Her give back project, I’d rather be self-made helps young girls along their road to entrepreneurship.
Uzodinma Iweala
Uzodinma Iweala’s debut novel Beasts of no nation was made into a critically acclaimed Netflix film in 2015.
He serves as editor in chief of Ventures magazine, the financial and business journal that trains its eye on the African market, uncovering success stories and power moves that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Ventures has challenged Forbes at their own domain and remains committed to covering financial Africa with panache.
Seyi Taylor
Taylor is the co-founder and main marketing officer of Big Cabal Media, publishers of what is now regarded in some quarters as Nigeria’s largest technology website, TechCabal and the emerging Zikoko.com, an exciting hub for shareable pop culture content that is unabashedly Nigerian.
Big Cabal media under Taylor’s leadership, was announced co-recipients of the Lagos Angel Network’s N50 million seed funding.
Perez Tigidam
Perez Tigidam is the publisher of TheNerve Africa, a global business and financial news platform covering continental Africa.
Think Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg, and you begin to get an idea of the extent of Tigidam’s ambitions.
The Nerve Africa got off to a sexy start with its December 2015 listing of the 20 most inspiring Africans and hasn’t looked back ever since.
Tigidam works as the User experience and content strategy team lead at TheNerve Africa.
About Y!/YNaija.com
Y!/YNaija.com is a network of premium media brands – Y! TV, Y! Magazine, YNaija.com, Teen Y!, TeenYNaija.com, Y! 2015, YNaija2015.com – committed to an evolving generation of Africans.
Established in 2011, with a vision to provoke thought, inspire action and stimulate growth; it has become the leading media platform for young Africans with reach across West, East and Southern Africa, influencing policy, opinion and leading on issues across sectors with a focus on governance, culture and technology.
Red Media Africa (www.redmediaafrica.com) is the PR & Empowerment Marketing division under the parent brand, RED.