Chioma Ikokwu (born June 25, 1989) popularly known as Chioma Good Hair, is an award winning Nigerian entrepreneur and Lawyer. She came to prominence as the co-founder of Good Hair Ltd alongside Kika Osunde. She is also a motivational speaker and advocate for women’s empowerment.

Early Life

Chioma Ikokwu was born on June 25, 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria.

She obtained a LL.B degree from the University of Birmingham in 2010. She had a distinction in her LL.M degree in International Environmental Law and International Commercial Arbitration at the University of London. She went to the Nigerian Law School and was called to Bar in 2013.

Career

Chioma was supported by her parents with the initial capital to start up her business.

She co-founded the hair and beauty brand, Good Hair Ltd in England in 2009 before she later moved to Nigeria in 2014. Ikokwu alongside Osunde built a beauty hub called “The Good Hair Space”, a mall which comprises of hair Salon, VIP Lounge, makeup studio and so on.

Aside being an entrepreneur, she is also a motivational speaker and advocate for women’s empowerment. She runs an executive coaching program where she mentors business aspirants on branding and marketing.

She is the founder of The Good Way Foundation, an organization that focus on sickle cell awareness.

Awards & Nominations

Ikokwu has won several awards such as:

• Entrepreneur of the Year at the Young Entrepreneurs Summit (2018)
• Hair and Beauty Brand of the Year at the Confederation of the West African Youth Awards (2019)
• United Nations Raising Awareness for Sickle Cell in Africa Humanitarian Award from the Sickle Cell Foundation (2019)

Net Worth

Chioma Ikokwu has an estimated net worth of $500,000.

Social Media Handle

• Twitter: @chiomaikokwu
• Instagram: @chiomagoodhair