Munachiso Nwokolo
At PeopleDem property we believe in celebrating our community by spotlighting black excellence in property. Today we are celebrating Munachiso Nwokolo.
Munachiso is a property investor, NHS doctor, researcher, and the founder of an arts and culture platform that centres Black stories. She is also a co-founder of Udo Health, a company delivering live, doctor-designed coaching programmes that help staff, students, and teams prevent burnout. At Udo Health, Munachiso combines her academic and medical expertise with a deep commitment to social impact, designing wellbeing solutions that resonate across education, healthcare, and workplace communities.
In addition to her work in health, Munachiso founded the Udo Collection, a fashion brand built on timeless design, zero-waste principles, and ethically sourced deadstock and reclaimed fabrics. Each fabric is selected for its quality, texture, and ethical history. By focusing on every stage of the supply chain, the brand supports fair labour practices, minimises environmental impact, and contributes to a slower, more sustainable future for fashion.
Inclusivity is central to the Udo Collection. Diversity in race, size, gender, sexuality, ability, age, and neurodiversity is not only welcomed but celebrated. The brand designs dresses to joyfully honour all body types, ensuring everyone feels confident, comfortable, and stylish. Feeling good in your clothes is about more than appearance it’s about fit, ease, and self-expression. Fashion should make people feel exceptional, not excluded. Every garment is made in London, allowing the team to stay closely connected to each step of the process. Local production reduces transport emissions, supports the local economy, and reinforces the brand’s commitment to quality, slow growth, and ethical practice.
Munachiso is proud of the multiple ways she supports her community through health, fashion, and property. She has built a buy-to-let property portfolio and reflects on her journey into property investment. “Land ownership gives you the freedom to decide what happens in a space. I learned valuable lessons from building and selling a small portfolio, and now I want to apply that knowledge to developing a self-sufficient space for Black creative entrepreneurs.”
With a vision to create something larger and more impactful, Munachiso has begun selling some of her properties to invest in a revolutionary new project. This development will form the London base of a global network of spaces centred on Black entrepreneurship bringing together her passion for community with the long-term stability of property ownership. She is inspired by people who challenge existing structures and actively work to change them, believing that if spaces are not built for us, we can build our own.
Munachiso describes this vision as “a living room for Black creative entrepreneurs food, fashion, art, space.” She envisions a double-fronted, mixed-use cultural hub in central London that brings together everyday food and drink, culturally rooted fashion, and a curated library of art and objects. Residential flats above the ground-floor commercial space will provide long-term rental income. The building will be jointly owned by a small group of co-founder developers.
Currently in the planning phase, Munachiso aims to develop a five-year plan by the end of 2026. She has already drafted an ownership model and initial financial strategy, with revenue streams including residential rent, a food and drink counter, and brand residencies. What she now seeks is a small, dedicated group of co-developers to refine the vision and bring the space to life. The long-term goal is a self-sustaining, circular ecosystem that centres Black entrepreneurship without reliance on external funding. If this vision resonates, Munachiso welcomes conversations.
Committed to learning and community growth, Munachiso shared resources that have shaped her journey: Privatise the Mandem by Nabil Alkinani, Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made the West by Subhadra Das, and the Property Podcast by Rob Dix and Rob Bence. She credits the podcast community with helping her meet her first joint-venture partner and even inspiring a quote of hers that appeared in one of Rob Dix’s books. When asked who helped her most along the way, she simply said, “My mum and dad, for creating space for me to read and learn.” That love of learning led her to earn a PhD in Diabetes Care, an achievement she is incredibly proud of.
It is an honour to write about Munachiso, as we share a vision of investing in community and building a circular ecosystem. Her superpower is her curiosity fuelling her career, her businesses, and her ability to execute bold ideas. It is this curiosity that makes us confident she will realise the community-centred property project she is now bringing to life.
