Meet the Founder
Why I Started My Sister's Keeper
Racheal Falola
Founder & CEO
For a long time, I believed that the key to reaching leadership was simple: work harder, achieve more and collect more qualifications.
As a Black British woman of Nigerian heritage, I felt I had to be exceptional just to be considered. So I invested in my education, earning an undergraduate degree and three postgraduate qualifications. Alongside that, I consistently took on additional responsibilities, believing that if I kept proving myself, leadership opportunities would naturally follow.
But despite my qualifications, experience and commitment, the leadership role I had worked so hard towards remained just out of reach.
Like many women, I began to internalise that experience. I questioned myself. Was I not good enough? Was I missing something? Had I simply not done enough?
Over time, I realised the answer was far more complex.
Career progression is rarely determined by qualifications alone.
Yes, systems influence who gets access to opportunities. Environments shape who is seen, heard and sponsored. But there is another barrier that often goes unnoticed: the voice inside us that begins to believe we are not ready, not capable or not enough.
Author and leadership coach Tara Mohr describes this as the inner critic—the internal voice that keeps us playing small, even when we have the talent, experience and potential to do more. Her work resonated deeply with me because I recognised how easily external barriers can strengthen internal doubt.
That realisation led me to ask bigger questions.
- How often do girls and young women from the global majority see themselves reflected in leadership?
- How often are they introduced to the breadth of careers available to them?
- How often are they equipped with mentors, networks and sponsors who can help them navigate spaces where they may be underrepresented?
Too often, the answer is: not enough.
The journey begins long before someone applies for a leadership role. It starts in our classrooms, our communities and our early career experiences. When we don't see what is possible, when we don't have access to information or representation, we can begin to believe certain opportunities were never meant for us.
That belief limits ambition long before ability ever does.
I founded My Sister's Keeper (MSK) because I know I am not the only woman who has experienced this.
MSK exists to ensure that women and girls of the global majority do not have to navigate education, careers and leadership alone.
We are building a community rooted in sisterhood and strengthened by mentorship, leadership development, career guidance and meaningful opportunities. Our mission is not only to help women reach leadership positions, but to help them recognise that they belong there.
Because every woman deserves access to the knowledge, networks and confidence that allow her to thrive.
And because when one woman rises, she creates space for countless others to rise with her.
Welcome to My Sister's Keeper. I'm so glad you're here.
Join a community of women and girls committed to growth, leadership and lifting each other higher.