EDWINA KULEGO RUTH LIETZOW

VP INTERNATIONAL & MEN’S, INFORMA MARKETS FASHION

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, INFORMA MARKETS FASHION

“What I’m learning… is that you have to persevere even though you are not being seen or heard. You have created avenues for yourself. And that’s also why I feel like the growth of entrepreneurs who look like ourselves, Black female entrepreneurs are on the rise because they’re not seeing those opportunities within corporations. And so a lot of them are like, instead of fghting every day, I’m going to connect with others that can help me build this business, and then I’m going to take my tribe with me.”

“It’s encouraging to see that we have a platform in the space to be given and be diferent and be unique. It is tough because, you know, it’s a daily thing to pursue and explain and open up about, but just being given the space to be visible and having others lead that are of color or even diverse, diferent religions.”