Mentoring
Meet Cheryl Pullins
Business & Lifestyle Solutions Expert
The Woman Entrepreneur’s Mentor
The Woman Entrepreneur’s Mentor is a boutique style company that partners with women entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses, increase their income and live a marvellous life.
Founded by Cheryl Pullins in 2010, the company is currently based in Tampa, Florida with new locations planned for Orlando, Florida and Washington DC.
Through speaking, coaching and consulting Cheryl enables women to authentically create the business and life they dream about.
0Twenty Ten Club joins Government Ministers to advocate youth enterprise
Octavia Goredema and Remi Ray
On Tuesday November 15, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Twenty Ten Club participated in a youth enterprise event hosted by Mosaic at the Government Department for Business Innovation & Skills.
Cabinet ministers Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business Innovation & Skills and Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government joined a group of entrepreneurs to answer questions from students at the special event designed to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Twenty Ten Club founder Octavia Goredema and members Deborah Millington of RedBorder, Remi Ray of Trapped In A Skinny World and Lola Atkins of EWAV Works spent the day sharing their experiences of starting and running a business with the attending students from Brondesbury College for Boys, Crest Boys Academy, Westminster City School and Southfields Community College.
0Meet 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 Lola Adeshigbin
CEO
Agnes and Lola
Founded in August 2010 by Lola Adeshigbin, Agnes and Lola is a London based online retailer of African fashion brands.
Agnes and Lola showcase a kaleidoscopic collection of designers from a multitude of influences. The company selects designers who contribute positively to the development of Africa through their practices or their community involvement.
As a result of her start-up success, CEO Lola Adeshigbin was recently selected to take part in Marie Claire magazine’s Inspire and Mentor programme.
0Meet Vanessa Sanyauke
Director
The Rafiki Network
The Rafiki Network is a London-based leadership and mentoring social enterprise that works with young people aged 11-18 years of age.
Founded by award-winning serial entrepreneur Vanessa Sanyauke in 2008, The Rafiki Network provides a range of services from individual mentors who work with young students on a one-to-one basis to facilitating workshops and assemblies for schools and youth organisations. The company employs a team of three and mentors 25-30 young people per cycle.
In addition to running The Rafiki Network Vanessa heads the event management company Exquisite Celebrations and is the editor of her own lifestyle blog.
In 2010 Vanessa was recognised at the Spirit of London awards as a Community Champion for her sterling work at The Rafiki Network. Vanessa was also listed as one of the 100 social entrepreneurs to watch at the Future 100 awards last year.
2Awards
Future 100 social enterprise award winner, 2010
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