Teachers told me I would never go to university, that I wasn’t intelligent enough. I believed every word, and it was my belief in them that held me back.
Around six years ago, my marriage ended very suddenly and unexpectedly — over breakfast, no less. I had thought I had it all… I had a choice: give in, or go all in. I chose to go all in… That decision has shaped my work ever since. It fuelled my determination to encourage women to rewrite the rules.
Working at major publishing houses, I was often the only Black woman in the room... Rather than allow these experiences to discourage me, they became my fuel.
When my father tragically died when I was only 5 years old, my mother sent me to live with relatives in Europe, as she did not have the means to take care of me. It was a very hard time for me, but I turned to education.
I was told that my function as a woman in the art world was to marry a wealthy man and be it. Needless to say, I showed that one can build a successful business
