I’m starting to hate the silence. I promise I’m fighting it though. The lack of words in a space where there should be so much noise from me makes me uncomfortable. As someone who is quite jovial and talkative, this past week has taken a toll on my voice and I’m sure so many other…
There’s a micro-trend circulating right now on TikTok that is oozing culture. Makeup bowls. Crystal bowls, specifically. Vintage glassware pulled from cabinets, dusted off from attics or thrifted and repurposed to hold makeup in plain sight. This IS your grandmother’s crystal bowl. Point. Blank. Period. You know the one that held the stale jelly beans…
You could smell “America” on me. Last year I walked into a creative conference feeling like a full-on IJGB. IJGB meaning “I Just Got Back.” This is the name Nigerians use for people who return from abroad and still look or sound like someone who has been away a while. Another stint in Abuja, still…
His name carried weight across borders. He is what the entire Eke (pronounced EH-KAY) family compared me to and I had to be just like him. My grandfather S.Y Eke was a formidable international lawyer, a man who stepped outside of typical Nigerian tradition to gift his first granddaughter his ancestral home. This was unheard…
A client recently said something that stuck with me ” We’re not here to be the industry’s show pony”. The moment those words landed, I felt so seen. I knew exactly what she meant because I have felt the exact same way for such a long time… I’ve built my business almost entirely on referrals….