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…
Sometimes a get a little frustrated with God. I feel like my life is a never ending series of loops, cross roads, highs and lows and bumps! Someday, I am liked abeg, I don tire! I no do again….on other days I get my butt up and keep walking. Wouldn’t it be easier, if He just told me where I…
Are entrepreneurs born or made? According to Amy Wilkinson is a strategic adviser, entrepreneur, and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, ‘ the ability to turn ideas into enduring enterprises is available to anyone willing to learn and work’. As part of her research for her book ‘The Creator’s Code’, Amy analyzed nearly 10,000 pages of interview transcripts and…
If there was a woman I loved for reasons other than blood, for reasons other than any aesthetic quality but simply because by merely speaking and existing she somehow manages to awaken parts of me that very few are able to do. It would be Chimamanda Adiche Calling Chimamanda a mentor or an inspiration would be too much of a…
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…
By Lamisha Serf-Walls Whether you’ve lost yourself in your job, relationship, your role as a parent or simply feel lost in life in general, you are not alone. It doesn’t mean your life is doomed and that you will never find yourself again. It simply means you are going through an incubation period and transformation. The key is not to…
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…
Authenticity- there are few greater qualities. Learning to accept who you are and living in the freedom of that expression is priceless. This has always been an underpinning philosophy here at IBG. So you can imagine our absolute glee when Michelle Obama- the First lady of the United States of America expressed the same sentiments during her speech at the Tuskegee University, Alabama,…
By Alicia Bruxvoort for Proverbs31 Ministries You are now children of God because you have put your trust in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26 (NLV) When my firstborn was a toddler, we often began our dinnertime routine with a silly game. “Whose boy are you?” I’d ask my wiggly son as we gathered around the table when Daddy got home. The answer changed from…
If you missed the #RedefiningFinance event….I’m sorry…you REALLY did miss something special. The learning and ambiance was something quite difficult to describe. But not to worry……many of our guests actually took notes and some even summarized on their blogs! We’ve been posting some of the summaries here on IBG. Yesterday we posted Frances Okoro from Imperfectly perfect lives summary and today…
