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Princess Halliday
File:Princess Hally.jpg
Princess Halliday in 2016
Born
Princess Halliday

Nigeria
Education
  • Masters in Leadership from Woodbury University
  • Leadership for Professionals in communication, Harvard University
  • Diploma - School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupations
  • Petroleum Engineer,
  • Business Consultant,
  • Leadership consultant
  • Harvard Communication Expert,
  • Actress,
  • TV Personality,
  • Talk Show Host,
  • Event Host
Years active1998 – present
Websitewww.empowerafricainitiative.com

Princess Halliday is a leadership consultant, talk show host, business consultant, trained petroleum engineer, communications expert and occasional actress.[1] She is the founder of the Empower Africa Initiative.

Halliday is the host and executive producer of the television show The Princess Halliday Show, which airs on M-Net on the DSTV platform across 48 African Countries, it is also syndicated across Nigeria on Silverbird Television,[2] and in the UK on BEN TV.[3]

Early life

Halliday hails from Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria.[4] Her mother is from the Halliday Awusa “King Halliday” House of the Kingdom of Bonny.[5] At the age of 3, she hosted her first radio talk show, Kiddies World[6] and by the age of 14, she had held a number of roles at different companies. She enrolled into university at the age of 15.[7]

Career

This program presents to the world, individuals whom through tenacity and determination have accomplished something great and have been a catalyst for others to follow. The heart and soul of the show is ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

— Princess Halliday
(talking about her show The Princess Halliday Show)[6]

Empower Africa Initiative

At age 19, Princess Halliday founded the Empower Africa Initiative whose mission is to positively enhance the mindset of the world by showcasing and engaging people and communities, while empowering them to lead, innovate, and serve authentically. Halliday began producing her television show the Princess Halliday Show in collaboration with Multichoice Africa to be syndicated on M-Net via the DSTV network. The show has Halliday and her team travel across the world to showcase world leaders, global players, entrepreneurs, movie stars and ordinary people doing extraordinary things.[5] [8]

2014 till date

In 2014, Halliday earned a Leadership training from Harvard University in the Art of persuasion: Communicating with Influence.[9] Princess Halliday is currently rounding up an additional degree in Leadership from Woodbury University.

Halliday hosted the 2014 Miss Commonwealth International Pageant in the UK.[1] She also served the state as a special media and image consultant to the wife of the Governor of Rivers State at the time, Dame Judith Amaechi.[5]

In 2015, her show, the Princess Halliday show was renewed for another season, and she played host to a number of notable international guests including, American christian contemporary singer Don Moen, Jamaican singer Chevelle Franklyn, former Nigerian Presidential candidate, Professor Pat Utomi, emmy nominated actress Amy Gibson, Hollywood actor from the movie "the perfect match" Rob Riley and a former Rivers State governorship cadidate Peterside Dakuku and many others.[6]

Halliday made her acting debut in 2015, in a TV series produced by Nollywood film-maker Obi Emelonye, titled The Calabash.[2]

Personal Life

Halliday currently lives in West Hollywood, California in the United States. When asked about marriage, the Leadership Newspaper quotes her as saying “I will be married to a man with great wisdom and one who understands the turbulence of my call on earth. His footstep is still being orchestrated!”[10]

Awards and Recognition

In recognition of her work in different fields of endeavor, Halliday has been recognized by the International Commonwealth platform in London, and was given the award for the Youngest Executive Producer/TV Talk show Host in History.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nigeria-born Princess Halliday hosts Miss Commonwealth Int'l". The Net NG Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Princess Halliday empowers through new series". The Nation Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nigeria-born Princess Halliday hosts Miss Commonwealth Int'l". BEN TV. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Nigerian to host Miss Commonwealth in UK". The Eagle Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Founder and Executive Producer". Commonwealth Pageant. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Princess Halliday Show Commences New Season With Peterside Dakuku, Pat Utomi, Others Interviewed". CampusGist. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Africa: Princess Halliday's Empower Africa Initiative". All Africa.com. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Multichoice Empowers Africa Through The 'Princess Halliday Show'". ModernGhana. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Princess Halliday Earns Leadership Training For Professionals From Havard University". Modern Ghana News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Empower Africa Initiative (EAI) Boss Adds Another Year". The Leadership Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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