Olympian, Allyson Felix – Co-Founder, Saysh Olympic star Allyson Felix headed to Paris fist week of July 2024 – not to compete on the track as she did for the last 20+ years, but to launch the Olympic Village’s inaugural nursery to support parent athletes, in partnership with Pampers. The most decorated Olympian in track and field athlete in Olympic history (with 11 medals), Felix traveled to Paris with her family of four, and she has an interesting entrepreneurial story. Her company, Saysh, founded in 2021, just weeks before her Olympic performance in Tokyo, was the result of a very…
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🎥 TreepzGlobal The month of July has turned out to be a double celebration at Treepz – easily one of Africa’s smartest and most intuitive all-in-one rideshare solution for companies and organisations to enable both carpooling and individual rides to work for all employees. First, Treepz has provided an impressive 50,0000 rides to employees at Nigeria’s Parallex Bank, in the last one year. And secondly, Parallex Bank has just renewed its partnership with Treepz to continue providing employee transportation services not just in Lagos, but now extending across several states of the country. Set to commence this mid-year, the renewed partnership will allow Treepz leverage its…
Every Olympic Game brings together a unique mix of innovative sportswear and clothing designs, each presenting a fascinating display of athleticism and style that captures the attention of audiences around the world. With just one day until the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the sheer number of sportswear and uniforms are stunning. The Pret-A-Couture ensemble designed by Michel & Amazonka for Team Mongolia is especially so, featuring intricate embroidered details and accessories inspired by traditional attires. The details reveal traditional patterns, the Mongolian flag colours and, on very close observation, an embedded Olympic torch. Ulaanbaatar-based fashion label,…
Trailer: Discover the inspiring stories behind a new generation of African athletes, each with their tragedies and triumphs, struggles and strengths, hopes and dreams to excel in their sport and reveal the inner truth of what makes an Olympic hero 🎥Olympics.com Playing Fields, an original six-part documentary series, introduces the new wave of athletes paving the way in their sports across the African continent – discovering their incredible stories of perseverance, optimism and the strength of the human spirit. Produced by the Olympic Channel and documentary studio XTR; and directed by local filmmakers, Playing Fields premiered on 18 May 2023…
After a year in beta, GoLemon went live in March 2024 with its eCommerce offering as “the only store you will ever need for all your groceries and home essentials đź’š”, and promising an end to grocery hopping across stores and markets. Yinka Adewuyi (Co-Founder & CEO, GoLemon) Co-founder & CEO of GoLemon, Yinka Adewuyi, is now thrilled to share major growth statistics (and a few challenges) for the company. He says: A few weeks ago, we crossed N150M in sales [at] GoLemon within 4 months of go-live, serving 7k+ homes in Lagos. We’ve gone from handling & processing 5k…