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237: Rahama Wright - Providing Opportunities For The Underrepresented

237: Rahama Wright - Providing Opportunities For The Underrepresented

FromAs Told By Nomads


237: Rahama Wright - Providing Opportunities For The Underrepresented

FromAs Told By Nomads

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today's interview is with Rahama Wright. Rahama started Shea Yeleen 10 years ago with the mission to economically empower women in Northern Ghana, they do that through the sale of premium shea butter skincare products. Their products are sold in over 120 retailers nationwide, Whole Foods is their biggest retail partner.

Rahama was appointed to President Obama's Advisory Council for Doing Business in Africa and she was recently selected to be on the "Queen Boss" reality show on BET/Centric.

In a nutshell Rahama is pro women, economic empowerment, Africa, conscious consumerism, and natural products and you better believe we discuss all this and her interesting entrepreneurship journey.

To find out more about her company, head over to https://www.sheayeleen.com/
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Released:
Mar 7, 2017
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As Told By Nomads features interviews with changemakers, global nomads, Third Culture Kids, and entrepreneurs discussing what it takes to be better inclusive and global leaders.