Lucrezia Bisignani is a social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of London-based Kukua, an entertainment and education company founded in 2014 to produce educational content for children in Africa to help battle illiteracy throughout the continent’s 200...
When Jacquelyn Rodgers couldn’t find wrapping paper and holiday decor that featured a Santa Claus of color for her son, she sprung into action creating one of her own. And though she already had a full-time job, her passion project quickly turned into a...
Tola Okogwu, publisher and author of the children’s book series, Daddy Do My Hair hails from Nigeria and Southeast London, and grew up thinking she was supposed to get a “traditional job” — doctor, lawyer, etc. After...
Emily Gaudreau grew up in the mountains of Colorado in a family of entrepreneurs who did everything from selling frozen steaks to owning a lingerie store. She never thought about having a “regular job” or an average life, and when she graduated high school she...
April Dinwoodie is the adoptive daughter of a loving family in Rhode Island, a family she says created a center of gravity for her, a safe space. While Dinwoodie, who now lives in Harlem, New York, is grateful for a home where she felt grounded, accepted and loved,...