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
Season 3: On Creative Entrepreneurship
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Hey, welcome back! Shades and Layers is ready with a third season! But before we get started, I just wanted to thank all of you for your support during the past crazy year and your contribution to the ongoing conversation about black women entrepreneurs working in spaces where they are still largely excluded.
If you are new to the podcast, welcome! Please feel free to explore past episodes and get some inspiration from the many amazing black women who are claiming their space in ways that are as unique as each one of them.
I’m Kutloano Skosana Ricci, your host, and for the remainder of 2021, we will be exploring Creative Entrepreneurship.
The interviewees in this season contribute their own unique aesthetic to their chosen area of design, ranging from graphic design to jewelry design, to interior décor. There is a wide range of topics in each conversation, and you will hear how these women find creative solutions to business issues like sustainable production, which resources they tap into to make professional progress, how to create partnerships and successful collaborations, finding your space in places where you are not welcome, self-care, balanced living and much more.
Shades and Layers Season 3 episodes will be available on your favorite podcast app, every fortnight, starting on Tuesday the 5th of October.
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