Entrepreneurs

CEO EbonyLife TV , Mo’ Abudu, Speaks at the 2014 MIPCOM Women in Global Entertainment in France

The Executive Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu was a speaker at the 2014 MIPCOM’s Women In Global Entertainment Power Lunch which held at Salon CROISETTE in the MAJESTIC HOTEL, Cannes, France, on Monday, 13 October, 2014. “This is the age of women empowerment and advancement in the media as well as in …

Entrepreneurs

Video: BBC Profiles French-Ivorian Entrepreneur SWAADY Martin-Leke on Living the ‘African Dream’ with her TEA Business YSWARA

“As part of the BBC’s African Dream series, the French-Ivorian founder of luxury tea brand Yswara discusses the importance of being based on the continent, where people feel “alive”. Swaady Martin-Leke says she decided to “implant” her luxury brand in South Africa. The entrepreneur opened her first shop in Johannesburg. She then decided to aim …

Entrepreneurs

Ladybrille Woman Alum Nkem Begho on how Women are Perceived as “Geeky and Manly” in the Tech Industry

Ladybrille Woman Alum Nkem Begho is profiled in Memeburn, a digital publication focused on the technology industry, and she has a lot to say about how women are perceived as “geeky and manly” in the technology space. “Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense …

Wellness

Video: Nigerian Doctor, Dr. Ada Igonoh, Talks About How She Survived EBOLA

“The Heart of the Matter presents an exclusive interview with Dr Ada Igonoh, one of the eight survivors of Ebola in Nigeria. Dr. Igonoh was part of the First Consultant medical team that attended to Mr Patrick Sawyerr, contracting the ebola virus after touching his intra-venous bag. She shares her remarkable healing experience with Pastor …

Entrepreneurs

Africa’s 6 Powerhouse Women Fashion Producers

LADYBRILLE – Less than a decade ago, it was hard to find fashion shows displaying the designs of contemporary African designers on runways anywhere on the local or global fashion map. Today, the opposite holds true. Indeed, Africa’s fashion industries and local communities enjoy an explosion of fashion weeks. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa, South …