XOkayAfrica: Jessica O. Matthews Powers Up Our New York Office
Renewable energy CEO, Jessica O. Matthews, stopped by OkayAfrica HQ in NYC. See exclusive photos.
We get a lot of drop-ins at the OkayAfrica offices.
<p><em>Any given day, you're liable to see an afrobeats star, buzzing actor, fashion it-girl, or underground artist stopping by our Brooklyn headquarters to say what's up and scope out our multipurpose gallery, OkaySpace.</em></p><p><em>In our new series <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/xokayafrica/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>XOkayAfrica</strong></a>, we'll be capturing those visits through exclusive photos.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>NEW YORK CITY</strong>—Renewable energy maven <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/okay100women/jessica-o-matthews-okay-100-women/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jessica O. Matthews</strong></a> is #goals.</p><p>The Nigerian CEO of social enterprise tech start-up, <a href="http://www.unchartedplay.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Uncharted Play</strong></a>, stopped by our offices to catch up and for us to learn about new energy-generating projects her company's embarking on the continent (details soon come).</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>The <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/100women/jessica-o-matthews/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OkayAfrica 100 Women honoree</a> also didn't leave the OkayAfrica HQ without dropping encouraging gems to the staff and a photo-op with our signature sign.</p><p>In the photos below, Matthews rocks one of the tees from our <strong><a href="https://shop.okayafrica.com/collections/spring-summer-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AFRICAN AF</a></strong> collection. The motto of all Nigerian mottos, "Naija No Dey Carry Last," is a phrase that resonates with her when she says:</p><p></p><blockquote>'Naija No Dey Carry Last' means that no matter what, we as Nigerians push. It's our version of <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/photos/striking-photos-bring-phrase-black-girl-magic-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Girl Magic</a>, even on our worst day, we will be the best you've ever seen. To me it just sets the bar of what I need to accomplish each day when I go out into the world and represent Nigeria.</blockquote><p>Take a look at our exclusive photos from Jessica O. Matthews’ visit, shot by <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaygingerlynn/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ginny Suss</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p class="image-media media-photo-credit"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDk5ODU1OC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODIwMzc4Nn0.o4rYTawkAlQT64BcBxEPp8UIEZfrYzlcGTyDBaAHz4w/img.jpg?width=980" id="0398f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="735c61d3c0279942f326e1cd70a2f0e2" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"> Photo by Ginny Suss.</p><p></p><p class="image-media media-photo-credit"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDk5ODU1OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MzI3NTEwOX0.zAxpgmEZKmDuHjMVuQ-ScbixTYqUx9mR9BjHDmdSgX8/img.jpg?width=980" id="8f283" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="833fd7e7cc28200fb0d795247d692a2f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"> Photo by Ginny Suss.</p><p></p><p class="image-media media-photo-credit"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDk5ODU2MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNDY0NDE1NH0.yzK7mTaqPxiW93kyIugzzuNMrjmd8VG3o8H6s0eGttU/img.jpg?width=980" id="34700" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cfe9495e47cf97861a3c18c917b76d51" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"> Photo by Ginny Suss.</p><p></p><p class="image-media media-photo-credit"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDk5ODU2Mi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1OTEyNDEzM30.3vWM5fhUtvrij2cVWGOV9yy_7Eqrlj9yHSzsmy0hKAU/img.jpg?width=980" id="95272" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3c23b6f6be4971214672bd85c6b68802" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"> Photo by Ginny Suss.</p><p> </p>
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