A Connecticut-based digital creator and jewelry designer, Olayinka started Yours Truly Yinka as a creative outlet to document her journey as an African-American millenial. Her blog is an expression of her thoughts, inspirations, and love for fashion, beauty, supply chain management, and entrepreneurship. In 2015, she decided to start her blog and has not looked back since.
A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Olayinka spent her teenage years in Baltimore, Maryland, and went to Howard University in Washington, DC. After graduating with a BS in Supply Chain Management, she moved back to Connecticut. When Olayinka is not working on her blog or designing pieces of jewelry for her lines YINKA ORISAN and AKEYNO, she works full-time in the Aerospace industry as a Supply Chain Management professional. You can learn 26 random things about her here.
In Olayinka’s spare time she loves cooking new recipes and giving herself manicures. She also enjoys exercising and takes her self-care seriously. When she’s not exercising or working on her business ventures, Olayinka is volunteering her time with Hands on Hartford, a local non-profit that provides supportive services, including case management, counseling, and rental support for people living with complex health issues in the Hartford area.
You’ll usually find Olayinka hanging with her fiance Tunji, her best friends, or with her family in Maryland. She created Yours Truly Yinka to become the home for all her multi-faceted projects and ideas. You’ll find new posts on my blog every week. I also post on my new YouTube channel every Monday and Saturday. If you’re looking for links to outfits I wear on my Instagram, check out my Style With Yinka page as that’s updated regularly.