Ariana Oluwole
Ariana Oluwole is an executive coach, holistic educator, and Multipotentialite Entrepreneur. Her flagship coaching program 'Live and Lead Your Best Life' provides holistic strategies for Africans, the diaspora, and professionals navigating multiple cultures and teams. When she is not Empowering People, Teams & Systems to Thrive. Queen A can be found speaking to plants with a nice cup of tea.
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YOU CAN’T MISS,REFRESHINGLY SURPRISING,INNOVATIONS FROM CRAFTY BEE FASHION WORLD
Creativity is the ability to develop new ideas and to discover new ways of looking at problems and opportunities. Innovation is the ability to apply creative solutions to those problems and opportunities in order to enhance people’s lives or to enrich society. John Sawo-Koroma is the founder of CraftyBee Fashion World. The CraftyBee Fashion World formerly known as JSK Designs was founded in the year 2014 as an enterprise that is engaged in producing different types of bags like ladies’ bags, computer holdings, side packs and backpacks using African fabrics mixed with some amount of synthetic leather materials to produce a beautiful blend of African and European design. In…
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF FREETOWN- SUNSET; ANNUAL DINNER AND DANCE
The Rotary Club of Freetown-Sunset hosted its annual dinner and dance at the New Brookfield’s Hotel in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Saturday, 9th October, 2021. Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. As Rotary is a space that nurtures leaders and societal change makers, its dinner and dance came with a sort of exuberance and an anticipation of goodwill and friendships. On Saturday, the 9th of October, that surge of anticipation was ignited with pre-dinner drinks to lighten up the mood…
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LET’S TALK ABOUT ‘THE PERFECT SATURDAY’ WITH GILLIAN MACAULAY
Stories make everything come to life! In most cultures, storytelling has brought families and people together for hundreds of years. It is one of the simplest forms of bridging gaps around socialization, improving emotional intelligence and raising a general awareness of what’s acceptable within societies. Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools in raising children, facilitating good relationships and supporting families across the globe. In Africa, for years we relied on oral storytelling and sharing our experiences in informal spaces. We are quite familiar with coming together to have heart to heart discussions which often reflects our views on moral and ethical issues or just pure humorous banter. Over…
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AGRIPRENEUR ALERT: JOBECKS FARM (SL) IS ON A MISSION TO FEED SALONE
Finally, the sector needs an image overhaul. As young agripreneurs, we live the reality of being in an industry that few of our peers want to be in. Our peers react with surprise when we introduce ourselves as farmers, and that surprise often turns to disbelief when they realize we do it full time; that it is not “just a hobby”, or something we do until “something serious comes along”. Their reactions are not surprising, most of us have simply been conditioned to view farming as a menial job. Few realize that beyond ‘just’ cultivating the food we eat, farmers constantly have to be at the top of their game…
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OLD PHOTOS OF SIERRA LEONE EXHIBITION: 10th – 12th SEPTEMBER 2021
What is this exhibition about? The Old photos of Sierra Leone exhibition is a display of unique and treasured images of the past of our beloved Sierra Leone for anyone and everyone to see. There are photos of significant events, icons and places that have been preserved, but most of which are not publicly available to Sierra Leoeans, especially the young people, and non Sierra Leoneans that are interested in knowing our history. The exhibition is a great opportunity to learn a thing or two about Sierra Leone through the displayed photos. There will be roughly around 200 images on display. The timeline for which they are covered is from…
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HOW TO LIVE THE 360 LIFESTYLE – EXPERT LESSONS FROM TAMU THOMAS
Live Three Sixty is a wellness lifestyle brand aimed at women in their late 30’s and 40’s. Tamu Thomas created the brand as a response to her own emotional and physical situation. At the age of 40, and after years of compromising her health, joy and pleasure to meet the demands of her career and role as a mother. She realised that feeling emotional and being depleted physically was not a prerequisite for a good life. As she slowed down and stripped back the layers to try and understand why she had allowed herself to become so burnt out, she realised something important. She had held onto internalised beliefs which,…
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THE UBA PREPAID CARD – THE CARD THAT’S GOT YOUR BACK
Today is a great day to do something different, invest in the future or do something wise that your future self will thank you for! How about getting a book online that focuses on personal/career development? Ordering a spare part for that appliance that you spent so much money purchasing or maybe just exploring the different options that comes with being the owner of a #UBAPrepaidCard. To get started you simply pre-fund your card and reload at your convenience. It can be used to pay bills and make purchases- this card is unlinked to your normal savings or current account(s). Surprisingly it attracts zero maintenance fees, the perfect solution for…
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THE UBA PREPAID CARD IS GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER
Can you guess the one thing that entrepreneurs, leaders, professionals, adventurers, social innovators, advocates and young people have in common? Let me try, they have zero patience for things that waste time and yield zero outcomes. These groups of people are bent on: utilizing their time and resources wisely. That involves how and when they spend money. I am convinced that our readers have discovered the power of money, spending wisely, budgeting well and investing on the things that make them feel comfortable. If you have, it’s time to improve on it or you haven’t, now is the best time to start, by choosing the UBA Prepaid card. It is…
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SONIA JAFFAL’S STORY WILL SUPER CHARGE YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS
Everyone needs a little inspiration to launch that big idea, go for a goal or take up a challenge that might change the trajectory of their lives positively. Inevitably once purpose has been activated, it is now left to that person to work on the tiny spark of hope, fan it with the flames of hard work, consistency, passion, improved knowledge and the desire to make a change in the life of others. When Sonia Jaffal launched the First Ever Photography studio for children in Sierra Leone it caught our attention for the right reasons! Pictures are essential to preserving memories, connecting people together and if done right, can be…
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BRAND SPOTLIGHT: THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTSOURCING, WHY WE NEED THE WORK PLACE SERIES
”The need for access to talent will lead companies to think about outsourcing as a means of accelerating innovation and gaining competitive advantage. This will lead to a transformation of the outsourcing profession where innovation will be valued much higher than pure cost savings.” – Jagdish Dalal, CEO of Corporate Affairs Most start-ups and entrepreneurs become overburden with the lack of skills and experts needed to take their organisations unto the next level. It would be easier, if they could just concentrate on their core businesses and get support for expert areas, right? Over time business men and women have continuously made sense of this route and I think you should too,…
