From Hair Braiding to £1.4M: How Oyin Built an AI Empire for Women of Color

What does it take to build a £1.4 million AI-powered company from scratch — starting with braiding hair?

In this episode, we sit down with Oyinkansola Adebayo (Oyin), CEO and Founder of Niyo Group, a multi-award-winning tech company transforming beauty and education for women of colour worldwide, with host Kelly Shungu.

Link to upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1839543166129?aff=oddtdtcreator

Oyin shares her journey from braiding hair for women in 2018 to building two powerhouse brands: Niyo Hair & Beauty, an AI-powered platform revolutionising salon experiences for textured hair, and Niyo Labs, a skills-based education platform that's trained over 3,000 women in tech and entrepreneurship — with an incredible 70% job placement rate at companies like KPMG and Goldman Sachs.

We dive into:

✨ How she bootstrapped her way to 7 figures

✨ The role of AI in transforming industries built on exclusion

✨ What it takes to train and place women in competitive tech roles

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, curious about AI's impact on underrepresented communities, or looking for proof that purpose and profit can coexist, this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

Don't miss our Women in STEM event on November 19th, 6-9 PM at Somerset House! Niyo Group is sponsoring and giving away a huge VIP prize. Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1839543166129?aff=oddtdtcreator

Follow the Women in STEM Podcast:

• Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-ann-shungu/
• Podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-stem-podcast/
• All Links: https://linktr.ee/womeninstem_podcast
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninstem_podcast/

Connect with Niyo Group:

• Oyinkansola LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oyinkansola-adebayo/
• Website: https://www.niyo.co/

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