Akim Soul’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Entrepreneur culturel malien
A.K.A. Ibrahim Guindo
Is Businessperson
Entrepreneur
From Mali
Type Business
Gender male
Birth

18 February 1993, Gao, Mali

Age 27 years
Star sign Aquarius

Ibrahim Guindo connu en tant que Akim Soul né le 18 février 1993 à Gao au Mali, est un entrepreneur culturel malien. Il est à l’origine de plusieurs événements et initiatives qui valorisent l’art vestimentaire africain au Mali.

Biographie

Jeunesse

Né à Gao d’un père douanier et d’une mère ménagère, Ibrahim Guindo a grandi à Bamako. Il est formé à l’École Nationale d’Ingénierie mais après son BTS il se lance dans la mode. C’est Tahara Touré qui lui offre sa première chance en 2011 en le sollicitant officiellement pour le jury de la sélection des mannequins du FIMA qui déroule la même année au Niger.

Entrepreneuriat dans la mode

Il créé ensuite l’Association Mali Mode qui réunit des créateurs africains, des mannequins, des stylistes de mode pour essentiellement initier des événements afin de valoriser la mode africaine. Parmi eux on compte l’indienne Mimi Pedro de la marque Fany lolo et la malienne Mariah Bocoum. Il collabore aussi avec l’Alliance des Couturiers et Créateurs du Mali (ACCM) créée par la styliste Mariétou Diakité pour l’organisation de Bamako Fashion Week qui a eu lieu à Bamako du 19 au 21 février 2015
En 2013, Ibrahim Guindo créé l’Agence Akim Soûl qui organisa les Journées Mode à Bamako 22 au 24 mai 2018 et le défilé de mode Mali Mode Show le 24 mai 2018 au Blonba, un espace culturel dirigé par Alioun Ifra N”diaye. En 2019, il propose de transformer les Journées Mode en une plateforme international sur la mode africaine. La plateforme se nomme alors Les Journées de la Création et la styliste Mariah Bocoum en est l’Ambassadrice et en compagnie de Souleymane Diakité, Directeur National de la Formation professionnelle au Mali, parraine les 3 jours de formations et de conférence au profit des jeunes créateurs venues de toutes l’Afrique.

Formation

Ibrahim Guindo est titulaire d’un BTS de l’École nationale d’ingénierie du Mali (ENI). Il vit à Bamako.

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