Shades & Layers
Shades and Layers is a podcast focused on black women entrepreneurs from across the globe. It is a platform for exploring issues and challenges around business ownership, representation and holistic discussions about the meaning of sustainability in an increasingly complex global context. Conversations are wide- ranging and serve not only as a Masterclass in Entrepreneurship but also provide wisdom and tools for Successful Living. It is a space for meaningful conversation, a place for black and other women of color to be fully human and openly share their quirks and vulnerabilities.
Guests include prominent figurers in the beauty, fashion and wellness industries both in the Northern Hemisphere and the Global South.
Dr. Theo Mothoa-Frendo of USO Skincare discusses her journey from being product junkie to creating an African science-based skincare range. Taryn Gill of The Perfect Hair is a brand development whizz who discusses supply chain and distribution of her haircare brands. Katonya Breux discusses melanin and sunscreen and how she addresses the needs of a range of skin tones with her Unsun Cosmetics products.
We discuss inclusion in the wellness industry with Helen Rose Skincare and Yoga and Nectarines Founder , Day Bibb. Abiola Akani emphasizes non-performance in yoga with her IYA Wellness brand and Anesu Mbizho shares her journey to yoga and the ecosystem she's created through her business The Nest Space.
Fashion is all about handmade, custom made and circular production with featured guests like fashion designer Maria McCloy of Maria McCloy Accessories; Founder and textile/homeware designer Nkuli Mlangeni Berg of The Ninevites as well as Candice Lawrence, founder of the lighting design company Modern Gesture. These are just a few the conversations on the podcast over the past three years.
Shades & Layers
Suki Suki Naturals with Linda Gieskes-Mwamba (S1, E9)
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In today's episode we meet Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Linda Gieskes – Mwamba, the founder and CEO of Suki Suki Naturals
Born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to entrepreneurial parents, Linda's venture into entrepreneurship started when she wanted to ditch the chemicals and grow out her natural afro-textured hair.
She quickly discovered that she literally could not afford to grow her own natural hair because either the products were too expensive and not really worth the cost, or if they were cheap, they were full of the very chemicals she was trying to avoid, So, she decided to do something about it.
After months of shopping in the food aisles, she created her own oil blend, which is now the hero product of the brand, the Miraculous Oil. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Join us for a wonderful chat that ranges in subjects and have you wanting to go out there and create something of your own.
Check out Suki Suki Naturals' wicked combination of indigenous African fruits, herbs and plants via their instagram account @sukisukinaturals
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