Shades of Excellence

Aug 19, 20225 min read

Shades of Excellence: MYnd Map founder left her media career to help people through journaling

Thirty-eight-year-old Rosemary Ikpeme enjoyed a decade-long career in media and broadcasting, but her success left her unfulfilled. While...

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Shades of Excellence: Moussem's Sarah Allaoui is eager to preserve the heritage of Amazigh rugs

Janet Osayande

Aug 5, 20229 min read

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Shades of Excellence: Moussem's Sarah Allaoui is eager to preserve the heritage of Amazigh rugs

he founder and owner of Moussem started the business to reconnect with her Amazigh heritage after the loss of her grandmother.

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Shades of Excellence: Siána Scott creates inclusive BEAU Polish to help people express themselves

Janet Osayande

Jul 12, 20225 min read

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Shades of Excellence: Siána Scott creates inclusive BEAU Polish to help people express themselves

Siána Scott, 31, started her journey of launching BEAU Polish in 2017, dreaming of having her own nail polish brand.

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Shades of Excellence: Founder of House of Bilimoria on finding her identity in the fashion industry

Janet Osayande

Jun 24, 20227 min read

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Shades of Excellence: Founder of House of Bilimoria on finding her identity in the fashion industry

Born and raised on the west coast of Canada in Surrey, Shilpa Bilimoria-Cherry founded House of Bilimoria in 2008. Her journey into the...

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Shades of Excellence: The founder of emberly, Hiba Binz, wants to transform the lives of thousands

Janet Osayande

Jun 10, 20226 min read

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Shades of Excellence: The founder of emberly, Hiba Binz, wants to transform the lives of thousands

It is no surprise that the Covid-19 pandemic had a large impact on the creative sector. With a 30% decline of people working in music,...

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Shades of Excellence: ICI CARE's Samantha Kidjo is hoping to change how we perceive textured hair

Janet Osayande

May 27, 20227 min read

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Shades of Excellence: ICI CARE's Samantha Kidjo is hoping to change how we perceive textured hair

Many people of colour with textured hair have experienced negative feelings towards their hair, not only by themselves but from others...

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Shades of Excellence: CQ Studio's Cassie Quinn speaks on making a change within the fashion industry

Janet Osayande

May 19, 20227 min read

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Shades of Excellence: CQ Studio's Cassie Quinn speaks on making a change within the fashion industry

According to reports, people in the UK buy more clothes per person than in any country in Europe and around 300,000 tonnes of used...

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Shades of Excellence: Dr Esho wanted to be an artist, now he's making art on famous faces

Janet Osayande

Apr 15, 202211 min read

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Shades of Excellence: Dr Esho wanted to be an artist, now he's making art on famous faces

You may know him as the “Lip Doctor” or for his ability to fix “botched” fillers and more on the E4 show Body Fixers. Dr Esho MD,...

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Shades of Excellence: How MelaBeauty's Keisha Renaud turned her love of DIY into a budding business

Janet Osayande

Apr 1, 20228 min read

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Shades of Excellence: How MelaBeauty's Keisha Renaud turned her love of DIY into a budding business

Shades of Excellence is a new series in which Kindred. shines a light on businesses started by people of colour who are pushing the...

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