Ladybrille Alum Elfonnie Inokon-Anusionwu Launches Non-Profit to Help Alleviate Poverty in Underserved Rural Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ofonime (Elfonnie) Inokon-Anusionwu, Ladybrille Woman Alum July 2014, officially announced today the launch of her non-profit weCare Initiative for Africa (weCare Africa) , an educational initiative established to help alleviate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. weCare Africa has developed several educational programs which cater to impoverished children in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of empowering such children through …

VIDEO: CEO Joycee Awojoodu on Building Oriki Group, an All Natural African Luxury Personal Grooming Brand

Joycee Awojoodu is an economist, entrepreneur and renewable energy advocate with several years of professional experience in the power sector. She began her career at Constellation Energy, a Fortune 100 company in the United States. At the age of 23 she started a successful energy brokerage firm focused on the supply of energy across four …

Video: Tim Ferriss on Creating New Habits, Self Experimentation & More!

Tim Ferriss on creating new habits, self experimentation and more. Timothy Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People”, Forbes Magazine’s “Names You Need to Know,” and is the 7th “most powerful” personality on Newsweek’s Digital 100 Power Index for 2012. He is an angel investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, …

20 Influential African Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders in America to Watch in 2016 | The Influential List

The concept of influence is highly arguable, especially in an era where a burgeoning social media-controlled global society has led to the rise of a new category of virtual influencers. As traditionally defined, an influential person “is someone who has an impact on or shapes how people act or how things occur.” As a sequel …