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(image provided by Sheria Ngowi) Africa’s fashion industry is one of the fastest growing industries. The world has found a way of appropriating African designs and textiles in its runways so it was only about time that more African luxury fashion brands would start cropping up to offer Africans and the world an authentic interpretation of the continent's style. In my past life I used to be a high-end image consultant (predominately for the men’s market), this is where I got to learn about the extremely talented designer Sheria Ngowi. Sheria Ngowi is a Tanzanian luxury menswear designer who has taken Africa by storm. So when I got the opportunity to approach him on Instagram, I took it. Talk about the power of social media. To my delight, Sheria was so warm, appreciative and keen on doing this interview. This interview turned into a master class that had me thinking of when I completed my Honours in Brand Leadership. Sheria has dressed heads of states, celebrities and Africa’...

This is one of the most important talks on Brand Leadership. Seth Godin is the modern day Godfather of Brand Leadership. I love listening to his talks, reading his blog and his books. His approach is refreshing, relatable and quite practical. This specific talk is based on his book Tribes...He calls upon us to start and lead movements as technology has made it easier to create global virtual communities. Your brand should lead a movement in order for it to be fully embraced. In this talk he states that we should ask ourselves the following when forming a tribe/movement: Who are we upsetting? Who are we connecting? Who are we leading I hope you enjoy the talk as much as I did and get something out of it too. Get yourself a copy of Tribes on Amazon or any book store.