If you are a regular IBG reader (which stands for Inspired by Glory….just in case you were wondering), you’d know we love featuring letters to our younger (and older selves). Typically we find those letters provide a space for shared learning for our readers and also a space for reflection on the things that matter to us! We spotted this list of…
This week we are seriously crushing on Uzo Orimalade, the Creative Director of Cupcake Couture and Managing Director of Uzo’s Food Labs. Now here’s a woman that really packs a punch. The only way to describe Uzo Orimalade would be intelligent and gutsy! I mean how else do you describe someone who leaves a highly lucrative job as an investment banker to…
I know I am a glutton for punishment but I tell myself I create the work to engage with the audience and that is why I read the comments sections of articles I write. Well that is my story and I am sticking with it. I recently read a comment that took a dig at the whole self love thing…
Are you a fearless woman? Not sure….well here’s a list by Thought Catalog to help you decide! #1. They cultivate a life they actually enjoy living: Whether they’re single, coupled or in that complicated gray area, they commit to creating and living a life they love. While they may not feel 100% comfortable initially, they push themselves to take the class, book…
The statement ‘Africa Rising’ isn’t a joke- at least not if African women have anything to say about it. African women are determined to be part of our great continent’s growth story and are doing all they can to create positive impact on the ground! From South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon to Nigeria, Senegal and Eritrea, African women are raising their voices…
Ever looked at a women excelling in her career and thought, ‘WOW, I want to be just like her’? Well if you are anything like us the answer to that is a big yes!!!!! Recently we’ve been meeting what we can only describe as a’amazon women’- women who are incredibly intelligent and making their mark on the world. As always…
If there is any skill a woman needs to learn it is how to make and manage the money she earns! That’s why we are SERIOUSLY CRUSHING on our #WCW today Arese Ugwu. A woman after our own heart, who has turned her life’s passion into a ministry! We LOVE IT! Arese holds an M.S.C in Economic Development from University…
By Kristina Zucchi, CFA for Investopedia.com Women have been paving the path for entrepreneurs in every industry for many decades. From Estee Lauder, who launched her cosmetics company (EL) in the 1940s and Ruth Fertel, who wanted to have the best steak restaurant–Ruth’s Chris Steak House (RUTH), to feminine luggage tycoons Patricia R. Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, founders of Vera Bradley (VRA), to Martha…
‘Empowered Women empower women’ She Leads Africa has been on our radar for a few months. Not just because of their highly successful Entrepreneur showcase held last year. In case you missed it, She Leads Africa created a business pitch competition which gave 10 exceptional young female entrepreneurs, doing business in Africa, the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a…
Women. Different. Unique. Diverse. Varied. Complex. Multifaceted. Versatile. Each woman is all of these things. We are the sum total of the various elements that make us unique, diverse and inherently complex. We are created to live outside the box, or in, if we choose. And that is the clincher. Choice. We must be allowed to choose who we want…
