LBW 048: Meet Vivian Elebiyo, Entrepreneur and Ladybrille Woman of the Month January 2017

What happens when you are an entrepreneur with great momentum, and then a personal crisis happens? Do you have a system in place to absorb the impact? Have you thought through and devised a risk-management plan? How do you also effectively address the root of the crisis to avoid a repeat experience?

Vivian Elebiyo, an entrepreneur, inventor, author of over 10 books and the creator of Designed Life, joins host Ms. Uduak on the 48th episode of The Ladybrille Woman Show to share her powerful story to help fellow entrepreneurs.

Elebiyo has been recognized by countless magazines and newspapers nationally and internationally and has appeared on television and radio shows. She is the founder of Eleviv LLC, Obella, and spends her spare time cooking up recipes at Vivys. Vivian’s purpose is to inspire people to live a fulfilling life and to help others discover purpose. Vivian is a powerful and engaging speaker and has spoken at numerous organizations including Praire View University, TBN, Department of Health Florida, InnovateHER, HCC, churches, schools, several radio stations, and events around the world.

Vivian and her team at Designed Life are focused on transforming lives and businesses around the world through Designed Life Academy and the Idea Club, an incubator for those ready to take on the world.

WHERE TO FIND VIVIAN ELEBIYO

Website: http://www.eleviv.co

WHERE TO FIND HOST MS. UDUAK

Twitter: @uduaklaw

Website: www.msuduak.com

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LBW 046: Meet Maimah Karmo, Founder Tigerlily Foundation and Ladybrille Woman of the Month November 2016

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.

WHERE TO FIND MAIMAH KARMO

Website: www.maimahkarmo.com

Instagram: maimahkarmo

 

WHERE TO FIND HOST MS. UDUAK

Twitter: @uduaklaw

Website: www.msuduak.com

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LBW 045: Meet Ediambolo, Author, Beauty Entrepreneur and Ladybrille Woman of the Month October 2016

Today, the world celebrates International Day of the Girl, a day that focuses on “the importance of empowering girls so they can reach their full potential.” At Ladybrille, we couldn’t think of a better woman to help us drive home the point of empowerment than Ediambolo Yindja, our Ladybrille Woman of the Month for October …

LBW044: Meet Sandy Carter, Former IBM Worldwide GM and Ladybrille Woman of the Month September 2016

Sandy Carter, former IBM worldwide General Manager of Ecosystem Development and Social Business, is a pioneer of Social Business evangelism, go to leader for startups and enterprises on social business strategies. Sandy is a best-selling author publishing 3 books on Social Media, including “Get Bold”, translated into 9 languages. She is recognized by Forbes as a 2016 Digital Influencer, 2016 C-Suite Social Media Legend, Forbes Global Top 40 Social Marketing Masters, Top Growth Hackers, Top 10 in Social Media, Top 50 Social Business Influencers, 10 Most Powerful Women in Tech, and Women of M2M for Internet of Things (IoT), and B2B News Network’s 2015 B2B Influencer.

Taking her Harvard MBA into action, Sandy has run several amazing businesses at IBM. In her last role as global Ecosystem leader for Startups and Accelerators, she was the chief evangelist, passionately helping enterprises and entrepreneurs increase productivity and creativity, while fostering a community of innovation. She’s a business maven, utilizing her influence and network to connect individuals and groups across the globe toward exciting new technological solutions.

At IBM, Sandy led the top digital site in the industry, developerWorks, and introduced Career Concierge for the developer community. Her expertise and influence has helped create countless new partnerships to drive joint development of client solutions and win-win scenarios for partners.

As a warrior for workforce diversity, Sandy is a board member of Girls in Tech and WITI (Women in Technology International). She is the founder of “Super Women’s Group,” the longest running and largest diversity group at IBM and she is founder of Million Female Founders. Her latest ebook “Geek Girls are Chic” was featured in USA Todayelist, blogger and community builder.

PREVIEW

  • Sandy’s life philosophy.
  • How Sandy discovered passion for technology.
  • How  Sandy broke into the tech industry.
  • How she climbed to the top.
  • How work with women and men in advancing women in tech.
  • Her tips for entrepreneurs and leaders.

WHERE TO FIND SANDY CARTER

Twitter: @SandyCarter

Website: http://socialbusinesssandy.com

WHERE TO FIND HOST MS. UDUAK

Twitter: @uduaklaw

Website: www.msuduak.com

CONTACT & LINKS

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