Shine Out Loud Show

Deborah Johnson a freelance PR and Brand Manager with over 13 years of industry experience creating and executing brand strategies across the beauty and lifestyle sectors. Working across editorial media and bringing brands to life through digital campaigns. She works with influencers and brands to create sustainable partnerships as well as changing the way beauty brands and products are discovered. Deborah also the co-runs Simply Gorgeous a salon that changing the experience of Afro hair care. SIMPLYGorgeous also acts a social hub hosting a selection of events from workshops covering beauty and crafts to chill sessions with leading thinkers and creative women of colour.

A special interview with two out of the three founders behind Sow-Full, on growing Black excellence. With their brand new platform, which enables black businesses to promote their products. Alysia Sealy, Linda Nantege & Zara Hakala-Murdoch. The women behind Sow-full

Alice Gbelia Owner & founder of the online art website Ayok’a
addressing the lack of representation in art particularly with the inclusion of black artists.

On our last show of the season, we have the multi-award winning journalist, Flo Anthony. The host of the daily syndicated radio show “Gossip On The Go With Flo” for 22 years. Author of three books including “One Last Deadly Play” and the Black Expressions Bestselling novel, “Deadly Stuff Players,” Flo is also the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine blacknoir.NYC and writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column “Go With The Flo,”
She is sharing about being the First Only and Different and breaking grounds on the Shine Out Loud Show

Melissa Sinclair the creator of the British natural artisanal hair care brand BIG HAIR, specialising in maintenance products for afro, and curly hair types.
Melissa’s mission is to redefine what it is to be a beauty brand and seeks ways to serve her customers on many levels. Melissa believes that a sense of wellbeing is an intrinsic part of beauty and understands the need to elevate this notion for women of colour. Therefore she has created a series of BIG HAIR SELFCARE events touching on elements such as nutrition, mental health, fitness, meditation specifically targeted at women of colour.

Latoya Lovell is a freelance writer from South East London and mother to model/actor Antoine Hoyte-Lovell. She has had articles published online and in print for We Are Collision a London Fashion Lifestyle Magazine..After going through a stage of depression following a difficult year Latoya is sharing about breaking up with the stigma around mental health issues in the Black community.

Rachel Osinaike, aka Grateful Rachel, is the author of “Bounce Back: Turning trials into Triumphs”, a book that chronicles her life journey and the lessons she has learnt along the way. The book tells a story of victory against painful odds. In 2012 Rachel founded the Women Empowering Projects (WEP) because she wanted to create a safe space of respite for women where they offload their burdens. Her passion for women’s empowerment has developed over the years; she is known to be a source of strength and support to women who face varying challenges in their lives. She has successfully organised various events to bring like-minded women together to encourage and support them at different levels. Rachel is using her book and WEP to change lives and make a difference.

Reyna Joe Author is a journalist, radio and television personality. She is the creator of the Annual Female Leadership Conference held in Curaçao. Her continued efforts will see the conference is celebrating its 15th year this year.
Reyna studied journalism in The Netherlands which lead to a career in both television and radio broadcasting in The Netherlands and later on in her native Curaçao. Alongside her broadcast career, she started her communication services company, Bright Ideas & Services Inc. Currently, Reyna has a daily radio show, a daily news program and creates television programs for her clients. Her vast career includes series of audio-visual documentaries, publications; she is a multi-lingual author publishing in English, Papiamentu and Dutch.
The conference, which is celebrating it's 15th year in existence, was created to empower and support professional women in Curaçao and the neighbouring islands.

Tola Okogwu British blogger and founder of the hair and beauty blog, My Long Hair Journey.
Author of Daddy Do My Hair Series. On the show talking about her book series, managing time and why we need to tell and own our own narratives.

International event MC and Moderator, Lovelda has been speaking and performing on stages
since the age of 13. Lovelda is also the founder and creator of the World Class Female Speakers Academy and she is on a woman on a mission to get more female speakers rocking the bigger stages.