About me
Sonia is a multi-award winning business and diversity leader. She has been named as one of the Top 30 most inspirational women in the City by Brummel (Diversity Champion category). She is also a winner of the BE Mogul award for being one of the most influential and successful black business people in Britain.
She has a MA in Digital Media and MSc in E Commerce and is passionate about technology.
She was awarded a National Diversity Award 'Positive Role Model for race, faith and religion' and a 'Back to Black' inspirational Award at BAFTA. She was listed on Blackenterprise.com as one of London’s most powerful women as well as being featured in the Powerlist. In September 2016, Sonia won the Words for Weapon's Inspirational leader award for Inspirational YOU at London's City Hall.
She is the Founder of accessories brand FunkyNChunky and Inspirational YOU, a UK based Social Enterprise that specialises in delivering empowering masterclasses and workshops for women, young people and small biz owners. She has engaged with thousands of attendees via Inspirational YOU and has a proven track record of successful partnerships with the corporates, public and third sector organisations. These include the BBC, UK Supreme Court, Lewisham Homes, PwC, Pearson, ITV News, Channel 4, Go Think Big, Impact Hub, Punch Records, London Youth, BBC, Birkbeck, University of London, Lambeth Council and Metropolitan Housing.
Sonia was selected as a RSA Diaspora ChangeMaker, which is a leadership programme that identified the UK’s most promising individuals of African origin who have a desire to support African communities in the UK and Africa and is a Fellow of the RSA.
Sonia is a qualified football coach, Former board Advisor for Police Now, Supporter of the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) Friends Committee, Trustee at Jason Roberts Foundation and supports the GUBA Expo.
Work history
EMEA D&I ManagerBloomberg
London, United KingdomFull Time
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FounderFunkyNChunky
GhanaPart Time
Online African accessories company.
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Skills
- Events
- Film
- Marketing PR
- Photoshop
- Word
- Adobe Premiere/photoshop/indesign
- Public Speaking
- Sales
- Social Meda
- Diversity
- Social Inclusion
- Email Communications
- Networking
- Social Networking
- Network Collaboration
- Business Networking
Education
Masters
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assess and select the appropriate tools to produce a digital media project produce digital media projects using the appropriate software applications research and analyse the current issues and future developments in digital media, social media, media communications and e-solutions manage digital media projects and production teams produce digital media and social media strategies appreciate the complexity of the international digital media and creative industries and communicate effectively in a media professional environment apply research, design and management skills to the production of new media projects
Awards
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BE MogulN/A
Winner of the BE Mogul award for being one of the most influential and successful black business people in Britain.N
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Inspirational Diversity ChampionN/A
Named as one of the Top 30 most inspirational women in the City by Brummel (Diversity Champion category) in 2015
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