Shades & Layers
Shades and Layers is a podcast focused on black women entrepreneurs from across the globe. It is a platform for exploring issues and challenges around business ownership, representation and holistic discussions about the meaning of sustainability in an increasingly complex global context. Conversations are wide- ranging and serve not only as a Masterclass in Entrepreneurship but also provide wisdom and tools for Successful Living. It is a space for meaningful conversation, a place for black and other women of color to be fully human and openly share their quirks and vulnerabilities.
Guests include prominent figurers in the beauty, fashion and wellness industries both in the Northern Hemisphere and the Global South.
Dr. Theo Mothoa-Frendo of USO Skincare discusses her journey from being product junkie to creating an African science-based skincare range. Taryn Gill of The Perfect Hair is a brand development whizz who discusses supply chain and distribution of her haircare brands. Katonya Breux discusses melanin and sunscreen and how she addresses the needs of a range of skin tones with her Unsun Cosmetics products.
We discuss inclusion in the wellness industry with Helen Rose Skincare and Yoga and Nectarines Founder , Day Bibb. Abiola Akani emphasizes non-performance in yoga with her IYA Wellness brand and Anesu Mbizho shares her journey to yoga and the ecosystem she's created through her business The Nest Space.
Fashion is all about handmade, custom made and circular production with featured guests like fashion designer Maria McCloy of Maria McCloy Accessories; Founder and textile/homeware designer Nkuli Mlangeni Berg of The Ninevites as well as Candice Lawrence, founder of the lighting design company Modern Gesture. These are just a few the conversations on the podcast over the past three years.
Shades & Layers
Life Coaching with Rosemary Mupambwa (S2, E9)
We continue profiling the entrepreneurs and game changers who are changing and adding to the diversity of the wellness space and today it’s the story of life and relationship coach, Rosemary Mupambwa. Her company Rose's Life Coaching offers retreats and 1;1 coach for her clients.
When the Zimbabwean-born Rosemary lost her husband in the year 2000, and soon after that her parents and not long after, her siblings, she felt as though her world was ending.
Being the resilient person that she is, she somehow found the courage to leave her three small kids behind and seek her fortune and healing in the Americas. She has now found a home in Calgary Canada. This is where she runs her Life and Relationship Coaching business and celebrates many great successes and family milestones that you will hear about during our conversation.
Rosemary Mupambwa has written a book called Exhume or Heal: A Widow’s Memoir, which is both the story of her journey to healing and a toolkit for other women who are struggling to cope with their life challenges, including divorce, widowhood and other life changing events.
Our conversation explores some of the tools she uses in her practice, the most difficult cases she has dealt with and her no-nonsense approach to getting clients to do the work that they want to do.
As you will find out, it’s not all serious talk, Rosemary is a great storyteller, and she has a wicked sense of humor. First up, let’s find out how she views the work that she does …
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