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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WHY GIVING BACK IS THE BEST STRATEGY FOR 2020
Companies can do more than just make money, they can serve others. Marc Benioff , Chairman & CEO, Salesforce What do companies small, medium and large have in common? The urge to be involved in building and supporting their communities. Business owners and entrepreneurs are expected to GIVE much more than goods, products and services. This is what SOCIETY expects, this is what makes customers feel loyal and on other occasions appreciated. In the past, organisations made donations and took up other responsibilities to fulfill their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Nowadays most small businesses are focused on giveaways to achieve the same thing: make customers feel special. It’s so beautiful to see companies include CSR in…
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JEREMIAH THORONKA: LEARNING THE ART OF LEADERSHIP
Are leaders born or made? This is a question that has been plaguing people interested in leadership for centuries. If they are born, then the debate of leaders being born or made should have ended a long time ago and African states should pull resources to invest in genetic research to identify the genes which have pre-programmed leadership traits to come lead the continent. I am Jeremiah Thoronka born in a remote village in Bombali District , Sierra Leone. Based on the humble circumstances of my birth, one would never imagine that I could become a leader. Thankfully daily determination with the cultivation of a deep- set value system is transforming me into a…
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TOP 3 REASONS WHY YOUR 2020 GOALS MIGHT NOT WORK!
It is almost the middle of January, how is your new year resolution going? Do you still have a 2020 vision? Have you been sticking to the plan? Do you have the same excuses you had last year? Or has things change, and you have no control over how to archive your goal. Yea, you know the hype won’t last. It was just another dream that you will chase next year or the one after that. Are you one of those people who enthusiastically write down goals each year, or tell everyone what you hope to achieve by the end of the year but never follow through with your plans?…
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TRYING TO LEAD A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN AFRICA? LEARN FROM FRANCIS STEVENS GEORGE
Meet the man whose dreams led him into relocating home and engineering the change that he so desired. Francis Stevens George is on a mission to help build startups and scale up companies in Sierra Leone that will go global. He perceives that in doing so, he will be creating thousands of jobs, support in growing the economy and more importantly bring about social inclusion.In fulfilling these needs, He founded Innovation SL and Innovation Axis both are Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) which he manages directly. Innovation Axis provides pre incubation, incubation and Acceleration support to starts and scale ups. Innovation SL takes a leadership role in mapping and enabling an…
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IT’S 2020: CYRUS RICHIE TAKES US ON A SOULFUL SYMPHONY
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THIS CONVERSATION WITH THREE POWERFUL WOMEN WILL JUMPSTART YOUR 2020
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HAVE YOURSELF A VERY MINDFUL CHRISTMAS
In ordinary life we hardly realise that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer T’is the season to be jolly ! To make friends and be merry. We expect gratitude, words of love and comfort. Gifts wrapped with joy, laughter and hope. This has been the tradition for many, one that we often celebrate. The joys of Christmas transcends many religions and brings multitude of families together, an act that is otherwise uncommon. Over this holiday period we often fall off the scale of genuine gratitude, hope and love. We become selfish, we become…
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CHEERS TO 5 YEARS- THE MAKING OF POWER WOMEN 232
Thank you for growing from strength to strength, and for demonstrating excellence. Let me break down my definition of excellence. From the outside, I see that you share leadership with rotating chair positions; I see that you give one another the opportunity to shine by handing the mic over and spotlighting the greatness of each individual in the collective, I see that you hold leadership retreats; I see that you stand by one another. In each of these instances, I witness the work it takes to move the collective together – forward as one. From the outside, it is delightful to watch because you show us that it is possible.…
