About Us

Elevate Mind & Style is a nonprofit (EIN-394148771), women-centered organization dedicated to improving mental health outcomes by blending the healing power of community, creativity, and confidence. Through our Elevate Mental Wellness & Empowerment Initiative, we create spaces where women can heal and grow, with a particular focus on women of color, who too often face the greatest barriers to culturally responsive mental wellness resources and supportive community.


Many women move through major life transitions that shape their mental well-being: career changes, caregiving, loss, entrepreneurship, and relocation. For women in the diaspora, building a new life in an unfamiliar country adds another layer: rebuilding careers, creating new support systems, and rediscovering identity and confidence. Relocation is often described as one of life’s most stressful experiences, yet many women move through it without the community they need to thrive.

Cultural stigma, financial barriers, limited representation among providers, and a lack of spaces that reflect real lived experience keep too many women from seeking the support they deserve. Elevate Mind & Style exists to close that gap by offering a welcoming community where women can prioritize their mental wellness, strengthen resilience, and build meaningful connections rooted in authentic self-expression.
We believe every woman deserves a community that helps her heal, grow, and shine exactly as she is!

Our Mission

Heal
Create spaces that nurture mental wellness and break the stigma around mental health within communities of color, through open conversations, culturally responsive therapy resources, and expert-led sessions.

Grow
Through community, education, and inspiration from other women, empower women of color to reclaim their peace, embrace their strengths, and thrive personally and professionally in spaces designed with their experiences in mind.

Shine
Promote visibility and growth for women entrepreneurs and professionals of color by celebrating their achievements and amplifying their reach.

Our Logo Story

The Elevate Mind and Style logo is more than a design; it is a reflection of our mission.

The silhouette of a woman represents the heart of our community: strong, diverse, and visionary women. Within her natural crown, rests a beautifully stylized gold brain, a bold reminder that mental wellness is the foundation of true confidence and strength. The gold brain also depicts a striking symbol of intelligence, mental strength, clarity, and the inner power that defines every woman.

She wears bold, gold statement earrings, representing confidence, identity, and an unapologetic style.

The entire portrait is framed by an ornate circular border made of gold floral patterns, which evokes luxury, feminine strength, wellness, and empowerment.

Together, the logo tells our story:

Mental wellness is at the core, style is the expression, and women are the power.

Meet the Women of Influence Circle

We are a circle of passionate, visionary women united by one mission: to create spaces where women heal, grow, and shine. This vision drives our flagship program, the Elevate Mental Wellness & Empowerment Initiatives. Our members bring expertise across education, healthcare, lifestyle, fashion, coaching, and business, giving us a rare, multidimensional lens on what it truly takes to empower women.

Yinka Adekeye (MHA/MBA)

Founder & Convener

Dr. Samia Dokali (Phd. Economics)

Lead Advisor

Eniola Ekubi (MSc. Managerial Psychology)

Lead Advisor

Ibukun Komolafe (MBA)

Lead Advisor

Toyin Abiodun (MSc. Data Analytics)

Lead Advisor

Dr. Trina Francis (Ph.D. Org. Leadership)

Lead Advisor

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