebrates Mothers in Fashion as veteran designer Deola Sagoe marks 25 years in the industry. In honour of Mother's Day and after a month celebrating 'Mothers in Fashion', SPICE TV brings you a tribute to Deola Sagoe -- the designer, the woman and mother, as you've never seen her before. In an intimate, exclusive interview detailing the designer's move to rebrand her label from Deola Sagoe to Deola, her work, achievements and her inspirations, Deola shares on her Mother, children and motherhood itself, giving insight into the icon's inner circle.
Read moreAlly Angula is Group Managing Director and Chief Strategist at Leap Investment Namibia Group. Ally by profession is a Chartered Accountant and serves on various corporate Boards as a non-exeuctive Director. She firmly believe in the power of entrepreneurship and DREAMING BIG! She launched the "Dream Namibia Launchpad" which is an initiative aimed at providing business plan critique advice to aspiring entrepreneurs and business start-ups.
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Source: Forbes.com | published 3/25/2014
In Africa’s burgeoning, male-dominated tech scene, women remain largely underrepresented. Yet there is a tiny handful of incredible women who are launching and building successful, innovative tech companies that are upending industries, setting new standards and earning their place at the cool table. These women create and innovate, exploiting ideas, products and services to produce dynamic businesses. Nkendilim Begho is listed as one of these pioneering women.
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Source: Okay Africa, published March 2014
If you were to ask people in the know to name their top fashion designers of African descent, we know for fact that Deola Sagoe would come up. Originally from Nigeria, Sagoe has been in the industry for the past 25 years and keep shining in the international fashion limelight. A true visionary, she stands out with her strong signature designs, elegance and attitude. Last Sunday, Deola Sagoe unveiled new pieces from her Fall/Winter 14 collection in a bright, beautiful set-up at New York Fashion Week. We caught up with her a day prior to the show, during casting, to have a chat with her ....
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Juliana Rotich, co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi
Source: Fortune Magazine, March 20, 2014
In an era that feels starved for leadership, Fortune Magazine has developed a list of men and women who will inspire you — some famous, others little known, all of them energizing their followers and making the world better place. Juliana Rotich is included on the list.
Read the full Fortune 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders List' here.
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Source: Devex | By Susan Mashibe | 13 March 2014
From government officials to corporate leaders to philanthropists, the hot topic on everyone’s mind today is supporting the rise of Africa. But as we pour over population projections and examine different drivers of economic growth, too often, we neglect 50 percent of Africa’s population. How can we expect to support the rise of all of Africa, when we’re only supporting half the population?
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Source: TechMoran | March 13, 2014
EY today announced the finalists of the Eastern Africa Chapter of the Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Awards (EOYA). The Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Awards recognize entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence in areas of entrepreneurial spirit, financial performance, strategic direction, community or global impact, innovation and personal integrity. Julian Omalla has been nominated in the Emerging Entrepreneur Category.
Read moreSource: HOTM Channel Nigeria | Published on March 13, 2014
HOTM profiles doctor, pilot and healthcare entrepreneur Dr. Ola Orekunrin. She is the CEO of Flying Doctors, a medical emergency unit which has helped save lives through prompt emergency response and air transportation of patients across the West African sub-region. Ola shares her story about returning to Nigeria to start a business and how she has been transformed by the experience.
Read morePublished on Mar 11, 2014
Founder of Yeigo Communications and ReKindle, Rapelang Rabana, talks about the start of her journey in forming her business and she also gives some great advice to young South African entrepreneurs out there.
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Source: Vogue Italia, published 02/03/2014
She was the first black woman to present a collection at Alta Roma back in 2004 and has been in the Nigerian fashion game since 1989. In a quarter decade of time, Lagos-based designer Deola Sagoe has established herself as the leading lady of Nigerian fashion, armed with a clientèle that ranges from Africa's first ladies, to society girls like Lydia Hearst and top model Alek Wek....
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Source: Maison D' Exception | Posted on February 24, 2014 by Pascal Gautrand
For twenty years, textile designer Aïssa Dione has been directing one of the few enterprises in Senegal that weave fabrics with locally-grown cotton according to ancestral know-how. Her mission of building a production chain that is truly, 100% 'Made in Senegal' is outside of the norm in a country where exporting raw materials is the primary activity.
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TechTrends, the Zambian web-based Technology Publication recently attended the Bongohive Insaka in Lusaka who hosted as their guest speaker Monica Musonda, the founder and CEO of Java Foods, a Zambian based food processing company known for it’s highly affordable ‘eeZee’ brand of noodles.
Read their interesting article in which Monica shares some of the best ways for any start-up business to progress and stresses the need for one to have passion in whatever business you want to start.
Find the TechTrends article here.
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Uche Pedro is named one of the '30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa in 2014' by Forbes.
Read moreSource: SABC Digital News | Published on Jan 30, 2014
Established in 1992, Jenna Clifford Designs was established back in 1992 and has grown to become a brand of style and luxury. The initial focus was exclusively on jewellery design, but today the brand has grown to include four innovative brands: Jenna Clifford Fine Jewellery, Renaissance Jewellery by Jenna Clifford, Jenna Clifford Homeware and Jenna Clifford Trophies. So even 2 decades later, the jewellery is still designed by Jenna Clifford herself! Who is this creative lady and how has she build her empire? Hosted by Tshepang Motsekuoa.
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Source: Business Day, January 27, 2014
Kofo Akinkugbe, chief executive, Secure ID, a relatively young firm creating MasterCard and Visa, operating in 16 African countries, is an example of a chief executive that is succeeding based on innovation. Speaking at a forum recently on innovation on the CEO’s agenda, Akinkugbe urged business owners to build capacity that will sustain the creativity, that is, developing the capacity of employees....
Read morePublished on January 16, 2014
CNN interviews Rapelang Rabana, the Founder of Rekindle Learning and Yeigo, about Rekindle's learning and mobile and internet technology.
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Source: Forbes | 2 January, 2014
Swaady Martin-Leke, an Ivorian entrepreneur, prides herself as a custodian of Africa’s rich culture and history. And she preserves it with style. After an eventful, highflying 11-year career at GE, where she held leadership positions in several divisions across the world (including acting as the Director for Sub-Saharan Africa of GE Transportation and acting-CEO for GE South Africa Technologies), she decided to follow her passion for African culture & heritage and founded YSWARA, a growing home-grown African global luxury brand.
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