#9to5 chick is an ode to women in careers in everywhere created by Inspired By Glory. Its aim is to highlight ambitious women who are excelling in their careers, discover, highlight and share their career journey’s and perspectives on the skills, attitudes and knowledge required for women to excel in their careers. It also highlights women who may be in…
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.…
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…
Yay! Its Wednesday and time for our weekly #WCW. This week its all about the amazing Didi Akinyelure the 2016 winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. From studying chemical engineering and then working in the Real Estate Investment sector and finally transitioning into journalism, Didi’s shares with us snipets of her journey, the importance of telling African stories and advice…
Fashion Means Business is our new Friday feature which looks at the business of fashion. Fashion has become a key source of economic empowerment to many entrepreneurs across its value chain. From retail to production, styling to design the fashion industry is becoming a key area for export potential. However, what is required to run a fashion line in Nigeria? What niche…
Zephia Ovia has an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economic and Political Science and a BSc in Politics and international Relations from the University of Manchester. She has a passion for social development in Nigeria and is on the board of Teach A Girl Nigeria, an NGO that promotes education for less privileged girls. She is building…
At IBG, we realise that there’s a lot of information out there for entrepreneurs but a gap exists for those who are in careers and loving it. So, our #9-5Chick feature celebrates women who are climbing the career ladder, making impact and enjoying every minute of it. We hope that by featuring these women, we will be able to learn, share…
More women are entering into the entrepreneurship space than ever before, either as full time girl bosses or via their side hustle. We love it and we want to see more women own their position as girl bosses. Our Girl Boss feature has two aims, the first, highlight the amazing women pushing forward Nigeria’s economy and secondly, to create opportunities…
There’s nothing as frustrating as working with a boss who doesn’t think you can do anything right. No matter how brilliant you are, the constant barbs and jabs at your competence can get even the most competent person doubting her know how. It’s a serious issue because, not only is your work going to suffer, but your self-esteem could…
Without doubt, Mrs. Clinton has been giving us some MAJORRRR #BossLadyGoals throughout her campaign journey. Having to compete with someone like Donald Trump and still maintain your sanity is no mean feat (insert multiple claps here). We at Team IBG have been seriously crushing on this soon to be President of the United States (POTUS). Here are 5 things we’ve learnt from…
