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Media entrepreneur reveals childhood ambition

Themed #MakeItHappen, the Ebony Life boss was asked what she wanted to be as a little girl.

Mo' Abudu

Elle Magazine South Africa interviewed media entrepreneur Mo' Abudu in its edition for August.

Themed #MakeItHappen, the Ebony Life boss was asked what she wanted to be as a little girl. Mo' Abudu said she wanted to be a model, and revealed that she had a modelling stint back in the day.

"I loved fashion as a little girl and at a stage I wanted to be a model. At age 19, I even got selected to be the brand ambassador for AVON COSMETICS for the African market. But I guess my most pervasive ambition was to work in the media and entertainment industry" Mo Abudu told Elle Magazine.

In her Q&A feature with the magazine, she also spoke on the hurdles she has faced in trying to build her media company.

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"So you want to be Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network? Well, you will have to pay the price of being a trailblazer. You will find out you have no templates to adapt and no ‘how to’ manual to guide you. You will realize all you have is a blank canvas and the will to make a difference. You will have to start from ground zero, learning from no one else but yourself; you will have many sleepless nights  and hoping everything turns out well. You will, however, find out that this is both a challenge and an opportunity at the same time. Then, you will have to confront the challenges of power: finance, broadband, the right manpower, among several other temporary impediments" she said.

In February, Mo' Abudu was made it to our #WCW feature. In the article we listed three reasons why we love her.

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