LADIES IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE GLOBAL MARCH 2023 EDITION

AMB. ADESHOLA HELEN ONADIPE FOUNDER/PUBLISHER

LADIES IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE GLOBAL

EDITOR’S NOTE

Ladies in Business Magazine

Global has the potential to offer key nuggets of gold for multiple stakeholders and interested parties. I can divulge that the magazine’s pipeline is packed with even more interesting reads and discoveries in 2023. The theme for this year is STRATEGIC & QUALITY BUSINESS WOMEN IN BUSINESS/LEADERSHIP. Bearing this in mind, our projects and expansions to look forward to in 2023 include but are not limited to:

*A* Magnifying our reach and

establishing Ladies in Business Magazine Global which is to promote unsung and unrecognized female personalities to now become fully inclusive of all women. We are riding on the cocktails of our success trail and we have commenced a sister magazine, which is LINBIZ GLOBAL PREMIUM. Where we feature highflyers, philanthropist renowned personalities, notable brand names, women in politics, women in the government sector, and women in economics and leadership.

*E* Introduction of more LINBIZ COMMUNITY board members representing Ladies in Business Magazine in full capacity in their respective countries. Our board member’s candidates are carefully selected and assigned. And they are subjected to vetting plus approval.

*F* Launching of the first female financial inclusion Crypto Coin. The purpose of this is to build the involvement, sense of ownership of financial power and create financial engagement of female entrepreneurs globally into NFT. This will eventually bridge the gap between true financial empowerment and support systems for female entrepreneurs globally.

assiduously followed by a wider audience.

*B* Becoming a household brand and holding up to the potential of having a substantial impact.

*C* Branching more into business spheres such as business training, financial instruments, consultancy, and advocacy services.

*D* Expanding on our original intent for

In sum, Ladies in Business Magazine Global has witnessed humungous increases in distribution and recognition, and our happiness and satisfaction have soared.

Dominantly, our paramount gratitude is to God Almighty. We are learning from past mistakes and feeling empowered rather than the victim of a situation. Additionally, we are discovering new insights and ideas, fostering increased mindfulness and self-understanding to conquer the future!!

WELCOME TO 2023!

Morakinyo Itunu Bukola

a top distributor for big Bottling brands in Nigeria like, Coca-Cola, Pepsi

It doesn’t take much to find a passion but it takes gut to turn it into a thriving business. Morakinyo Itunu Bukola, is a successful business woman who has built from scratch at a mini store to Michdav Global Investment Limited .

Her desire to make a meaningful life with an entrepreneurial background comes with a few prices but she is passionate about leading other women on the path of fulfilling their dreams too. In this interview the she talks about what it takes to stay atop the game and building a customer base from scratch and also emphasises on the essence of self- discipline.

Can we meet you ?

I am Morakinyo Itunu Bukola. I am a wife , mother and a business owner. I Studied psychology. I am a top distributor for big Bottling brands in Nigeria like, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and the rest.

What led to your foray into business after studying Psychology?

Growing up my mum was a distributor for a big bottling company and I assisted in sales at her store throughout my childhood. It is still some of my fondest memories growing up. Later on, I worked with a Chinese firm and saw first hand how their sales department ran. This served as my background knowledge for when I decided to venture into something I had passion for. That’s how Michdav drinks was born.

Generally what’s your assessment of the Nigerian Market?

Nigeria has a big market. I mean most people drink something,

when you look around it doesn’t take long before you find any of these drinks. We have a large share of the market and for distributors like us it’s a big deal.

What does it take to become a large scale distributor for different brands ?

First , I would say passion and the desire to succeed. Before I started working with the Chinese firm I was a stay- at- home Mom. I wasn’t really happy about it because I grew up in an entrepreneurial background. I would have gotten a job with my degree but at that time there weren’t a lot of jobs available in that field. Fortunately, a sister of mine was relocating and she offered to sell her store to me. I didn’t have the cash to pay for it at that time so I sold my iPhone 6. Within a short time I started selling and restocking. I was putting in all the hard work building a customer base. My efforts were relentless until It became recognized. I was growing people and I was growing as well . At the start I lost , got cheated in between but I did not give up. My spouse was always there to monitor how things were doing. Fast forward I was doing better than the distributor in my location and that was when I landed a deal with the big brands. I started putting my knowledge of psychology to work. How to win people to my side and convince them . Today, before any big brand would make any decision about pricing or what ever they would consult me . So I would say start from the scratch, do the dirty work at the start then it will get easier as you move up.

What strategy did you put in place to effectively work and run a business?

It wasn’t so easy at the beginning I had to depend on family members

while I did my part too online . One thing I have realized is that for any business you want to run be 80% involved in it. I am available for my customers via chats and calls to patiently listen to and attend to their needs. I have a channel for my dealers, subs, retailers etc. With this strategy I don’t have to be in the store. Technology also makes it easier to monitor sales from my home office.

Do you engage CSR into your business?

Every three months I always try to reach out to my customers - I regard them as my community - who are struggling with their businesses to help them out in anyway possible and ensure that business goes back on smoothly . I also partner with churches and Charity organisations for food and clothes drive.

What form of Challenges are peculiar to this venture?

From being a mom, to running a business and working as a staff there are quite a lot of challenges I have faced. I am grateful my spouse fills some gaps for me. I had to put my kids in a boarding school, it wasn’t an easy decision to make, so I make sure I pick them up and spend quality time with them on weekends.

There is also the challenge of presence. Some customers want me to be physically present to attend to their needs. This can be a snag because I can’t be there always.

There are times some products would have been purchased online before they reach the site by customers who booked online before they get to the physical store. I constantly strive to attain a balance between my online and walk-in customers. The struggle to stock up products

in the right order, predicting what brand or product will pick up in the closest future.

We even have customers returning close to expired products that they’ve been unable to sell. Somehow we manage to resolve all these issues. Thanks to a supportive spouse and the best team any business could hope to have.

What life lessons have spurred your personal growth?

Haa! Poverty. That single anomaly has made me think outside the box. I used it as a springboard to get to where I am today. At a time in life, I was jobless and broke. If I had #500 then it would take me for a week. It was that bad. I worked as a sales girl for a noodle’s distributor. After a month my son started falling ill constantly because we were always on the road delivering noodles to people. My mum was worried and asked me to stop. I cried my eyes out. Then I picked my phone and the only contact I could find were those of some expatriates who were my friends doing business in Nigeria. I eventually got a secretary job through one of the companies they were dealing with. When I eventually started earning a salary my eyes were opened to a lot of things. I can say that no stage in life can actually scare me now because I started early.

Any advise to upcoming Start-ups who want to venture into your line of business?

I would say be disciplined and don’t give up. Don’t eat from your capital. Learn to separate upkeep money from what is meant for business. I don’t cook or pay school fees from my business. Do not be wasteful by feeling obliged to attend every social event. Be there for people but don’t over do

it. Be involved in the business and ensure your staff are doing fine and don’t do credits or loans. Look out for small money that will get you more sales.

What do you hope to achieve in the nearest future?

Well, I am hoping I could buy one

of these brands someday, become a big shareholder and continue to expand the business frontiers.

Fashion Lifestyle &

Jinkwen Mylene Claire

The Place Of A Personal Stylist

Do you know your fashion niche?

In a world where fashion is innovatively dominant, many likely forget the most important aspect of clothing, which has to do with modesty, style, class, and decency in their physical appearance. As we often say in this part of the world, dress the way you want to be addressed. The rate of inappropriate dressing is increasing daily; many designers focus only on income. Is there still a place and a need for decency? As a fashion designer for almost fifteen years today, I enjoy every moment given to me to advise someone on what to wear and how to wear it. But it is rather unfortunate that many don’t really consider or even have the knowledge about the place of a personal stylist in their lives. We live in a world where many assume that they can all do it by themselves, sometimes due to ignorance about the given domain, negligence, or lack of means to hire one, just to name a few.

Your appearance is often the first thing others notice about you, and so, you communicate your values, your personality, and your style through your dressing style. A careless dressing style depicts a character of indiscipline and negligence. A tidy dressing style

shows seriousness and discipline in the character of a person. The dressing also depends on the context and the events.

A personal stylist or a personal clothing tailor is a professional fashion designer with a minacious and keen eye on details, beauty, and style, demonstrating high confidence in being organized, communicative, and disciplined. It is a trustworthy person to who access to important life schedules is given for proper clothing planning. One who insures the well-being of your wardrobe by bringing in a significant touch that defines who you are, where you are heading, and what you valorize.

The stylist is an adviser on new fashion trends, clothing, styles, colors, hairstyle, accessories, and makeup, to help the customer to dress according to the function, culture or beliefs, events, and seasons, properly and decently. The proper dressing doesn’t only mean decent, it also means dressing according to the surroundings, seasons, or occasion and that is the role of a personal stylist, to help you know what it entails to follow up on your daily appearance. The stylist role implies:

1. Teaching you how to balance your proportion, means harmonizing your styling outfits by wearing clothes that fit your body shape. For this to happen, accepting your body structure will ease the work of your stylist and will enable you to accept and love your shape in other to love what you will wear. Your clothing tailor will drive you into the world of balance proportion, work your capsule wardrobe which is a collection of mix-and-match

styles and put them together to ease your schedule.

2. A personal stylist will help you to find your personality through the mirror of clothing, which is called in fashion your uniqueness, and signature style that defines your values. Remember that what you put on defines and reveals who you are. Every human need to know and acknowledge that we all have unique bodies, preferences, taste, inclination, tendency and so finding one’s niche in clothing is very important and will require a professional and expert in the domain to better help you pay keen attention on important factors surrounding your likes and dislikes.

3. A personal stylist will help you to have masteries and inspiration over colors. Being neutral in clothing is normal, keeping one color for a start is good, upgrading it by day is perfect, and having mastery with the ability the play with colors maturely is excellent. It is sad to notice how many high professional entrepreneurs, administrators, CEOs, and doctorates just to name a few still struggle with fitting shades in their clothing. When you don’t know the combination of shades, you will communicate modesty, decency, and style crises to those around you. Knowing your skin color and what goes with it is very important as well, and this again many fail to take into consideration.

4. A personal stylist helps you to have a good collection in your wardrobe, you don’t just order for every clothes you like, yes it might sound not proper for me to say you don’t order for what you only like, but for

what will correspond with your body shape. Putting on what conforms to your body shape will only be possible if you love and accept your body shape. When you purchase a cloth because you simply like it, there is a high possibility you will quickly lose the desire of putting it on, simply because you purchased it out of emotions and not out of meeting a need. There is a difference between meeting a need and satisfying a want, that is the reason why many don’t put on what they buy with excitement after some time. Model what you buy because what you buy is for a purpose not for show.

5. A personal stylist will help you to fit your dress with the required accessories, hairstyle, and appropriate maquillage. It is important you know how to game around this particular area, you can dress well, but mess it up with a poor gemmulation of accessories, hairstyle, and maquillage.

The place of a personal stylist in one’s life can’t be overemphasized, it levels much work, help the person’s schedule to be efficient, and give a good taste to one’s appearance. With a personal stylist, you don’t have any stress in attaining your occasions, events, or meetings, because a good job is already done. When your wardrobe consists of pieces that fit you, and you choose to love them as necessities, styling an outfit becomes second nature. Conforming to the standard of priority, good taste and morality are what make your clothing signature outstanding. Hire for yourself a personal professional stylist and enjoy a life free of clothes selection stress.

by Mrs. Nono Sonkouat Mylene Claire epse Jinkwen

PDG of SHALOM DESIGN AND BEAUTY CENTER IS a fashion industry that offers services in cloth designing, beauty care, wedding gown, African wear, event planning, sales of accessories, rentals, and training. Founder of ALWEC, abundant life women empowerment center is a non-profit organization that gears toward empowering women and girls in need to help them become financially independent through vocational training and sustainable skills acquisition and motivate youths to become assets in their generation.

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The Art of dealing with Negative emotions

By Aisha Abdulqader

They say: Emotions are energies in motion and they are inseparable part of our life as human beings. They can be shortterm or long term depending on the situation that we go through. For instance: Getting upset of our family member can be shortterm, however the grief of losing a loved one may be a long-term experience. There is one fact that is common in all of us and that is: We like to experience positive emotions rather than negative emotions and the more positive emotion we have, the happier we

feel.

Why emotions are Importance

Emotions impact our behaviors, relationships, performance, wellbeing, as well as our decisionmaking process. That’s why it is essential to learn proper ways of dealing with these important elements of our existence. Emotions are messages as well, they try to warn us, help us to survive, and satisfy our needs. In the world of relationships emotions help us in understanding others and in return, others understand us as well. How usually people deal with negative emotions

Majority of us didn’t learn how to deal with our emotions specially the uncomfortable or negative ones. This make it an important topic here because creating awareness about it will boost the wellbeing of many people.

Initially we should understand that negative emotions are signals similar to feeling pain in any part of our body. Are negative emotions harmful? The answer depends on how long we experience them. For instant feeling stress is useful as a warning sign for a short period for us to understand that something is wrong or a problem is needed to be solved.

We usually deal with negative emotions unconsciously by:

1. Suppressing: We tend suppress or numb our negative emotions in-order to avoid feeling them as they sound uncomfortable and painful or we may believe that we are unable to handle them. However, doing that will result in those emotions to show up stronger and in a harmful way later. Suppressing emotions might be an attitude that we have learned it during childhood.

2. Escaping: We think by escaping our emotions we forget them. Many try to escape from anger for instance as they believe it would upset others or make them be perceived as unkind person.

3. 3: Expressing them: We try to talk about the negative emotions by dwelling in our negative thoughts which make the situation worse, instead of feeling our feeling without overthinking about them to have the inner peace.

Below are three ways to process emotions in effective way

Be self-aware: Paying attention to our body and feeling our feelings and emotions need self-awareness and that comes with practice and building the habit for it. Decide to be self-aware and give yourself the permission to feel your emotions and pay attention to them without judging yourself. Ask yourself simple questions such as: What I am feeling right now? What makes me feel in this way? What I am learning about myself? That helps in letting go of negative or uncomfortable emotions and create new space for new things and experiences to enter your life. Therefore, accepting, acknowledging and sitting with emotion is an important skill that each one of us needs to learn and apply.

Journal your emotions: It is a simple yet very powerful technique to process the emotions and sometimes it leads to powerful selfrealizations. Therefore, it helps in knowing ourselves and understanding our needs as well as values in life. Be honest with yourself in this process because without being honest we won’t be able to change ourselves and our life. For journaling your emotions try to find a quiet space away from distractions and write what you feel on a piece of paper without judging your emotions or yourself.

Seek professional help: Asking for help is a courageous act of helping yourself. Coaching is one of those professions that will help you to process your emotions and brings lots of self-awareness to you. The coach will create a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to be able to learn more about your thoughts, your emotions and your actions. A professional coach with his/her skills will help you to go through a selfexploration and thought evoking journey to not only achieve your goals but also to unleash your hidden skills and capabilities.

Adebola Lawal

Adebola Lawal is a certified cake artist and event planner. She is an advocate for women empowerment and has trained over 100 women in the art of cake making. Because of her experience in Human Resources and Management, she also runs a recruitment company where she bridges the gap between bakeries and the support staff they need.

Adebola’s love for baking and cooking started when she was 9 . Being the first girl in a family 8,she was saddled with the responsibility of cooking and tidying up the kitchen.

After her NYSC in 2002, she got a job in a confectionery company where she was overseeing the restaurant ‘s day today activities, this further broadened her knowledge in event management.

She is a goal getter , highly skillful and passionate about helping people to create beautiful memories at their events.

She left the confectionery company in 2004, when she got a job with a bank and worked in the Human Resources department, this experience helped in setting up a recruitment company. She saw a need in the baking industry and carved a niche to start the recruitment of bakers and support staff needed by these bakeries.

She became a mentor with Cherie

Blair Foundation for Women in 2015 and she mentored more than 5 women from different countries, helping them to position their business for growth and profits.

With the experience as a mentor with Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, she founded Dewtees Academy in 2017 where she trained and mentored 40 women for free to celebrate her 40th Birthday. And she has since then, mentored over a hundred women encouraging them to be more and influencing their world.

Adebola is an accomplished entrepreneur, always influencing those around her to want to be better versions of themselves. She serves and contributes her skills and talents to many Advisory and Management Boards. She is an alumni of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.. She is the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Cake and Sugarcraft professional. She is also a board member, ladies in Business Magazine Global ( Nigeria Representative).

There are new UAE Law statutes governing the rights of Non-Muslim UAE Residents that have been adopted and promulgated, to come into effect on 1 February 2023. These laws will govern and administer the matrimonial and succession affairs of nonMuslim expatriate residents of every emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Issuing the law comes as part of the country’s efforts to develop its legislative system, and to support its endeavours and aspirations for the next 50 years, and to strengthen its leadership as a destination for the implementation and adoption of Equal Rights, Tolerance, CoExistence, Family Stability and Demographic Diversity. The law specifies the procedures of divorce that can be initiated

jointly or unilaterally. It organizes the procedures for inter alia, settling the financial claims after divorce, and the arrangement of joint custody for the children.

The new law shall apply to nonMuslims in the UAE regarding marriage, divorce, inheritance, will, and proof of paternity, unless any of them insists on implementing the law of their country instead. According to this law, women are granted equal rights in relation to providing witness testimony, inheritance, the right to file for divorce, and joint custody of the children until they are 18 years old. Subsequently, the children will have the right to choose between their parents. This means that women’s testimony in court will be equal to

By: Naushina Mahomed Aboo

that of a man, and in this regard, the UAE strives forward to uplift, inspire and empower women, from all walks of life.

Civil marriage contracts are acknowledged by this law, and must meet a set of conditions, inter alia, the need for spouses to be at least 21 years old, and to provide consent and approval by completing a declaration form in the presence of the Presiding Judge.

To file for divorce according to the new Law, one spouse must inform the court of their desire to terminate their marriage, without having to justify, explain or blame the other spouse. They can request a divorce without proving that any harm was done during their marriage.

Some of the changes that stand out in this law is its adoption of the Gregorian calendar instead of Hijri and dismissing the requirement to seek family guidance in cases of divorce. One more important change is that alimony is now calculated and decided based on several factors that include years of marriage, the financial status of both spouses, and the extent of how much the husband is responsible for the divorce.

There are several aspects of importance that arise from the new Federal Law and it would be imperative for you to secure your consultation with us, to obtain formal professional advice based on your scenario at hand from time to time.

Disclaimer: This article is the personal opinion/view of the author(s) and is not necessarily that of the firm. The content is provided for information only and should not be seen as an exact or complete exposition of the law. Accordingly, no reliance should be placed on the content for any reason whatsoever and no action should be taken on the basis thereof unless its application and accuracy has been confirmed by a legal advisor. The firm and author(s) cannot be held liable for any prejudice or damage resulting from action taken on the basis of this content without further written confirmation by the author(s).

Author: Attorney Ms. Naushina Mahomed Aboo

• Practising Attorney in the Republic of South Africa – NM Aboo Attorneys

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• Specialist in UAE Business Formation

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In today’s society, women have come a long way in the professional world. From limited job opportunities to the glass ceiling, the journey of a professional woman has not been an easy one. However, with determination, hard work, and unwavering support, women have broken through the barriers and are making their mark in various industries. The professional woman is now a symbol of power, resilience, and success, and her presence is changing the landscape of the workplace for the better.

The rise of professional women can be attributed to various factors, including the women’s rights movement and the increasing number of women who are pursuing higher education and entering the workforce. Women are now being recognized for their unique talents, skills, and expertise, and are taking their

Empowering Women in the Workplace

By Pegah Gol

desirable.

Despite all challenges, professional women are making a significant impact in the workplace. They are bringing new perspectives, ideas, and approaches to the table, and are driving change in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and equity. They are inspiring the next generation of women to pursue their dreams and never give up in the face of adversity.

place at the top of the corporate ladder. They are breaking down the stereotypes and proving that they are just as capable and deserving of success as their male counterparts.

One of the biggest challenges that professional women face is the stigma that they must choose between their careers and their personal lives. This is a false and damaging stereotype that puts pressure on women to prioritize one aspect of their lives over the other. Many women are now breaking through this stereotype by finding ways to balance their professional and personal lives, and by showing that having a successful career and a fulfilling personal life is not only possible but also

How can you contribute to the empowerment of women in the workplace?

1. Encouraging diversity and inclusivity: Encourage diversity in the workplace by creating an inclusive culture that values and respects the contributions of women and other underrepresented groups. This can be achieved by promoting equal opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and antidiscrimination policies.

2. Providing equal pay and opportunities: Ensure that women are paid the same as their male counterparts for the same work and are provided with equal opportunities for advancement and leadership positions.

3. Offering flexible work arrangements: Offer flexible work arrangements, such as part-time or telecommuting options, to support women who may also have caregiving responsibilities.

4. Supporting professional development: Provide training, mentorship, and coaching programs to support women

in developing their skills and reaching their full potential. This can include leadership training, technical skills development, and networking opportunities.

5. Encouraging open and honest communication: Foster an environment where women feel comfortable speaking up and providing feedback. Encourage open and honest communication and ensure that all employees are heard and treated fairly.

6. Providing resources for work-life balance: Provide resources, such as on-site child

care or health and wellness programs, to support women in balancing their work and personal responsibilities.

7. Promoting a culture of belonging: Create a culture where women feel valued and included, and where they can bring their authentic selves to work. This includes promoting diversity, equality, and respect for all employees.

Implementing these practices can help empower women in the workplace and create a more diverse and inclusive work environment,

which can benefit everyone.

In conclusion, the professional woman is a force to be reckoned with, and her impact on the workplace is undeniable. She is a symbol of strength, courage, and resilience, and she is changing the world one day at a time. Women around the world should be proud of their achievements and continue to strive for greater success in their careers and personal lives.

About the Author

Pegah Gol is the author of 8 times No1 best selling (job-hunting) book “The Formula’’ She shared the job-hunting tips from her 15 years of experience as a headhunter in award-winning recruitment agencies.

She is an Executive Board Member and Chief Operating Officer at ReDev GmbH, the first AI-based Talent Solution, which aims to facilitate the process for job seekers and talent hunters. Also CEO and Founder of Pegah Gol Co, a Job-hunting and Career Coaching firm.

Member of the Global Women Leaders Committee, empowering women around the world.

Pegah has been a keynote speaker and panelist in multiple online and in-person forums, summits, corporations, and universities, in the Middle East region and Globally.

https://www.redev.at/ https://pegahgol.com/

Email: pegah@pegahgol.com

Irene Dede Adanky Nartey

A communications and Event Management Professional with a Bsc Mass communication and journalism Diploma in Business Management and English Proficiency respectively Irene Dede Adanky Nartey is a former media personality for Xfm and Viasat 1 television as a researcher, Reporter, writing, co-hosting and production.

In 2015 inspired by her passion for entrepreneurship and content development Irene founded Reenartmultimedia Ltd a lifestyle company base in West Africa Accra Ghana

Leveraging on her communication, research, and production expertise she births AWEMA MAGAZINE a 360 wedding magazine that features wedding vendors, beautiful couple’s love stories, health & insurance policies, and beautiful tourist destinations across the continent of Africa.

Motivated by work inputs from wedding vendors in making every couple’s wedding day a remarkable experience she birthed the African wedding makers awards (AWEMA) one of the biggest Awards schemes on the continent of Africa celebrating and honoring wedding makers across the continent of Africa.

She founded AWEMA FESTIVAL an initiative put together to assemble certified wedding Vendors and professionals under one umbrella to exhibit, collaborate, network, and showcase their products/ services for their potential clients & future couples to meet the right wedding professionals.

A recipient of multiple international recognition/awards Irene is often quoted in online publications.

She is a passionate advocate for single mother’s empowerment and has a track record of supporting and encouraging young single mothers in the community through her foundation REENART-FOUNDATION

Connect with Irene on social media @nartey Irene LinkedIn,twitter ,instagram ,Facebook

Yours sincerely

Let’s Have More Women In Government

Dr. C. Paschal Eze

“It always seems impossible until it is done”

– Nelson Mandela

According to global figures from the French Institute for Demographic Studies, “out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4%) and 496 are women (49.6%)”. That means the world population of women and men is almost equal. But the story is quite different when it comes to gender representation in leadership.

As the UN Women has stated, “women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide, and … achieving gender parity in political life is far off.” Of the 195 countries in the world, only 26 countries have women as head of state and/or government. And only 6 countries, namely; Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, New Zealand and United Arab Emirates, have 50% or more of women in their lower or single house of parliament.

Rwanda enjoys the enviable reputation of having the world’s highest participation of women in parliament. Women occupy 49 out of the 80 seats in the lower house, which is 61.3% of the total.

A decade after its 2003 Constitution that set a 30% quota for women in elective

offices, Rwandan women in 2013 invigorated the gender parity debate by winning 64% of seats in parliament, a global record. Though the male population reduction caused by the 1994 genocide was a contributing factor, the Rwandan society had apparently made a wise decision to prioritize and pursue diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in governance. While taking part in a World Bank conference in Rwanda several years ago, I had in-person conversations with few Rwandan leaders, and I got the sense that they valued the role women played – and should continue to play - in their national development.

And as I traversed the clean capital city of Kigali, I couldn’t help taking notice of the country’s businessfriendliness, public safety, infrastructural development and courteous populace. Yet, the high level of female participation in governance was my point of elevated fascination. The reason is simple. Women of distinction – from my wonderful mother to my kind aunties and conscientious mentors - have played invaluable roles in my life. My post-college introduction to

the corporate world was all thanks to a female investor and CEO who took me under her wings –and helped me chart the path to success. So, it is not difficult to understand why I love to champion fair and just treatment of women everywhere. After all, I want the best for my two little daughters, Zara and Clara.

Women Are Change Agents

I am yet to come across credible data that supports the wrongheaded notion that women don’t belong in the high echelons of authority, power and influence in society.

The Nordic country of Iceland is doing fine with its current prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir who is credited with revamping the economy and spearheading efforts to make the country carbonneutral by 2040.

Namibian prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, who earned a doctorate in economics, achieved Namibia’s first budget surplus with her sound fiscal policy.

Sandra Mason, the first woman admitted to the bar of Barbados, has since October 2021 served as its first president, replacing

the British monarch. From 2018 to 2021, she was the governor-general. A glaring symbol of national pride and cohesion, President Mason is proud that “Education in Barbados is free. You can achieve anything you want.”

The United States now has a female vice president, Kamala Harris. Four of the 9 Supreme Court justices are women. According to Pew Research, “women account for 153 of 540 voting and nonvoting members of Congress. That represents a 59% increase from … a decade ago.”

Getting here hasn’t been a leisurely walk. Countless individuals and organizations contributed their sweat and treasure to help secure American women the right to vote in 1920, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Same is true of ongoing efforts to recruit, encourage and support women running for elective offices at local, state and federal levels. Organizations like She Should Run, Emily’s List, Vote Mama Foundation, Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus, Inc. and Sisters Lead Sisters Vote have helped thousands of women run for office. Overcoming Male Opposition

Like other shades of bigotry, male chauvinism is not an easy thing to overcome. And many bigots I have encountered seem to have no plausible justification for their bigotry. But we must keep hope alive – and continue advocating for fairness and justice in our various countries. Finish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has an intriguing perspective on how to get more women in leadership positions. “Greta Thunberg is not a role model because she’s a young girl. It’s because she’s a voice for climate. She’s talking about issues, and that’s what inspires people,” she noted.

Thus, women should go into politics, and run issue-oriented campaigns that inspire people. Such reasoned view is similar to what Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen has offered. While

gender is important to President Ing-Wen, she believes many voters are simply interested in the quality and value of each politician. As she put it, “Some people will find it fashionable to have a woman leader, but I think the reason people chose me as the leader of this country is because my policies and my values suit the needs of Taiwan today. We represent people who want to have change in the society.”

There is a palpable fervor for change, and female politicians who channel it well, while expounding their sound policies and values, stand a good chance of winning.

Last year, the female mayor of a Michigan city shared at a DEI forum how, in the early years of her political career, her male support base proved helpful in overcoming and mitigating the chauvinistic opposition she had faced.

I am honored to be counted among those men that support women politicians with towering vision and transformative vigor.

Happy Women’s History Month.

Dr. C. Paschal Eze is an African-American keynote speaker and training consultant on Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI). He is the board chair of the International Management Association (IMA-Global), chairs the board of social justice think tank The PuLSE Institute, and serves on the board of nonprofit Eye Care for Detroit, among others. In his past life, he served as daily newspaper and business magazine editor-in-chief, food and tourism writer, communications teacher and small business owner. Dr. Eze has received numerous recognitions for his work, including the US Congressional Record, the Spirit of Detroit Award, and the MLK Leadership Award. He can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpaschaleze.

Astrong business development strategy allows your business to create strong relationships with promising prospects and generate revenue. Business development identifies ideal customers and partnerships, builds relationships with them, and then develops solutions that guide them towards sales. If you ask 10 professionals what business development, or ‘biz dev,’ is, you’ll likely get 10 different answers. To some, business development is just another term for sales. Many view it as the process of forming strategic partnerships. Others define it as a marketing tactic.

Business development expert Scott Pollack describes it best:

“Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets and relationships.” This makes business development unique from other professional fields because the day-to-day

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tasks vary greatly by industry and by the specific needs of each organization. It is often the link between several different departments, such as marketing, branding and sales, and business development professionals collaborate with these teams to discover opportunities and develop relationships that ultimately have a positive impact on the organization.

Sales vs. Business Development

It’s easy to view business development as a sales process, but they’re not quite the same job. The main objective of sales is to close deals with customers to drive revenue and maintain a high profit margin. A salesperson works at the end of the sales funnel to close deals, ensure products or services are delivered, and create repeat customers. Business development, on the other hand, looks for prospects,

nurtures relationships and guides leads toward the sales funnel. It is the process of identifying ideal customers and partnerships, building relationships and developing solutions that can then be handed off to the sales team to close. While they are two very different roles within an organization, sales and business development work in tandem to generate revenue and grow the business.

Why you need a business development strategy

A strong business development strategy is the roadmap that instructs your team how to find and generate high-value leads to support your long-term goals. Without a strategy, your team may struggle to find qualifying prospects or, at worst, spend months developing a relationship with prospects who don’t convert. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets and relationships. How to create a business development strategy for your business

There are four main steps to take in creating a firm, reliable business development strategy. Identify your audience

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development strategy starts with identifying your ideal audience. Focus on specific firms or individuals that will propel your business forward. You don’t need to have a large audience, but you do need a high-quality one. Business development can be a long process, and the relationships you develop may take months or even years to turn into a sale. The last thing you want is to foster a relationship with an unqualified prospect.

Perform market research

Once you have defined your audience, learn everything you can about them. Before you can encourage your audience to work with you, you have to be able to answer the following questions: What are their primary issues? What specific services do they need? How are they solving their problems right now? How does your product or service improve their current situation?

With these questions answered, you can start analyzing your competition. Understand what makes you different from all of your competitors. This is the competitive advantage that you will use to communicate your value to prospects.

Determine which channels to use

The next step is to assess your total revenue goals for the year and determine

which channels will help you achieve that target. The most common business development channels are a combination of networking, referrals, advertising, cold calls and content marketing. Networking is one of the oldest and most commonly used business development strategies. Depending on your industry, face-to-face networking may still be the best way to connect with your target audience and build strong relationships. However, this method of networking can be time-consuming and expensive, so many industries have shifted to primarily digital networking through social platforms like LinkedIn. Referrals can be a great business development strategy, as a positive relationship with a satisfied customer can lead you to a whole new network of prospects. Many small businesses get most or all of their business from referrals. However, relying on your clients to drum up business for you is passive and may not always result in steady leads. Paid advertising, especially through digital platforms, is another solid business development tactic. The key to digital advertising is to find your target audience on their preferred platform and start there. If your audience are avid YouTube users, create strong, targeted video ads and post them there. If your audience has a high engagement rate with your brand on Twitter,

advertise there.

Content marketing has become one of the best ways for companies to interface with their audience and showcase their expertise. In fact, according to the Content Marketing Institute, content marketing generates three times as many leads as outbound marketing and costs 62% less. It has a strong ROI, and it gives your audience the space to discover your brand organically.

Define S.M.A.R.T. goals

For each channel, set S.M.A.R.T—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-related— goals to measure and track your progress. Your business development goals don’t have to be directly tied to generating revenue, but they should involve methods of introducing prospects to your sales funnel.

Nike AKINYEMI

Known as the woman who wears many hats, Nike Akinyemi runs one of Nigeria’s top event companies and a fast-rising Nigerian luxury clothing brand. Between being an event planner, an event decorator, running an event decor rental subdivision and a luxury clothing brand, she has over 11 years experience under her belt. An alumnus of the prestigious FGGC, Oyo State in Nigeria and Arden University, Middlemarch Park, Coventry in the United Kingdom, Nike started out as an event decorator professionally in 2011 and had Lagos State Government as a major client in 2014.

She has since then successfully designed luxury weddings and corporate and social events for high network individuals and multinational corporate organisations. As an event planner, she has successfully managed small- to large-sized events, including a 2,000 person capacity event for one of the most influential political and clerical figures in the Southwestern region of Nigeria.

In 2017, she diversified into events decor rentals and bagged an award in 2019 for Best Party Prop Shop Company in Nigeria by The Association of Professional Party Organisers and Event Managers of Nigeria, (APPOEMN). She currently serves as the Financial Director of APPOEMN and is also a member of The Association for Event Rental Professionals in Nigeria (RPSN).

Her business experience has given her the opportunity to mentor many upcoming decorators in the event industry and she has trained over 65 successful students in the event decor industry.

In 2020, she became the Author of the best selling event decoration book in Nigeria and Amazon (THE EXCEPTIONAL EVENT DECORATOR).

As someone who loves the art of elevation and transformation and a lover of all things fashion and fashionable, it did not seem so strange when she decided during COVID to start Kolony Impressions, a clothing brand that is gradually becoming a standout Nigerian brand for luxury clothing.

She is a proud member of Ladies in Business Magazine Global, married and blessed with two children.

MS. SHERLEY LOUIS

TEACHERPRENEUR & INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING EDUCATOR

CREATING A PATHWAY TO INNOVATE YOUR TEACHING

» You’re Not Merely A Teacher; You’re A Brand

In my opinion, educators need to break away from the habit of thinking that “I am just a teacher.” You are not merely a teacher. You are a brand. You are a brand with a skill set. Educators are usually known for their skill set in their current school, but when it’s time to move on to a new school and they are one of the thousand teachers who applied for a particular post but were chosen, it’s a great feeling. Why were you hired? You were hired because of the brand that you are and the knowledge and experiences that you have gained. These are the things you can use to market

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yourself. This is your bargaining power. Now, instead of them hiring you, you’re hiring them because, with your skill set, you know exactly what you’re going to implement to give them the desired results. There is no rule that, as a trained educator, you have to only apply to teaching jobs. Spread your wings, consult, train, write, or start your company. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped a lot of people realize that they have skills that can be transferred to the corporate world. Teachers are leaving education, and there’s a shortage simply because more teachers are becoming educators who have the skill to teach people certain skills that are in high

demand. We are teacherpreneurs who lead and manage our brand. Louis et al (2022).

» Beliefs Regarding Teaching

You have to have a passion for teaching, and I believe that teaching comes from the heart. This is where the distinction between a teacher and an educator is made. This article highlights a new way of thinking that will help teachers innovate their teaching careers.

» Creating a Pathway

It is important for educators to assert that they are never stuck in any situation. They are free to extend themselves. The school for which they work does not own them, they can leave or stay if they want to. Some people leave education; some people stay in education. Teaching is not for everybody. Some people have a heart to teach, and others don’t. You don’t have to stay in institutions and follow structures and frameworks that you know are not aligned with your philosophy or no longer fit your philosophy. Every child, by nature, is curious. Generally, children are curious. But as we grow up, most of us stop being curious. Why? We are now more aware of the good and the bad. So, by thinking that we always know what’s good and bad, we become restricted and cease to live freely. As students, we are taught to be curious about the world around us. We were curious about what was going on and what might happen in the future. Then we became educators, and many of us helped students develop their curiosity, but we stopped practicing it. If one of your colleagues said, “Let’s go to Germany to teach!” You would probably reply, “Huh, Germany.”

“Why would you want to go to Germany?”

I joined an association called Alpha Delta Kappa, which is an international honorary organization of women educators in the United States of America. I am also an alumni of the United Teachers of Dade, which is the union representing more than 30 thousand employees in the MiamiDade County School System (the U.S.A.). After both organizations selected me among educators that traveled overseas to provide a STEM educational approach to students, teachers, and staff I believe that traveling takes you away from a textbook. You get to experience everything you read in the textbook. Louis et al, (2022).

» Innovating Your Teaching Career

The 21st century education system suggests an education model focused not necessarily on improving the intellectual abilities of students but also their ability to own and control their view of themselves through curiosity. Curiosity is an indispensable mechanism for knowledge discovery, innovation and, more unanimously, an accepted and uncontrollable component of learners. Amponsah et al, (2022). It is of great importance for teachers to have access to time to explore their world. I believe that teachers must step outside of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to learn something new, as well as use technology to upskill. This is exactly what I am doing with my international teaching career. Enroll in new online courses. Be a kid again. Ask random but useful questions. I am a kid. I am asking questions. I am not just reading from the book; now I am living and experiencing new things like a child would. My

advice to you is to play, laugh, and if you want to break the rules, break the rules. Come with an open mind to that new culture. This contributes to organic learning; it’s pure, genuine, and authentic. Come empty, thinking that you are here to explore. Be humble and thirsty to learn. Louis et al, (2022).

Final Thoughts

I believe that teachers are educators who invest in their teaching and learning. They possess skills that are transferable across other professions and enable them to create new pathways to innovate their field. Innovative educators constantly reflect on their teaching practices. They can choose to either work as an employee or as the CEO of their own company. What educators can do varies according to their skill set, interests, passion, and new opportunities such as becoming an international educator or an entrepreneur. When educators are clear about their “why,” they can easily develop 21st century learners who are ready to gain new knowledge and create their own knowledge through curiosity. I have so much to learn and so many places to visit; however, I am confident that becoming an international educator has made me a better educator and teacher. I am exploring the world while teaching, not after my retirement. I am learning about empathy and developing an appreciation for organic learning through curiosity. I encourage you to create your own pathway, and your teaching career will never be the same.

You can learn more tips in my book, Heart Core Educational Practices: Best Practices that Facilitate the Growth of Balanced Future Leaders and World Changers. www.lit-edpub.com

MS. SHERLEY LOUIS

TEACHERPRENEUR & INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING EDUCATOR

Sherley Louis is an internationally recognized educator and leader known for her culturally relevant teaching. She offers authentic and premium-quality American education to students internationally. Sherley is passionate about language learning and teaching. She is the co-author of Heart Educational Practices: Best Practices that facilitate the growth of balanced future leaders and world changers (Louis et al, 2022).

She holds a Master of Science degree in TESOL from Carlos Albizu University (the U.S.A.) where she was awarded the Distinguished Master of Science Award – given to one outstanding scholar from the M.S. Education program. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami Dade College School of Education (USA) in Exceptional Student Education and an Endorsement in ESOL (USA).

In the past 4 years, Sherley has had significant accomplishments in International Education such asExcellent school rating from Cognia and ADEK and KHDA inspecions

Sherley is a multi-award winning educator, entrepreneur, a published writer and founder of the International Teaching Academy LLC in 2018 (USA).

sherley.louis@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/sherleylouis\

Dr. Liza

Ekole leadership expert, healthcare innovator, and game changer

From peeling potatoes at a restaurant to speaking at the Harvard Global Health Catalyst Summit, Dr. Liza Ekole is a globally recognized leadership expert, healthcare innovator, and game changer. Her career journey has been fueled by grit and growth.

A humble beginning is truly the foundation to success.

Dr Liza – is a keynote speaker and award recipient at the 2023 She Awards Global in Dubai, she is breaking barriers and making strides for women in business and leadership entrepreneurship by creating paths for a brighter future for women globally. Dr. Liza is a very inspiring leadership expert on a mission to ignite change and help women unlock and maximize their hidden potentials, hence creating a more equitable business world through her practical and inspiring training on Gender Intelligence. As a healthcare innovator, she has impacted more than 18,000 professionals and her work has been celebrated by fortune 500 companies in the USA for transforming the world of healthcare through knowledge, experience and her signature RCQ leadership training.

She holds two Doctorates; in Leadership and Pharmacy, she has published the only scholarly Research on Relational Intelligence as a Framework for interprofessional collaboration. She has worked in complex roles and flourished, including being a frequent Speaker at the Harvard Global Health Summit, the director of a Hospital Pharmacy, and her Signature Leadership frameworks have transformed the careers of Senior Consultants at Fortune 500 Companies. She is a wife, a mother, an international

speaker, a Philanthropist, a certified Executive Coach, and a born problem solver.

Her recent awards and recognition include Leadership Coach of the Year by the African Women Economic and Leadership Forum, induction into the 2022 Who’s Who in America, by the famous Marquis Biographical Publication, and a prestigious Award for Outstanding Leadership 2022, by Health Conference 2.0, to mention a few.

In this exciting interview, she enlightens LINBIZ Global Women on how her family upbringing and faith shaped her career, the importance of Gender Intelligence, Integrity in Business, and Empowering International Medical Graduates on how to succeed in the USA on a mission to create a more equitable business world.

From local to global transformation, Dr. Liza’s life is a journey of faith, courage and transformation.

Kindly tell us about your background.

I was born into a broad family in Cameroon, led by my disciplinarian father, a famous politician from the Englishspeaking part of Cameroon. My childhood was characterized by strong Christian values, zero tolerance for mediocrity, and a healthy conjecture for “honor roll” academic excellence. Earning my father’s commendation was invaluable because his integrity was common knowledge, and his staunch personality commanded respect and carried influence, only giving credit where it was due. With humble pride, I earned many praises from my father, which formed the highlight of my

childhood. He tooted to my stellar primary school performance wherever he went, which exposed me to a greater purview.

It’s incredible how well you speak of your father as a part of yourself. Was he an influential factor in your career path?

In my eyes, my father was a demigod, and I would go to him for everything. I was growing up with such an influential figure who spoke words of blessings into my life, well, a profusion of confidence in me. He always said: “I want my daughter to be a doctor,” but the thought of treating patients in the hospital was inconceivable to me, despite being elected the health prefect of my secondary school. When he passed on, the shock was overwhelming. His words kept reverberating: “make hay while the sun shines because when you make your money, I won’t be there.” Following his passing, I experienced drastic changes in my life, but I’m sure I will always have his commendation.

You didn’t want to be a Doctor who cared for patients, but you still ended up in the healthcare system. What changed for you, and at what point?

At the time, it was unknown to me that, through my father’s words and my perfect hood, God was seeding a desire in my heart for a career in healthcare. When I moved to the United States of America, I realized that I could have a Doctorate in healthcare without having to work on patients. My Pharmacy Degree allowed me to follow my desired path while manifesting my father’s wishes at the same time.

How did your career journey start?

As a student in the United States of America, working three jobs, my career took off on a rocky pavement. It was demanding yet fulfilling. While peeling potatoes and washing dishes at a restaurant, I remained keen and spirited, intensely focused on how much I would make and what the money would mean to me, my family, and for my schooling. I was persistent in doing everything possible to survive. Soon after, I was promoted to a waitress position, which I maintained for years, persisting until I got into Pharmacy school and graduated. Getting my degree was a euphoric achievement because Pharmacists were offered jobs with an additional whopping $20,000 sign-on bonus, a vast sum at the time, and it was my turn to join the big earners and was able

to support my siblings and other family members.

How did your pharmacy career impact your area of expertise?

While working as a pharmacist in a hospital, I noticed a disconnect in the delivery of patient care. The desire to bridge the gap drove me to start my pharmacy, which allowed me to tackle doctorpatient collaboration from a different plane. . I became the first Cameroonian in Michigan to own a retail community pharmacy, which soon expanded to accommodate an additional pharmacist and several other employees. Succinctly put, it was thriving so much that it felt like I had reached the pinnacle of my career. I was famous among doctors, and

they sent more patients my way with prescriptions. However, it was never about the money for me. My greatest desire was to eliminate the lacunae. It was time to grow beyond my parameters, so with the encouragement of my husband, I went on to obtain my second doctorate, which formed the central premise of my celebrated work in healthcare today.

How did you carve a niche for yourself?

My choice for a Doctorate in Health Service focused on Leadership and Public Health was intentional, but it wasn’t automatic. I was intent on devising a strategy to curb the yearly healthcare waste of billions of dollars due to the lack of collaboration in the American Healthcare system. Such waste could even be the GDP of many third-world countries, and it was personal to me owing to my Cameroonian background. However, what started as an honest desire to achieve costeffective patient care soon metamorphosed into a gamechanging innovative ladder.

Toward the end of my research tenure, I explored a career in administration and assumed a Director of Pharmacy job role in a hospital. The hospital seamlessly advanced to the top within months of applying my signature techniques in my new role. This proof of concept further validated my doctorate work: the only published scholarly research on Relational Intelligence as a Framework for interprofessional collaboration. Following my scholarly publication, I created two transformational Leadership Frameworks: The Double Rhodium Rule®️ and Collaborative Relational Intelligence®️ (CRQ) Leadership. The CRQ leadership framework is now adopted as the approved leadership training in Institutions all over the United States of America.

What difficulties did you encounter while navigating your career path?

When I started, it was toilsome. I was young, in a foreign country, and had to do it all alone. My immediate family wasn’t present, and I relied on a few helpful friends for guidance. I had to work

three times harder, navigating the complexity of new experiences while being solely financially responsible for myself. I worked three odd jobs and went to school full time. My first car broke down every day, but none of the hassles broke me.

How did these challenges impact your career journey?

While working as a pharmacist in a hospital, I lacked the motivation to perform beyond my essential job requirement because it was just the norm to clock in and clock out and call it “a day”. Getting job satisfaction was a far cry, and as a foreigner, I soon realized that, contrary to my inclination, financial stability is not a product of working more hours. Instead, the value of investment, intelligent financial decisions, and taking advantage of opportunities was a late discovery on my part. Embracing my accent was also a journey unabridged with struggles. As a result, I recently created a program to guide foreign doctors in America, shortening their journey to success and preventing them from repeating my mistakes.

Why does Collaborative Relational Intelligence®️ matter in the delivery of healthcare services?

The terms “Teamwork” and “Collaboration” are antiquated; however, their applicability in leadership is lacking because, as studies will support, practitionerbased education or leaders are rarely equipped with the needed skills to lead successfully. In my prior experience establishing teamwork, I have found that conflict is given, which is why my research focused on interpersonal and interprofessional collaboration in practice. However, in the depth of my studies, the most baffling discovery was the utter silence on the psychological aspects of leadership. The norm is the transactional manner of “treating others how you want to be treated,” but that is ineffective, especially in this relational age where 85% of our success is premised on how we relate to others. We are wired differently and endowed with diverse strengths and weaknesses, and understanding our uniqueness from a gender standpoint and, therefore, working together with this understanding helps us to reveal the practical value in our differences.

The theme for International Women’s Day Celebration this year is ‘Digitall’, do you think women are fully integrated to take up responsibilities and leadership roles with technology in this age?

The potential of women is over asserted, yet, the real issues besetting women are ignored. So, celebrating IWD becomes mundane. However, this year, LINBIZ has inspired me to celebrate women differently. I

believe women need to do more in the digital space, and for this to happen, it starts with the mind. Women need to understand the power they possess and their level of influence in society to rise above victimization and step into purpose. As a certified Executive Coach, I aim to teach women to break limits by unveiling practical techniques to help them find their unconscious selves while consciously seizing their power and stepping into their roles as successful spouses, mothers, and business owners. It’s time we position ourselves to command

the respect we deserve, and I have systems in place that proffer solutions for women to rise in their power.

What does Ekole Global Leadership Institute offer women around the world?

I recently launched the Ekole Global Leadership Institute, which houses specialized programs that cater to companies and leaders. Beyond healthcare, this Institute offers leadership training globally, enabling women to be present and powerfully positioned in the

global market.

The focus is on women because they quickly fall into the background, get consumed with family life, and their career dreams become nothing but dreams.

What message do you have for women around the world?

Dear women, instead of focusing on the issues that tear us down, let us focus on what builds us up.

How aware are you of conflict triggers among fellow women?

Gender Intelligence is a musthave, but it’s not always about men. Without men in the picture, serious conflicts still exist among women.

What are we doing as women that could be limiting the evolution of our gender?

We must make intentional contributions to society that help our fellow women thrive and succeed. Thankfully, all these are addressed through my program. Beyond gender intelligence, women must be equipped with leadership skills. Studies show that women outdo men, but the likability bias limits us. 70% of women in Africa are financially excluded and sometimes underpaid, despite working 2 & ½ times more challenging and brilliant. To access opportunities as women, we must first be liked or likable. It’s time to be self-aware, discover your potential, position yourself in the Limelight, and get rewarded in the way you deserve while pushing other women forward. We are not victims! If the likability bias is a barrier, I will teach you how to overcome it and enable you to shatter glass ceilings.

Anything else you would like to share with LINBIZ?

Having a support system as we navigate the field of life will help propel us forward. However, your support system should be people that challenge you, not people that are easy to get along with. Otherwise, it becomes counterproductive. Always be anchored to something or someone more significant than you that you can look up to. I also urge men to be a robust support system for their spouses. If you don’t have a spouse yet, build with trustworthy people regardless of age, as long as they can be a spring of wisdom and inspiration. But remember that the people around you may not stick around forever. Be sensitive to the expiry dates of every relationship, as there are some people that God sends your way for a season and others for a lifetime.

Integrity is also a significant life factor. Our imperfections are a given, but integrity can excuse our mistakes, and honesty can shield us from harm. Your personal and professional affairs should always be conducted with integrity. Finally, communication is 7% of what you say and 93% of nonverbal subconscious cues. Beware of your subconscious communication because you are always speaking, even when you are silent. Are you an entrepreneur looking to unlock and maximize your potential? Look no further!

Dr. Liza has the 4 SECRET TIPS that leaders in Fortune 500 companies use to become successful and unstoppable in this relational age.

With Dr. Liza’s Keynotes, Workshops, 1:1 Coaching, and VIP retreats, you can gain the PRACTICAL knowledge and confidence to become the leader and entrepreneur you’ve always wanted to be! Check out her website! Sign up now and take the first step towards achieving your entrepreneurial dreams!

Contact:

Dr. Liza Ekole

CEO: Ekole Global Leadership Institute

Email: Hello@drlizaekole.com

Whatsapp: 248-520-6667

Tel: 214 -301-4095 (USA)

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Life expectancy is declining.

In a world full of so many life enhancing discoveries, health conferences, at the epic peak of medical technology solution creation and a world full of every kind of medicine and even competing medical remedies for any number of conditions, it is bizarre that life expectancy is declining.The distribution of wealth and even death by despair statistics of very poor white people often forgotten in the cultural discourse, skew the picture toward less people living longer than before. Poor food quality, uncertain work and income, despair, loneliness and feeling disrespected all contribute to a wave of people killing themselves with - and others being killed by - opiates, suicide and drug addiction. People feel lonely, adrift and are searching for more, and something meaningful. Many sum this up into the search for happiness.

There is this very deep search we all go in for, to be happy. How can we secure this happiness across time, many wander, but still more interesting than this is that the answer to this question is the same as how to reverse life

The Science of Spirituality

By Helen Argyrou

expectancy. So what are the five safest things we can do to increase happiness and life expectancy, you may ask. Well according to leading expert on the science of emotion, Dacher Keltner, a good life can result from a few highly accessible lifestyle habits that also explain spiritual virtue and the pursuit of soul transformation. To entirely shift your perspective on the value of our lives we must consider certain behavioural traits and their scientifuic basis to develop a level of awareness, ethical practice and learn empathy. All of which are a result of what spiritual practices have tried to promote all along. Let’s have a look at how this all plays out.

Human Touch

There is a host of evidence that the touch of another human being can actually accelerate cell growth along with various other kinds of life enhancing factors. Someone touching you can make you live longer and live less stressed. In fact, the research on this is so convincing that it repeats over and over again confirming this fact. One such example in premature babies shows how skin to skin contact results in 47% weight gain. Before these experiments, babies were put in incubators without

human touch and simply died because one of the most primal needs in all of us is the need to feel significant. Touch itself extends and supports life.

Awe

This brief state that effects our entire being with an electric pulse like electricity coursing through our veins, awe, can do wanders. In fact likened to the state of elevation and a sense of ecstasy that sages, saints and highly conscious beings experienced as special, sentient it is also tied to the supernatural. Awe and walking with awe extends life expectancy, with added health benefits. It lower diabetes and reduces immune system activation that heats up your body. Some 40% of people in global culture experience loneliness which takes a toll on the body, but with a simple walk with a moment of awe that acknowledges the vastness of where they are, a beautiful view or a still moment with a sense of wander transforms human beings, It can slow the anxiety, pain and depression in 75 year old research participants who walked regualry with moments of awe over eight weeks. Something big or vast that inspires, brings insight or mystery and stimulales wander, is a fundamental emotion behind god related experience and spiritual bliss. It activates the vegus nerve, digestion and two minutes a day will change your life and connect you to your spirit nature. This is

largely because awe connects us to a huge global consensus reality where we feel connected to the entire web of life. It can even make us feel like we are at home in the most magical, actually spiritual, way.

Meaning Purpose and Belonging

Dr Deepak Chopra studied the future of wellbeing at his Gallop institute which found that meaning and sense of purpose are by far the most defining variables to living well and healthier. Many confirm this finding, like Katner who says we have lost sight of meaning in our generation. He explains that churches and religions once offered this to us - a big picture of life - but now young people are hungry for it and need it in another form. They are challenging the approaches to happiness that don’t bring meaning more than ever before. So for example young people won’t stay in companies theat don’t bring them happines. Meaning is so important for heightened sense of living that even asking this question is fundamental to life and living longer with more quality ; What will be the big thing you are devoted to ?!

Practice compassion

People who practice gratitude do better in social hierachies but what happens once they have everyones respect is that they tend to misbehave through various forms of inethical behaviour. This is proven through many behavioural experiments that show that when you realise you are doing really well in life, your empathy drops and you start undermining others. This is why compassion needs to become a daily spiritual practice or part of educating little ones, a family ethos or whatever

else you can muster to teach its life enhancing consequences. Kindness was studied by Berekley University to show how it lowers and settles the threat regions of the brain. It is the one feeling state in 65 year olds that predict greater life expectancy. Something as simple as breathing for example - taught by the most ancient spiritual practices through yogic philosophy and meditation increases neural density which helps you handle stress. In turn it has become the precursor to spititual praices certainly in Buddhism and meditation to developing and intensifying a compassionate way of being.

Keep things Medium

Many findings over the years prove that frugal living can be better for our health and spiritual growth all round. This is because the wealthier and more powerful we become the more we tend to advocate for serious economic policies that hurt the poor, according to the research. Poor people have more vegus nerve activation when watching a movie about a child with cancer than wealthier families, indicating their increased comapssion for suffering. Studies also conclude that rich high school kids are more likely to shop lift in the United States than poor kids. Equally worrisom is that US senators and policy makers, increasingly rich through their life studied the degree of priveliege, can effect political opinion and many country wide decisions that outrightly effect all levels of society. They influence the others and are often unsympathetic to them. Though rich people live longer due to increased use of quality resources and experience less anxiety and stress, paradoxically so, the effect of wealth on health is much

smaller than most think. Keeping yourself in the middle of both extremes rich or poort balances it all out.

Practice Alpha

Peace is a real thing and calibrating peace is a real brainwave state different to all others. It involves alpha brain wave frequencies which by now have become very trendy for study and manifestation purposes. Alpha produces and prepares the brain for many other important feelings, like calmness and spiritual experience. Calmness can save ten to fifteeen years off your life, says Dacher, so he advocates for kindness and calmness simultaneously. In this state we can experience gratitude more readily and more profoundly. Gratitude, reverance and appreciation that makes things that are given to you sacred, is close to awe which also arrives more easily when you have alpha waves moving strongly and regularly in your brain. Moreover, practicing alpha in what ways you can muster also primes and grooms your brainwaves to deepen into other states like theta brainwaves. Theta is most tuned into mystical experiences and the luster and wander of living...which again circles back to awe. It is in this state of mind that flourish and experience the most meaningful emotions really.

Our contemporary society with its culture infused with a lack of civility, full of rage, self focus and other things that exploit our physical health leak also into various types of spiritual starvation. Stress, loneliness, not enought music and joy with limited shared communal experience lead scientists to conclude that the human race is struggling. With these five lifestyle haibts we

can focus on ways to build strength and virtue. It may not be enough though, the scientists and gurus caution because a sense of community over and above all must also enshroud this endeavour since they are so intimately connected. These five lifestyle points link with kindness which inspires awe and its contagious nature. That we feel moved by generosity, a piece of music, a visual design, a rainbow that is there every day is fundamental. Good to note also though is that natural alpha waves decrease with our increased tech usage so dropping your device for a few weeekends of silent meditation can do wanders for your life expectancy, health and spiritual connection to the awe of living.

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Bio- Evelyn Sefakor Potakey

Evelyn Sefakor Potakey has considerably rich experience in Health Research communications, Banking, Transport, Mobile Telecommunications and in managing several donor funded projects. She is an Entrepreneur and Corporate Professional with outstanding Human relations and communications skills.

Evelyn is currently the Executive Lead in charge of Partnerships and Clients Relations at Nelike Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm operating out of Ghana, with footprints in the entire Africa, partners in the UAE and other potential global collaborations.

Prior to assuming her current role at Nelike Capital Partners, Evelyn was the Senior Operations Manager for African Health Economics & Policy Association (AfHEA), a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non-

profit-making association with headquarters in Accra, Ghana, where she was responsible for supervision, coordination and monitoring of all AfHEA projects and leading donor funding reports as Senior Operations Manager, Evelyn assists the Executive Director in the execution of his duties and is also responsible for project and operational activities of AfHEA She was also the Administrative Officer for Policy Engagement & Communications /Consultancies for INDEPTH Network, health and demographic surveillance systems in Africa and Asia. She was responsible for business development and supporting the policy engagement division of the global INDEPTH Network.

As an Entrepreneur Evelyn founded many Businesses including MAJAY Logistics and Investment (General trading, supply services, logistics

and haulage, import and export services) with investment in Fashion Design, Interior Design and Lifestyle Management and a potential investment in Farming and Agro Processing and Tourism across the globe. She is also the founder of Golden Smiles Foundation. Charity organization, that focuses on support for Education, Healthcare, Feeding, clothing supplies, Life Coaching and Empowerment of the underprivileged in our communities.

Evelyn is also the Co-founder of The Business Enclave, a social media platform that tells the beautiful stories of our heroes and their environment through compelling arts, photography and beautiful words our people are profiled; our environment is captured and shared with stories that inspire and leave lasting impressions on our readers’ minds. It is also a platform for professional networking and connecting with people in various fields of work as they share their experiences in business and real life.

Evelyn Sefakor Potakey is a graduate of the revered Staffordshire University, United Kingdom where she studied Master of Business Administration (MBA) International with major in Global Strategic Management, International Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Human Resource Mgt. She graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a degree in The Bachelor of Education (Management).

Evelyn had one goal; To be an African woman leader who translated her challenging life experiences into creating a positive social change in the lives of other young people in Africa and across the world

In my last article I spoke a bit to some of the assumptions successful single women make on their journey to meeting their husbands and getting married. We dissected what women (you) really need in a Man versus what you think or what you have been “taught” to need.

If you missed that, you should get the previous episode of this Magazine where you can enjoy the experience of that goodness I shared with you.

I want us to focus here and now about what it means to break your biases versus what it means to lower your standards and how to break your biases without lowering your standards.

One of the things I share with Successful Single Women is the importance of breaking their

Single Married AND

How to Break the Biases blocking

you from

Meeting

your

Husband

while maintaining and without lowering your Standards.

biases when it comes to how they view the right men for them.

Before we go further with talking about biases, let’s define what a bias means.

Bias from the dictionary means - An Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

If we are to zoom in on one of the keywords “prejudice” what can we learn about that word? Prejudice is defined as; An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

So we have established and broken down what a bias is and my own definition will be;

A Bias is you forming an opinion of someone and in this case a Man based on ignorance, assumptions and inherited thinking.

(SAGENEL 2023)

We see it all the time in our world, people forming opinions and coming to conclusions about people based on inherited thinking, assumptions and lack of knowledge.

You see a person come from a certain country and tribe and you make an assumption from what you have been told that all men coming from that country and tribe act that certain way. One of the important signs of adulthood is upgraded and independent thinking. It is the ability to think outside of the box and independently of what you have been told not out of rebellion but to come up with conclusions that are more aligned with your convictions.

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Because what you are not truly convinced about, you will never take responsibility and accountability for. So it is important that you understand whether you are a man or woman reading this column that you have to start to think and challenge ideas that you have inherited, not in rebellion but in a quest for a clear and more convinced path steeped in truth.

This is very important and has become a challenge in our world, because we are having a number of women pass up on good Men because of biases and prejudice as we have defined. It is important that you take out time to start working on some of those biases that you have that has probably been hindering you from getting married.

Some of the ways to find out if there are underlying biases that you are dealing with is by asking yourself some of these questions.

1. What is my definition of a Good Man?

2. What is my definition of the Right Kind of Husband?

3. 3. What do I consider as a fine man? What are features that make a man fine to me?

4. What are features that make a man “ugly” to me. Is this an original thinking or was this sold to me?

5. What are my thoughts and depositions towards men with disabilities, do I think that they are less and unattractive because they can’t walk, see or talk?

6. Why do I think certain (fill in your categories) kinds of Men are more attractive to me than some others? What are my metrics for measuring the right man for me? Is it a healthy or a

faulty metric?

7. What do I really need from a Man to make a Marriage work truthfully? (Be honest with yourself!)

We can go on and on, but I want to leave you with those 7 questions to think about as you break your Biases on the journey to Meeting Your Husband.

Let’s talk about Standards. So if we are saying Biases and Standards are two different things, then what are standards?

According to the Dictionary; Standards are used as a Measure, Norm or Model. It also is a level of Quality and Attainment.

These are brilliant definitions that help to set the foundation for my point.

My own definition for Standards will be your Value Systems, Your Ethics, Your Principles, Your Conviction, Your Belief System that makes you function in the World as a Healthy, Valuable and Meaningful person to be around in the World.

(SAGENEL 2023)

There could be a very thin line between standards and bias in the sense that a person could have some biases in their standard without even knowing it. Consistent self evaluation and assessment will help bring that to your attention and help you outgrow any biases you might have in your standards.

Standards are very important because it is what helps you understand your boundaries and communicate those boundaries on what is ethical for you to do and be a part of.

SINGLE AND MARRIED

It is actually not okay for you to not have any form of value system. You get blown everywhere the wind blows, that is not healthy and is definitely not the characteristics of an adult.

As an adult as you evolve and upgrade you think more independenly like we established earlier, you have to start mapping out what a successful life will look like for you.

Standards are also what will determine the metrics for what a Successful Life looks like for you. Without your Standards (Values, Conviction and your System of living) you really cannot deliver authentically and be outstanding, because you would always feel the need to fit into everyone’s box and you will wear yourself out.

So what has Standards got to do with Marriage?

In order to live an authentic life, you need to live by your value system and convictions, in order to have an authentic marriage it is important that you come together with and you both share the same values, conviction and belief system at the very foundational level.

For instance if your standard and value system is set on being the only wife of your husband, you can’t go around trying to be a second wife or a side chicks. Whereas there are many women who don’t mind being second wives or even side chicks.

Do you see what I am saying?

There are diverse kinds of examples. There is even the example of religion. If two people get married from different religions, chances are that

there is a different purpose they have chosen to come together for that is big enough to allow them compromise on the aspect of religion. It could be Fame, Status, Money or anything else. Is it Impossible to love a person from a different religion? Of Course not!

However,

How such scenarios work is that either one party is choosing to compromise for the other (in an unhealthy way) or they are taking the sacrifice of combining their different belief systems, despite the conflict it may bring to their family (even children) beyond them for a bigger purpose as defined by them.

Perhaps,

We should talk about this topic more explicitly?

Share your thoughts with me via Email or Social Media.

In summary the key to knowing the difference between a Bias versus Standard and how to break your Biases against Men without lowering your standards is to make sure that you are always assessing yourself with quality resources like this and even engaging a Coach and Therapist where needed, and I can help you!

Unlike the complaints and myths going round town that there is a “Scarcity of Good Men” you have to understand that there is a Great Abundance of Great Men! Really Really Great Men!

Sometimes,

They may not come in the “container” and “package” we have been taught to see them through, but we have got to move

beyond our biases to see beyond the exterior without compromising our standards, because those standard (values, convictions, belief system, ethics) when they are aligned with the right kind of Man who also has similar standards is what would make your Marriage work when emotions wear off and in challenging times.

Let me know how you feel, what you learnt and what questions you have regarding this topic.

Send your questions to nkechiemmanuellayode@gmail.com Catch you on the Next Article and Edition.

About the Writer

SAGENEL as she is professionally called helps Successful Single Women Meet and Marry their Husbands while flourishing in their Identity, Purpose and Leadership.

Because she is convinced that you can be Successful and be Successfully Married too.

This is her Reality and the Truth.

Nkechi Emmanuel-Layode which is her full name, an Author of Over 25 Books, a Women Leadership Expert and a Certified Counselor who helps Women Meet and Marry their Husbands.

She is the Founder of WONDIVA Global Community an Organization that moves women from followers to Leaders by building in them Character, Competence and Masterful Craft helping them become Agent of True Change changing their World in their Field of Expertise.

As the Lead Teacher, Writer and Counselor in SAGENEL CITY, she specializes in helping Women and Men in their Relationship and Marital Challenges, helping them to move from Chaos to a state of Bliss via her Teachings, Writings, One on One Sessions. She speaks on Radio in Nigeria and YouTube Globally to thousands of Women and Men every Week.

SAGENEL is on a Mission to bring change to the World via Families and she is doing this by first helping the people she cares about so much, Women.

By helping Successful Women Meet and Marry their Husbands through her Seasoned and Result-Filled Teachings and Trainings, Books, Articles and Writings like this and One on One Consultations with her.

Her works have influenced Over 50,000 people and counting and she continues to Birth more Relationship, Marriage and Leadership Solutions to help Women and their Families.

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UNRAVEL THE PATH TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM

“If you are born poor it’s not your fault, but if you die poor, it’s your mistake” -Bill Gates.

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg... just to name a few. Do you realise the pattern? What these individuals have in common is that their net worth is over $100 billion. How did this happen for them? Let’s put aside the popular quotes of motivational speakers and address the real stuff here. Discipline and consistency I would say is the trick. Discipline in your finances and consistency in doing what brings you money.

The subject of finance is a tad of a sensitive topic. How much do you save? The most dreaded one, do you save at all? These are questions that could throw us into an irritated mood.

As an astute individual with over a decade of experience in retail banking and the finance industry at large, I have come to appreciate the role that banks and investment companies play in our lives. Keeping our monies safe is a fundamental benefit these institutions give. For the purpose of this write-up, I share with you issues pertaining to financial freedom and the path to unravel its secrets.

The notion that your financial stability is indicated by the depth and weight of your savings is

DR. GENEVIEVE DUNCAN OBUOBI

(Banker/SME Consultant/Leadership Strategist)

not far-fetched and this may be a mirage to the regular person. Growing savings that allows you to retire or pursue the career you desire without being driven by getting a set salary monthly or waiting for your paycheque is only one of the many connotations of financial freedom. Financial freedom means your money is working for you, rather than you working for the money and having enough residual income to cover your living expenses.

Why Financial Freedom Anyways?

• You can spend your precious time doing what you love rather than doing things just to earn money. You need to be well-prepared for this kind of life.

• Your goal for achieving financial freedom should be to attain more security and less stress. When you are stable in your finances, you have some sort of surety.

• You get to have control over

your time as you are able to pursue other passions.

• With financial freedom, you can align your actions with your values.

• You dare to take some more ‘risks.’ For example, you can venture into some investments that promise to compound some good interests for you.

What you usually think is who you are; your journey to financial freedom should begin with a change of your mindset.

What Can You do to Attain Financial Freedom?

1. Identify what you want: Your journey starts with the idea of financial freedom carved in your mind’s eye. A clear vision will guide you to pick yourself up whenever you are down. Document these visuals; “What your mind can conceive, and your heart believes, your body will achieve”- Napoleon Hill

2. Make a lot of money, as much as you can: Develop multiple streams of passive income.

3. Always be particular about saving: Practice the simple rule of paying yourself first before you can pay others. Especially for entrepreneurs and business owners, cultivating the habit of paying yourself first will imbibe discipline in you that helps you spend money that belongs to you. Utilize the 50/30/20 rule for managing your money. It requires that you allocate 50% of your income to your basic needs, use 30% on entertainment and other wants and save 20%.

4. Don’t live beyond your means: Have a priority list, sort out your basic needs first. Having a lot of money at your disposal could stir up the temptation to buy things you don’t need

so don’t make that a habit. Differentiate your need from your wants.

5. Love more: True wealth is found in relationships, not material things.

6. Routine: Spend time daily or weekly on your finances, track your spending.

Know Your Financial Status!

What’s the essence of the long lecture if you do not know the state of your finances? May I suggest that you do an introspection to assess your financial situation? Here are a few questions to ponder over as you manoeuvre your way to financial freedom.

Now, many of us would still be in a dilemma on how or where to even begin; especially if you find yourself in debt with creditors in your hair constantly. The good news is, there are proven guidelines you can follow to get out of such situations.

1. Figure out how much you owe: This is the first step to exonerating yourself from this uncomfortable situation.

2. Create a budget: A budget is an estimation of revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time and is usually completed and re-evaluated on a periodic basis. This will help you to track your expenses and will keep you updated on progress made or otherwise in your finances.

3. Cut extra expenses and free up extra money: You don’t have to buy it if you don’t need it.

4. Focus on paying one debt at a time: You will be overwhelmed if you plan to do it all at once. Come up with a schedule if possible and execute them one at a time.

How financially aware are you as an individual?

Do you know your financial situation?

How do you relate to the idea of wealth?

Knowing the answers to all three questions will help you arrive at determining if you have Stability, Security, Independence, or Freedom in your finances.

Call To Action!

• Create a financial freedom vision board

• Set specific financial goals

• Recite a spending mantra

• Respect yourself

• Reward yourself

• Create a practical budget Ultimately, you can achieve financial freedom if you are intentional about it. Several individuals just like you, rise each day with a need, and a desperate urge to have total control over their finances- I mean, who wouldn’t want to live the ‘American dream’? Imagine that! The trick is to work smarter, be disciplined and explore various options that you can follow to arrive at your financial goals.

We often hear teachers and therapists talk about values, but what are they and how can we show kids what values are about in ways they can comprehend? Most of all why do we need to have them in our lives at all? This article attempts to answer all the above questions and show you 8 easy ways to develop a system of values in our children, the precious leaders of tomorrow.

There’s a famous rhyme which goes;

There are little eyes upon you and they’re watching night and day.

There are little ears that quickly take in every word you say. There are little hands all eager to do everything you do.

And a little child who’s dreaming of the day she’ll be like you.

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8 Ways to Build Values in Children

Atiyya Dudhat is a clinical counselor, author, educationist & NLP Coach Mentor with 25 years of experience in the filed of human development. She is the founder of Coach Middle East, a wellness hub bringing health experts together to provide free group coaching webinars for all, and the CEO of Authorstribe, a guided self-publishing SME. Follow her on Linkedin, Instagram and Facebook: atiyyadudhat

By Atiyya Dudhat

I’m sure the poem activated thoughts of role modelling and heroes in your mind as you read along. So, are values something we copy from watching the behavior and speech patterns of others or is it something we are born inherently with like our personality? And why do we need them again?

Values are simply cherished beliefs and a set of standards for what is right and wrong

Values provide direction and meaning to life, helping you live purposefully and genuinely

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Values inspire constructive behavior, and they are largely drawn from one’s environment, yet very changeable if they don’t serve you

The following is a starting place for creating your own list of values: compassion, generosity, helpfulness, wisdom, forgiveness, courtesy, punctuality, thriftiness, truthfulness, selfrespect, obedience, patience, responsibility, dependability, cooperation, honesty, fairness, kindness, tolerance, humility, self-discipline, loyalty, courage, self-assurance, sportsmanship, gratitude, creativity, joyfulness, motivation, perseverance, faithfulness, knowledge, respectfulness.

*Read the list again. This time see if you can highlight or underline the ones you hold true to your life. How can you instill values in your child?

Let us assume that you want to uphold the value of hospitality. You may believe it is something

that defined the family you grew up in and perhaps you would love to carry it into the next generation of which you are a parent. How would you get your children to develop the value of hospitality without merely instructing them to be hospitable to guests and family who visit. We all know how quickly the parental approach of “Do as I say, not do as I do” method can burn into flames and be blown off like ash in the wind! So here is a list of 8 ways you can try to foster a value in your child starting today.

1. Read and discuss stories that support the value you would like to impress upon your child’s mind. Eg. If honesty is a great value for you, perhaps you will read variants of the fable, ‘The Boy who cried Wolf’.

2. Monitor your child’s media exposure that can undermine parental influence and the development of moral standards for behavior. It goes without saying that children pick up behavior from what they see and experience. Kids who watch programs where the child character stomps his/ her feet shouting ‘I hate you!’ are going to be less loving and tolerant of others feelings.

3. Share your approval when praiseworthy behavior is portrayed in the media and/ or in real life, and discuss your displeasure when corrupt behavior is displayed. Discuss the consequences of such negative traits for the person in terms of societal standards. Remember to talk more about the positive. How much you love and appreciate such positive behavior should be rewarded and emphasized. Children feel worthy when

they gain parental approval and they feel unworthy when they don’t. This is a doubleedged sword which must be used very wisely.

4. Comment on your child’s specific admirable conduct. For example, “Anna, you were being dependable when you cleaned the bird’s cage without being reminded.” “When you helped Grandma pick up her notes that fell, you were doing a good deed and showing her you cared.”

5. Name your own commendable actions. For example, “I was honest when I told the clerk she had given me too much change.” Mention the moral dilemma. It makes you more approachable as their go-to advisor if they ever have a difficult decision to make. “I recycle items because we need to do our part to protect the environment.” Let them feel proud of you and other family members so that they feel they belong to a superhero type of family. Which child would willingly miss out on that?

6. Set high but reasonable standards for your child’s behavior together. Let them be a part of these standards by using the power of constructive reflection, but most importantly the behavior setout has to match the value you are building together. eg. Welcoming guests with a smile, offering them something to eat and asking them to sit and relax, are actions that can be done to meet the value of hospitality. Children want to please and need clear guidance on what to do and what not to do. This makes it achievable for them and easier to self-assess their progress. It also makes it easier for you to

correct rather than saying, ‘You should be more hospitable or friendly” Being abstract and talking in nouns isn’t helpful for children. Speak in verbs. Show them what needs to be done.

7. Agree on family rules and live by them. For example, the television is off during family meals; we are kind to each other; we do not use profanity. Make sure the rules are linked to the values. Eg. We do not swear because respect is a value for our family. Family meals are bonding time is a value so we do not use devices at mealtimes.

8. Participate in religious activities and/or be faithful to religious or moral beliefs. This is a great way to build values and the idea of spirituality. Children should be taught the difference between being religious and spiritual early on so that they can rely on higher guidance and inner wisdom as they forge into adulthood.

Remember that your child will adopt the values you demonstrate daily. Ask yourself “In my child’s eyes, what does my family value most?” This exercise will give you a starting point for the 5 values you want to inculcate for 2021. Add a few each year and before you know it you will have great kids who make you proud and who proud of themselves too.

What values do you consider most important?

5 Ways to Make Modest Clothes Ultra-Stylish

By Feiruza Mudessir

Most people are inclined to believe that modest dressing instantly translates into boring. This is not true at all. A lot of stylists these days say that conservative pieces are actually quite versatile. If you are innovative in your fashion approach, there’s no shortage of stylish possibilities with clothes that cover you up.

For whatever reason that you need to wear modest clothes all the time, know that you are not necessarily a loser in the fashion department; far from it. On the contrary, your style of dressing can prove to be more exciting and fashion forward. With the right creative tweaks, your conservative pieces can look quite chic. Here are five ways to do just that:

1. Invest in edgy layering pieces.

If you tend to gravitate toward loose maxi dresses you can make them look more contemporary by layering them with a leather or denim jacket that cuts right on the hip. subsequently, you can add a layer of modern abaya and pair it with sneakers/flats for an effortless funky look.

Such layering pieces can give your outfit a whole new vibe and character.

As conservative as your base outfit may be, most people will likely overlook your personal dress code and instead, think that your OOTD is simply a well-thought-out ensemble

2. Choose flattering cuts for your body.

If you understand how your body, it will be so much easier to pick the right cuts of clothing to wear, even if your selection is mostly restricted to long dresses, skirts, and tops. If you have a long and elegant neck, you definitely will look sophisticated wearing a turtleneck and mock neck tops.

Now, if you are short and you want to wear a long dress/skirt, opt for ankle- and floor-length and

accentuate your waist. if you want to create a statement-look outfit, then layer the skirt/dress with bottom loose pants. accessorize with sandals and ankle boots with a bit of a heel.

3. Be playful with accessories.

Accessories can provide modest clothing such as those oversized dress-shirts with a new character. Chunky necklaces and big earrings are actually fashion faves for women who adhere to a conservative dress code. Do experiment with belts as well. Try layering skinny belts, use sashes or an obi, or wear a thick leather belt. They can break a solid color and at the same time, create a nicer silhouette for the outfit.

And, do not forget a hat or any headwear. Hats are so fashionable yet women do not wear them enough to complete their outfits.

4. Choose colors that pop.

Modest pieces do not always need to be neutral colors. It’s completely fine to opt for hues that you know flatter your skin tone And, when you choose bright colors, do not be afraid to mix and match to create a more visually pleasing ensemble.

5. Experiment with patterns, prints, and textures as well.

Combining these can really take your modest clothing several notches up the style meter. But this styling strategy can be a bit tricky. There’s always the risk that the whole outfit will look too busy. Here are smart rules to follow:

● Make sure that there’s always a unifying factor among the pieces such as one distinct color.

● When doing print on print or patterns and prints, one article of clothing should have smaller patterns or images than the other. For example, if you are wearing a floral top and a plaid skirt, the top’s flowers can be big and colorful but the plaid print on the skirt should be quite small. By doing this, your ensemble will not be too straining on the eyes.

You can approach modest dressing in a variety of ways, so be adventurous with it and create your own unique styles that make you feel beautiful, as well as confident.

AUTHOR BIO

Ethiopian-born and Dubai-based fashion designer Feiruza Mudessir discovered her curiosity to mix

Fashion & Lifestyle

the traditional with contemporary at a young age, and this has become the trademark of her designs today. When you slip into one of Feiruza’s creations, you can almost hear the rhythms of Africa, the beats of India and the vibrancy of Dubai - this distinctive and colourful mélange is just what Finchitua is about.

www.finchitua.com

ENERGETIC RESCUE TO ENSURE

ALL SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE NAVIGATED WITH THE PRECISION EVERY SURGICAL PATIENT DESERVES!

By Dr SURAIYA KALLA (MBCHB)

I have been the last resort for a lot of patients and succeeded in playing an instrumental role in restoring their faith in the medical system. The thirteen years of experience in combining allopathic with energy medicine has furnished me with the resources and tools necessary in making micro and macro changes on all levels of the body mind system. Working anatomically, physiologically and on a consciousness, level has resulted in improving the prognosis of all surgical patients; thus, eliminating the possibility and probability of all post-op complications.

Doing this prior to their surgical interventions ensures a marvellous result. I had the recent privilege to set the stage and prepare a patient for a surgical procedure that could have resulted in her demise. Five days prior to her session, she was in critical condition to the point where her family was advised to prepare for the worse-case scenario.

None of the surgical teams managing the 57-yearold wanted to operate on the aneurysm in the right middle cerebral artery which registered micro bleeds. This was on account of her haemodynamic instability compounded further by vasospasm that refused to subside which made it impossible to coil the aneurysm or surgically repair it altogether.

Prior to my session, destiny was unkind in that no surgeon was confident in saving her life with this presiding reality. The day after her session with me, she stabilized and the surgical team was ready to take on the mission. They

successfully coiled the vessel and she recovered beautifully. All neurological deficits on account of the micro bleeds were effectively reversed using energetic formulas and she is functional and doing remarkably well.

Introducing a 49-year-old Male patient presenting with impaired left ventricular function. His left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) was 99% occluded. The LAD was successfully revascularized using angioplasty and a stent procedure facilitated by his cardiologist resulting in revascularization with good angiographic results. However, it was established

that his right coronary artery (RCA) was completely blocked suggesting that he had sustained a silent myocardial infarction (heart attack). His cardiologist recommended that an elective CTO PCI be planned to remove the blockage. This is a procedure performed by experienced cardiac interventionalists with specialized training in advanced methods to treat blockages. There are currently two world renown specialists able to perform this procedure and they are still awaiting appointments from both. In the interim, my help was enlisted and I was happy to provide supportive assistance in stabilizing him, balancing and cleaning up his entire cardiovascular system and preparing him to ensure that these procedures are performed without any complications and would yield a great outcome. He has expressed his gratitude and appreciation as he is already feeling a significant positive shift and is enthusiastic with progressing further.

Presenting a 26-year-old male patient with a large unilocular cystic mass located in the left subdiaphragmatic retroperitoneal space. It registered a Houndsfield unit of fifteen measuring 87.0 CC x 78.5 AP x 76.5 TRV mm. It was anteriorly bordered by the stomach, pancreatic tail and loop of the descending

colon. Furthermore, it was posteriorly bordered by the left kidney and anterolaterally bordered by the spleen. On account of its inconvenient position touching so many organs, his attending surgeon was apprehensive about removing it for fear of complications. A growth of one cm was detected at his final scan with a conclusive diagnosis of a complex pancreatic pseudocyst just prior to consulting me. By the grace of the Almighty, I managed to shrink it to a size that was no longer communicating with any of the above organs. It was smaller and more localized to the tail of the pancreas making surgical removal very easy. This was facilitated by his surgeon and the patient

was able to move forward with his life. He is currently very well and thriving. The qualified, comprehensive and compassionate care that these patients received made all the difference in saving their lives and altering their prognosis and I feel truly honoured to have been a part of their healing journey!

BY: Dr SURAIYA KALLA (MBCHB)

NLP, Sensory Integration therapy, Brain Gym, Craniosacral fascial therapy, Energy & Functional Medicine

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Art & Culture CREATIVE MINDSET:

AN ESSENTIAL CORPORATE TOOL

By Lene’ Pieters

I was a paralegal machine, often working 24-hour shifts. Money was rolling in and I was on top of the world. Until, one morning, my body decided to abandon my parade. I woke at 4am with severe chest pain and breathing difficulties, which eventually stopped. I dutifully dragged myself to the office. My horrified boss ordered me to go the hospital. I was diagnosed with an oesophageal spasm of similar intensity to a heart attack. I was 26 years old. The doctor bluntly told me to find a creative outlet before I worked myself to death.

That is how I ended up taking a painting class. Within a few months, I had finished 3 oil paintings and discovered a passion for art that has only intensified over the decades. The increased creativity gave me new energy and I soon saw benefits in my work performance, mood and mental wellbeing too. People started calling me “creative” and were amazed at my new-found zest for life.

There is no magic pill to become creative. We are all born with a creative mindset, but it will not necessarily evolve with us as we mature.

Creativity is a powerful emotional state. It does not require much money or time. It does, however, require regular maintenance to keep it at peak performance. We waste a lot of time worrying about the future or the past. It is better to spend time on short bursts of creative focus every day.

Focus only on “today”. Just one day at a time. And repeat that every day. The words “yesterday” and “tomorrow” do not exist. Only “Right Now”.

I start my mornings with a positive creative affirmation, gratitude for all my blessings and enthusiasm for all the good things that can happen to me “today”. I try to spend at least 30 minutes a day doing any of the creative mindset development methods listed below.

A creative mindset is an essential

tool that empowers us, using Pavlovian conditioning. We create the mindset we want as our baseline for the day, so that we can perform at our best. A creative mindset allows us to see opportunities everywhere instead of obstacles. With our default creative mindset, we can more easily evaluate risks, identify optimal solutions to any problem and even connect with a new client… all in milliseconds. It helps us trust our gut instinct, our first immediate response to any given situation. The feel-good hormones released when we are successful at a task, are a wonderful boost that can last for hours.

There are many ways to develop a creative mindset. Physical exercise might work for some people, but due to the combined concentration, rush of endorphins and fatigue, they are not as effective. Here are 5 of my favourite methods. These can be done in 30 minutes or less each day.

1. Keep a Focus Journal. Write down bullet points of issues

as they arise. Just before bed, read them again. When you wake up, write down the first thoughts that pop in your head. If the solution has not presented itself, write down a new set. Do not read the old pages before bed, only today’s entry. Your subconscious never sleeps. Input the data that you need resolved and it will tumble those words around all night long. When you awaken, you will discover a few interesting options to try. I even use this method for my creative works when I encounter technical challenges.

2. Wash the dishes while listening to music. I prefer to wear rubber gloves. The warmth of the water and rhythmic motions create an almost meditative state. Let

your mind wander. It will soon pick up random little thoughts like beads and string them together in new patterns. I have discovered many solutions and new ideas while doing this chore.

3. Arrange something in your home into a new display. Store your kitchen utensils in a crystal vase. Display your pot plants in colourful mixing bowls. Drape a dozen scarves on a curtain rod for an eye-

catching display that makes you smile every time you see it. By ignoring the current home decor trends, you boost your creativity and create a beautiful space that reflects your unique personality. Conformity dulls a creative mindset. Change things around and rearrange them often. Visually interesting scenery helps boost a creative mindset.

4. Take a multi-picture frame

(cheap or expensive) and write people’s compliments in the different windows to remind you of good times when you felt powerful, valued or beautiful. You can add photos too or even write your own affirmations and surround it with little gifts and trinkets from loved ones. This is the one true mood board that literally helps boost your mood.

5. Learn a physically creative skill

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with a short class. There are many techniques and materials such as: fabric, wool, paper, glue, buttons, paint, clay, wood, edible ingredients. Sculpting can be done in clay and edible fondant. Painting can be done with different paints, bits of paper and glue (collage), or with fabric and stitching (quilting). Try different methods until you find one that resonates with you and fires up your enthusiasm. Let the inspiration flow and relax. Your creative mindset will grow exponentially with this method, and you might even find yourself drawn to taking it up as a permanent hobby. Do not make art to turn it into a business. Trends like that devalue the art itself and due to over-hype and oversaturation, usually result in emotional fallout of feeling depressed, worthless and inadequate You do not want that. You want to make art to spark your creative mindset, to bring joy, to be inspired in all aspects of your life Openminded creative exploration can be a lot of fun and will boost your creative mindset. This will allow you to tackle any new challenge in your life with a positive attitude, creative enthusiasm and a smile.

Lene’ Pieters is a creative solutions consultant, paralegal, editor, writer, NFT artist, Reiki Master and mother. She has been involved in the Dubai Regulatory/legal fields and vibrant art community since 2005 and some of her artworks are held in private collections throughout the UAE, South Africa, Finland and Canada.

Founder of Moonberry Creativity Studios International, Lené develops sensory-led creative thinking programs for both corporate and personal growth integrating collaborative and self-help mindsets. Lene’ also provides Reiki art therapy as a CSR component to facilitate emotional wellbeing for people who cannot afford traditional treatment.

Websites:

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EMPOWERING

WOMEN TO THRIVE

By Dr. Evelyn Okpanachi

As I have met with women across all walks of life a stream of themes kept reoccurring that made think more wholesome about the benefits of mentoring and coaching; Imagine feeling confident, empowered, and fulfilled in every aspect of your life. It might sound like a pipe dream, but it’s not. Meet Sarah (one of my mentees), a successful businesswoman who was struggling with low self-esteem and a lack of direction just a few years ago. Sarah found her way to life coaching and mentoring, which changed her life. She went from feeling lost to finding her purpose and reaching new heights in her career. I do not credit this to myself but the function that life coaching and mentoring provides to enable individuals to take action, not only that but to inspire

them to do more.

Furthermore Life coaching and mentoring are powerful tools that can help women like Sarah unleash their full potential. It offers a personalised approach to help you identify your goals, overcome challenges, and achieve your wildest dreams. In this article, we’ll dive into life coaching and mentoring and explore how they can help women like you feel empowered and fulfilled.

What Exactly is Life Coaching and Mentoring?

Life coaching is a process that focuses on helping individuals identify their strengths and weaknesses and create a roadmap for success. Mentoring is the sharing their experience

and wisdom with a mentee. Both can be tailored to meet each individual’s unique needs and can profoundly impact women’s lives. From my own personal experience from growing in my own personal development and in business, life coaching and mentoring has been a core ingredient to my success factors.

What Is Its Role in Society?

The role of life coaches and mentors in society is to help individuals identify their strengths, develop them, and reach their personal and professional goals. A life coach acts as a guide and support system for the person changing, assisting them every step of the way.

Mentors, on the other hand, serve as role models, teachers, counselors, advisors, sponsors, advocates, and allies, all rolled into one. By offering guidance, feedback, advice, and support, mentors and life coaches help people achieve their specific goals and objectives.

What Are the Benefits of Life Coaching and Mentoring?

Are you ready to feel empowered, confident, and fulfilled in all areas of your life? Here are some benefits of life coaching and mentoring to know:

1. Self-Awareness

Life coaching and mentoring help

women identify their strengths, weaknesses, and passions. This self-awareness can lead to greater confidence and a clearer sense of purpose. For example, Karen was a stay-at-home mom who felt unfulfilled in her role. Through life coaching, she realised she had a passion for photography and started a successful business as a freelance photographer.

2. Improved Communication

Life coaching and mentoring can help women improve their communication skills and build stronger relationships. Take, for instance, Amanda. She was a shy woman who struggled to assert herself in the workplace. With the help of her life coach, Amanda learned how to communicate effectively and became a confident, respected leader in her field.

3. Overcoming Challenges

Life coaching and mentoring provide a supportive environment where women can work through their challenges and find solutions that work for them. For example, Sarah was a successful businesswoman who struggled with anxiety and felt overwhelmed by her responsibilities. With the help of her life coach, she developed strategies to manage her anxiety and regained control of her life.

Women Who Have Thrived Through This Process

Here are three inspiring examples of women in the public eye who say the secret to their success lies in life coaching and mentoring;

1. Nia Long

As a successful actress for over two decades, Nia Long knows a thing or two about the entertainment industry. Long credits her coach

with helping her navigate the ups and downs of fame and find balance in all areas of her life.

2. Serena Williams

As a world-renowned tennis player, Serena Williams has had a career filled with injuries and racial biases. Instead of quitting, she worked with life coach Tony Robbins. The result? A Grand Slam victory and a renewed sense of purpose.

3. Oprah Winfrey

As one of the most famous women in the world, Oprah Winfrey has had her share of triumphs and struggles. But through it all, she credits her life coach, Martha Beck, with helping her find balance and happiness in all areas of her life.

These are only a few of the numerous women who have thrived through life coaching and mentoring.

Growth Through Life Coaching and Mentoring

Have you ever felt stuck in your personal or professional life? Do you feel like you’re not living up to your full potential? If so, you’re not alone. Here are three ways that personal growth can happen through life coaching and mentoring:

1. Clarifying your vision and values

When you work with a life coach, one of the first things you’ll do is clarify your vision and values. Your coach will help you identify what you want to accomplish in life and what is significant to you.

2. Overcoming limiting beliefs and fears

Many women hold themselves back because of limiting beliefs and fears. Maybe you’re afraid

of failure, or you don’t believe in yourself. Your life coach will assist you in dealing with these challenges. You’ll soon be on the way to realising your full potential.

3. Building a strong support system

Life can be tough, and it’s important to have a strong support system to help you through the ups and downs. Your life coach or mentor can provide support, guidance, and encouragement as you navigate life’s challenges. There are endless ways that personal growth can happen through life coaching and mentoring, and the impact on your life can be truly transformative.

Final Take Away

Life coaching and mentoring offer incredible opportunities for women to feel empowered and achieve their goals. Women can tap into their inner strength, overcome obstacles, and reach new heights by working with a coach or mentor. So, whether you’re looking to clarify your vision, improve your relationships, or simply find greater happiness, the benefits of life coaching and mentoring are numerous and life changing.

To all the women seeking a brighter future, why not take the first step and invest in a life coach or mentor today? You’ll be astounded by what you can achieve with their support, guidance, and encouragement. Take control of your life and start your journey toward success with a life coach or mentor today!

Dr. Evelyn Okpanachi wears many hats but has in her core to empower women to the next level. Over the years Dr. Evelyn has built multiple business and hence the term serial entrepreneur has been used when describing her. A business and life coach that supports women to curate the life they desire.

Dr. Evelyn as part of her journey to empower women has stepped into the realm of empowering with action through her action packed Masterclasses in Africa, UAE and the UK. She is the founder of Victorious Ladies; a group of women that believes that women are integral to society and are very relevant to building happy and strong communities. The author of a series of ebook and blogs but more recently “The Habit Tracker” and her next book released later this year “The Emotionally Empowered Woman”

Dr. Evelyn empowers through action and believes we rise by lifting others. She is often quoted by saying “another woman is never my competition … I believe in sistership”

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Multiple award-winning Media Personality and Entrepreneur, Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong is a result-driven Media, Strategy, Marketing and Business Executive with rich, diverse achievements in successfully creating and growing brands. Nana Yaa’s long and distinguished career in Television started back in 1999 and she has remained a pillar in the industry till date. The astute media & business professional is currently celebrating her 23 years of media practice.

She is a young achiever who is multi-talented, highly skilful, and passionate about using entrepreneurial approach to achieve sustainable and profitable results. She is also a firm believer, that when you make room for the good stuff, great stuff will come in abundance. Nana Yaa throughout her life (since age 15) has mainly dedicated her life to contributing to shaping Ghana’s Media Landscape. Many of the significant gains made in media is as a result of her contributory work, to which

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she has been much celebrated for.

After starting off her career as a TV Presenter with

Fontomfrom TV in 1999, Nana Yaa was instrumental in the set up of all three Channels of Crystal TV in 2009 and worked with Crystal TV several years before and after.

In 2011, Nana Yaa joined Multimedia Group Ltd as Channel Manager of three brands; Cine Afrik,

The Jesus Channel and Ghana’s ground breaking Children Channel, 4KIDS Channel and she wonseveral awards for these brands. All three Channels eventually merged into Joy Prime Channel,which she set up and managed since March 2015. Here, she took her television career and her zeal to impact lives to a whole new level. Joy Prime fast became one of Africa’s most loved Televisionbrands, reaching millions of homes across Africa. Under her able Management, Joy Prime birthed several programs that caters to the distinctive needs of every member of the family. Her Channels were nominated for several Awards and won over 14 Awards recognising the channels’ Brand Strength, Programs,

Partnerships with key Events in Ghana. She led and managed several international relationships for the Multimedia Group including partnerships with International Studios such as the BBC, Endemol / Shine, Sony, MTV, Cote Ouest, Go Quest Media, amongst others before her departure in September 2019.

Award-winning Entrepreneur, Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, has been recently honoured at the 2023 edition of the Africa Women Economic and Leadership Forum and Awards (AWELFA) held on January 26, 2023 in Cameroon, where she spoke on the topic ‘Impact, Opportunities, and Strategies for Women in Entrepreneurship under the AfCFTA’. She was honoured for her contribution to women and business in Africa and won Female Entrepreneur of the Year.

Nana Yaa was adjudged the Marketing & Communications Practitioner of the Year Award at the 2022 FortyUnder40 Awards held on October 1st, 2022. She is also a previous winner of the prestigious 40under40 Awards 2020 for the Consultancy & Professional Service category. Nana Yaa was in November 2022 honoured with the Top 100 Achiever Award

by her alma mater, the Ghana Communication Technology University and Anhalt University, Germany. In 2021, she was honoured and awarded by the Humanitarian Awards Global for her humanitarian support and works.

Her contribution to Ghana’s Media landscape has won her the admiration of the industry and garnered her numerous notable awards. In December 2019, she was awarded Media Personality of the Year by the Ghana Leadership Awards.

The Ghana Peace Awards recognised her for her extraordinary leadership achievements and contribution to Ghana’s Media landscape and towards Social Change. In the same year, her immense Contribution to the lives of children was recognised and rewarded at 2016’s Kids Choice Awards for her Outstanding Contribution to Kids Television and Entertainment. As Channel Manager for Joy Prime, Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong received the outstanding Channel Manager award at the C-BAZE Awards 2018, in recognition of her superior leadership and contributionto Media and Entertainment in Ghana.

Nana Yaa’s career has enjoyed many firsts. From 2006 to 2007, Nana Yaa joined hands with the Kludjeson International Group to successfully lead, launch and manage Ghana’s first locally branded and assembled PC Brand in Ghana, as Project Manager of AKA Computers. She created and managed Ghana’s 1st and 2nd Christian TV Channels as well as Ghana’s 1st and 2nd ChildrenTV Channels, respectively. Nana Yaa discovered and led the execution of Ghana’s first24hour Reality Show, I’m in Love With Bomaye which topped audience ratings

and garnered the biggest following of a reality show in Ghana at the time.

Currently, Nana Yaa continues in her leadership and entrepreneurship stride through Industry Consultancy.

Nana Yaa is also a multiple award winning and accomplished entrepreneur. She is the owner and CEO of the front line Investment and Consulting firm, Elohay Group, which specialises in Trade, Business Process Outsourcing, Management of Media Platforms, PR, Branding & Advertising and Events Management. She provides strategic direction and fostering of B 2 B Partnerships to the Group’s Investments in Media, Telecoms & Technology, FMCG, Logistics, Agriculture, and Real Estate. The Company operates its own Media brand (NewsRoom24.com), a 100% owned Baby Diaper Brand (Day & Night Baby Diapers) as well as TV Content Syndication, PR & Advertising Units, amongst others.. The Group has also invested in brand Partnerships with local and multinational brands which include MTN Branch & Customer Service Operations, DHL Logistics Services, Ecobank Express Banking Services, amongst others.

Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong is Mentor to many women and young people and a favourite speaker at many forums. As founder of the NGO, League of Extraordinary Women, Nana Yaa leads an incubation program that nurtures the youth and women through enriched development programs that offers insights on business, entrepreneurship and coping with life’s challenges. She also serves as a Minister of the Gospel at Kingdom Life Ministries, Accra since 2020. She serves and contributes her skills and talents to many Advisory & Management Boards including

the Methodist Church Ghana’s Wesleyan Television which reaches Methodists all over Ghana and Africa, Northern Innovation Lab - an organisation impacting the Youth & Start Ups in the northern region through Education, Mentorship, Technological Support and Innovation. She also serves on the board of Humanitarian Awards Global, amongst others.

Nana Yaa is also a lifetime Patron, Judge and Member of the Board for the 48 Hour Film ProjectGhana, an annual global competition that selects and honours the best film talents from Ghana to further compete in the Filmapalooza in Los Angeles, USA and successful winners subsequently get to screen their films at the Cannes Film Festival.

Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong holds a joint MBA International Trade degree from Anhalt University, Germany and Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana. She also holds an LLB Laws Degree from Mountcrest University College, Ghana.

Nana Yaa possesses a BSc. Business Administration Degree from the University of Ghana Business School and a Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM UK.

CONTACT : +233244770006, nysarpong@yahoo.com

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A few highlights of Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong’s achievements are as follows; Nana Yaa set up, managed and established Joy Prime right from the onset as a competitive brand

consistently garnering the top 3 positions amongst TV Stations in the country. Nana Yaa discovered and led the partnership to execute Ghana’s first 24hour Reality Show, I’m in Love With Bomaye. https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/18891/im-in-love-with-bomaye-promzycrownedqueen.

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https://newsghana.com.gh/king-maidens-poised-for-im-in-love-with-bomaye-finale/ https://www.ghanashowbiz.com/king-maidens-poised-for-im-in-love-with-bomaye-finale/ With Joy Prime, Nana Yaa has led the direct execution and partnership of some of the Biggest local productions/TV SHOWS : Kejetia V Makola, Big Chef, Fresh Juice, Showbiz Now, Home Affairs,

The Premieres, and hundreds of great productions with 3rd parties. https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/December-15th/master-and-the-3-maidssuccessfullylaunched-on-joy-prime.php?jwsource=cl https://dailyguidenetwork.com/keeping-it-real-with-joselyn-dumas-launched/ http://liezer-legacy.com/2017/07/04/kejetia-vs-makola-start-airing-joy-prime-soon/ https://www.zionfelix.net/stem-initiative-scours-ghana-brightest-young-scientists/ https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2016/september-16th/joy-prime-and-republicof-koreasign-partnership-agreement.php https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2014/november-7th/cine-afrik-outdoors-233comedyshow-with-dkb.php?amp=1

Through Nana Yaa’s dedicated leadership, Joy Prime now partners and airs 5 of the BBC’s top productions on Africa; Africa Eye, Sports Africa, #TheSheWord, Life Clinic, Smart Money, Money Daily and What’s New. She has also Led and partnered some of the biggest Event brands and productions in the country

: EMY Awards Africa, Ghana Football Awards, MTN Live Events, Miss Universe, Glitz Style Awards, Joy Prime Night Out, Race 4 Heart, Okyeame Kwame Made in Ghana Campaign, Miss Heritage Global, etc

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2016/February-14th/all-is-set-for-joy-primenightouttonight-with-efya-and-ab-crentsil.php

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/July-11th/tourism-authority-partnersthe-multimediagroup-for-miss-heritage-global.php?jwsource=cl

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/November-29th/joy-prime-hitz-fm-signdealwithokyeame-kwame-to-promote-made-in-ghana.php

Here are some published works of her numerous awards and recognition ; https://dailyguidenetwork.com/nana-yaa-serwaa-sarpong-honoured-in-cameroon/ https://dailyguidenetwork.com/nana-yaa-serwaa-sarpong-is-top-achiever-2022/ https://dailyguidenetwork.com/under-40-awards-honours-nana-yaa-serwaa-sarpong/ https://dailyguidenetwork.com/under-40-awards-honours-nana-yaa-serwaa-sarpong/ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Nana-Yaa-Serwaa-Sarponghonouredforexcellence-in-business-1072183

https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2020/January-1st/nana-yaa-sarpong-wins-mediapersonalityof-the-year.php

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/November-26th/nana-yaa-serwaasarponghonouredat-cbaze-awards-2018.php

https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201611/296890.php

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2016/November-1st/nana-yaa-sarponghonouredatghana-peace-awards.php

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2016/august-22nd/joy-prime-picks-6-awardsat2016-kids-choice-awards.php?jwsource=cl

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2015/august-19th/multitvs-joy-prime-wins-5topawards. php?amp=1

ENTERPRISE METAVERSE

By Techkogo

At the beginning of February, KogoPAY held its third TechKogo Forum in Dubai - “Enterprise Metaverse - Enabling Business Growth Opportunities”.

A special thanks for the phenonmenal support from our partners, MQDC and The Estate (Thailand) Co. Ltd & to MQDC Metaverse, Infinyx and Future Lab speakers and advisors from Thailand and Singapore.

On Monday 6th February, KogoPAY held its third TechKogo Forum in Dubai this time on the theme “Enterprise Metaverse - Enabling Business Growth Opportunities”.

Held at the One & Only Royal Mirage, KogoPAY worked with The Artpreneuers to organise the event with other key partners supporting, namely MQDC and one of its subsidiaries The Estate (Thailand) Co. Ltd. which are part of a premium global real estate group of companies headquartered in Thailand.

A glittering array of speakers included royal family private office members and diplomatic representatives from various countries, as well as tech CEOs, a charity boss and leading academics.

Attendees noted the success of a “first-class event” where the audience was packed all day with eminent figures from the Web3 and adjacent business spaces.

Among the keynote speakers were Mr. Adnan Al Noorani, the Founder of Future Innovation Summit, Chairman of the Board of D1 Technologies & LEO Investments, Mr. Pekka Kelkka of True Advantage Consulting, Dr. Karndee Leopairote, Executive Vice President of FutureTales Lab and Mr.Gustavo A. Montero, Founder/ Chairman at Carter Capital.

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

Meanwhile speakers such as Mr. Parut Penpayp, Project Director of the MQDC metaverse, explored the hybrid world made possible by “the internet of place” and realised by a metaverse reality. Executive Vice President of FutureTales Lab took to the stage later in the day to elucidate to the audience how the metaverse future could impact our society in the real-world, while Dr. Natenapis Sookbang-Naidoo, President of the MQDC subsidiary, The Estate, received positive feedback to his presentation on the projects of MQDC and the Forestiers project in Bangkok.

MQDC’s founder is Mrs Thippaporn (Chearavanont) Ahriyararomp, whose business interests are now turning to the conceptual metaverse as a means to unlock further growth in the traditional real estate industry. Thippaporn Ahriyavaromp notably made it to the ‘Heroes of Philanthropy’ list by Forbes Asia, meshing well with the socially conscious mission statement of KogoPAY and the “Tech World of Good” initiative of TechKogo with it being a non-profit event designed to accelerate tech adoption while uniting, educating and inspiring companies, professionals, creators and innovators to commit to endeavours for social good.

Metaverse platforms are lauded for the potential to transform the touchpoints for customers interacting with companies and revolutionise buying journey norms with entirely new experiences and ways of relaying information.

KogoPAY founder & CEO, Dr. Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, said: “Our first two TechKogo Forums focused heavily on blockchain and financial inclusion, and how we can use fintech to empower all sections of society across the world and bring them into the global financial system. While TechKogo 3 saw these topics touched upon, the main thrust was to narrow the focus to the potential of new technologies such as the metaverse to unleash tremendous growth in traditional businesses.

“A special thanks for the phenonmenal support from our partners, MQDC and The Estate (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Our appreciation must also be extended to MQDC Metaverse, Infinyx and Future Lab speakers and advisors from Thailand and Singapore. I very much look forward to working closely with all of these entities in the near future.”

Dr. Narisa continued: “Once again, we could not have held this event without the fantastic collaborative efforts of The Artpreneurs led by Marlene Murphy.”

Also in attendance was His Excellency Awad Mohammed Sheikh Al Mujrin, an esteemed patron of TechKogo and supportive figure in the establishment of Kogo Global Technology, an offshoot company of KogoPAY designed to gain a foothold in the Middle East and with growing ties to the Gulf Cooperation Council who are world leaders in the adoption novel technologies.