July 28, (THEWILL) – Quite unlike her fellow socialites who would shut down streets, event venues in celebration of their birthday, Kiki Okewale, the founder of the House of Plush Exclusive (HOPE) Fashion label birthday celebration.
The entrepreneur and life coach, who is also the wife of Dr Babatunde Okewale, an authority on fertility issues and owner of the popular St Ives Hospital Group, chose to hold an empowerment extravaganza for her 40th birthday. The event which was tagged ‘Learn, Connect, Celebrate’ turned out to be an emotional and inspiring encounter for the attendees and the volunteers.
She threw a ‘Blingers’ Party’ for 100 women who she trained on how to transform rhinestones into beautiful crafts and lucrative businesses. The day also had a raffle draw session where some of the trainees smiled home with four brand new heat press machines, as a form of encouragement for them to start off their businesses, and some starter packs in the form of accessories.
Following the session, an additional eight more heat press machines were donated. Kiki says that her 40th birthday is a special moment to reflect on what God has done for her and also give back to society.
Popularly known by her friends as ‘Queen of blings’, Kiki has her fingers in many pies, including public speaking, mentorship, life coaching and women empowerment, all of which have seen her spearheading several initiatives that have been applauded as value-adding to the growth and development of women. She also donated food items and other gifts to the less privileged across Lagos State. Kiki boasts of a résumé that includes more than one career and she continues to chart into new territories that are both fashion-related and otherwise. She recently opened a multi-million-naira garment factory in Lagos where she employed scores of young Nigerians. Besides her fashion business, she also runs a blog, and non-governmental organisations that offers mentorship classes on entrepreneurship mostly under the auspices of Women High Achievers Trybe (WHATrybe), a community of female high achievers she leads.
