Shades & Layers
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsShades and Layers is a podcast focused on black women entrepreneurs from across the globe. It is a platform for exploring issues and challenges around business ownership, representation and holistic discussions about the meaning of sustainability in an increasingly complex global context. Conversations are wide- ranging and serve not only as a Masterclass in Entrepreneurship but also provide wisdom and tools for Successful Living. It is a space for meaningful conversation, a place for black and other women of color to be fully human and openly share their quirks and vulnerabilities.
Guests include prominent figurers in the beauty, fashion and wellness industries both in the Northern Hemisphere and the Global South.
Dr. Theo Mothoa-Frendo of USO Skincare discusses her journey from being product junkie to creating an African science-based skincare range. Taryn Gill of The Perfect Hair is a brand development whizz who discusses supply chain and distribution of her haircare brands. Katonya Breux discusses melanin and sunscreen and how she addresses the needs of a range of skin tones with her Unsun Cosmetics products.
We discuss inclusion in the wellness industry with Helen Rose Skincare and Yoga and Nectarines Founder , Day Bibb. Abiola Akani emphasizes non-performance in yoga with her IYA Wellness brand and Anesu Mbizho shares her journey to yoga and the ecosystem she's created through her business The Nest Space.
Fashion is all about handmade, custom made and circular production with featured guests like fashion designer Maria McCloy of Maria McCloy Accessories; Founder and textile/homeware designer Nkuli Mlangeni Berg of The Ninevites as well as Candice Lawrence, founder of the lighting design company Modern Gesture.
These are just a few the conversations on the podcast over the past three years.
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Social Entrepreneurship, Slow Living and Creativity with Fikile 'Fix' Moeti
April 13, 2024 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBFikile "Fix" Moeti calls herself a Lightworker and you’ll find out what she means by that in this episode. The Social Entrepreneur is the founder of a pay-it-forward education and women-focused social enterprise, The Fix Scholarship. She is a well-known former radio DJ and MTV South Africa presenter. This long-time yogi is now navigating a new chapter as a mom and owner of a beachfront yoga studio and bar called The Yoga Bar, on the East African island of Zanzibar. Her work with The Fix...
Leading with Authenticity: Ethical Media and Resilience with Boniswa Meslane
April 02, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBBoniswa Meslane is the Founder of the online lifestyle and culture magazine, Nounouche Online. The Johannesburg-based publisher is also the force behind the A-list Public Relations and Communications company, Azania Public, and like all multi-hyphenates, she also works as in the marketing of the iconic and legendary music radio station, Kaya FM. Boniswa and her team at Nounouche are story driven and dedicated to amplifying the voices that truly shape our world and culture - in their world...
Leading with Authenticity: Ethical Media and Resilience with Bonnie Meslane
April 02, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBBonnie Meslane is the Founder of the online lifestyle and culture magazine, Nounouche Online. The Johannesburg-based publisher is also the force behind the A-list Public Relations and Communications company, Azania Public, and like all multi-hyphenates, she also works as in the marketing of the iconic and legendary music radio station, Kaya FM. Bonnie and her team at Nounouche Online are story driven and dedicated to amplifying the voices that truly shape our world and culture - in their ...
The Rise of Monique Weber: Mastering Fashion PR, Building Wealth, and Staying True to Values
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBMonique Weber is the visionary founder of MLWPR Fashion and Beauty PR Agency. Her story isn't just about the sparkle of dressing celebrities in Herve Leger's iconic ensembles; it's a story about ambition, resilience, and a commitment to lifting up minority, local, and women-owned brands. Monique started out as a teen model and progressed to publicity. She worked with A-listers and learned a lot during her two decade plus career. In 2020 she stepped out on her own and she talks about all th...
The Rise of Monique Webber: Mastering Fashion PR, Building Wealth, and Staying True to Values
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBMonique Webber is the visionary founder of MLWPR Fashion and Beauty PR Agency. Her story isn't just about the sparkle of dressing celebrities in Herve Leger's iconic ensembles; it's a story about ambition, resilience, and a commitment to lifting up minority, local, and women-owned brands. Monique started out as a teen model and progressed to publicity. She worked with A-listers and learned a lot during her two decade plus career. In 2020 she stepped out on her own and she talks about all t...
Sharing Sustainable African Luxury with the World Melaney Oldenhof
March 04, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBMelaney Oldenhoff, Founder and Creative Director of WhatWeCherish, a curated market place for handmade accessories and home décor from the African continent. Melaney shares how she pivoted from New York-based fashion stylist to joining the vanguard of African design in Johannesburg. Her story is a testament to endurance and vision, championing artisans while navigating the intricacies of e-commerce and forging a new path for women-owned and black-owned brands. In our conversation, Melane...
Weaving Fashion, Soul Health, and Social Justice into a Tapestry of Change with Kirstie Fleur
February 19, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBEmbark on an inspiring journey with the remarkable Kirstie Fleur, a Ghanaian-American beacon of creativity and advocacy. Our conversation explores her multi-disciplinary artistry that finds expression in all her life's pursuits, from her brave transition from the American Air Force to fashion's forefront, to her passionate embodiment of social entrepreneurship with her brand, Freedom Fleur. Kirstie's story is one of resilience and transformation, illustrating the potency of fashion as a ve...
Unlocking Investment Secrets and Mastering Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Resilience and Mentorship
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBUnlock the secrets of securing investment and mastering entrepreneurship with our esteemed guest, Jennifer Dyer. As a five-time CEO and seasoned mentor, Jennifer brings a treasure trove of insights from her experience in raising over $13 million, particularly for women and minority entrepreneurs. This episode is a candid exploration into the world of alternative funding, where we unravel the nuances of securing capital from high net worth individuals—quite a different ballgame from the tradi...
A Doctor's Tale of Blending Art, Science, and Healing
February 06, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBDr. Margaret Towolawi is a physician whose canvas stretches from her medical clinic to the entrepreneurial landscape of wellness and skincare. Her story is an inspiring tale of transition, as she harmonizes the six pillars of lifestyle medicine with heartfelt entrepreneurship. In our conversation, we discuss the nurturing environment of her Nurture Well Center, the innovative skincare solutions she offers through her SkinStat MD med spa, and the personalization at the heart of her direct pri...
Swimming Against the Tide: The Inclusive Entrepreneurship Journey of Vuyo Treffers
December 04, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBWe've come to the end of Season 7 and we end it with a special episode featuring the creation of the first inclusive swimming cap. Swimma Caps is founded with inclusion at heart. They are more than a product company, they are a catalyst for change. Since inception, the Swimma team have been challenging hair discrimination in many areas including South African schools and making waves in the Black community. Founder, Nomvuyo Treffers shares the impact of her work on people's lives, reveali...
Embracing Change: Stefanie Julia Moton's Journey from Law Enforcement to Online Fitness Entrepreneurship
November 28, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBToday’s episode is about overcoming fear of uncertainty, getting out of your comfort zone and pivoting with purpose. My guest on Shades and Layers is Stefanie Julia Moton, a business coach for online fitness coaches who shares how she transitioned from a career in federal law enforcement to becoming the founder of Catch Flights and Fitness and Profitable Passion and Purpose (P3). Stefanie has always loved sports and she used this passion to create a thriving online business with clients ...
The Black Mermaid: Zandile Ndhlovu's Quest for Inclusion in Our Oceans
November 11, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBTHE BLACK MERMAID Zandile Ndhlovu is the founder of The Black Mermaid Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing mindsets and bringing people (particularly for Black and Brown people) closer to the ocean. She is South Africa’s first Black free-diving instructor and through this work, Zandi is providing equitable access to nature and showing that our beliefs about the ocean can coexist with exploring its depths. Our conversation is an exploration of how she came to this work and ho...
The Closet Runway: Redefining Luxury and Sustainability
November 06, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBElevate your style and gain cutting-edge insights into the fashion-tech industry with our special guest, Evelina Kauna Nailenge , the trailblazing co-founder of The Closet Runway. This Cape Town-based luxury fashion rental company seamlessly blends affordability, sustainability, and luxury, serving as a beacon for circular fashion. As we journey through Evelina's entrepreneurial adventures, we delve into the company's unique business model, its commitment to diverse representation, and its...
From Corporate Ladder to Personal Growth: Alison Hall's Empowering Journey
October 30, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBEver felt trapped in the corporate hamster wheel, yearning for something more meaningful? Alison Hall, founder of Change Agent Coaching for Women and co-founder of the Boldest Me, certainly did and she joins me in this episode to share her remarkable journey. It's not every day that you meet a corporate veteran turned personal trainer, real estate investor, and certified divorce financial analyst, and Alison's journey is nothing short of inspiring. She candidly discusses the role of self-w...
Acting, Alopecia and Entrepreneurship: The Shalita Grant Story
October 23, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBToday, we are excited to bring you a candid conversation with the unstoppable force that is Shalita Grant - a Tony Award-nominated actress, an NCIS New Orleans alumna, and the mastermind behind the disruptive haircare brand, Four Naturals Hair. Have you ever wondered about the hair journey of black actresses, the hurdles they face, and the lack of specialized hair care options for them? Shalita peels back the curtain on this significant issue, sharing her personal struggles with traction a...
The Evolution of Natural Hair Care and Entrepreneurship with Taryn Gill
October 16, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBIt’s impossible not to be inspired by Taryn Gill, the go-getter behind the phenomenal haircare brand The Perfect Hair. Her insights and experiences are an education in and of themselves. From her journey in scaling her brand through strategic partnerships, to her lessons on the power of letting go for brand expansion, Taryn candidly shares how her entrepreneurial journey has evolved since our last sit-down two years ago. Her origins story goes beyond a product line, weaving an authentic conn...
Brewing Hope: Vava Angwenyi's Mission in the Kenyan Coffee Industry
October 09, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBKenyan-born entrepreneur Vava Angwenyi is a specialty coffee exporter, producer and roaster. She founded Vava Coffee Inc, which is B-Corp Certified entity and later co-founded Gente Del Futuro with a Tanzania-based Colombian partner, with the mission of having a meaningful impact on the monopolized coffee trade in East Africa. This episode takes us deep into the rich tapestry of the African coffee industry, as Vava recounts her personal journey and the transformative initiatives she's lau...
Redefining Menstrual Health and Sustainability with Zizipho Ntobongwana of Sheba Feminine
October 02, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBWe're back for a new season! Are you ready to start the conversation with some insights on how we think about and how we speak more openly about menstrual health? Leading the charge shift attitudes in South Africa is Zizipho Ntobongwana, the dynamic founder of Sheba Feminine. Our conversation sheds light on the importance of organic and biodegradable products and we discuss her mission to reframe menstrual health. We get into the details of her entrepreneurial journey - from fair competiti...
BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT
July 02, 2023 05:00 - 2 minutes - 1.45 MBA quick update from host, Kutloano Skosana Ricci. Have a happy summer 😎 LINKS Visit the podcast website: https://shadesandlayers.com Pitch your story to be a guest, subscribe to the companion newsletter and browse the back catalog of episodes. Follow the podcast on Instagram @shadesandlayerspodcast If you haven't already, please consider subscribing to Shades and Layers on your favorite listening app. Also if you enjoy the show, it would also be great if you could help others to fin...
Swirly Curly and Easy (Keziah Dhamma)
June 06, 2023 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBToday my guest is Keziah Dhamma, founder and CEO of Swirly Curly Hair, a luxury natural hair care and education company. So, what started out as a company making snap-on hair ties (Snapees) for curly and kinky haired folks, has evolved into a fully-fledged product company with an education platform to support individuals on their natural hair journey. With more than 10 thousand members in its community, Swirly Curly Hair is looking to go even bigger in the next few years, as they contem...
Love Your Brown Skin (Jasmine Mobley)
May 24, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBPersonal care conversations/discussions for black and brown people are still largely dominated by hair care, but now we see more and more conversations about skin care concerns that are specific to people of color. Today we are focusing on a black-owned skincare brand that uses science-based solutions to address the needs specific to people of color and encourages us to Love Your Brown Skin. Beauty of the Nile is also a family business and Jasmine Mobley, my guest today, is a co-founder...
Intentionally Selfish (Naketa Thigpen)
May 16, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBThere is so much available out there in the personal development space and if you are not careful, you will be taking a new course and following a new guru or coach every week. And so, this week, you will get a glimpse into what makes a good personal development curriculum from my guest, Naketa Thigpen, Founder and CEO of Thigpro Balance & Relationship Management Institute. She is on a mission to build stronger families and she encourages her clients (power couples and potent individuals...
BLACK BEAUTY COLLECTIVE
May 09, 2023 03:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThe idea to create Black Beauty Collective was planted 10 years ago and quickly became a project that was dear to founder and CEO, Leslie Roberson’s heart. The growing ownership and access disparities within the beauty industry posed a deep concern for her. For example, despite spending 9 times more than any other beauty product consumers, black ownership in the space only accounts for 2,5% . Creating a collective to ensure broader impact is Leslie’s solution to this deep-rooted issue. In ...
From Maputo With Love
May 02, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBToday we conclude our fashion conversations by visiting, Changing Narratives in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. Changing Narratives is the love child of Mozambican business and creative partners, Wacy Zacarias and Djamila DeSousa. These Mozambican textile and accessirues designers are on a mission to preserve traditional Mozambican and more broadly, African craft and knowledge through their brands, Karingana Textiles and Woogui. Wacy and Djamila started working together in 2015...
Timeless Athleisure (Lydia Endora)
April 04, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBMy guest today is Lydia Endora, Founder, Creative Designer and Buyer at her self-titled fashion label. The seeds of a love for fashion were planted in Lydia’s heart at a very young age by her grandmother. Combined with education and a work ethic modeled by her mother, she has tapped into her creative spirit and skills to find her own corner in the athleisure space of the fashion market. With a focus on quality and obsession with the customer, Lydia has created a fashion line that featur...
SAVING BUDGETS AND LANDFILLS (Zuhairah Washington)
March 28, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBSAVING WALLETS AND LANDFILLS We are continuing with our focus on fashion and this week my guest is Zuhairah Washington, President and COO of Otrium, a Dutch-born end to end marketplace that she calls, the best kept secret in fashion. Otrium is a digital platform where you can buy end of season clothing at accessible prices. What does that mean? All those clothes that brands were unable to sell for whatever reason, can be discretely uploaded onto the platform and given a second chanc...
Beloved, Just Start (Nthatuoa Makhapa)
March 21, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis week, we have nothing but love, and you will find out why as you listen to the interview with, my guest today, Nthatuoa Makhapa. She is the founder and creative director of the knitwear brand, Nthatuoa Crafts where everything is made by hand and inspired by her home country of Lesotho. Launched in 2019, the brand is growing from strength to strength along with its founder who will, for example, be joining a cohort of other young African leaders for the Mandela Washington fellowship i...
Noite Rose Anywear (Diandra Harvin)
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBNoite Rose is an affordable luxury loungewear brand that was founded during the pandemic by digital marketing and branding professional, Diandra Harvin. After graduating with a degree in Arts and Fashion Merchandising and (later earning an MBA), she worked in the fashion industry, but found herself in a toxic environment that pushed her out of the industry for several years. Fast forward to 2021 when we were all going loopy with cabin fever, gaining weight and doing some soul searching, D...
Hashtag McCloying (Maria McCloy)
March 07, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBWelcome to Season 6! Shades and Layers is here with a brand new season, featuring fashion and textile designers, as well as other black women crafters and makers shaping culture across the world. In between there will be episodes from beauty, hair and personal care entrepreneurs. The first guest for the season is South Africa's quintessential multi-hyphenate, Maria McCloy. She and I are former business partners and our friendship dates way back to university days. In this conversation, w...
BlackTravelBox (Orion Brown)
January 11, 2023 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBOrion Brown, founder and CEO of the multicultural lifestyle brand BlackTravelBox. They make travel-size hair and skincare for black and other travelers of color. Their mission is to bring ease to the travel experience. Heaven knows how many times so many have had their business or even holiday trips ruined by hotel shampoos and lotions. Orion is a frequent traveler herself and the idea to start BlackTravelBox came to her after being inconvenienced too many times by the act of packing toil...
Healing Ancestral Money Trauma (Vangile Makwakwa)
January 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBAt this time of year we are all looking at our bank balances and regretting whatever questionable spending decisions we made over the festive season. And so, we are talking about money today with my guest, Vangile Makwakwa, founder and wealth coach at Wealthy Money and co-founder of Property Magician Stokvel. Vangile Makwakwa graduated with a finance degree from the prestigious University of Cape Town in her home country South Africa and an MBA from Boston in the USA. Even after this edu...
Ancestral Money Trauma (Vangile Makwakwa)
January 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBAt this time of year we are all looking at our bank balances and regretting whatever questionable spending decisions we made over the festive season. And so, we are talking about money today with my guest, Vangile Makwakwa, founder and wealth coach at Wealthy Money and co-founder of Property Magician Stokvel. Vangile Makwakwa graduated with a finance degree from the prestigious University of Cape Town in her home country South Africa and an MBA from Boston in the USA. Even after this edu...
REWIND: Do Your Work (Nokulinda Mkhize Horwood)
January 03, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIt is not possible to speak Wellness, Well-being and Black women and not talk about African spirituality. Today, my guest and sangoma Nokulinda Mkhize Horwood discusses her profession, her own practice, her observations of changing attitudes towards sangomas over the past 13 year's since her initiation and some of the challenges she still faces in her work. Nokulinda is known as @noksangoma on social media and she's also well-known for her often sold-out talks, Gogo Speaks. Judging by the ...
REWIND: Melanin and Medicine (Dr. Omolara Uwemodimo)
December 27, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBWe are revisiting an episode published during Season 4., for two reasons: first it is relevant now because we are talking about mission driven entrepreneurship and second, the healthcare statistics concerning black women in general are alarming: from maternal mortality rates, to chronic disease diagnoses to lack of empathy from caregivers. This episode deals with the fact that even women of color in the healthcare space are not immune to these outcomes. My guest is Dr. Omolara Uwemodimo, w...
In Alignment. On Purpose (Brooke Daniels)
December 20, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBMy guest today is Brooke Daniels (@thebrookedaniels) who is the founder and CEO of Daniels and Co and a Go To Market Expert. Brooke has founded several companies herself and is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs to take their ideas and turn them into great businesses. She has designed a programme called Ready, Aim Launch, which is a system that is designed to help you get out of your way and achieve your business goals. Brooke has worked in startups and corporate and in a broad ran...
Grown and $e*Y (Carine Camara)
December 13, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week we’re talking about ageing gracefully with Carine Camara, solopreneur and founder of the lifestyle brand Carrinna. Carine believes society should do better in supporting women make a transition in to middle age and beyond. Her brand aims to fill this gap by portraying middle age as something to be celebrated and not fixed. In her day-to-day Carine is a California-based acupuncturist who aims to bring beauty and wellness into the lives of those she touches. She started her solopr...
Grown and $e*Y (Carine Camara)
December 13, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week we’re talking about ageing gracefully with Carine Camara, solopreneur and founder of the lifestyle brand Carrinna. Carine believes society should do better in supporting women make a transition in to middle age and beyond. Her brand aims to fill this gap by portraying middle age as something to be celebrated and not fixed. In her day-to-day Carine is a California-based acupuncturist who aims to bring beauty and wellness into the lives of those she touches. She started her solopr...
Nomadic Art Rebel And Activist (Ifeoma Dike)
December 06, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBMy guest today is Ifeoma Dike, Founder and Director at the UK-based art agency IDDUK. She founded Idioblast Dynamic Development with a mission to take art beyond galleries and museums and make it more accessible to everyone: artists, collectors and the public alike. Before embarking on this road, Ifeoma was a psychologist who had a passion for art, hosting events, traveling the world and connecting people. Her experiences as an art enthusiast and consumer left her with many questions abo...
BLAZE (Casey Richardson)
November 29, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBCasey Ariel Richardson is the founder of Blaze Group LLC, a digital platform that gives black women entrepreneurs access to capital, knowledge and mentorship. They are also the owners of the webby award-winning bi-annual Blaze Virtual Summit, which brings together thousands of businesswomen from across the world for five days of keynotes, workshops, education, sharing, music and networking. Now, it goes without saying that the Covid-19 pandemic was simultaneously a curse and a blessing....
Crownhunt (Stephanie LaFlora)
November 22, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBOne of the most influential movements in the beauty industry is the natural hair care movement. However, living with curly hair is still a challenge across the spectrum. My guest today, Stephanie LaFlora, who is the co-founder of a digital marketplace for hair called Crownhunt, is determined to change that. She came up with the idea of a Netflix for hair, as she calls it, after a futile search for a stylist who could care for her natural coils. Stephanie was routinely turned away from hai...
Afrocentric Education (Gwendolyn Ntsiki Bereng)
November 15, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSo, we know that most business ideas start out with a founder who is trying to solve a problem. For today’s founder, Gwendolyn Ntsiki Bereng, it all started when she took her child to a multiracial pre-school in South Africa. In 2019 she left her corporate job to launch the Johannesburg-based pre-school, Appletree Montessori where she is the Directress and leader of this institution for early childhood development. She also trains private groups of new parents in alternative ways to educa...
Everybody Needs A Coach (Ryane Lecesne)
November 08, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBToday we are talking small businesses and how their founders could benefit from coaching. Our guide is Master Your Mindset Coach, Ryane LeCesne who also considers herself a healer. Ryane came across the coaching profession while looking for her next career move and went on to launch Inspire Brand Consulting seven years ago. Since launching this work-from-anywhere business, she has coached nearly one thousand high-achieving, mostly black women, to get to their next level in career and life. S...
Global Social Entreprenurship (with Funlayo Alabi of Shea Radiance)
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOur first guest of the season is Nigerian-born, UK-raised and USA-based entrepreneur, Funlayo Alabi. She is the CEO and Co-founder of Shea Radiance, a Vegan all-natural body and hair care brand. Her entrepreneurial journey so far, is a brilliant account of resilience, courage, paying attention to the details of your life and what I believe to be a demonstration of feminism in real life. After many years of writing code for an insurance company, Funlayo had a moment of personal reckoning t...
Welcome to Season 5: Purpose Driven Entrepreneurs
October 28, 2022 21:00 - 1 minute - 1.21 MBHello and welcome to Shades and Layers. Can you believe we are in our 5th Season already?!! 😀 Welcoming all you newbies to the club too! 🎉🎉🎉 I’m your host Kutloano Skosana Ricci and every season we pick a topic and interview ten black women entrepreneurs from around the world to provide insights and inspiration. If you’re starting or growing your business or still side hustling and trying to figure out what's next for you, then you’ve got a home here. In this season, Season 5, we are t...
FREEDOHM (Dr. Anesu Mbizvo)
September 02, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBImagine a space where you are free to be you, a space where there's no judgement and you have nothing to prove to anybody. South African yogis and spiritual seekers have found such a place at The Nest Space Yoga Studio and Wellness Center in Johannesburg. Started by Dr. Anesu Mbizvo in 2018, and later joined by business partner, Banesa Tseki, the small studio was aimed at black and brown yogis and grew into a healing space where you could go and enjoy treatments and shop at the zero wa...
PLANT FORWARD (Chef Mokgadi Itsweng)
August 23, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIf you've ever considered going plant-based/vegan/vegetarian, or even turning your foodie passion into a business, then this episode is for you. My guest today is Chef Mokgadi Itsweng, Creative Director and Head Chef at Lotsha Home Foods. Today she shares all the wisdom she's gathered throughout her 17-year journey in the food industry. And now that she's got many skills and lessons under her belt, she's ready to share it with us all through the products she sells on your supermarket shel...
BETTER PERIODS (ZEMA SOKANYILE)
August 09, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this week’s episode, we talk to Zema Sokanyile, the founder of MieCup, a South African menstrual cup brand. I’m a huge fan of menstrual cups so when I found out that there is a South African brand founded by a black woman, I had to speak to her! Zema is originally from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and has found success in the Western Cape where she studied Engineering. During the day, she ensures the safety of the country’s military ships and the rest of her time goes towar...
Don't Get It Twisted, You Don't Look Like Him (Kimberly Lee Minor)
July 26, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBDON'T GET IT TWISTED, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE HIM ... So, we recently ran a survey to ask what other content you’d like to hear and some of you requested corporate success as a topic… So, if you want to lead the team that launches the next Fenty or eventually start your own global beauty brand or fashion line, then stick around. My guest today, Kimberly Lee Minor, wears many hats. In addition to being the founder and CEO of Bumbershoot, a botique consulting firm that focuses on diversit...
Not Dr. Google: A Hair Care Masterclass (Dr. Sharleen St. Surin Lord)
July 04, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBNOT DR. GOOGLE: A HAIR CARE MASTERCLASS (Dr. Sharleen St. Surin - Lord) Dr. Sharleen St. Surin-Lord is a Washington DC based dermatologist and she joins me in this episode to add to our ongoing conversation on hair care for black women. There is no shortage of product choices available for black women’s hair care out there. It is in fact overwhelming to know what would be good or not good for you especially in the world of influencers. In this episode we invite you to forget Dr. Google f...
Hair is My Calling (Dr. Sharleen St. Surin Lord)
July 04, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBHAIR IS MY CALLING Dr. Sharleen St. Surin-Lord is a Washington DC based dermatologist and she joins me in this episode to add to our ongoing conversation on hair care for black women. There is no shortage of product choices available for black women’s hair care out there. It is in fact overwhelming to know what would be good or not good for you especially in the world of influencers. In this episode we invite you to forget Dr. Google for a little while and hear what Dr. Sharleen St. Surin...