Josephine Philips (Founder, SOJO) Josephine Philips launched SOJO in 2021 as the UK’s first clothing repair and alterations app. The London-based fashion-tech platform is re-inventing the clothing repair and tailoring industry, and has just teamed up with Marks and Spencer’ – one of the biggest and most long standing British brands – to offer a much sought-after repair service! Today, any person across the UK can book a repair on their M&S clothing, powered by SOJO. Says Josephine: For them [Marks & Spencer] to bring a repair service to all of their customers is such a big step for us at SOJO…
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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…
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 💚”, 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…