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Mindset of an Entrepreneur: Strategies, Skills and Mindset for Achieving Business Growth and Success by Toyin Umesiri

November 20, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Toyin Umesiri

Book Review

Those who aspire to build globally relevant brands and businesses must adopt winning mindsets, according to business coach Toyin Umesiri, author of Mindset of an Entrepreneur: Strategies, Skills and Mindset for Achieving Business Growth and Success. She believes that to master entrepreneurship is fundamental, and in her book she shows you how to adapt business growth strategies and develop the skills to monetize and structure commercial ventures.

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The Entrepreneur Advantage: Emotional Intelligence for Building and Growing Your Business by Elizabeth Miner

November 13, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Elizabeth Miner

Book Review

Entrepreneurship is a Marathon, according to international business coach, global speaker, digital nomad, and author Elizabeth Miner. Her book, The Entrepreneur Advantage: Emotional Intelligence for Building and Growing Your Business, is a great tool to have in your personal business building race. Elizabeth shares her knowledge and encourages entrepreneurs to think more deeply and personally about how they operate and show up in their business to create complete and sustainable success.

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How to be an A+ Partner, Mom and Entrepreneur: For women who are trying to do it all by Sylvie Tamanda

November 6, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Silvie Tamanda

Book Review

All women worldwide who struggle to balance parenthood, love, and a fulfilling profession should read How to be an A+ Partner, Mom and Entrepreneur by author Silvie Tamanda. Sylvie has experienced what most women do as a partner and mother of two young children, but she eventually found a way to make it all work. Women who are now having difficulties will discover all the answers to their queries, and those who have not yet stepped foot in these three worlds will have plenty of information to get them ready for what lies ahead.

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Dancing with Numbers: Grow a Financially Healthy Business and Choreograph the Life You Want by Tricia M Taitt

October 30, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Tricia M Taitt

Book Review

Just as dancers strengthen their physical core to dance at peak performance, small business owners need to strengthen their financial core to be at peak financial performance. Dancing With Numbers: Grow a Financially Healthy Business and Choreograph the Life You Want by Tricia M Taitt lays out the dance moves that established small business leaders can take to engage in a harmonious relationship with their numbers, step confidently in their CEO shoes empowered with actionable financial advice, and grow a profitable enterprise.

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The Happy Hermit: how to thrive as an introvert entrepreneur by Brigitte van Tuijl 

October 23, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Brigitte van Tuijl

Book Review

For all those naturally introverted women entrepreneurs who have been told to change in order to find success, Brigitte van Tuijl’s book, ‘The Happy Hermit: How to thrive as an introvert entrepreneur’ could be just the counterpoint needed. She believes that you should never have to change who you are just to grow a successful business, in fact just the opposite is true.

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Level Up Your E-commerce Business/ Road Map To Financial Wealth by Cyndi Zlotow

October 15, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Cyndi Zlotow

Book Review

Cyndi Zlotow is an e-commerce entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building online businesses, and in her new book, Level Up Your E-commerce Business/ Road Map To Financial Wealth, she shares that experience. If you have sold anything online and are ready to build an online business that will bring you financial freedom, this book is for you.

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The Mind of an Entrepreneur: Mental Strategies for Navigating the World of Business by Wendy Muhammad

October 2, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Book Review

Wendy Muhammad, entrepreneur and author of the book The Mind of an Entrepreneur: Mental Strategies for Navigating the World of Business, climbed the ladder from struggling real estate agent to self-made millionaire. She achieved this all while overcoming the marginalization she faced as an African-American woman. In this powerful book, Wendy shares her experiences and the things she learned that have helped her on her successful entrepreneurial journey.

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The Path to Profits: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Having It All…And Still Having a Life! by Michelle Jacobik

September 25, 2022 Melanie Hawken

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In her groundbreaking book, The Path to Profits: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Having It All…And Still Having a Life!, business profitability strategist Michelle Jacobik reveals why a powerful vision for your life is the most important tool for shaping and growing your business. In this fascinating new book, you’ll learn her signature Vision + Flow + Grow method for creating a profitable business structure while actually supporting and enjoying your one precious life.

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Developing an Entrepreneur Mindset for Success: Essential Habits for Building Motivation and Financial Freedom by Lisa Corbitt

September 18, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Lisa Corbitt

Book Review

If you have ever wondered what it takes to build a successful business, it’s all about Developing an Entrepreneur Mindset for Success, so says author Lisa Corbitt in her new book of the same title. She believes you need to find your Inner Gem, and uncover success from within by designing your ideal life, no matter your age, resources, or experience.

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Launch the Legacy: Creating a business brand that builds generational wealth by Dr. Ali Griffith

September 11, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Dr. Alisha “Ali” Griffith

Book Review

As women entrepreneurs, we all have experienced unexpected set-backs and challenges, and in her new book, Launch the Legacy, author, Dr. Alisha “Ali” Griffith believes the best way to deal with such unpredictable times is to launch your own legacy.

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Nailed It!: How one woman turned a dream business into a huge success by Jeanette Sklivanou

September 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

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Building your own business and brand in a competitive market can be intimidating and scary, but entrepreneur and author, Jeanette Sklivanou, has written Nailed It! to give you some solutions. This inspiring book is packed with practical, step-by-step strategies for breaking the cycle of fear and creating a dynamic brand that can compete with the best.

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The Founder's Survival Guide: Lead your business from start-up to scale-up to grown-up by Rachel E Turner

August 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Book Review

Rachel E Turner, serial entrepreneur and author of the new book, The Founder's Survival Guide: Lead your business from start-up to scale-up to grown-up, understands all too well that start-up leadership skills and experience will only get you so far. The founder path is isolating, stressful and overwhelming, and few founders survive the scale-up journey unscathed. If you don’t scale your leadership as you scale your company, you’re unlikely to survive.

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Rise Into Your Own Power by Lynette Beer

August 21, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Lynette Beer

Book Review

Business coach and author, Lynette Beer, believes we are all born for greatness and success, and in her book Rise Into Your Own Power, she provides her wealth of expertise and insights to show you how to be the person you are meant to be. Importantly, it is a guide that helps you to build great relationships in life and in business by starting with knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, and learning how to be the best version of yourself.

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How to Be a Founder: How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas by Alice Bentinck and Max Clifford

August 14, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Alice Bentinck and Max Clifford

Book Review

How to Be a Founder, by Alice Bentinck and Max Clifford, is an essential guide to equip the next generation of business founders with the mindset and tools they need to take the leap to become globally successful entrepreneurs.

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Inside Success: An Entrepreneurs Guide To Thriving From The Inside Out by Hope Celeste Howland

August 7, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Hope Celeste Howland

Book Review

When embarking on the entrepreneurial life, we all want to be believe that success is possible, but it can be a scary journey for many of us, and that’s where Hope Celeste Howland’s book, Inside Success: An Entrepreneurs Guide To Thriving From The Inside Out, can help. If we want to find fulfillment and joy as we build our businesses and our lives as successful entrepreneurs, we have to start with how we build our strength and resilience reserves on the inside.

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She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life by Jadah Sellner

July 31, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Jadah Sellner

Book Review

In her new book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life, best-selling author and business coach, Jadah Sellner, creates a new entrepreneurial model for women. The model is centered around sustainable leadership - a practical framework women entrepreneurs can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their well-being, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm.

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Shift on Purpose: From teen mom making minimum wage to founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar business by Tracy Taylor Smith

July 22, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Tracy Taylor Smith

Book Review

In her book, Shift on Purpose: From Teen Mom Making Minimum Wage to Founder and CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Business, entrepreneur Tracy Taylor Smith shares her powerful story to business and personal success. She provides readers with actionable advice and encouragement on how to fearlessly move your life and aspirations forward, despite your personal circumstances. She shares her thought process and the outlook that helped her to overcome teen pregnancy, divorce, and single-motherhood to achieve success and fulfillment in both her business and personal life.

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Becoming Self-Made: The Journey of Building a Soul-Led Multimillion-Dollar Business by Elaina Ray

July 10, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Elaina Ray

Book Review

In her new book, Becoming Self-Made, Elaina Ray walks you through her journey of finding her soul’s purpose and building a multimillion-dollar business in under two years and across multiple continents. In this travel memoir/powerful business guide, you will discover, as Elaina did, what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, create and scale your business, and use your innate gifts to chase your wildest dreams so that you, too, can do what you love without sacrificing your most valuable resource: your time.

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Build the Damn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business If You're Not a Rich White Guy by Kathryn Finney

July 3, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Kathryn Finney

Book Review

Build the Damn Thing, is an indispensable guide to building a startup business and breaking down the barriers for diverse entrepreneurs, written by the visionary venture capitalist and pioneering entrepreneur Kathryn Finney. This riveting book is a hard-won, battle-tested guide for every entrepreneur who the establishment has left out.

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Get What You Want: How to Go from Unseen to Unstoppable by Julie Solomon

June 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Julie Solomon

Book Review

In Julie Solomon’s new book, Get What You Want: How to Go from Unseen to Unstoppable, this empowering guide is for women who are tired of being told "just be yourself” in life and in business. Julie is the host of the chart-topping The Influencer Podcast and in her new book, she teaches you how to shake off outdated ideas of what is possible. She encourages you to use your newfound confidence to make anything you want happen, and start getting seen and known for getting things done.

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Tech FoundHER AFRICA CHALLENGE

MEET THE 10 FINALISTS — We look forward to announcing the winning women founders on 19 November 2025.


CELEBRATING 10 YEARS


LATEST PODCAST

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LIONESS WEEKENDER COVER STORIES

LIONESS WEEKENDER COVER STORY
Vanessa Mhlom, a South African wellness brand builder
Vanessa Mhlom, a South African wellness brand builder
Morongwe and Michelle Mokone, two social impact entrepreneurs building a high-growth, premium sustainable homeware business
Morongwe and Michelle Mokone, two social impact entrepreneurs building a high-growth, premium sustainable homeware business
Dr. Phindi Cebekhulu-Msomi, an agripreneur focused on climate-smart solutions
Dr. Phindi Cebekhulu-Msomi, an agripreneur focused on climate-smart solutions
Retang Phaahla, a pioneer for South Africa’s indigenous teas
Retang Phaahla, a pioneer for South Africa’s indigenous teas
Dr Margaret Kemigisha, a publishing entrepreneur passionate about childrens’ literacy
Dr Margaret Kemigisha, a publishing entrepreneur passionate about childrens’ literacy

IMAGE OF THE DAY. CELEBRATING WOMAN MADE IN AFRICA.

Image of the Day / Kebe Home

Handcrafted home decor …We are big fans of the work of Manuela Kamadjou, an interior architecture and design entrepreneur who transforms homes and spaces in Cameroon through her business, Kebe Home. Her new Echo V
Image of the Day / Pichulik

Beautiful bracelets… Introducing The Aruba Bracelets by Katherine-Mary Pichulik, the founder and designer behind the Pichulik line of accessories. Pichulik is an ethical jewellery, accessories and womenswear atelie
Image of the Day / Eva Sonaike

Vibrant textile design…This striking textile design by Eva Sonaike caught our eye this morning. Like the rest of the world, we love the African aesthetic which is increasingly finding its way into global interio
Image of the Day / Adèle Dejak

Luxury statement accessories…We are big fans of luxury jewellery and accessories made with love and passion on the African continent, and Adèle Dejak in Kenya is the epitome of handmade luxury. The
Image of the Day / Dathonga Designs

Traditional craft elevated…We love the impact-driven accessories created by Márcia Nangy O’Connell, founder and artistic director of Dathonga Designs in Mozambique. Since 2010, she has establis
Image of the Day / Aya K Design

Sophisticated sandal style…If you love design that combines traditional with modern style, then these sandals from Aya K Design, founded by Aya Keita in Cote d’Ivoire, are a must-buy. Aya is an entreprene
Image of the Day / Ruahh

Heritage-inspired accessories…Michelle Hammond is the founder and ceo of accessories brand, Ruahh. Her Ghanaian heritage has provided a rich source of inspiration and symbolism that she is rightly proud of. Today, Mic
Image of the Day / Dvyn Treat Batamba’s

Premium Coffee Experience…We love a great cup of coffee in a morning at Lionesses of Africa, and so we are fans of Dvyn Treat Batamba’s great coffee brand in Mozambique, co-founded by Emilia
Image of the Day / Glo Creations

Tantalizing textiles…We love these eye-catching cushions, created by Gloria Kamanzi Uwizera who founded Glo Creations in Rwanda in 2008. Her textile design business also produces fashionable clothing and home
Image of the Day / Eloli

African luxury couture…For those who want to stand out from the crowd, Dibo Ndumbe Eyoh, co-founder and co-creative Director of Eloli, an award-winning luxury African fashion brand in Cameroon, has just what you need.
Image of the Day / Kebe Home

Handcrafted home decor …We are big fans of the work of Manuela Kamadjou, an interior architecture and design entrepreneur who transforms homes and spaces in Cameroon through her business, Kebe Home. Her new Echo V Image of the Day / Pichulik

Beautiful bracelets… Introducing The Aruba Bracelets by Katherine-Mary Pichulik, the founder and designer behind the Pichulik line of accessories. Pichulik is an ethical jewellery, accessories and womenswear atelie Image of the Day / Eva Sonaike

Vibrant textile design…This striking textile design by Eva Sonaike caught our eye this morning. Like the rest of the world, we love the African aesthetic which is increasingly finding its way into global interio Image of the Day / Adèle Dejak

Luxury statement accessories…We are big fans of luxury jewellery and accessories made with love and passion on the African continent, and Adèle Dejak in Kenya is the epitome of handmade luxury. The Image of the Day / Dathonga Designs

Traditional craft elevated…We love the impact-driven accessories created by Márcia Nangy O’Connell, founder and artistic director of Dathonga Designs in Mozambique. Since 2010, she has establis Image of the Day / Aya K Design

Sophisticated sandal style…If you love design that combines traditional with modern style, then these sandals from Aya K Design, founded by Aya Keita in Cote d’Ivoire, are a must-buy. Aya is an entreprene Image of the Day / Ruahh

Heritage-inspired accessories…Michelle Hammond is the founder and ceo of accessories brand, Ruahh. Her Ghanaian heritage has provided a rich source of inspiration and symbolism that she is rightly proud of. Today, Mic Image of the Day / Dvyn Treat Batamba’s

Premium Coffee Experience…We love a great cup of coffee in a morning at Lionesses of Africa, and so we are fans of Dvyn Treat Batamba’s great coffee brand in Mozambique, co-founded by Emilia Image of the Day / Glo Creations

Tantalizing textiles…We love these eye-catching cushions, created by Gloria Kamanzi Uwizera who founded Glo Creations in Rwanda in 2008. Her textile design business also produces fashionable clothing and home Image of the Day / Eloli

African luxury couture…For those who want to stand out from the crowd, Dibo Ndumbe Eyoh, co-founder and co-creative Director of Eloli, an award-winning luxury African fashion brand in Cameroon, has just what you need.

STARTUP STORIES. MEET THE WOMEN WHO’VE LAUNCHED.

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Lerato Masuku, a South African construction business builder with a passion for infrastructure development and job creation
Lerato Masuku, a South African construction business builder with a passion for infrastructure development and job creation
Olamide Alade, a Nigerian fashion brand builder with a passion for weaving cultural heritage into every garment
Olamide Alade, a Nigerian fashion brand builder with a passion for weaving cultural heritage into every garment
Mirza Jamal, a Mozambican marcomms expert empowering businesses and brands
Mirza Jamal, a Mozambican marcomms expert empowering businesses and brands
Lovable Dladla, a South African entrepreneur turning a passion for baking into a growing business
Lovable Dladla, a South African entrepreneur turning a passion for baking into a growing business
Gladys Kgorane, an entrepreneur creating special events and wellness retreats for those looking for rest and relaxation
Gladys Kgorane, an entrepreneur creating special events and wellness retreats for those looking for rest and relaxation

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LIONESS BOOK REVIEWS

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Built on Purpose: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams by Betsy Fore
Built on Purpose: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams by Betsy Fore
The Magnetic Female Entrepreneur: The Art of Empowered Presence, Rising to New Levels of Impact and Influence, and Financial Success on Your Own Terms  by Mary Grant
The Magnetic Female Entrepreneur: The Art of Empowered Presence, Rising to New Levels of Impact and Influence, and Financial Success on Your Own Terms by Mary Grant
Women Entrepreneurs Rewired To Rise: Powerful Habits that Break Through Burnout, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Build a Thriving Business from the Inside Out  by Fiona Soutter
Women Entrepreneurs Rewired To Rise: Powerful Habits that Break Through Burnout, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Build a Thriving Business from the Inside Out by Fiona Soutter
Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business by Liz Elting
Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business by Liz Elting
After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Julia Austin
After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Julia Austin

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