Meet Emilia Emilia has vast experience in corporate sustainability and responsibility, environmental and social risk management and “environmental, social and governance” (ESG) implementation. She began her career as a consultant on corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives for the African youth demographic. For six years Emilia facilitated relationships with private organisations and key government arms including: Federal Ministry of Youth Development…
I’ve been there. I know that dread you feel in the pit of your stomach, when you think of your job and all the deliverables you have to attend to. It’s a classic symptom of being in the wrong job. I know what it feels like to count down to 6pm, because you absolutely cannot wait to get out of…
If you are part of Team Fitfam, you’ll know that the hardest part is definitely staying on the wagon and keeping up with the healthy habits that got you on the train. Here are 5 ways to keep motivated on the journey to a healthier, fitter you. 1. Record your starting point and celebrate your small wins: The reality for…
A few years ago, I got interested in taking extra care of myself from head to toe. I started to pay particular attention to having a healthy head of hair and it was around that time I stumbled across Dabs’ blog, Naija Hair Can Grow. It was filled with so much useful information and it remains one of the outstanding hair…
Now there’s class room competition and there’s workplace competition. When you’re young and just out of Uni, you think a university degree ought to be mean you’ll also have a great career. A few job applications later, you quickly realize that it barley gets you through the door. You need more than a good degree to stand out in the workplace.…
Curved balls come, hit you hard in your gut, leave you gasping for air and wondering where relief will come from. Life happens, guys. From unexpected lay-off from work, a troubling diagnosis for a friend or loved one, trouble with the law, to the crumbling of a business or a devastating heartbreak and everything else in between. Sometimes, we may have…
The entrepreneurship journey stretches and makes you grow in ways you never thought possible. Along the journey, you will definitely have to learn new things: new skills, new traits, new ways of doing things, etc. Many women are making mighty strides in business and entrepreneurship today. If you took the time to study some of these women, you would most…
Your twenties are the time of your life (well to be fair….you can have the time of your life at any age) when your skin is probably its most forgiving of your transgressions…And I’m sure you commit a number of them – Sleeping with make-up on, drowning in alcohol and not taking enough water, experimenting with skin lighteners and brighteners….Guilty…
Calling #TeamFitFam! Get in here, guys! Don’t you just love how technology makes life easy! It’s already hard enough motivating yourself to get up early in the morning to go running or jogging; or to head for the gym before or after work. Anything that would make the #fitfam journey easier is most welcome. Now, with your smartphone, the journey…
Does it ever feel like you’re caught in a cycle of getting up early to go to work, trying to find new clients, paying bills and more bills…Rinse and repeat? If you do, you’re in good company. A lot of people feel the same way. Coasting along, feeling like life is dictating what they should be doing and who they…
