The Alpha Girl

This week’s Alpha Girl is Rachael Twumasi-Corson, founder of haircare brand Ayaa Botanicals but widely known as the 18-year-old girl who co-founded Afrocenchix and grew it into a multi-million-pound beauty brand.After a very public fallout, Rachael is here to share her story of what really led to the breakdown of the business, the personal challenges she faced along the way and how she is rebuilding her life after 'losing everything'.  FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW RACHAEL TWUMASI-CORSON IG - https://www.instagram.com/raecorson/FOLLOW KUMBA (HOST):IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co

Welcome to ‘Voice Notes’, a short but intimate session where I’ll be sharing lessons I’ve learned, my thoughts and a little glimpse into my inner world by the girl behind The Alpha Girl.Today’s episode is a pep talk around blind faith for anyone currently on the grind who is working towards a goal. Whenever the journey gets hard it’s important to find your why and choose delusional optimism because sometimes that’s the only way you can make what you envision for yourself a reality.The most successful people believed in the idea before anyone else did and that’s the mindset I’m going to teach you to adopt today.SPONSOR AD:Nylah’s Naturals is the UK’s leading haircare brand for Afro hair, empowering thousands of women to grow, nourish and confidently care for their natural hair. https://shorturl.at/XVA3o

It’s time to talk about how *expensive* building a business is. Today we’re speaking to Rupa Popat, angel investor, founder of venture capital firm, Arāya Ventures and ex-banker. She has invested millions into businesses specifically backing female founders. We’re talking about everything from setting goals before you hit 30, the 'golden handcuffs’, failing businesses and our relationship with ambition and money. In under 30 minutes, Rupa will share her top tips for any entrepreneur looking to grow in today’s climate.SPONSOR AD: Nylah’s Naturals is the UK’s leading haircare brand for Afro hair, empowering thousands of women to grow, nourish and confidently care for their natural hair. https://shorturl.at/XVA3o FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS:IG -  https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.coTT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW RUPA POPAT:IG -  https://www.instagram.com/rupa_g_popatYT - https://www.youtube.com/@Rupa_PopatLI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupapopat/FOLLOW KUMBA (HOST):IG -  https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK -  https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co  LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumbakpakima/

What does it take to grow a haircare brand to millions?This week’s Alpha Girl is Kameese Davis, Founder of Nylah’s Naturals and in this episode she’ll be speaking about turning down a £50,000 investment offer from Dragon’s Den and growing a haircare brand that is now worth millions.We’ll be discussing the reality of being a 7-figure business owner, the hair industry as a whole, the trauma that is hidden behind a lot of successful people’s story and so much more.If you’re ready to feel inspired, this is the episode for you.SPONSOR AD: Nylah’s Naturals is the UK’s leading haircare brand for Afro hair, empowering thousands of women to grow, nourish and confidently care for their natural hair. https://shorturl.at/XVA3oFOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW KAMEESE: IG - https://www.instagram.com/kameesedavisFOLLOW KUMBA (HOST): IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co

This week’s Alpha Girl is Zing Tsjeng. Zing Tsjeng is a journalist, freelance writer, podcast host and previous Editor-in-Chief of VICE when it went from a $5.7 billion to bankruptcy. In this episode she'll be sharing how she found the right career for her, navigated industry collapse and learning to separate identity from your job title.We also talk about the reality of building a multi-hyphenate career, mindset shifts around success and life and what she'd do differently if she had to start over tomorrow.FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW ZING: IG - https://www.instagram.com/miss_zing/ TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@zingtsjengFOLLOW KUMBA (HOST):IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co

Communication is one of life’s most important skills, yet most of us were never taught it.Our Alpha Girl this week is Amira Mansour, a Communication Coach & public speaker who specialises in the art of conversating. From how to win any argument to negotiating a pay rise, Amira shares her top tips to becoming an influential speaker and articulate yourself better so you can dominate any room. Take notes. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS:IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW AMIRA: IG - https://www.instagram.com/the_communicationexpert/ TIKTOK - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amiramansour/FOLLOW KUMBA (HOST):IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co

Kelechi Okafor talks becoming dangerously confident, not caring what people think and building a life no one can control on The Alpha Girl podcast.Actor, host of the Say Your Mind podcast, author and public speaker Kelechi Okafor is one of the most outspoken voices in Britain. In this episode we get into what it really takes to own your voice, rebuild your confidence in the face of online hate and refuse to shrink or be "digestible”.Together we explore the life experiences that shaped Kelechi into becoming the woman she is today, how she handles social media hate, building a children's home in Nigeria and what it means to genuinely live life as un-punishable woman.This one's for anyone ready to break the chains of external validation and live a life that feels true to them.FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW KELECHI:IG - https://www.instagram.com/kelechnekoff TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kelechnekoffFOLLOW KUMBA (HOST): IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@kumbakb.co

Today’s guest is Community Expert and Founder of Selfhood, Daisy Morris.If you’ve ever struggled to make friends as an adult or want to build a supportive, like-minded community, this episode will give you the tools to start doing exactly that.We’ll be discussing what it takes to actually find your ‘tribe’, how to build deep, authentic friendships that go deeper than surface-level interactions and the difference between having a community vs. having a social media following.Daisy shares powerful insights on how to build a community from scratch, why we’re currently living in a loneliness epidemic and practical ways to nurture friendships and create genuine connections in today’s digital world.FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW DAISY MORRIS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/financemattersuk TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@financemattersukFOLLOW KUMBA (HOST): IG - https://www.instagram.com/kumbakb.co LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumbakpakima/

Today’s guest is Chartered Accountant and Founder of Finance Matters UK, Fisayo Martins.In this episode, we’ll be talking all things money, money, money. From answering audience dilemmas to dissecting: renting vs home ownership and whether entrepreneurship or a 9-5 job is the best strategy for building wealth in today’s economy.Fisayo also shares the story behind launching Finance Matters UK, becoming a solo homeowner and the mindset, routines, and habits she developed that helped her grow a faceless finance brand on social media while working a full-time 9-5 job in Finance.She shares honest, practical advice for anyone trying to build a successful social media brand especially while balancing employment and personal financial goals.SPONSOR AD:eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. https://med.etoro.com/B12087_A128150_Tclick_Syt2.aspxFOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW FINANCE MATTERS UK: IG - https://www.instagram.com/financemattersuk TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@financemattersukFOLLOW KUMBA (HOST): IG - https://www.instagram.com/kumbakb.co LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumbakpakima/

Today’s guest is LinkedIn’s #1 Female Creator, Lara Acosta.In this episode, we dive deep into the reality of personal branding and what it actually takes to build a million-dollar personal brand from nothing. Lara breaks down the mindset shifts, and consistency behind her success.Lara opens up about growing up in Mexico as an only child, navigating rejection early in her career, and how she transformed repeated “no’s” into a powerful online presence that now generates real revenue. She shares how showing up authentically online became her biggest asset and what it took to keep going when nothing was working.If you’re feeling stuck in your career, questioning your direction, or exhausted by rejection after rejection this conversation will remind you what’s possible when you back yourself and keep going.SPONSOR:Learn how to start investing - https://med.etoro.com/B19576_A128150_Tclick_Saudio.aspxFOLLOW US ON SOCIALS:IG - https://www.instagram.com/alphagirl.co TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@alphagirl.coFOLLOW LARA ACOSTA: IG - https://www.instagram.com/laraacostar/ LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraacostarFOLLOW KUMBA: IG - https://instagram.com/kumbakb.coLI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumbakpakima/