Build With Her Magazine · Issue 07

Issue 07

August 28 – September 10, 2026·Published·9 stories·7 contributors

The stories published by Build With Her contributors between August 28 – September 10, 2026.

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  1. Cybersecurity

    Shadow AI Is Already Inside Your Organisation and Your Team Does Not Know It Is a Problem

    This article exposes the specific, measurable costs of shadow AI to your intellectual property, your data privacy obligations, your security certifications, and your competitive advantage, and gives every founder and CTO the framework to govern AI tool usage before the next incident makes the decision for them.

    By Stella Ojiuba·August 31, 2026·8 min·Contributor
  2. Cybersecurity

    A Practical Guide to Cloud Security, Vendor Risk and AI Governance for Growing Startups

    This article is the answer to the question they all asked next, what do I actually do about it? A practical, sequenced, integrated framework for fixing all three problems built not for compliance theatre but for organisations that want security woven into their culture, their contracts, and their infrastructure before they are forced to.

    By Stella Ojiuba·September 4, 2026·8 min·Contributor
  1. Leadership

    The Organization Was Already Answering | Organizational Risk Signals

    Strong people can hide weak systems. Long before the numbers move, an organization may already be revealing where risk is growing.

    By Eva Simone·September 2, 2026·3 min·Contributor
  2. Leadership

    The Body Was Already Answering | Embodied Leadership for Women

    A woman can keep performing beautifully while overriding what her body already knows. Explore embodied leadership, self-trust, and the intelligence of the body.

    By Eva Simone·September 2, 2026·1 min·Contributor
  1. Career Journey

    What I learn from Previous Month to Build the Recent Month

    Last month didn’t just pass. It taught me something.

    By Balikis Shuarau ·September 1, 2026·1 min·Contributor
  1. Founders & Entrepreneurship

    Leave Your Ego on the Mat: What High-Risk Business Taught Me About Ambition, Stimulants and Spirituality

    A reflection on the strange contradiction of modern high-risk business: we push ourselves to perform faster with caffeine, stimulants and constant optimisation, then turn to yoga, meditation and spirituality to slow ourselves back down. What happens when ambition, ego and the search for inner peace all meet on the same mat?

    By Helen Gomon·August 28, 2026·7 min·Contributor
  1. Personal Branding

    From Effort to First Client: My Journey into Meta Ads Management

    After months of self-taught learning and repeated rejection, the writer finally lands their first real client for Meta Ads management and discovers that running a live account teaches lessons no course ever could.

    By Adeela Rashid ·September 2, 2026·8 min·Contributor
  2. Personal Branding

    APPRECIATION IS ALSO PERSONAL BRANDING

    Personal branding is not only about talking about yourself. It is also about how you recognize, appreciate, and celebrate the people around you. Genuine appreciation builds relationships, reflects your values, and strengthens trust.

    By Anitha D·September 10, 2026·5 min·Contributor
  1. Learning & Education

    The Hidden Backpack Many Young Readers Carry

    “The Hidden Backpack” explores the unseen emotional burden some young readers carry when they repeatedly have difficulties with reading, termed Dyslexia after an assessment has been done. It highlights how fear, embarrassment, anxiety, and self-doubt can affect a child’s confidence and behaviour, reminding adults to look beyond the challenge and see the whole child. The article encourages everyone to offer understanding, appropriate support, and positive learning experiences that help children with Dyslexia believe they can succeed.

    By Mary Imaobong Offiong·September 8, 2026·3 min·Contributor
From Stories to Patterns

BWH Reports examines patterns across the larger body of stories published by women in the magazine, the kind of shape that only appears when many issues are read together.

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    • Helen Gomon
    • Stella Ojiuba
    • Balikis Shuarau
    • Adeela Rashid
    • Eva Simone
    • Eva Simone
    • Stella Ojiuba
    • Mary Imaobong Offiong
    • Anitha D
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    Issue 07 · August 28 – September 10, 2026