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Connect, Empower, and Rise—Join Our Community Designed for Career Women Who Aspire to Lead.

Become a Founding Member of ASCENT – Just $500/year

(Price increases to $750 on August 1, 2025)

As a founding member, you’ll gain access to premium tools, insider opportunities, and an elite network designed to elevate your leadership, visibility, and board readiness.

Monthly Board & Visibility Masterclasses

Join live, high-level sessions led by board directors, executive recruiters, and branding experts. Learn how to position yourself for board appointments, build an influential executive presence, and unlock senior-level opportunities.

Exclusive Access to the Board Opportunities Hub

Access a private, curated directory of board and senior leadership opportunities across Africa and globally. Founding members also receive early access to Ascent’s Board Advisory Program and personalized referrals as new roles emerge.

Monthly Visibility Assets & Weekly Content Prompts

Stay consistently visible with a suite of done-for-you tools—including LinkedIn templates, personal brand playbooks, and weekly prompts to help you show up with authority and clarity online.

Curated Thought Leadership Spotlight Opportunities

As a founding member, you may be featured in:

  • Expert webinars hosted by Ascent
  • Instagram Lives, LinkedIn interviews, and Fireside Chats
  • Our exclusive Visibility Showcase, shared with media partners and board influencers

Private Networking Circles & Member-Only Events

Connect deeply with other powerful women across sectors and continents. Participate in intimate peer circles and exclusive mixers designed to spark collaboration and open doors.

Annual Personal Brand Audit

Receive a comprehensive review of your LinkedIn profile, board bio, and other visibility tools—with tailored recommendations to strengthen your positioning for board and leadership roles.

Access to a Private, High-Impact Community

Join a vibrant community of board-ready African and diaspora women leaders. Exchange insights, build strategic relationships, and grow together.

The Ascent Resource Library

On-demand access to expert-led training on:

  • Attracting global speaking opportunities
  • Crafting a board-ready career path
  • Building a high-visibility leadership brand
  • …and much more.

Priority Access to Signature Events

Enjoy early and discounted access to Ascent Leadership Roundtables, workshops, and flagship gatherings.

Quarterly Thought Leadership Coaching

Gain clarity and strategic insight with quarterly group coaching sessions led by Dr. Glory Edozien , Ascent’s founder and a leading voice in executive visibility and board leadership.

Secure your seat among Africa’s top board-ready women and gain exclusive tools, opportunities, and networks to elevate your executive journey.

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Colleen Larsen

Chief Executive-Business Engage

Colleen Larsen is the Chief Executive of Business Engage, with a career spanning 28 years in the financial services market. She is widely recognized for her pioneering work in gender mainstreaming and is considered one of the leading voices for the sustainable advancement of women in the corporate and entrepreneurial sectors in South Africa. She advocates for using the business case as a foundation for transformation. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because

Dr. Naike Moshi

Founder – CVPeople Tanzania

Dr. Naike’s journey, with over 15 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, businesswoman, and gender consultant, is one of resilience, vision, and dedication to empowering others. Her career has focused on advancing business growth, leadership, and gender diversity across Africa. As the founder of CVPeople Tanzania, she established a trusted HR consulting firm that prioritizes people-centered solutions. Her dedication to addressing gender gaps led her to create Women in Management Africa (WIMA), a platform to elevate African women into C-suite roles. WIMA provides mentorship, career development resources, and networking opportunities that empower women across the continent to break barriers and reach new heights.

Nkiru Olumide – Ojo

Africa Regions Executive Head, Marketing Corporate Communications & CSI- Standard Bank Group.

Nkiru is currently the Africa Regions Executive Head, Marketing Corporate Communications & CSI at Standard Bank Group. She leads a diverse team across African countries to deliver business objectives through Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Social Investment. Over the course of her 20 years across career, she has gotten several recognitions such as Leading Woman in Marketing and Communications 2016, Marketing Personality of the year among others. She is also a published author of the ‘Pressure Cooker-Lessons from a woman at work’ and is a female enthusiast.

Osayi Alile

CEO of Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation

Osayi is the CEO of Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation and has over 25 years of experience across different sectors. She is an experienced Council Member with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organisation management industry. She has also been named one of the African Women of the Year in 2015.

Yemi Faseun

Chief Talent Officer at YT Talent

Yemi is a business leader with over 30 years of multi-sector, multi-function experience. He is currently the Chief Talent Officer at YT Talent Officer and was a two-term elected council member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). He has received a number of global recognitions such as Top 8 HR Thought Leader in Africa, Top 50 Personality on LinkedIn, 2022 Top 200 Global Thought Leader among others.

Tewa Onasanya

Founder/CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd

Tewa Onasanya is a British-Nigerian publisher, philanthropist, Author and Mindset Stylist. She is the Founder/CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd, the publishers of Exquisite Magazine and the organizers of EMAC Walk and ELOY Awards. Tewa has been featured in numerous international and Nigerian media which include the CNN, BBC, New York Times, Wikipedia, Punch, Guardian, Thisday, Vanguard and more newspapers, Television and Radio station