“You could certainly say that I’ve never underestimated myself, there’s nothing wrong with being ambitious.“ Angela Merkel is a german politician and has been the German Chancellor for the last 15 years. Known for steering her country out of a financial crisis and back into growth, Merkel was ranked by Forbes as the Number One Powerful Woman of 2019. Nationality:…
Our industry in Africa, especially Nigeria, is still untapped. We have so many stories that need to be told and I want to continue to tell those stories.” ~ Kemi Adetiba, Director and Producer Summary: Kemi Adetiba is a music director from Lagos state who directed one of the most sought after Nigerian movies in 2016, ‘The Wedding Party’. Kemi started…
“Every woman deserves to feel beautiful. When I met with the directors of Siri, I was inspired to see that they have their factory in Kano, Nigeria. That is an amazing opportunity that creates jobs in Nigeria.” Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington professionally known as Adesua Etomi is a Nigerian actress. In 2014, she starred in her first feature film Knocking On…
“So entrepreneurs who are first of all they start with an idea, and they have to become somebody who’s focused on building a product or a service into someone who’s building a business. So that requires a lot of skills. You go to galvanize a team. The ability to pool in resources that they need to, obviously raise money.” Alisa Cohn…
“The only time we create any kind of substantive change is when we reach out to a disaffected electorate and inspire and motivate them to vote.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District, which includes parts of the two New York Boroughs, The Bronx and Queens. She has from the beginning had a strong and…
“Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll love it.’ Opportunities — the good ones — are messy, confusing and hard to recognize. They’re risky. They challenge you.” Susan Wojcicki is the CEO of Youtube, and a longtime pioneer within the…
“The thing that really sticks – and when you talk to entrepreneurs, they say the same – is just thinking about the next day, the next week.” Ana Botin is the Executive Chairman of the Santander Group. She has had a strong focus on entrepeneurs by backing small enterprise and women-owned businesses. Listed within the top 10 of Power Women…
“Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it’s time to move on.” Nancy Pelosi is the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, and made history in 2007 when she became the first woman to fill this role. pelosi works towards lowering health care costs, increase workers’ pay through strengthening the economy, and…
“I’m quite a resilient human being” Emilia Clarke is a British actress known for her infamous leading role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO original series, Game of Thrones. Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke is an English actress. She studied at the Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Her television debut was a guest appearance in…
“Everything I had worked for, all my years of study, had been to purchase for myself this one privilege: to see and experience more truths than those given to me by my father, and to use those truths to construct my own mind. I had come to believe that the ability to evaluate many ideas, many histories, many points of…
