An internationally renowned entrepreneur through her role as CEO, founder, and visionary, of the MOBO organisation, Kanya has displayed the rare drive and ambition needed to help take black music from the margins of British popular culture to the heart of the mainstream culture in the UK and around the world. Since the organisation’s inception in 1996, Kanya has built MOBO into a globally respected brand and with her expert guidance, the MOBO organisation has established itself as a champion of diversity, inclusion, and recognition for various talent within music, culture, arts, fashion, media and the larger society as a whole.