(via Screenr - angel189: “Innovators are conversation architects” via @blogbrevity awesome keynote @ #ideagoras conference #hcsmeu #hcsmeuES)

FASHION. STYLE. Defined.

Distinctly two states that can intermingle and dance with the body. Some days I am this chic :)

My business mentor from afar: the brilliant Jack Dorsey.

(Source: allthingsd.com)

spiritualinspiration:

Honoring Your Calling Feeds Everything in Your Life

Africa Investigates is a groundbreaking new series that puts flesh on Al Jazeera’s ambition to give voice to the voiceless. In a world first, this hard-hitting project gives some of Africa’s best journalists the opportunity to pursue high-level investigative targets across the continent - using their unique perspective and local knowledge to put corruption, exploitation and abuse under the spotlight.

All too often in the past, African reporters have not been able to pursue wrongdoing because it involves powerful figures who wield undue influence over local media - financial, corporate or political - or because it is simply too dangerous. Investigative journalism is a perilous profession in many African nations, where intimidation, beatings, imprisonment and death threats can be an occupational hazard. As a result they have often had to sit idly by while Africa’s story has been told by Western correspondents, “parachuted in” for the purpose, who reinforce stereotypical views about African peoples and their supposed inability to face up to and solve their own problems.

Now, determined to tell their own story, Africa Investigates reporters will correct that impression. Working undercover and using hidden cameras, they will expose elaborate frauds and criminal conspiracies, child trafficking, abuse of minorities and high level official corruption. And in the process they hope they will help make African institutions, businesses and politicians more accountable and susceptible to pressure to change things for the better.

Looong overdue. I applaud Aljazeera and these journalists.

“It is long overdue to upgrade the mindset of the world as the West and the developing world.”

Another Hons Rosling classic. He makes a brilliant presentation on our view of global population and the societal effects of population growth on our world, now and in the future.

I have too much Google art on here not to add this to the collection. Brava!!

svfashion:

Google celebrates the 117th birthday of dancer/choreographer Martha Graham. Good ol’ Google!

I simply love that OUR art and artistic expression is being brought into the White House by The First Family. Of course, I love ballet and can appreciate opera. But POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD are beautiful African-American art forms. And deserve to be brought into the White House to educate and share with all cultures as well as ballet and opera.

Brava First Lady! Brava!!

I am a proud investor of BlackTree Media. It is always awesome when our business partners chose to highlight and feature you as their success story. Awesome.

I learned something and was inspired. Reblog worthy.

svfashion:

LOVE Tom Ford and Karl Lagerfeld is THE flyest. #period ….Awesome interview.

(via @moderndistinction)

The Inside of A Kaleidoscope: fun between an auntie and her niece

My sister and firstborn are hilarious.

My new entrepreneurial role model and idol - Jack Dorsey. Find an hour and watch this talk. The brilliance exuding from this guy is inspiring.

The ultimate infographic!

Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four (via BBC)

Everyone knows about Coco Chanel but what do you know about Jeanne Lanvin. The current artistic director of Lanvin, Alber Elbaz, gives a brief history lesson.

(Source: The New York Times)

Start a movement. Don’t be the leader. Be the FIRST follower.

(Source: ted.com)