Peace Hyde

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Peace Hyde
File:Peace Hyde.jpg
Peace Hyde in 2015
Born
London, UK
NationalityBritish — Ghanaian
EducationPsychology
Alma materMiddlesex University
Years active2013 — present[1]
Known forYoung, Famous & African
Notable workFoundation of Aim Higher Africa

Peace Hyde is a British-Ghanaian television producer, TV host, creator, journalist and education activist.[2] She is the creator and executive producer of Netflix's first African reality TV series Young, Famous & African, as well as the Head of digital media and partnership and the West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa.[3][4][5] She is the founder of Aim Higher Africa, a non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of education in impoverished communities across Africa.[6] In 2018, she was shortlisted among 200 leaders as part of the Obama Foundation Africa Leaders program and in 2019, was awarded the African Social Impact Award at the House of Parliament, House of Commons in the UK.[7][8][9][10]

Early life and education

Hyde was born and raised in London, where she lived until 2015, before she relocated to Ghana. During her early years in London, she briefly practiced as a child psychologist before embarking on a career as a science teacher specializing in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.[11]

Hyde is an alumnus of Middlesex University where she graduated with a psychology degree.[12][13]

Career

Hyde is the head of Digital Media and partnership as well as the West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa.[14][15] She is responsible for the editorial content from the West African region as well as driving revenue growth for the brands through partnerships.[16][17]

She is also an education activist, working on providing education and entrepreneurship development for impoverished and unemployed youths. Her work with her charity Aim Higher Africa led to Hyde being shortlisted by Barack Obama as an Obama Foundation Leaders Africa fellow. In 2019, Hyde was also awarded the Africa Social Impact Award at the UK House of Parliament for her work with the charity.

Hyde work as a journalist has appeared in Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, Ebony and Fox News.[18] She was included in the United Nations' Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018.[19] Hyde is a judge for the CNBC All Africa Business Leaders Awards, The Chivas Venture Fund and the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award.[20][21]

Education activism

Hyde is the founder of education not for profit Aim Higher Africa with a focus on building the next generation of entrepreneurs and change makers in Africa by educating, inspiring and empowering a generation of young leaders.[22][23][24] The organization has been engaging and providing quality education for entrepreneurs across the continent to learn and develop by offering connections to like-minded peers, access to investors, mentorship and financial literacy workshops. Since its inception the organization has created over 6000 small businesses in West Africa and reaching some 3 million plus students.[25][26]

In 2018, Hyde launched her skills acquisition centre in Yaba to provide free education and also provide skills training for start-ups in Nigeria to develop entrepreneurship skills through her Mind-set Reorientation and Design Thinking (MRDT) curriculum.[27]

Media entrepreneurship

Peace is the creator and executive producer of the first ever African reality TV series on Netflix, Young, Famous & African. She is the creator, producer as well as the host of two talk shows, Forbes Africa’s My Worst Day with Peace Hyde (3 seasons), where she speaks to Africa’s billionaires and Forbes Woman Africa’s Against the Odds (2 seasons) on the CNBC Africa channel on DSTV. She is the producer of the Vice News documentary, Inside Nigeria’s push to end police brutality. The documentary is a winner of the Top Shorts film festival award, Los Angeles Film Festival, Lonely Wolf Film Festival and the IMDB Special Award. She also hosted her own talk show, Friday Night Live which ran for 4 seasons as well as the music talent competition in Ghana, MTN Hitmaker for 3 seasons. Named by CNN as Ghana’s most successful media maven, Hyde’s work has been featured on CNN, Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, Ebony, Fox News, and Essence. She was named to the United Nations Most Influential People of African Decent list for 2017 and 2018 and named as one of the 100 most influential young people in Africa. In 2018, Peace was shortlisted by President Barack Obama from a pool of 30,000 African leaders to be part of the 200 Inaugural Obama Foundation Africa Leaders.[28][29][30]

Public Speaking

Peace Hyde speaks on the power of mindsets, fulfilling of life purpose, entrepreneurship development and education, as well as Gender Equality and Women empowerment issues.[31] Hyde was the keynote speaker for the Flourish Africa Conference, a platform created by Africa's richest woman, Folorunso Alakija.[32] She was a speaker at TEDX Accra, TEDX Kumasi, Global Social Awards in Prague, Essence, Africa 2018 Forum in Egypt, Social Media Week Lagos, and Hustle in Heels London.[33][34][35][36]

Awards and recognition

Year Event Prize Result
2015 People's Choice Awards Female News Presenter of the Year Nominated
RTP Awards Television Female Entertainment Show Host of the Year Nominated
Young CEO Business Summit Young CEO Global Award Won
Avance Media Awards Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians Won
2016 Nigerian Broadcaster Merit Awards Female African Broadcaster of the Year[37] Won
Women For Africa Awards International Business Woman of the Year Nominated
Women For Africa Awards Business Woman of the Year Nominated
The African Network of Entrepreneurs Top 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana Won
Women For Africa Awards Judges Special Recognition Award Won
Africa Boku Talent Africa Awards Excellence In Journalism Award Won
Waislitz Global Citizen Award Global Citizen Awards Nominated
2017 Discovery Young Health Journalist of the Year Award Young Upcoming Health Journalist Award Nominated
Sanlam Journalist Award Nominated
Mipad 100 Most influential people of African Descent Won
Ghana Naija Showbiz Awards Winner Radio/TV Personality Won
Discovery Awards The Discovery Young Health Journalist of the year Nominated
2018 Nigerian Teen Choice Awards Choice Media Personality of the Year Won
Obama Foundation Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow Won
2019 Africa Social Impact Award Africa Achievers Award Won
Global Social Awards Social Impact and Change Finalist
2021 African Growth Story Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism Won[38]

References

  1. ^ Akese, Efia (23 January 2015). "Peace Hyde hugs the limelight". Graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Meet Peace Hyde, Ghana's rising star". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Peace Hyde wins special recognition award for Aim Higher Africa at Women4Africa Awards UK - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ^ "CHILD EDUCATION: Peace Hyde Brings New Technology Initiative To Nigeria | 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Peace Hyde's Aim Higher Africa secures partnership deal with Nasco Electronics | GhanaGist.Com". ghanagist.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "The Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Peace Hyde revealed as new West Africa Correspondent: Forbes Africa". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Peace Hyde shortlisted to judge Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2015 - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Ghana HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Iyanya, Peace Hyde and Others Honoured for Their Career Excellence at the "Style Africa Awards" in Los Angeles". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Peace Hyde — Proudly Ghanaian". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  12. ^ Anangfio, Ebenezer (7 November 2013). "Meet Peace Hyde, Ghana's rising star". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Peace Hyde - AmeyawDebrah.com". AmeyawDebrah.Com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. ^ Starrfmonline. "Peace Hyde appointed Head of Digital Media for Forbes Africa Online | Starr Fm". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Peace Hyde - Head of Digital Media , Forbes Africa".
  16. ^ "Oil Mogul Tonye Cole of Sahara Group shares Lessons learned from Failure in Forbes Africa April Edition | Read & Watch Video". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Peace Hyde joins new season of MTV's Shuga - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Media maven Peace Hyde talks about Aim Higher Africa on Fox News". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  19. ^ Mensah, Kent. "Peace Hyde in UN's list of 'Most Influential Persons' 2017 | Starr Fm". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Friday Night Live with Peace Hyde goes live on GhOne from August 15 - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  21. ^ "African Entrepreneurs share their Learning Moments & Tough Times on Forbes Africa TV's 'My Worst Day with Peace Hyde' | Trailer". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Watch Episode 1 of Forbes Africa TV's "My Worst Day": An Indepth Interview with the Emir of Kano". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  23. ^ "MTV Shuga season 4 starring Peace Hyde & Chris Attoh premieres September 13 - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  24. ^ ""There were a lot of sleepless nights and battles" Folorunsho Alakija covers August Edition of Forbes Africa Magazine". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  25. ^ "A Piece of Peace - Exceeding expectations - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Peace Hyde shines at African Diaspora Awards - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  27. ^ Mensah, Kent. "Peace Hyde opens AHA Skills Acquisition Centre in Lagos | Starr Fm". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  28. ^ "Billionaire Femi Otedola Opens up on Business Challenges "I had two options – commit suicide or to weather the storm" WATCH "My Worst Day with Peace Hyde" Episode 3". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  29. ^ "Forbes Africa TV launches with flagship show "My Worst Day" hosted by Peace Hyde". Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  30. ^ "Peace brings Forbes African TV to GH". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  31. ^ Debrah, Ameyaw (11 December 2018). "Peace Hyde speaks on gender parity in Media at the Africa 2018 Forum in Egypt". AmeyawDebrah.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Peace Hyde confirmed as Keynote Speaker for Folorunso Alakija's Flourish Africa". Vanguard News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  33. ^ "Media Personality Peace Hyde Using Business to Transcend Poverty in Africa". Black Enterprise. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  34. ^ TheOnlyWayIsGhana (19 May 2015). "Peace Hyde's inspirational talk at TED-x Accra 2015". The Only Way Is Ghana. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  35. ^ "Let's meet in Prague at the Global Social Awards".
  36. ^ Debrah, Ameyaw (11 July 2018). "Peace Hyde, Vanessa Simmons, Karen Civil and Mc Lyte speak At 2018 Essence E Suite Panel in New Orleans". AmeyawDebrah.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  37. ^ Anangfio, Ebenezer. "Meet Peace Hyde, wins best African Broadcaster of the year". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  38. ^ "Peace Hyde wins 'African Growth Story' at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism". BellaNaija. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

External links

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