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"So I thought, OK, why not also make K-beauty inclusive and diverse while I'm working on?" Grace Okafor is the founder of Dr. GIO Cosmetics, Black K-Beauty brand in South Korea dedicated to making skincare infused and cruelty free K-Beauty cosmetics and skincare products for dark skin tones and people of color. We will issue a 30% unique discount to listeners of the podcast (for a limited time)... Link will be on www.drgiocosmetics.com #womenentrepreneurs #womenofcolor #kbeauty #okikiconsulting #okikipodcast #korea #africa #nigeria #dreambig #becreative

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Episode 46: Creating a K-Beauty line for Women of Colour in Korea with Grace Okafor

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast: Episode 44: Finding your journey as a women in tech with Kristina Frost

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast: Episode 45: From darkness to light, how to turn your pain into purpose with Marc Blain

Sheer determination, willpower and an unyielding spirit have been the hallmark of her successful sports career. As a highly trained and experienced Olympic Tri-Athlete living with a disability, she rose above the challenges to thrive in a competitive international sports arena. Listen to the full episode in my Youtube channel: Okiki Consulting #entrepeneur #okikiconsulting #womenentrepreneurs #podcast #podcastlife

I discovered Hillberg and Berk and Rachel Mielke at the same time. She was speaking at a Fuze Marketing event at the jazz club in Saskatoon called The Bassment along with another amazing speaker Zahra Al-Harazi. When I walked in the room there was a super fun photobooth setup and a table lined up with beautiful bright, vibrant and colorful earrings. If you know anything about me, I rarely wear jewelry, or earrings. Jewelry for me has always felt overhyped, overpriced, and ...in my mind a lot of designs seem generic and boring. I couldn’t be bothered to keep cheap bracelets on, let alone, expensive jewelry. Yet, what I saw on the table, blew me away. These designs were bright, colorful fun. I love when earrings are small and not too overwhelming. There was literally every shade and color imaginable, and for the first time, I literally wanted to buy EVERY PAIR I saw on that table. Then I got to hear Rachel share the story behind her brand and trust me, it is equally as astounding. Growing up, Rachel Mielke didn’t have a lot of special or nice jewellery it was just too expensive. Then at 23, in anticipation of a trip to Banff, Rachel decided to make special happen for herself. Using materials she could afford some freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, and Bali Sterling Silver Rachel made her first-ever necklace. I put it on and thought, this is really special. This makes me feel special. I want to do more of this. Over the next decade, Rachel grew her jewellery business named Hillberg & Berk in homage to her great-grandmother, Hilda Bergman, and her dog, Berkeley from a kitchen-table-operation to one of Saskatchewan’s most beloved jewellery brands, now with eleven retail locations across Western Canada. Along the way, Rachel has seen the business through some pretty unique successes, including a showing at the Oscars, a pitch-turned-deal on Dragons’ Den, partnerships with Olympic athletes such as Tessa Virtue, and two designs commissioned for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Subscribe to the Okiki Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../welcome-to.../id1476570196... Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SIVLX4XeGECWm2XpgcKL8 Do you need Branding and Video Content for your company, connect with my company at Okiki Consulting! Music: Mike Block (Producer) Hillberg & Berk WESK - Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan

I've always valued freedom of time and choice in my life, and I think I've set up my life in a way that gives me the opportunity to have freedom of time and choice. What do you value the most? Rachel Mielke started regularly making jewellery for herself and her girlfriends. Working for a non-profit called Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, Rachel had ambitions of starting her own company, but she’d yet to combine her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for design. But wh...en some savvy girlfriends insisted her jewellery was marketable you’ve got to sell these, they said Rachel decided to set up a table one weekend at a nurse’s convention. The demand for her designs was astounding. I said to myself, ‘okay, I’m going to do this.’ Over the next decade, Rachel grew her jewellery business named Hillberg & Berk in homage to her great-grandmother, Hilda Bergman, and her dog, Berkeley from a kitchen-table-operation to one of Saskatchewan’s most beloved jewellery brands, now with eleven retail locations across Western Canada. Along the way, Rachel has seen the business through some pretty unique successes, including a showing at the Oscars, a pitch-turned-deal on Dragons’ Den, partnerships with Olympic athletes such as Tessa Virtue, and two designs commissioned for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. #jewelrylover #jewelrydesigner #jewelryentrepreneur #jewelrydesign #jewelrybusiness #businesswomanlife #hillbergandberk #girlpower #Sparkle #podcastlife #okikipodcast #podcasts2020 #podcasting #podcaster #podcasthost #podcastlovers #jewelryaddict #jewelrypodcast

"Well, you don't have to look very far right now to see that retail is being radically, radically changed very rapidly." Do you agree with Rachel? Rachel Mielke started regularly making jewellery for herself and her girlfriends. Working for a non-profit called Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, Rachel had ambitions of starting her own company, but she’d yet to combine her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for design. But when some savvy girlfriends insisted her jewellery... was marketable you’ve got to sell these, they said Rachel decided to set up a table one weekend at a nurse’s convention. The demand for her designs was astounding. I said to myself, ‘okay, I’m going to do this.’ Over the next decade, Rachel grew her jewellery business named Hillberg & Berk in homage to her great-grandmother, Hilda Bergman, and her dog, Berkeley from a kitchen-table-operation to one of Saskatchewan’s most beloved jewellery brands, now with eleven retail locations across Western Canada. Along the way, Rachel has seen the business through some pretty unique successes, including a showing at the Oscars, a pitch-turned-deal on Dragons’ Den, partnerships with Olympic athletes such as Tessa Virtue, and two designs commissioned for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. #jewelrylover #jewelrydesigner #jewelryentrepreneur #jewelrydesign #jewelrybusiness #businesswomanlife #hillbergandberk #girlpower #Sparkle #podcastlife #okikipodcast #podcasts2020 #podcasting #podcaster #podcasthost #podcastlovers #jewelryaddict #jewelrypodcast

You have to be really flexible when you're an entrepreneur. What I envisioned for the growth plan for the business needed to pivot so many times and especially after the deal. Rachel Mielke started regularly making jewellery for herself and her girlfriends. Working for a non-profit called Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, Rachel had ambitions of starting her own company, but she’d yet to combine her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for design. But when some savvy girlf...riends insisted her jewellery was marketable you’ve got to sell these, they said Rachel decided to set up a table one weekend at a nurse’s convention. The demand for her designs was astounding. I said to myself, ‘okay, I’m going to do this.’ Over the next decade, Rachel grew her jewellery business named Hillberg & Berk in homage to her great-grandmother, Hilda Bergman, and her dog, Berkeley from a kitchen-table-operation to one of Saskatchewan’s most beloved jewellery brands, now with eleven retail locations across Western Canada. Along the way, Rachel has seen the business through some pretty unique successes, including a showing at the Oscars, a pitch-turned-deal on Dragons’ Den, partnerships with Olympic athletes such as Tessa Virtue, and two designs commissioned for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. #jewelrylover #jewelrydesigner #jewelryentrepreneur #jewelrydesign #jewelrybusiness #businesswomanlife #hillbergandberk #girlpower #Sparkle #podcastlife #okikipodcast #podcasts2020 #podcasting #podcaster #podcasthost #podcastlovers #jewelryaddict #jewelrypodcast

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Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast Episode 39: From Regina, to the Queen, to the World, how Rachel Mielke grew a local jewelry business into a Global Brand

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast Episode 37: Where Marketing and Tech Collide with Roshni

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast Episode 36: How to be Empowered in your Skin with Nkechi

5 Takeaways from Amy’s Episode: - Creativity can help you release trauma. - Do what feels good to you. - We have the power and the energy to make a difference just by inhaling and exhaling. - Believe in your vision.... - Being vulnerable to really learn what you need. Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiyinfoluwaobayan/

5 key points: - Find out what makes you happy and what you are good at. - Think about your life holistically by changing your mindset to a healthier one.... - Serve and help other people to empower their lives. - What story do you want to share? What’s on your mind and on your heart? - Value each moment of your life. Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com Instagram: https://lnkd.in/digUDwn LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d4awMna

"The Facebook team is constantly updating new algorithms or new material, every cohort we have there is new material added with those updates and we're constantly on the the brink." Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com Instagram: https://lnkd.in/digUDwn... LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d4awMna See more

"And so it came naturally to me to interview and learn and hold that space for them to share part of their journey and step into their own power and then open that those strategies to the community." Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com Instagram: https://lnkd.in/digUDwn... LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d4awMna See more

"So that that's where we kind of I felt like we felt that was our goal for my team and I to fill that gap with giving that giving women the container and the safe space to fully be themselves." Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com Instagram: https://lnkd.in/digUDwn... LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d4awMna See more

Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known : Okiki Podcast Episode 35: Empowering Women To Own Their Space in the Tech World with Allison Ramsey

"In terms of being part of the understanding, the process, the partners, it is really important that you are out there and you are putting your money where your mouth is." Listen to the full episode: Website: www.okikiconsulting.com Instagram: https://lnkd.in/digUDwn... LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d4awMna See more