History was made when I’mPOSSIBLE descended on the Royal Festival Hall for a very special, International Women’s day edition (March 8) of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. As part of the Southbank Centre’s annual Women of the World festival. I’mPOSSIBLE was one of the 10, specially chosen organisations holding their event on this important day as part [...]
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History made! The I’mPOSSIBLE conversation takes over the Royal Festival Hall for International Women’s Day
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2013
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No Comments »Get to know Foluke Akinlose MBE…one of our winter edition panellists of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation
Posted by admin on December 10th, 2012
Founder of PRECIOUS, the leading online network and resource for women of colour, is a trained journalist and editor with a strong background in web and traditional media. She launched PRECIOUS in 1999 when working in the New Media department at ITN. It was the first digital publication aimed at women of colour to [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: achievement, awards, awards ceremony, black success, black women, British, British Black women, British women, British women of colour, empowerment, female success, Foluke Akinlose, Foluke Akinlose MBE, founder, I'mPOSSIBLE, inspirational, L'Oreal, Mizani, Mizani UK, Parlour Magazine, Pearson, Pearson plc, precious, Precious online, Prescious Awards, Sherry Bitting, Simone Bresi-Ando, success, The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, winter edition, women, women of colour No Comments »Get to know Rachel Ritfeld…one of our winter edition panellists of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation
Posted by admin on December 5th, 2012
A face and name synonymous with international fashion campaigns and catwalk shows, Rachel Ritfeld is the embodiment of diversity — professionally and personally. In life as on the stage, Rachel is many things wrapped into one. Her multicultural heritage: Indian, Black Caribbean and Ghanaian and impressive fluency in over six languages and degree in [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: British, British women of colour, businesswoman, empowerment, I'mPOSSIBLE, I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, inspiration, model, MTV, MTV honeyz, Rachel Ritfeld, Simone Bresi-Ando, talk, talks, The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, video, video girl, women of colour No Comments »L’Oreal’s Mizani UK returns as sponsor of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation
Posted by admin on May 11th, 2012
The I’mPOSSIBLE conversation event has gone from strength to strength in just a year of its existence. Having attracted panellists such as Bonnie Greer OBE, Charlene White, Angela Ferreira, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Michelle Gayle, Hope Powell CBE and many many more stellar British women of colour who constantly and unapologetically define success on their own terms. [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: black female networking, black hair, black hair care, British, business, conversation, entrepreneur, female entrepreneur, female networking, hair, haircare, inspirational, L'Oreal, Lynn Franks, Mizani, Mizani UK, MIZANI US, networking, Pearson, Pearson plc, people of colour, sharing, women, women of colour No Comments »In conversation with brilliance; British women of colour share their life stories to inspire. February 8, 2012
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
Yesterday (Wednesday, February 8 ) Pearson’s London headquarters saw a trailblazing panel of British women of colour share their life stories with an attentive, eager to learn, engaged and positive audience for the second; I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. Beautifully hosted by Charlene White, ITN news presenter and journalist; the five-strong panel of company secretary and chief [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: actress, author, Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, Britain, British, British women of colour, Casely-Hayford, Charlene White, Chief Legal Head, Company Secretary, Consultant, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, conversation, Dentist, Dr Uchenna Okoye, Eastenders, Grange Hill, I'mPOSSIBLE, ITN news, ITV news, John Lewis, Law, Lawyer, London, London Smiling, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Michelle Gayle, Miss Samantha Tross, Mizani, orthopaedic, Pearson, Pearson plc, people of colour, racism, Rev Rose, Reverend, Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Samantha Tross, singer, Uchenna Okoye, UK, UK law, Waitrose, women, women of colour 1 Comment »I’mPOSSIBLE founder appears on Vox Africa TV’s ‘Shoot the Messenger’ with Henry Bonsu
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
On Sunday February 5; founder of I’mPOSSIBLE; Simone Bresi-Ando appeared on ‘Shoot the Messenger’ programme on Vox Africa, Sky channel 218 (UK) to talk about her goals with the social enterprise and the series of events she holds called ‘the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation‘.
Posted in News Tags: Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, Bresi-Ando, British, British women of colour, conversation, Henry Bonsu, I'mPOSSIBLE, I'mPOSSIBLE founder, Shoot the Messenger, Simone, Simone Bresi-Ando, TV, Vox Africa, women, women of colour No Comments »Dr Uchenna Okoye looks forward to the February 8 I’mPOSSIBLE conversation
Posted by admin on February 5th, 2012
Dr Uchenna Okoye; the clinical director of the London Smiling Dental Group and official dentist of Channel 4 TV programme; ‘10 Years Younger’ dropped by to tell us why the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation appeals so much to her. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? It’s a great idea, an opportunity to [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: 10 years younger, Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, British, British women of colour, Channel 4 10 years younger, clinic, cosmetic dentist, dental, dental practice, Dentist, dentistry, Dr, Dr Okoye, Dr Uchenna Okoye, I'mPOSSIBLE, London, London Smiling, London Smiling clinic, Nigeria, Nigerian, teeth, The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, TV, Uchenna Okoye, women, women of colour No Comments »Margaret Casely-Hayford tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2012
Company secretary and chief legal head of Waitrose and John Lewis; Margaret Casely–Hayford tells I’mPOSSIBLE why she got involved with the conversation while running he legal affairs of one of Britain’s most successful retail businesses. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? It is important to be able to give young people [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, British, British women of colour, Casely-Hayford, Chief Legal Head, City Lawyer, Company Secretary, conversation, John Lewis, Law, Lawyer, legal, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Waitrose, women, women of colour 4 Comments »Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on February 1st, 2012
Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin; the first Black female chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons, took time out of her busy schedule to answer our questions on being a panellist for the February 8 edition of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? I am a keen believer [...]
I’mPOSSIBLE panelist; Michelle Gayle tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on January 29th, 2012
Today we caught up with I’mPOSSIBLE conversation panelist member; Michelle Gayle to find out why she got involved with the forthcoming event: What interested you in taking part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? Simone impresses me. I love her passion and determination. What are you most looking forward to about the event? I’m looking [...]
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