Chekwas OkaforONYCHEK.com is now ONCHEK.comIt was about 5pm, and it was already dark. I was away from civilization, and my head lights were as bright as possible. I wasn’t hitting a…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Chekwas OkaforHow Tristan Walker inspired my company- Epiphany III was driving towards Washington Ave. in Albany NY, after it had just snowed. The roads were slippery and it was terribly cold. Why am I…Aug 21, 2017Aug 21, 2017
Chekwas OkaforHow the idea of my company emerged- Epiphany IIt was unusually sunny and I was unusually happy. I have a feeling it was a Friday, when everything just feels better. The sun less hot…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
Chekwas OkaforThe Best Mistake of My LifeIt was 2008. August. Nineteenth. I was sitting in a cyber café, as home computers weren’t as popular in Nigeria yet. This was my third time…Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Chekwas OkaforMy advice to African Fashion designers just starting out.First of all, thanks for deciding to share your creativity with the world. Being a fashion designer in Africa is still relatively a new…May 29, 20171May 29, 20171
Chekwas OkaforYou probably have ZERO Haters. Seriously.Writing this title is the first time I wrote out the word “Haters.” Why? Probably because I don’t have any. I tend not to talk or write…May 22, 20171May 22, 20171
Chekwas Okafor3 reasons why Africa will embrace 3D fashion faster than any other regionThe future of fashion is currently being debated. Will it be on-time manufacturing? What role will big data play? Will malls serve the same…May 15, 2017May 15, 2017
Chekwas OkaforA little story behind ONYCHEK brandingONYCHEK, ONYE CHEK, ONEE CHEK? These are different ways people try to pronounce the name. I correct them though- it is pronounced UH KNEE…Apr 18, 2017Apr 18, 2017
Chekwas Okafor“Don’t be an entrepreneur,” Dad told me. I was 7.I was 7 years old. Lying on a couch- the same red/black/blue corduroy love seat that I took my first official baby picture on when I was 0…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017