OUR SPEAKERS
Meet the speakers on our December, 2020 event
Ademola Adeyeba, Founder 1000 Black Boys
Ademola is the Founder of 1000 Black Boys and CEO & Founder of Get Hench. He is one of the leading mindset coaches in Europe. He’s been featured in Forbes and has appeared on BBC radio London.
He stands for a powerful vision that people are unleashed into their greatness and that they become purpose. 1000 Black Boys and Get Hench are an expression of that.
1000 Black Boys organise inspirational events to empower Black Boys and young Black Men to live a life full of purpose. Get Hench provide one to one and group coaching programmes for entrepreneurs, business professionals, startups, 10-25 year olds and their parents.
David McQueen, Co-Founder, Q SQUARED LTD
David McQueen is the cofounder of Q Squared Ltd a professional development company.
An executive coach, speaker and business advisor he works with clients around the world to inspire great leadership.
He is married, has two daughters and believes in living life to the full.
Edmond Kamara, Founder, Cuts for Him
Edmond Kamara is a Londoner, who owns the luxury fashion and lifestyle online platform Cuts for Him.
Trained as a computer specialist, Edmond attained a masters degree in Computer security at one of the world’s top universities, Kings College London. He went on to work in the IT industry for many years.
At the peak of his IT Career as a Senior Solutions Consultant for the British Telecoms, Edmond made the transition into fashion and never looked back.
Now a menswear stylist, content creator, and event curator, Edmond created a huge network of ‘Fashion Insider’ professionals over his career, and has nurtured an impressive and loyal following from fashion and lifestyle enthusiasts.
Under Cuts for Him, Edmond has worked with brands such as Tom Ford, Aquascutum, Marks and Spencer, Gillette, Vitabiotics, Peroni, John Smedley, New and Longwood, Doc Martens, Duchamp, Elemis, Kronaby watches, Langham hotel and many more.
His recent work has been featured in top magazines such as Vogue, British GQ, GQ France, Esquire, the New York Times, the London Evening Standards, to name but a few.
Samuel Ade, Founder, Ilana
Samuel is a seasoned entrepreneur, Founder of DESC which stands for Developing Entrepreneurial Services and Communities, a web platform redefining how space is used and accessed on and offline.
In June 2020, Samuel launched Ilana meaning pathway in Yoruba, a store for Luxury Fashion Brands and a platform for Fashion Designers to gain expertise. Creating a pathway for emerging talent.
Samuel is also No 4 of the 56 Black Men.
Ajani, Artist, Producer, Author, Mentor
King Caspian Ajani is an artist, producer, author, mentor and advocate for young Men's emotional wellbeing. He was raised in South London and the Zimbabwean born creative has been keeping busy over the past couple of years! After keeping his head down during what he dubbed his "cocoon years", he is now gearing up for the release of a number of exciting projects, one of which is an excitingly thought provoking new book "Stories Boys Don't Like To Tell" which is about the experience of black boys growing up and going through various common but least spoken about phenomena.
As part of his digital media firm Symphony Park, King started a unique and immersive internship program in 2017, aimed at helping aspiring actors, directors, writers and producers realise their potential. Ajani is also the founder of an emotional aptitude program for boys and men aged 11 - 21 called Brunch Brothers. The initiative was set up as a way to promote positive emotional health, to empower them to embrace and channel their emotions positively.