Legacy Begins With Your First Name: Barkue Tubman-Zawolo on Beauty, Business and Building Global Power

The global strategist, powerhouse executive and founder of MBL International Group talks African influence, executive presence, purposeful profit and why every woman should recognize the power connected to her own name.

By Teia Burroughs

There is something special about a woman who can walk into a room, turn heads with her style and then completely command the conversation with her brilliance.

Barkue Tubman-Zawolo is that woman.

Her style is polished. Her presence is magnetic. Her confidence feels natural, effortless and completely her own. She is warm enough to make people feel comfortable, yet powerful enough to make it immediately clear that she knows exactly who she is.

That winning combination of beauty, business savvy and cultural pride has helped Tubman-Zawolo build a career that reaches across industries, communities and continents.

Born in Liberia and raised in the United States, Tubman-Zawolo is a global strategist and the founder of MBL International Group and Power WalkHer Global. Through her work, she creates opportunities for women, entrepreneurs, creatives and brands while helping connect Africa with the global diaspora.

Before expanding her work into global business and cultural development, Tubman-Zawolo built a successful career in entertainment and music management. She learned how to navigate executive spaces, advocate for talent, negotiate opportunities and make major moves in an industry that was often dominated by men.

Now, she is using those experiences to create pathways for others.

Her mission is personal. Tubman-Zawolo wants women and girls, especially African girls, Black girls and women of color, to know that their present circumstances do not determine their future possibilities.

She also understands that beauty,…