Shine Out Loud Show

Alex and Natalie Mutambudzi, on their journey, to start a family, faced incredible challenges. Having tried from years with no success went down the road of assisted conception looking at IVF. After feeling like their doctors were not taking their needs seriously, then realising that they did not seem to have an answer. They embarked on an emotional journey through miscarriages and heartbreak to become parents.  The emotional and financial cost of that journey took them on a path that has changed the course of their lives. They have birthed the Fertility Zone, from their own experiences of going it alone not having the right answers, they did not want other parents to be to go on this journey alone. Creating a service and platform to interrupt and diversify the conversation of assisted conception for all parents especially in the Black community, giving room to have the unspoken conversations on the journey to Parenthood.

Candy-Elie Graham started an online e-zine called Fashionista Sista in 2008 to share fashion, hair and beauty inspiration for the Afro Caribbean and Asian diaspora living in the UK. She started at the time when there was very little online that celebrated cultural beauty with fashion inspiration (tailoring ideas).

However, being very young at the time when she started the Fashionista Sista and found herself feeling overwhelmed. She felt that she didn’t have the skills she needed to run the platform so she walked away from the project in 2009.

Nine years later, whilst on maternity leave, she realised that there still wasn't an equivalent version of the platform online. She carried out all the necessary research and planning and then birth StylzMag in 2019. A platform where the diaspora across the world can easily find fashion, hair and beauty inspiration and service providers that understand and celebrate their cultural ideals of beauty. Candy has worked on it tirelessly crafting StylzMag - working on the UI design, web testing, preliminary listings, marketing, she did most of it herself as it is a self-funded startup.

In her own words “I’m a little older now, more experienced and really pleased with how it’s been received so far.” Right now she is trying to secure seed investments to expand her team and introduce new features to the platform.

To discover more about StylzMag
https://stylzmag.com/
www.instagram.com/stylzmag.com_/
www.linkedin.com/company/stylzmag/

Yvonne J Douglas, known as the Starseed Alkhemist, is a powerful psychic and uses her innate shamanic healing to give her clients more clarity, greater purpose and increased passion, so they can create magic in their lives.

She is also an author with a brand new book out called "Journey of a Starseed"  and Spiritual Coach.

As a powerful conduit for spirit Yvonne is here to heal souls on a deep level. Yvonne works with sensitive souls helping them to tap into their true power. Yvonne is a healer by birth, and her wish and purpose is to facilitate healing on a global scale for all humanity. Sharing her powerful story from addiction to healed and why she is doing the work she does. 

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To discover more about Yvonne
https://linktr.ee/starseedalkhemist

Dr Lee David is a GP, CBT Therapist and the founder and director of 10 Minute CBT. She is an experienced mental health presenter and teacher with expertise in CBT, compassion and mindfulness. The course director for the new Mental Health course with Red Whale.
10 Minute CBT, which is an educational organisation that trains GPs and other health professionals use bite-sized CBT skills which is an evidence-based psychological therapy in their routine consultations. As a GP with an interest in mental health and young people who provides one-to-one therapy using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness tools via video consultation.
She has written two academic books for GPs and is currently co-writing a new book for young people on ‘10 Minute Steps to Wellbeing’. During this time of COVID-19 having practical tools and techniques to help ease, fear, anxiety and stress in adults and especially young people to help restore their mental wellbeing.
Discover more about 10 minuteCBT via~
www.10minuteCBT.co.uk
Discover their introductory video programme: 10 Minute Steps to Survive Lockdown for young people and parents to understand emotional wellbeing and ways to encourage positive mental health.
Connect with her via LinkedIn Dr Lee David

I have the incredible Ronke Lawal on the Shine out Loud Show once again, some of you know her as the Twitter Queen sharing her stories, sharing her commentary, some of you know her by that irrepressible laughter, and others know her as the founder and creator of ARIATU PR and comms. She is the woman that helps creative entrepreneurs from the BME community, get the right visibility they need to stand out and been seen as experts in their fields. These are creatives, founders and owners who are often overlooked by mainstream media. So join me and welcome again because she's been on the show before. Miss Ronke Lawal.


She started her own PR and Communications business in 2004. Ariatu PR specialises in PR and Communications for clients in a range of B2C industries; including lifestyle, consumer goods & the creative enterprise sector. She is a passionate advocate for enterprise and equality and equity through diverse and inclusive leadership. She is regularly invited to facilitate training in personal branding, PR strategy and media training as well as an active public speaker. She is also a regular guest contributor and co-host on Talk Radio offering her insights on pop culture, current affairs, business and more.


In January 2010, Ronke became the Chief Executive of the Islington Chamber of Commerce where she remained until the end of 2012 and became a non-executive director of The Hoxton Apprentice in 2011. She joined the board of Trustees of Voluntary Action Islington in 2012 and was on The Employers Panel for the National Employment Savings Trust from 2011-18.  In 2018 she became a director on the board of directors at the Charted Institute of Public Relations. She is a Mentor for The Cherie Blair Foundation, The “Success Looks Like You” Initiative and The BME PR Pros initiative as well as a mentor to entrepreneurs and creatives outside of structured initiatives. In 2010 Ronke was named as one of the Top 400 women of the year in the UK for her work with the Islington Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 Ronke was honoured to receive a Precious Award for Inspirational Leadership. In 2019 Ronke received an alumni award from Lancaster University for making a substantial contribution to her field of work and developed an outstanding reputation among her peers.

Her varied passions outside the business world include food (Founder of Food Blog www.whosfordinner.co.uk), travel, music, literature and most importantly living a life she loves.

Connect with Ronke on
Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/ronkelawal
tweet her @ronkelawal

Winston Ben Clements was born with a rare bone disorder known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). This condition caused his bones to be extremely fragile, suffering over 200 fractures in his lifetime.

His early years were particularly difficult. Winston not only had to deal with the typical challenges of school and adolescence, but he also struggled with loneliness and frustration because his body would continuously let him down. Watching his siblings and the other kids from the sidelines was a constant reminder of how different he was, and he often found himself wondering “what is the point of it all?” 

Winston went from IT Consultant to a speaker and culture specialist with an emphasis on Resilience and Diversity & Inclusion. His ultimate mission is to help 1 BILLION people to unleash their full human potential. He is also the co-founder of the talk less do more mastermind group. 

Join us as we discuss breaking up with the illusion of our limitations.

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Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor is a consummate professional with over a decade experience in youth engagement; digital and managerial innovation; entrepreneurship and leadership education. A podcaster who runs the podcast "Unpacking Africa" that interviews and explores multi-stakeholders in multiple industries across the continent. As the co-Chair of the World Economic Forum, Global Shapers advisory council on Knowledge and Impact and an ex-Googler and former YouTube country manager he continues to explore global digital innovation & best practices. He is a storyteller who is passionate about reframing the African narrative... He joins me on the show to share about building sustainable ecosystems to allow for innovation as the leading framework for African growth and maximising the 4IR.
www.4irafrica.co/
www.edukanea.com/
https://www.eagamor.com/unpackingeducation/

Jane Egerton-Idehen, the author, co-founder and a telecommunication executive with over 17 years experience spanning across Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana. She holds an Engineering degree from the University of Nigeria and an MBA from Warwick Business school, UK. And an executive education from Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management.
She is on the show sharing her journey on her path to being fearless. Which is the title of her current book, It tells her journey from rising from the slums of Ajegunle in Lagos, Nigeria, to brokering million-dollar deals for global telecoms giants, hers is a story of hope, of challenging traditional gender roles, and of embracing who you are. She says it is a love story to her younger self and a gift to her young daughter.

She is currently the Country Manager in Nigeria and Regional Sales Manager West Africa for a Satellite company: Avanti Communications Ltd. In 2019 she received the 50 Leading Ladies in Corporate Nigeria Leadership award.
Her passion is seeing women like herself fulfilling their purpose, growing their careers. She has a history of promoting girls in STEM, this is evident in her co-founding the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) in Nigeria, an international professional organization for promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring girls to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering. As well Founding Women & Career which for her was a way to reach out to other women beyond my organization. Catch her powerful journey on the show from the Slums of Ajegunle to a “Seat at the Table”.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/jane.egertonidehen
LinkedIn :
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-egerton-idehen-6716a39/

As the month celebrating women is drawing to close catch the interview with Frances Mensah Williams CBE, our IWD 2020 “Woman to Celebrate. ”

Frances Mensah Williams CBE is a multi-published author, the Managing Editor of ReConnect Africa, an online career and business portal for global professionals of African origin. She is also founder and CEO of Interims for Development, a UK-based organisation that has undertaken multiple skills and business development projects in the UK and Africa since 2003. A recent recipient of CBE in the 2020 New Year Honours list for services to Africans in the UK and in Africa.

Frances’s first book was ‘Everyday Heroes: Learning from the Careers of Successful Black Professionals’ and was followed by the careers guide ‘I Want to Work in Africa: How to Move Your Career to the World’s Most Exciting Continent’.

In 2015 Frances’s acclaimed first novel ‘From Pasta to Pigfoot’ was published by Jacaranda Books and selected by WH Smith Travel as one of the top 25 of its 100 Summer reads. Described by the novelist Lesley Lokko as ‘a warm and poignant coming-of-culture’ novel, it features under-achieving PA and pasta fanatic Faye Bonsu and chronicles her attempts to find her cultural niche as she explores contemporary Ghana. The sequel ‘From Pasta to Pigfoot: Second Helpings’ continues Faye’s adventures of self-discovery and self-acceptance. Her latest book is Imperfect Arrangements, As Frances stated “I wanted to celebrate the importance of sister-friends and depict an honest account of the complexity of relationships, both romantic and between best friends. I also wanted to explore the joy and pain of relationships, particularly with the added pressures of cultural expectations and norms, and to tell the story from the perspectives of both the women and the men in their lives.”

Connect with Frances via

https://www.facebook.com/FrancesMensahWilliams
https://twitter.com/francesmensahw

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ngela Marshall, a motivational speaker, professional writer, columnist, bestselling author, creative consultant, ex-NFL wife and business owner of “In Other Words, By Stone.” She states that writing, reading, inspiring others, participating in at-risk or outreach programs are rewarding life-skills that has empowered her to positively impact others and constantly encourages her to elevate her purpose through words, wisdom and work.

Also known as “Author Stone,” Angela is an Augusta, Ga., native, entrepreneur and positive words powerhouse that utilizes her personal life experiences of struggle, strength and success to captivate audiences and readers abroad. She speaks with positive purpose and passion to motivate others while encouraging them through challenges. She is also a community advocate, youth mentor and supporter.

Catch her on the last show of the season as she shares her journey to find her authentic voice and self on her road to becoming her Unmasked, Unchained and Untamed liberated self.