🙋🏾 Hi, I'm Meshia!
co-Founder @ kinkofa | founder @ inalaDigital Strategist and Sourcing Consultant for Beauty, Lifestyle, Wellness, and Travel Brands. Plantain Connoisseur. Bridger of the African Diaspora. Young Griot. The Plug.
Armed with her nomadic spirit, curiosity, and business savvy, Meshia seamlessly blends her seemingly different yet interconnected academic, professional, and creative curiosities into every single thing she does.Inspired by her travels across 14 African nations and counting, she founded 'inala'.inala makes it easy for brands and retailers to source + produce socially-responsible products with global artisans.When she’s not working or talking about herself in third person, you'll find her: exploring whatever city she's in, spending time with family and friends, and researching her family's genealogy.
SELECT WRITINGS, FEATURES, & INTERVIEWS
- "How An Internship in Rwanda Inspired Meshia to become a Social Entrepreneur"
- on playing to your power | perspective podcast by myca raquel
- divinc cohort 6
- founder gym cohort 11
- Essence Magazine Jan. '17 | How to Become A Successful Freelancer
- voyagedallas | trailblazing dallas women: tameshia rudd-ridge
- Fields Magazine | Bridging the Black Atlantic
- The Africa Report | from cocoa farms to chocolate fancies
- The Africa Report | feasts and festivals
- mygreaternow | 8 WOMEN ENTERPRISING WITH THEIR HERITAGE
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