She Leads Africa

She Leads Africa 2015 Pitch Winner is Omo Alata Pepper Mix 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 30, 2015
Founder of Omo Alata – a Nigerian food packaging start-up, Kashope Ladipo-Ajayi has beaten five other finalists to clinch the most coveted first prize at the She Leads Africa 2015 Pitch Competition. Kashope impressed the judges with her existing track record and the significant potential of her pepper mix, which targets Nigeria’s growing middle class.
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Meet Brenda Katwesigye: The Entrepreneur providing instant health access 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 15, 2015
Brenda loves to create and try out new things. This led her to Deloitte where she felt she could learn more in the area of Information Systems. There, she became an analyst, reviewing and assessing different systems for various clients, and as a result, getting a lot of exposures to understand how systems work. An
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Meet Kasope Ladipo-Ajai: The Entrepreneur repackaging locally produced Nigerian food 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 11, 2015
Kasope Ladipo-Ajai ventured into entrepreneurship because she had the urge to do something more meaningful than the traditional 9-to-5 job. In 2012, she started OmoAlata, a Nigerian food service and packaging company focused on producing hygienically processed and packaged local Nigerian soups, spices, and peppers. A computer science graduate from Babcock University, Kasope loves cooking,
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Ngozi Opara: Redefining the African Natural Hair Movement 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 10, 2015
After graduating from North Carolina A&T State University with a degree in Finance and Accounting, Ngozi stayed in her professional field and went to work as a financial analyst. During this period, she kept a studio, where she attended to clients after work each day. In 2012, having saved enough from her finance job, she
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Louisa Kinosha: M.A.D with a touch of beauty 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 9, 2015
With the ambition to build the Sephora for Africa, Louisa Kinoshi is making a difference (m.a.d) in the make-up and beauty world, not just by being an entrepreneur, but by creating spaces for other entrepreneurs to showcase their products and services. She started BeautyRevNG, a web and mobile based community that helps young African women
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Meet Tomi ‘Imoteda’ Aladekomo: The stylist chef mixing cooking with fashion 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 8, 2015
Meet Chef Imoteda, the founder of Heels in the Kitchen, a cooking show with a fashion and style edge that gives you an interactive experience on how to plan and create amazing meals. As a creative mind, Imoteda brings a unique understanding of being a working mother in Lagos who, after a long day of
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