ЁЯМН One Year, Two Continents, One Powerful Mentoring Journey

Last week, I graduated from one of the most invaluable professional experiences of my solo consulting journey — the gold-accredited “Mentoring Women in Business” programme by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women . Founded by Cherie Blair CBE KC — a barrister, human rights lawyer and tireless advocate for women’s economic empowerment — this programme connects women entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries with global mentors who help them grow their businesses and themselves. ЁЯОУ And this was my year of growth. Over the past 12 months, I had the privilege of being mentored by Ijeoma Ogbechie, EMBA , COO at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (London) . A strategic thinker and deeply empathetic leader, she brought something rare — a mix of knowledge , perspective and stability . Knowledge : Practical insights, hard-won experience and frameworks I could immediately apply. Perspective : A fresh, unbiased way of looking at things — like a mirror that helped me see...