Foluke Akinlose
Foluke Akinlose is Founder of PRECIOUS, the leading online magazine, network and events resource for women of colour.
She is a trained journalist and editor with a strong background in new and traditional media. Her career has taken in stints at Moreover.com, a Reuters backed technology start up and ITN Online.
She launched PRECIOUS in 1999 when working in the New Media Department at ITN. It was the first publication of its kind to launch in the UK.
In 2008 she was named in the top 100 in Courvoisier’s “The Future 500” a list of the country’s top achievers across ten wide-ranging categories.
“Not only is the creative industries my passion it is the world from which I have made my living for the last 18 years.
The school for Creative Start Ups is genuine initaitive that is truly committed to lifting the barriers to creative business success not only in the UK but internationally- how could I not get behind it? I really wish it had been around when I started out.”