Women are powerful beings—tastemakers, barrier breakers, and game changers who effortlessly juggle roles as mothers, friends, aunties, sisters, and partners. In celebration of Women’s History Month, MEFeater Magazine, and Baddies in Tech, alongside VLC Ventures have united to curate MEFeater’s 3rd annual “Women to Watch: Top 100 List”, honoring trailblazing women who are redefining industries such as entertainment, media, business, tech, fashion, and beauty, while boldly challenging the status quo.
This extraordinary group of women exemplifies hard work, brilliance, and innovation, carrying forward the legacy of those before them while shattering glass ceilings for the next generation. Representing diverse industries and corporate fields, MEFeater’s Women to Watch demonstrate resilience, grace, and tenacity, while leading with passion, intuition, and the unwavering energy of their zodiac signs. Their impact is undeniable, making them the “ones to watch” as they continue to break barriers and shape the future.
Women are powerful beings—tastemakers, barrier breakers, and game changers who effortlessly juggle roles as mothers, friends, aunties, sisters, and partners. In celebration of Women’s History Month, MEFeater Magazine, and Baddies in Tech, alongside VLC Ventures have united to curate MEFeater’s 3rd annual “Women to Watch: Top 100 List”, honoring trailblazing women who are redefining industries such as entertainment, media, business, tech, fashion, and beauty, while boldly challenging the status quo.
This extraordinary group of women exemplifies hard work, brilliance, and innovation, carrying forward the legacy of those before them while shattering glass ceilings for the next generation. Representing diverse industries and corporate fields, MEFeater’s Women to Watch demonstrate resilience, grace, and tenacity, while leading with passion, intuition, and the unwavering energy of their zodiac signs. Their impact is undeniable, making them the “ones to watch” as they continue to break barriers and shape the future.
Special Thanks to Victory Loves Company (VLC Ventures)
As a proud partner of MEFeater’s Women to Watch, VLC Ventures has been instrumental in celebrating the powerhouse women who are breaking barriers, shaping industries, and redefining leadership. Here’s to women making history!
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Meet the 2025 WOMEN TO WATCH HONOREES
Music & Entertainment
Ayisha Adams
Culture Management Group/AfroFutureExecutive Business Partner
Music & Entertainment
Honor Williams, Esq.
Blavity, Inc.
Senior Manager, Business and Legal Affairs
Music & Entertainment
ilham
R&B Artist
Music & Entertainment
Jacqueline Alston
Broccoli City
Chief of Staff
Music & Entertainment
Megha Karthikeyan
The Walt Disney Company
Senior Product Manager
Music & Entertainment
Winta WoldeGeorgis
Content Creator & Model
Women on a mission
"Be the woman who turns every challenge into a chapter and write your story of impact"
- Lulu Louziaire
Marketing Coordinator
Pronghorn Co.
Business
Krystal Vega & Naomi Wright
Fortune & Forks
Co-Founders
Business
MyQueen Dickens
Royal Renewal Wellness Spa
CEO
Business
Patientce Foster
The Cream Labs
CEO and Founder
Business
Alexandra Eterno
American Express
Manager, Corporate Sustainability
Business
Samiyah Malik
Black Ambition
"Success is the best revenge."
- Ashten Smith-Gooden
Co-Founder/COO
Swish Cultures
Media
Jodie Taylor
Sony Music Group
Senior Director
Fashion & Beauty
Chee Smalls
Coach
Senior Director of Product Development
Media
Savannah Taylor
EBONY
Director of Editorial
Media
Tyler Dawodu
SiriusXM
Senior Channel Marketing Manager
Fashion & Beauty
Amber April
L'Oréal Paris South Africa
Events & PR Brand Manager
Media
Brittany Packnett-Cunningham
BET
VP, Social Impact
"A delay is not denial, but a time of preparing you for the promise"
- Dr Jessica Beaugris
Doctor of Nurse Practice
Ever/Body
Tech
Christina Polanco
Ford Motor Company
Product Manager
Tech
Courtney Walker
Kohls + Sephora
Cybersecurity Product Manager
Tech
Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi
SWIF
Founder & Chief Strategist
Tech
Katelyn Jackson Nnake
Klaviyo
Director, Global Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Tech
Na'Kia Channey
AI Product Marketing Manager
Tech
LaDavia Drane
Amazon
Director, Inclusive Experiences and Technology
“Manifestation is everything. Achieving your dreams is just 1 pen and sticky note away.”
- LaQuinta Washington
Founder and Head of Communications
QEY Creative Studios
"The MEFeater and Baddies in Tech Women to Watch Top 100 List is an honor and privilege because it’s recognition from my peers. The support from this community is confirmation that my work is serving its purpose."
- Mariah Harris
Associate Director, Cultural Impact,
The Martin Agency
"The MEFeater and Baddies in Tech Women to Watch Top 100 List is an honor and privilege because it’s recognition from my peers. The support from this community is confirmation that my work is serving its purpose."
- Mariah Harris
Associate Director, Cultural Impact, The Martin Agency
