White Collar Brown Girl/Guy Ekta

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E.009- Simone Oliver, Global Editor in Chief of Refinery29

Simone Oliver is boss Lady to the umpteenth degree. From running a world class publication to being at the forefront of the emerging podcast world by constantly inventing new ways to create accessible options for her readers by joining forces with the renowned @glossangelespod , she is a true leader in every sense.

Refinery29 has been well known and coveted by us millennial professionals who fell in love with the magazine’s candid and real approach to Beauty, Fashion, Society, and most importantly, CULTURAL journalism.

Simone takes us down memory lane of how she grew up honing her talent and craft in the world of publishing and editorial and reminds us of the powerful impact Women of vision can have on such a global scale if they are given the green light to lead.

Oliver wraps everything up by offering critical advice to the young professional journalists or budding writers out there and gives us an exclusive look into how to approach the competitive world of magazine editorial !

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After struggling for years to find lipstick shades that worked well with her South Asian skin tone, Bina took matters into her own hands. “Just B was created to be the place where South Asians can be authentic and feel heard,” she shares.

It has often been difficult for people of South Asian descent to find lip shades that work well with their skin, and more importantly, lip tones. Just B’s debut product, Lip Spectrum, addresses that problem at the root with its two-in-one dual textures and shades.

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Cassie Gill is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist with over a decade of experience. She's currently a senior editor at HollywoodLife where she oversees a daily news list, interviews celebrities, and attends red carpet events under the renowned Bonnie Fuller.

Before her time at HollywoodLife, she worked on Canada's popular morning show, CTV Morning Live. At CTV/Bell Media - Canada's largest broadcaster - she appeared on-air breaking down entertainment headlines, oversaw lifestyle editorial content and also managed the program's digital brand. During her 5 years with the show (2011-2012, 2014-2019), she reported on and attended some of entertainment and fashion's most elite events, including The Academy Awards, The Oscars, The Emmy Awards, The Daytime Emmy Awards, London and Paris Fashion Weeks and more.

She began her television career under her aunt, Asha Gill, who was a producer or crew on Vancouver-shot television series including The Chris Issak Show, Arrow, and Canada's Next Top Model. This lead to Gill's first studio television job in Los Angeles at CBS Daytime, working in production at The Bold and the Beautiful and the Young and the Restless from 2010 - 2011. Gill worked on a number of remote location shoots on The Bold and Beautiful throughout that year, which ended up earning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Her other experiences include working the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, working with key sponsors on their publicity and digital efforts, and also helping entertainment media outlets like the Toronto Film Festival, The Oscars, The Grammys, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter with their real-time award show coverage as content creator at Toronto-based startup, ScribbleLive.

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Some thoughts about pageants and their impact on a young woman.

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Divya Gugnani is a longtime entrepreneur and co-founder of Wander Beauty, a company that aims to disrupt the beauty industry and streamline makeup routines by creating beauty essentials for busy lifestyles. Divya is the epitome of WCBG, coming from a south Asian immigrant family and going through her life as a multicultural Woman and finding her path to success. Divya shares her personal journey towards all the success she has attained and offers advice to all aspiring WCBGs out there!

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