Peace Hyde

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Peace Hyde
Born
London, UK
Nationality British — Ghanaian
Education Psychology
Alma mater Middlesex University
Years active2013 — present [1]
Known for Young, 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 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 2019, she was awarded the African Social Impact Award at the House of Parliament, House of Commons in the UK. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life and education

Hyde was born and raised in London, where she resided until 2015 before moving to Ghana. In her early years in London, she briefly practiced as a child psychologist before embarking on a career as a science teacher specialising in physics, chemistry and biology. [11]

Hyde is an alumna of Middlesex University, where she obtained a degree in psychology. [12] [13]

Career

Hyde holds positions as the head of Digital Media and partnership and the West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Hyde's work as a journalist has been featured in Black Enterprise, Huffington Post , Ebony and Fox News . [18] She was included in the United Nations' list of Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018. [19] Hyde serves as 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 founded the non-profit organisation called Aim Higher Africa with the aim of empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and change-makers in Africa. [22] [23] [24] Since its inception, Aim Higher Africa has facilitated the creation of over 6,000 small businesses in West Africa and has reached more than 3 million students. [25] [26]

In 2018, Hyde launched a skills acquisition center in Yaba, Nigeria, providing free education and skills training for start-ups. The center's curriculum, known as Mind-set Reorientation and Design Thinking (MRDT), aims to develop entrepreneurship skills among participants. [27]

Media entrepreneurship

Hyde served as the creator and executive producer of the first ever African reality TV series on Netflix, Young, Famous & African .[ citation needed ] Hyde has created, produced, and hosted two talk shows: Forbes Africa's My Worst Day with Peace Hyde (3 seasons), where she interviews Africa's billionaires, and Against the Odds (2 seasons) on CNBC Africa's Forbes Woman Africa segment.[ citation needed ]

Hyde has also worked as a producer for the Vice News documentary Inside Nigeria's push to end police brutality.[ citation needed ] She has hosted her own talk show, Friday Night Live, which ran for 4 seasons as well as the music talent competition MTN Hitmaker in Ghana for three seasons.[ citation needed ]

Hyde was named to the United Nations' Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018.[ citation needed ] She was among the 200 Inaugural Obama Foundation Africa Leaders, having been shortlisted by President Barack Obama from a pool of 30,000 African leaders in 2018. [28] [29] [30]

Public speaking

Hyde has been invited to speak at the Flourish Africa Conference, which was organised by Folorunso Alakija. [31] Hyde has also been a speaker at TEDxAccra, TEDxKumasi, Global Social Awards in Prague, Essence, Africa 2018 Forum in Egypt, Social Media Week Lagos, and Hustle in Heels London. [32] [33] [34] [35]

Awards and recognition

YearEventPrizeResult
2015People's Choice AwardsFemale News Presenter of the YearNominated
RTP AwardsTelevision Female Entertainment Show Host of the YearNominated
Young CEO Business SummitYoung CEO Global AwardWon
Avance Media AwardsTop 50 Most Influential Young GhanaiansWon
2016Nigerian Broadcaster Merit AwardsFemale African Broadcaster of the Year [36] Won
Women For Africa AwardsInternational Business Woman of the YearNominated
Women For Africa AwardsBusiness Woman of the YearNominated
The African Network of EntrepreneursTop 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in GhanaWon
Women For Africa AwardsJudges Special Recognition AwardWon
Africa Boku Talent Africa AwardsExcellence In Journalism AwardWon
Waislitz Global Citizen AwardGlobal Citizen AwardsNominated
2017Discovery Young Health Journalist of the Year AwardYoung Upcoming Health Journalist AwardNominated
SanlamJournalist AwardNominated
Mipad100 Most influential people of African DescentWon
Ghana Naija Showbiz AwardsWinner Radio/TV PersonalityWon
Discovery AwardsThe Discovery Young Health Journalist of the yearNominated
2018Nigerian Teen Choice AwardsChoice Media Personality of the YearWon
Obama FoundationObama Foundation Leaders Africa FellowWon
2019Africa Social Impact AwardAfrica Achievers AwardWon
Global Social AwardsSocial Impact and ChangeFinalist
2021African Growth StorySanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial JournalismWon [37]

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  2. ↑ "Meet Peace Hyde, Ghana's rising star". www.ghanaweb.com. 7 November 2013. 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.
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  11. ↑ "Peace Hyde — Proudly Ghanaian". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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  22. ↑ "Watch Episode 1 of Forbes Africa TV's "My Worst Day": An Indepth Interview with the Emir of Kano". 4 May 2016. 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". 2 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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  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". 9 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Forbes Africa TV launches with flagship show "My Worst Day" hosted by Peace Hyde". 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Peace brings Forbes African TV to GH". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  31. ↑ "Peace Hyde confirmed as Keynote Speaker for Folorunso Alakija's Flourish Africa". Vanguard News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  32. ↑ "Media Personality Peace Hyde Using Business to Transcend Poverty in Africa". Black Enterprise. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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  34. ↑ "Let's meet in Prague at the Global Social Awards".
  35. ↑ 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.
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  37. ↑ "Peace Hyde wins 'African Growth Story' at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism". BellaNaija. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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