I first learned of Stachen Frederick and her BrAIDathon when we were speakers at a Caribbean Women’s Power Lunch event.
The BrAIDathon is an event where people get their hair done by professional hair dressers. They also have vendor markets, workshops and much more
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More and more women are embracing their grey strands. I too have started to see silver sprouts. It’s inevitable for me as I have white grey hair on both my mom and my dad’s side of the family.
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Spring is almost here…at least on the calendar. It’s the perfect time to give your hair a bit of an update. The easiest way to do that is to change your hair colour!
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Made another trip to visit my friends at CTV Ottawa Morning Live. Did a skincare segment on how to prevent dry skin this winter.
I chatted with host Henry Burris specifically about battling dryness for lip, hands and feet. Continue Reading…
Our radio show Kultur’D aired its fourth episode on Saturday. Can not believe we’ve done so many episodes already! So far we’ve been lucky enough to interview reality star and body positivity activist Roxy Earle, comedian/actress Neelu Handa and Director X to name a very few. Continue Reading…
If you live in the GTA, I’m hoping you can join me for a special lunch on Saturday May 19th at 5941 Leslie St. My friend Kerra Denel (who I’ve mentioned before on my blog) is organizing the event. She’s one of the best event managers I know and like myself she’s proud of her Caribbean heritage. I’m one of 6 amazing speakers of Caribbean descent. Continue Reading…
Part of being a creator means getting help to make your vision come to life. So I often have to attend meetings to pitch my ideas. Sometimes it can get done via email, but there are days in person chats are necessary. Was excited to wear this new textured ruffled sheath dress from Ann Taylor.
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Like many of you in the Greater Toronto Area, I spent much of my weekend lounging around and sleeping during this awful Ice Storm. I was grateful (and fortunate) for the opportunity to get some rest. I feel like I’ve been having more and more conversations with people about sleep and the lack of sleep that we’re having. And most of those people are creatives like me! Continue Reading…
My online talk show ‘NNEKA’ launched one year ago today. It was such a weird day filled with all the feels. I was so anxious but I also remember shedding tears of gratitude. When I think about the show I feel very proud about what my team and I created…from nothing! It literally came together in 2 months! I finally decided to just do it in February of 2017 then I put my head down and went forward seeking the people and resources needed to make my dream a reality. Continue Reading…
Spring has ushered in a burst of creativity and inspiration for me. So I’m gonna share with you some ways I try to take advantage of the spike in energy that Spring brings.
