Celebrating the Brilliant Woman in Business & Leadership + African Fashion
The GTBank Fashion Weekend is a consumer focused fashion exhibition and capacity building event that aims to promote enterprise within the fast growing Nigerian fashion industry. The inaugural event, held November 12-13, 2016, in Lagos, Nigeria, included masterclasses, shopping and runway shows. Here are the three designers that showed collections on day two of the …
The GTBANK FASHION WEEKEND was an amazing showcase of the best of fashion, style and entrepreneurship in Nigeria and by far the largest fashion event of the year. Watch the highlights of DAY 1 activities from the exhibitions to the presentations and Masterclasses featuring Celebrity Makeup Artist, Sam Fine, British Fashion Aficionado, Caroline Rush and …
The GTBank Fashion Weekend is a consumer focused fashion exhibition and capacity building event that aims to promote enterprise within the fast growing Nigerian fashion industry. The inaugural event, held November 12-13, 2016, in Lagos, Nigeria, included masterclasses, shopping and runway shows. Here are the three designers that showed collections on day one of the …
Linda Ikeji, Nigeria/Africa’s leading celebrity blogger, provides inspiring words for those who may be going through difficult times, especially this holiday season. In a You Tube video published over the weekend, the media entrepreneur had these words of wisdom to share: “Whatever it is that you are going through right now be it physically, emotionally, …
Betty Irabor, publisher of Genevieve Magazine, has some inspiring words she shared on her Instagram page today to get you going for the week! “Monday Motivation Starting again after starting again A while ago, I found myself in a not so good place. I was moaning and asking my daughter “what have I actually achieved? …
Maimah Karmo is the Founder and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation and a ten year survivor of breast cancer. On February 28, 2006, at 4:45 p.m., Maimah was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She had no family history of breast cancer; and was only 32-years old. While undergoing her second round of chemotherapy, she made a promise to God that if she survived, she would create an organization to educate, empower, advocate for and support young women affected by breast cancer. After her second treatment, Tigerlily Foundation was born. Beginning in chemotherapy, Maimah grew Tigerlily Foundation from a concept to a national organization, with more than 300 volunteers nationwide, providing breast health, wellness and transformational programs to young women in more than 43 states.
She is an author, and speaker, and she has appeared in various media outlets, to include O, the Oprah Magazine, Essence, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Redbook, Traditional Home Magazine and Cancer, Cure Magazine and more. She has also been featured on Fox 5, ABC 7, CBS, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, MSNBC and national radio stations. In 2009, Maimah was awarded a L’Oreal Paris’ Woman of Worth award, among others. Most dear to her heart is her 12-year old daughter, Noelle. Noelle is now an advocate in her own right, hosting a national event, , called Pajama Glam Party, where she engages girls to become advocates and to have healthy lifestyles. She speaks to the media and is interviewed on her perspectives on youth advocacy, girls health, and leadership.
In 2010, Maimah published her memoir, Fearless: Awakening to my Life’s Purpose Through Breast Cancer, which was a best seller. She is also a sought after speaker, presenter and panelist. In 2013, she founded Bliss Magazine, a quarterly publication that inspires others to live their soul purpose. Maimah also writes for the Huffington Post, You can read her blog here.
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A running feature for 12 years on Ladybrille.com, The ‘Ladybrille Woman of the Month’ celebrates women in business and leadership, who empower themselves and others through their contributions and actions in their local and international communities. In 2014, the feature expanded to include a podcast show. If you would like to nominate a woman to be celebrated, please email editor@ladybrille.com.