Awards, Recognition AND QUalifications
Qualifications Data Camp AI Fundamentals for Business McKinsey Leadership and Management Accelerator Graduate International Introduction to Securities and Investment (CISI) Entrepreneurship, MA Creative Enterprise, First Class BA (Hons) Events Management, FdA Awards and Recognition Empower Top 100 Future Leader Role Model (Involve People with YouTube, 2025), Lifetime Commitment to Wellbeing (Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards, 2025), Inspirational Role Model (Allianz European Diversity Awards, 2024), Diversity in Representation Champion (Mastering Diversity Awards, 2024), Outstanding Contribution to Race Equity and Inclusion (CAHN Awards, 2024), Miss Regency International Ireland (2022), Miss Diamond Ireland (2021), Miss Ireland International (2019)
societal Influence
Non Executive Director, Legacy Centre for Excellence (2025 to Present); Member - Chambers Wales Equity Forum (2024 to 2025); Advisor - Ending Workplace Exploitation in Wales (2024 to 2025); Regional Board Member - NatWest Cymru (2024 to 2025); Member - NatWest Colleague Advisory Panel (2023 to 2025); Diversity Panel Member - ITV Cymru Wales (2020 to 2025); Founder - Zimbabwe Bright Futures Syndicate (2020 to 2022); Founder - Giving Through Labels Charitable Organisation (2017 to 2018)
philanthropy
May 2020 - Food hamper, sanitiser and toiletries donation to Matthew Rusike Children's Home in Harare (Zimbabwe) June 2020 - Raised funds through GoFundMe campaign to distribute food hampers to over 100 families in and around the Mutare (Zimbabwe) region July 2020 - Started confidence coaching and pageant training academy for young people of Zimbabwean heritage in partnership with Model Guide ZW Magazine
October 2020 - Exam fees bursary awarded to highest achieving AS Level student at Hillcrest College, Mutare (Zimbabwe) November 2020 - Founded Zimbabwe Bright Futures Syndicate. Not for Profit organisation taking a holistic approach to making a higher quality of education more accessible to Zimbabwean children who are of primary, secondary and higher education age. January 2021 - partnered with Elevation Zimbabwe and Africa University Rotaract to deliver podcast series making information about Higher Education more accessible for a Level students in Zimbabwe. Topics covered insight into general university life, how to compile application documents, associated tuition and maintenance costs but most importantly the content of specific subject areas at university level
August 2025 - sports equipment donation to Hillcrest Prepatory School, Mutare (Zimbabwe)
public speaking, interviews and advocacy
Blessing is a multi award winning Tedx speaker. She has been invited to speak and attended platforms such as House of Lords, House of Commons, Zimbabwean Embassy in the UK, podcast episode with UK's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, University of Cambridge, Henley Business School, Colgate Palmolive, Haleon Healthcare Group, Kings College London Entrepreneurial Institute, Falmouth University and many others
news coverage and mentions
Global influence across print and online media advocating for under represented communities and demonstrating a strong personal brand to inspire others.