Welcome to a celebration of excellence, resilience and thriving in spaces that once seemed impossible to navigate. As we close out 2024, it is with immense pride that we present our inaugural Chaud Influential Women of the Year Honourees. This list … Continue reading Editor’s Note: Honouring Chaud’s Influential Women of 2024
Dear 2024 – Maternity musings of a 40+ first time mum 2024 gave me the biggest blessing of my life – we welcomed our daughter, Eleanor, in March 2024. As I reflect on the year, the big buckets of my … Continue reading Blessing Thomas: Chartered Civil Engineer | CEng MICE
Dear 2024, What a year you have been, filled with lessons, growth, and breakthroughs that have stretched me in ways I never imagined. Being named one of the Influential Women of the Year is both humbling and affirming, as this … Continue reading Nothando Nyathi: Founder | Digital Creator
Dear 2024 Hi, I’m Takunda and I’m a content creator! It’s been a great year personally and work wise. It has been my highest earning year so far but I have only been doing this properly since lockdown so hopefully … Continue reading Takunda Mashoko: Content Creator
Dear 2024, This is the first year since 2019 that I haven’t been pregnant or post-partum—and thank goodness for that! The year started on an even keel. My career was thriving, family and friendships were solid—everything felt great. Then, midway … Continue reading Adaku Ufere: Lawyer | Energy, Climate & Sustainability Leader
Dear 2024, As I reflect on this year, I’m reminded that I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I’ve always focused on the experiences I want to have and how I’d like to feel along the way. This … Continue reading Paula Okunzuwa: Entrepreneur | Business Consultant | Model & Content Creator
Dear 2024, Let’s take it back to one extremely cold UK winter evening inJanuary of 2024 when I messaged my sisters’ WhatsApp group chats “It’s so cold, I am sitting here manifesting and putting in work to relocate to the … Continue reading Farai Mwashita: Customer Experience Consultant | Chartered Mechanical Engineer
Dear 2024, What a year you have been for me as a mom, a wife, a business owner and career girl. A true season of growth, recognition, and resilience. It’s almost surreal how much we’ve achieved and how deeply this … Continue reading Sindi Kayembe: Restaurateur | Entrepreneur
Dear 2024 You have been a babe. A crazy, chaotic, momentous and joy-filled babe. I started the year feeling like I couldn’t grow further in my organisation, convinced that a “Head of” title was beyond me. And yet, 2024, you … Continue reading Abidemi “Bids” Adesanya: Head of Legal, West Africa & ROW – Arla
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