Peace Hyde Explained

Peace Hyde
Birth Place:London, UK
Nationality:British — Ghanaian
Education:Psychology
Alma Mater:Middlesex University
Years Active:2013 — present[1]
Known For:Young, Famous & African
Notable Works:Foundation 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 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]

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 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]

In 2018, Hyde launched a skills acquisition center in Yaba, Nigeria, providing free education and skills training for start-ups.

Media entrepreneurship

Hyde served as the creator and executive producer of the first ever African reality TV series on Netflix, Young, Famous & African. 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.

Hyde has also worked as a producer for the Vice News documentary Inside Nigeria's push to end police brutality. 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.

Hyde was named to the United Nations' Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018. 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.[25] [26] [27]

Public speaking

Hyde has been invited to speak at the Flourish Africa Conference, which was organised by Folorunso Alakija.[28] 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.[29] [30] [31] [32]

Awards and recognition

Year Event Prize Result
2015 People's Choice Awards Female News Presenter of the Year
RTP Awards Television Female Entertainment Show Host of the Year
Young CEO Business Summit Young CEO Global Award
Avance Media Awards Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians
2016 Nigerian Broadcaster Merit Awards Female African Broadcaster of the Year[33]
Women For Africa Awards International Business Woman of the Year
Women For Africa Awards Business Woman of the Year
The African Network of Entrepreneurs Top 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana
Women For Africa Awards Judges Special Recognition Award
Africa Boku Talent Africa Awards Excellence In Journalism Award
Waislitz Global Citizen AwardGlobal Citizen Awards
2017Discovery Young Health Journalist of the Year AwardYoung Upcoming Health Journalist Award
Sanlam Journalist Award
Mipad100 Most influential people of African Descent
Ghana Naija Showbiz AwardsWinner Radio/TV Personality
Discovery AwardsThe Discovery Young Health Journalist of the year
2018Nigerian Teen Choice AwardsChoice Media Personality of the Year
Obama FoundationObama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow
2019Africa Social Impact AwardAfrica Achievers Award
Global Social AwardsSocial Impact and Change
2021African Growth StorySanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism[34]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peace Hyde hugs the limelight . Graphic.com.gh . 23 January 2015 . 18 March 2015 . Akese, Efia.
  2. Web site: Meet Peace Hyde, Ghana's rising star. www.ghanaweb.com. 7 November 2013 . 2016-08-24.
  3. Web site: Peace Hyde wins special recognition award for Aim Higher Africa at Women4Africa Awards UK - AmeyawDebrah.Com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910202159/http://ameyawdebrah.com/peace-hyde-wins-special-recognition-award-aim-higher-africa-women4africa-awards-uk/ . 2016-09-10 . 2016-08-24 . ameyawdebrah.com.
  4. Web site: CHILD EDUCATION: Peace Hyde Brings New Technology Initiative To Nigeria 360Nobs.com . 2016-08-24 . www.360nobs.com.
  5. Web site: Peace Hyde's Aim Higher Africa secures partnership deal with Nasco Electronics GhanaGist.Com . 2016-08-24 . ghanagist.com.
  6. Web site: The Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601183217/http://ghanagist.com/peace-hydes-aim-higher-africa-secures-partnership-deal-with-nasco-electronics/ . 2016-06-01 . 2019-08-13 . Obama Foundation . en.
  7. Web site: Peace Hyde revealed as new West Africa Correspondent: Forbes Africa . 3 August 2015 . 2016-08-24.
  8. Web site: Peace Hyde shortlisted to judge Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2015 - AmeyawDebrah.Com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910204306/http://ameyawdebrah.com/peace-hyde-shortlisted-to-judge-forbes-africa-person-of-the-year-2015/ . 2016-09-10 . 2016-08-24 . ameyawdebrah.com.
  9. Web site: Ghana HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News . 2016-08-24 . www.modernghana.com.
  10. Web site: Iyanya, Peace Hyde and Others Honoured for Their Career Excellence at the "Style Africa Awards" in Los Angeles . 10 July 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  11. Web site: Peace Hyde — Proudly Ghanaian . www.graphic.com.gh . 2019-05-12.
  12. Web site: Meet Peace Hyde, Ghana's rising star. 7 November 2013. GhanaWeb. 18 March 2015. Anangfio, Ebenezer.
  13. Web site: Peace Hyde - AmeyawDebrah.com. AmeyawDebrah.Com. 2015-11-28.
  14. Web site: Peace Hyde appointed Head of Digital Media for Forbes Africa Online Starr Fm. Starrfmonline. 12 September 2017 . en-US. 2019-05-12.
  15. Web site: Peace Hyde - Head of Digital Media, Forbes Africa.
  16. Web site: Oil Mogul Tonye Cole of Sahara Group shares Lessons learned from Failure in Forbes Africa April Edition Read & Watch Video. 11 April 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  17. Web site: Peace Hyde joins new season of MTV's Shuga - AmeyawDebrah.Com. ameyawdebrah.com. 2016-08-24.
  18. Web site: Media maven Peace Hyde talks about Aim Higher Africa on Fox News. www.ghanaweb.com. 11 February 2019 . en. 2019-05-12.
  19. Web site: Peace Hyde in UN's list of 'Most Influential Persons' 2017 Starr Fm. Mensah. Kent. 26 May 2017 . en-US. 2019-05-12.
  20. Web site: Friday Night Live with Peace Hyde goes live on GhOne from August 15 - AmeyawDebrah.Com. ameyawdebrah.com. 2016-08-24.
  21. Web site: African Entrepreneurs share their Learning Moments & Tough Times on Forbes Africa TV's 'My Worst Day with Peace Hyde' Trailer. 21 April 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  22. Web site: Watch Episode 1 of Forbes Africa TV's "My Worst Day": An Indepth Interview with the Emir of Kano. 4 May 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  23. Web site: MTV Shuga season 4 starring Peace Hyde & Chris Attoh premieres September 13 - AmeyawDebrah.Com. ameyawdebrah.com. 2016-08-24.
  24. Web site: "There were a lot of sleepless nights and battles" Folorunsho Alakija covers August Edition of Forbes Africa Magazine. 2 August 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  25. Web site: 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 . 2016-08-24.
  26. Web site: Forbes Africa TV launches with flagship show "My Worst Day" hosted by Peace Hyde . 23 March 2016 . 2016-08-24.
  27. Web site: Peace brings Forbes African TV to GH. www.graphic.com.gh. 2019-08-13.
  28. Web site: Peace Hyde confirmed as Keynote Speaker for Folorunso Alakija's Flourish Africa. 2019-06-28. Vanguard News. en-US. 2019-08-13.
  29. Web site: Media Personality Peace Hyde Using Business to Transcend Poverty in Africa. 2017-02-23. Black Enterprise. en-US. 2019-08-13.
  30. Web site: Peace Hyde's inspirational talk at TED-x Accra 2015. TheOnlyWayIsGhana. 2015-05-19. The Only Way Is Ghana. en-US. 2019-08-13.
  31. News: Let's meet in Prague at the Global Social Awards.
  32. Web site: Peace Hyde, Vanessa Simmons, Karen Civil and Mc Lyte speak At 2018 Essence E Suite Panel in New Orleans. Debrah. Ameyaw. 2018-07-11. AmeyawDebrah.com. en-US. 2019-08-13.
  33. Web site: Anangfio. Ebenezer. Meet Peace Hyde, wins best African Broadcaster of the year. Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 1 August 2015.
  34. News: Peace Hyde wins 'African Growth Story' at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism . 9 April 2022 . BellaNaija . 1 November 2021.

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