Your Girl's Hustle

Today’s guest is Clara, Creator of a beautiful initiative called the Hair Portraits, a photographic project shedding light on the beauty and versatility of black hair.

As the Founder of The Curl Talk Project I am always very interested in initiatives like hers as I believe they say a lot about the cultural, political and social aspects related to afro hair.  Hair is much more than just hair – Clara will tell us why.

Follow her on Instagram here
Visit her website here

Today’s guest is Angelica Louise, Founder of The Fempire Collective, a collective championing female entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds. 

We meet Angelica today to explore her purpose, future impact and main objectives of her entrepreneurial journey.

Their Instagram here

Today’s guest is Susan Dale, Founder of Halu Halo, a photographic project shedding light on the complex and often misunderstood experience of mixed-race people.

As soon as I discovered her initiative I was eager to take part, especially considering the fact that I never had the chance to discuss my mixed-raceness so openly with someone who I knew could listen and understand without judgement.
We met just before the BLM protests started to discuss the importance of her initiative and what it means to her.

Find her on Instagram here

Today’s guest is Audrey Solvar, Founder of Black Creators Matter, an educational networking platform created as a form of support for all Black creatives. We meet French national Audrey today to talk about the importance of celebrating black creatives and the challenges related to that.

Follo the initiative here

Today’s guest is Hanna, a talented visual artist I met in Paris a couple years ago. I interviewed Hanna last year for my own side hustle, The Curl Talk Project. We talked about her natural hair journey in addition to the socio-political angles related to black hair.
We met again to talk about her beautiful art and how representation can also come from within us and what we create.

Find her on Instagram here and here and here

Today’s guest is Samantha, Co-Founder of Yard + Parish, the online destination for ethical fashion accessories and beauty products. Sammy is a friend of mine. I remember the time when she was building her business plan with so much dedication it became contagious. We meet Sammy today to discuss the importance of black-owned businesses, ethical products and working with family.

You can find her business on Instagram 

Today’s guest is Kayleigh, Founder of Bind London, a business in the making that provides inclusive workout headwear to encourage our community to work out more and improve our wellbeing. We meet Kayleigh today and discuss about the importance of using fashion to push boundaries.

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Today’s guest is Chloe Pierre, influencer and Founder of Thy.Self, a diverse wellness community that puts self-love and self-care at the forefront. Thy.Self promotes ways to integrate these values into our busy lifestyles, through social media content, workshops and more. 

Follow Chloe here and Thy.Self here 

Today’s guest is Serlina Boyd, Author of Cocoa Girl, a children’s book and a magazine celebrating black girls. 

Serlina was the host of an event I organised in 2019 to celebrate Black History Month and the second-year anniversary of The Curl Talk Project.
 Wise and eloquent, I knew as soon as we met that she would accomplish big things.

You can follow her on Instagram 

Mendu is a social enterprise founded by Regina Zheng and her friend Calah Singleton to expand mental healthcare and change the approach for women of colour.

We meet Regina today and discuss mental health stigma, the impact of racism on WOC’s mental health, in addition to the support their business can offer.

Mendu recently started a crowdfunding campaign you can contribute to here:

You can also follow Mendu on Instagram @mymendu