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How to Stay in the Room When Your Mind Tells You to Leave
Picture this:
Youâve just been double-promoted. Youâre walking into your very first board meeting now as a project manager, surrounded by high-level executives. The stakes? Astronomically...

They Labelled Her a Failure. She Became a Force.
It mightâve seemed like you could predict the end of Shakira Martinâs story just by looking at the beginning. A young girl from a working-class...

How to build a business that canât be Taken Away
It was the end of 2019. The world was lurching into a strange wave of chaos. And Clarrie Johnson had just gotten laid off from...

A lockdown story you wonât forget
I donât know who needs to hear this, but audacity is a necessary ingredient for a fulfilled life.
Actually, I do know someone who really...

When 100 women walk in...
I know what it feels like to stand out.
My parents migrated from Jamaica to the UK in the â80s, working tirelessly to create a...

A LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TUNNEL
Itâs been five years, and youâd think we would have moved on by now. But letâs be honest 2020 still feels like yesterday.
The isolation....

The Power of Paying Love Forward
When Dailisha Rodriguez lost her beloved grandmother, she made a bold decision. She gathered all her savings and invested them into what would become a...

I Thought I knew Myself Till I Didn't
She never imagined sheâd end up as a business strategist.
She had always been drawn to the magic of business strategy, even before she knew...

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The first time Lorlett Hudson came up with the idea for the now-famous Things Mama Used to Say proverb flashcards inspired by the Caribbean wisdom, people...

Will you Jump when the world stays STOP?
It could have all ended for her in 2001. As the last woman standing in a managerial role, she faced constant underestimation and ridicule. Eventually,...

How to earn 30% more
At 23, most people are still figuring out their lives.
I was exploring paths, weighing options, and trying to decide where to focus. My 20s...

3 hectares of land + Estee's secret sauce
Farming is often seen as a manâs domain. But a visit to many African communities would challenge that stereotype.
In Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State,...