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Yimase Tor

@yimasetor

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Entrepreneurial fashion designer driving creative brands and community impact.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can design and grow fashion products, run community-focused programs, lead brand marketing and events, and scale social-impact initiatives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

I am an entrepreneurial fashion designer and founder who launched the Tormes label at 17 and grew it from campus sales to community-wide fashion shows and pop-up events. I design, hand-paint unique apparel, manage distribution and marketing, and led two brand shows during 2020–2021 while adapting to public-health protocols.

I also founded and run a registered NGO focused on women's empowerment, poverty alleviation, and child and drug-abuse awareness after relocating to Abuja. My experience includes retail operations, inventory and register work, event production, community programs such as an intellectual competition for displaced youth, and an upcoming clothing line relaunch honoring Nigerian culture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder / CEO

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Diamond in the Rough NGO

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Founded a registered NGO focused on women's empowerment, poverty alleviation, and child and drug-abuse awareness, and ran humanitarian missions and youth talent programs in Abuja since 2021.

Nonprofit Management Program Development Fundraising Community Outreach Event Coordination Stakeholder Engagement

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Owner / CEO

Current

Tormes

Dec 2018 - Present (7 years 2 months)

Founded and grew an independent fashion label, designing and selling hand-painted apparel to students and local communities, and produced two fashion shows in 2020–2021 to showcase designers and musicians.

Fashion Design Brand Development Event Planning Marketing Sales

Retail Sales Associate

Cece’s Beauty Supply

Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 (2 months)

Supported daily store operations including opening/closing, register work, inventory counting, price tagging and customer service, improving sales tracking and store presentation during summer 2020.

Customer Service Cash Handling Inventory Management Merchandising Store Operations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

McEachern High School

High-school diploma, High School

2016 - 2020

Activities and societies: Tennis team; journalism (yearbook photography and interviews); founded fashion label Tormes

Attended McEachern High School for four years, participated in tennis and school journalism, and founded an on-campus fashion label that grew beyond the school community.