Arike Ogunbowale has accomplished enough in her own right to fill a Hall of Fame resumé. She was a collegiate heroine at Notre Dame. In the Dallas Wings guard’s hands the ball routinely found the net during high-pressure moments. Two WNBA All-Star MVP titles, four All-Star appearances, a scoring championship, all earned before age 30. Yet the next chapter […]
When you walk into the headquarters of the Bank of England on Threadneedle Street, you are entering one of Europe’s most powerful financial institutions. The person who oversees its finances is Afua Kyei, the bank’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Finance, Strategy, Performance and Tax. She joined the institution in June 2019 and now finds herself at […]
In a small kitchen in Herne Hill, South London, the scent of jerk spices mingles with the aroma of truffle oil. Behind the pass, 31-year-old Nathaniel “Natty” Williams, better known to his online followers as Natty Can Cook, moves with the precision of a man who has fought for every second chance life has offered him. Four years ago, […]
Dean Forbes started with nothing more than a backpack and a resolve to survive. He spent a period sleeping on London streets and sofa surfing in South London. Today he sits at the head of a technology group valued at over £100 million and counts influence in Britain’s tech and business circles among his assets. Forbes’ rise has been […]
They began as young dreamers, armed with raw talent and pure passion for performance. Today, Rita Dominic, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, and Genevieve Nnaji are more than actresses. They are cultural icons whose names are forever etched in the story of Nollywood. Their careers mirror the evolution of an industry that grew from makeshift video productions into a global film powerhouse. […]
When the Nigerian U23 football team prepared to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, excitement quickly turned into anxiety. The squad, fresh from a training camp in Atlanta, faced an embarrassing crisis. A lack of funds left them stranded, uncertain of whether they would even make it to Brazil in time for their opening match. In […]
At 30, Ama Amo-Agyei is reshaping Britain’s beauty landscape, not with borrowed formulas or buzzwords, but with a powerful blend of identity, intention, and instinct. As the founder of Plantmade, the UK-based natural haircare brand now valued at over £11 million, Amo-Agyei has done far more than create bestselling products. She’s built a movement. Her journey didn’t begin in […]
In a small corner of South London, inside a modest bakery once at the brink of collapse, a father and his son decided they were not ready to close the shutters for good. Today, Flake Bake, a Jamaican patty brand once unknown beyond its postcode, stands as one of the UK’s fastest-growing food businesses, with projected revenues of £3 […]
Faith, Fat, Family & Fire: Inside Tobe Nwigwe’s Movement Houston native Tobechukwu “Tobe” Dubem Nwigwe never intended to dominate music charts, he simply never had a Plan B. A football injury derailed his NFL aspirations, but it didn’t derail his drive. The Nigerian-American linebacker pivoted from the gridiron to grassroots purpose. After the blow ended his football future, Nwigwe founded […]
At 86, Hurl Taylor remains the oldest graduate at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business yet, this is not his first time topping the age chart. In 2016, Taylor blew away expectations with an MRPL degree from the Candler School of Theology. Now, he celebrates an MBV degree in Business for Military Veterans as part of the programme’s inaugural […]
