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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Janet Osayande
Aug 5, 20229 min read
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.
Janet Osayande
Jul 12, 20225 min read
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.
Janet Osayande
Jun 24, 20227 min read
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...
Janet Osayande
Jun 10, 20226 min read
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,...
Janet Osayande
May 27, 20227 min read
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...
Janet Osayande
May 19, 20227 min read
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...
Janet Osayande
Apr 15, 202211 min read
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,...
Janet Osayande
Apr 1, 20228 min read
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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