Archive October 2011
Meet Denise Brown
Fashion Stylist & Designer
Don’t Judge Me Clothing
Don’t Judge Me Clothing is a fashion label designed to make a statement about the trials and tribulations faced by women in everyday life.
Founded by fashion stylist, designer and tutor Denise Brown, Don’t Judge Me Clothing launched in London in 2007.
Experienced in styling both menswear and womenswear, Denise has worked for some of the biggest names in pop culture including Kanye West, Rihanna, Gym Class Heroes, Macy Gray, Nelly Furtado and Mr Hudson. Denise’s international clients include MTV, Nickelodeon, Polaroid and New Era.
In addition to her appointment as fashion editor at Flavour magazine, Denise is a mentor and tutor at Dv8 Training, an organisation supporting 16-18 year olds in the pursuit of their dream jobs in music, fashion and event management.
3Meet Deida Massey
Founder
Reel Beauty, Inc.
Based in Chicago Illinois, Reel Beauty Inc provides self-esteem workshops to aid young women in becoming productive citizens within their environment, as they rediscover their beauty inside and out.
Reel Beauty, Inc has mentored over 500 girls to date. Their outreach in the community has impacted the lives of young girls throughout the city of Chicago.
As a result, Reel Beauty, Inc has landed partnerships with numerous organizations including Chicago Public Schools, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Indiana, Clear Channel Communications and Louis Vuitton.
Founded in 2004 by Deida Massey, a makeup artist in the beauty, fashion, music and entertainment industries, the organisation employs 10 consultants, 2 volunteers and 5 board members.
As a makeup artist, Deida was selected to work on Oprah Winfrey’s Legends Ball in 2005, a three-day celebration honoring twenty-five African American women from the fields of art, entertainment and civil rights.
Deida is one of the featured contributors in The Legacy Letters anthology, created by Lisa Nicole Bell and in June 2011 Reel Beauty launched their international program in Mwanza, Tanzania.
0Meet Kay Oldroyd
Founder
Black Youth Achievements
Black Youth Achievements is a community interest company based in London. Best known for their annual awards ceremony, the Black Youth Achievements awards celebrate the accomplishments of young people between the ages of 8 and 25 years of Black Caribbean and Black African parentage.
Founded in 2008 by Kay Oldroyd, Black Youth Achievements recognises and rewards the talents, positive actions and personal accomplishments of black youth.
The organisation’s annual awards aspire to be the UK’s premier ceremony of recognition for young people and will become a national event from 2012 onwards.
Kay Oldroyd is the award-winning entrepreneur who leads the company’s team of five. Recent accolades include the receiving the Volunteers Award at the 2010 London Peace Awards and Global Entrepreneurship Week’s High Impact Badge of Honour for the 2009 and 2010 Black Youth Achievements awards.
0Maternity benefit tips for business owners
Are you a mum-to-be and running your own business? Most prospective mothers who are busy running businesses do not think about maternity benefits as part of their baby-planning, but they should. In fact, almost all working mothers are entitled to some form of maternity benefits.
Accountant Katrine Richardson shares an overview of the current UK rules to help you understand what you need to do to make a claim.
0Meet Abi Laditan
Co-Founder
Brides of Culture
Brides of Culture is a London based bridal exhibition and website which serves as an interactive e-channel for brides and grooms from all ethnic backgrounds. The company provides information on services, products and vendors for all aspects of planning a wedding.
Brides of Culture’s free wedding exhibition takes place on Saturday October 29 2011 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Docklands, East London. The company’s previous exhibition hosted in April 2011 attracted over 200 delegates and 22 major wedding suppliers.
Founded Abi Laditan and Kemi Osinloye in 2009, the company is based in Essex.
2Awards
Future 100 social enterprise award winner, 2010
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