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ALL THE WAY FROM SPAIN!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Lori L. Tharps is an award-winning author, freelance journalist and podcast host. She is a recognized voice in the areas of race, identity politics and African American culture.  The author of three critically acclaimed nonfiction books,  Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America  (St. Martin's Press...

ALL THE WAY FROM ICELAND!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Jewells Chambers is a native New Yorker who fell in love with an Icelander and eventually moved to the country in 2016.  Iceland quickly captured her heart.  Her fascination with learning about the rich culture, history, language, and nature led to her starting All Things Iceland - an award-winning podcast and You...

ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Lisa Vanterpool's PR background means she's licensed to take people out and chat them up over drinks; her time in London means she can do it in a British accent. She got started in PR in New York working with authors and book publishers at  InkWell Management.   After almost two years she had built the PR departme...

ALL THE WAY FROM SPAIN!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Ashlee Braxton began her passion for coaching after spending 10 years working in various industries.  She started her journey in the music industry evolving into talent and tour managing. After moving to Paris, she transitioned into a communications role in education and leading company culture with supporting leade...

ALL THE WAY FROM GHANA!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Dagny Zenovia is a digital creator based in Accra, Ghana. She produces lifestyle content showcasing short stories and fashion, documenting her journey as a Diasporan living and working in Ghana, and discussing topics ranging from holistic lifestyle to cultural identity. Dagny is also the founder of Bandele Muse, an...

ALL THE WAY FROM ALBANIA!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Karen M. Ricks is a Christian wife, Worldschooling mom, and a nomadic chef. Teaching for 25 years, she has been a Montessorian since her own preschool days. She holds Montessori teaching certifications for guiding children from infancy through elementary. She has cooked professionally, in restaurants, commercial k...

ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Dynamic with a global view, Ntokozo Ncogwane is gifted with a sharp mind and an innate ability to connect with others. She is the  partner marketing manager in a global organization, where her responsibilities include  developing strategy, managing co-marketing campaigns, maximizing brand equity and creative to de...

ALL THE WAY FROM NORWAY!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Rometris Davis-Wright  is an Inspirer, Speaker, Author and Mentor with over 20 years of experience and extensive study in personal self-development and healing with a strong background in leadership. Her passion also includes public speaking engagements that encourages living an inspired life of authenticity, empow...

ALL THE WAY FROM SWITZERLAND!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad   Najoh Tita-Reid is the Global Chief Marketing Officer for Logitech, where her responsibilities include worldwide marketing, brand equity, creative, branded and DTC ecommerce sites, and marketing transformation. Tita-Reid was inspired to join the technology industry in order to directly contribute to the mean...

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE SITTER!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad At age 41, Stephanie Perry quit her job as a hospital pharmacy technician to travel the world for a year on her savings. She visited 12 countries in 12 months all on just $1200 per month. Now she's a year-round house sitter and pet sitter who helps Black women take a career break to travel on a budget by house s...

ALL THE WAY FROM CHINA!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series #blackwomenlivingabroad Kisha Hugh-Abban is a first-generation American born to Jamaican parents and is a product of the New York City Public School System. Kisha has a deep passion for school counseling and enjoys helping students navigate through the college application process. A firm supporter of Historical Black Colleges and Universit...

ALL THE WAY FROM TAIWAN!!! Black Women Living Abroad Series  #blackwomenlivingabroad Vegan enthusiast Juanita Ingram is an American licensed attorney, filmmaker, author, and actress currently living in Taipei, Taiwan, and formerly residing in London She is a wife, mother of two, and is the Founder and CEO of Purpose Productions Inc., a 501(c)3 women-led production company. Originally from Chattano...

ALL THE WAY FROM MALAYSIA!!! Natasha Shazana Evans is co-founder of Soko, a female empowered bra brand based in Malaysia. Soko prioritizes comfort, represents everyday women and makes bra shopping fun.   Natasha is a first-time founder that left her corporate role in New York City behind to pursue the entrepreneurship route because she strongly believes that bra shopping demands a new standard – o...

ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA!!! Zehra Mahoon is a master mindset and law of attraction coach and manifesting expert. She is the author of twelve books on these subjects and the creator of the Unlimited 40 day law of attraction workout and the Unlimited 365 Mastermind. After committing to completely transforming her self-worth in 2006, she went from being massively in debt to owning multiple properties...

Tayo Rockson  is a writer, speaker, consultant,  podcaster, professor, co-foun der and brand strategist at UY D Management - a strategic consulting firm  that empowers organizations  to incorporate sustainable div ersity and inclusion practices .   As the son of a diplomat, Tayo grew up understanding  the nuances of multic ultural diversity while living on four continents. He leveraged his experie...

ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!!! Shreya Sharan Pawar is an online marketing strategist & a business coach who empowers creative women entrepreneurs in India.     Shreya is the founder of Womenpreneur Academy - India's first online learning platform for solo Womenpreneurs through which she aims to help women learn various aspects of building an online business like branding, social media marketing, design...

ALL THE WAY FROM HONG KONG!!! Sommer Nisbet is an Australian expat who has been living in Hong Kong for the past 15 years.  She is the Regional HR Director for a publicly listed recruitment agency.  Sommer spends the  majority of her time making sure the agency has the right people with the right skills and values to help the company succeed.   In addition, as a member of the HR community in Hong...

ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND!!! Kirsty Salisbury is a speaker, podcaster, and coach who speaks straight from the heart. Her talks explore the topics of death, resilience, and regrets, and how we can create opportunity through effective habits. Through her own story of overcoming death and paralysis at a young age, Kirsty is inspiring many people to make meaningful change in their lives. Today, Kir...

ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND!!! Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs is a linguist, race and equity consultant, and a cross-cultural communication specialist. She is the founder of LingLab Consult, specializing in business communication, diversity, inclusion and equity training and consultancy. She has extensive experience using linguistics to answer and solve challenges in various disciplines such as Science, Engin...

Aprille Franks , CEO & President of Aprille & Co. is a master community builder and digital product launch strategist to WOMXN. Her super power is galvanizing online communities, social media content marketing and sales. Aprille's mission is to close the gender pay gap by helping women make more money through entrepreneurship; which allows her clients to also create job opportunities that pay wome...

ALL THE WAY FROM SCOTLAND!!! Emma Dhesi writes women's fiction. She began writing seriously while a stay at home mum with 3 pre-school children. By changing her mindset, being consistent and developing confidence, Emma has gone from having a collection of handwritten notes to fully written, edited and published novels. Having experienced first-hand how writing changes lives, Emma now helps beginne...

ALL THE WAY FROM AUSTRALIA!!! Sheila Vijeyarasa has mastered the art of blending two diametrically opposite careers. She is a Corporate Leader, Spiritual Teacher and Mentor and exceptionally talented Medium and Psychic Reader. Sheila is the founder of Empowering Intuition. She was also the CFO of a global publishing company. Sheila's natural mediumistic and psychic abilities have been passed down...

ALL THE WAY FROM JAPAN!!! Natsune Oki is the host of LifeUpEducationTV, a public speaker, the author of the book called "The Game Of Self Domination," and the managing director of an international project management service called ForeignConnect. After graduating from high school, Natsune went to the U.S. and studied business & economics. She's worked in and with multiple small to middle-sized tec...

ALL THE WAY FROM SLOVENIA!!! Simona Spilak is an executive coach to world-class leaders who need a coach and confidant to help them successfully navigate their world of responsibilities, opportunities and high stakes decision making. "As a world-class leader you're bound to leave a legacy, let's make sure it's a positive one." Her insights on how top leaders can navigate their careers and the far-...

ALL THE WAY FROM ITALY!!! It's no secret that working in a male-dominated industry as a woman has its drawbacks. From getting screamed at by bosses to being overlooked by male colleagues and judged by other women, René Murata has experienced it all. But after 15 years of navigating the challenges of working as a female physicist alongside male chemical engineers, she began to realize that the mold...