How I Crushed It
Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. In each interview each guest will share their journey on how they have been able to crush it whether it be in the world of the arts, sports, or the business world and beyond. Listen in to be entertained and find out how they each overcame big obstacles, find out who inspires them and what are the next goals for them to achieve. No matter what career you are in each interview will offer up takeaways which will help you to also CRUSH IT
Episodes
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Jordan Jarrett-Bryan - Former sportsman turned Channel 4 News broadcaster
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Jordan Jarrett-Bryan is a former Wheelchair Basketball athlete turned broadcaster and is now working as the Sports Correspondent for Channel 4 News, a presenter on talkSPORT, The Guardian Football Weekly and has his own Youtube channel, Blakademik.Website: https://blakademik.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjarrettbryan/South London Talent Factory documentary______________________________________________________________________________________________Stay in touch:Twitter: @howicrusheditInstagram: @howicrusheditEmail us at howicrushedit@gmail.comUse the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Edwin Appiah - Investor and Venture Capitalist
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Edwin Appiah is an investor and Venture Capitalist and General Partner of Cornerstone VC, the largest black led, diverse-focused investment fund. He is also a former International Banker to the rich and famous at Coutts Bank
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwinappiah
Website: https://www.cornerstonevc.co/
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Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Emmanuel Asuquo - The funniest financial expert in the UK
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Emmanuel Asuquo is a Financial Adviser, author, and motivational speaker. He is also a popular TV personality who you may recognise from BBC 1 show We Are England, Channel 4 show Secret Spenders and Save Well Spend Better.
Emmanuel's book: Get Your Money Right
Twitter: @TheEmaneffectUK
Instagram: @theemaneffectuk
Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Maggie Alphonsi - Rugby World Cup winner
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Maggie Alphonsi is a rugby World Cup winner. She won 74 caps and scored 28 tries playing for the England national team and in 2012 was awarded an MBE for services to rugby. A columnist for the Daily Telegraph, she has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2016 and since then has become the first former female player to be part of a TV broadcast team for a men’s Rugby World Cup and is a pundit on ITVs coverage of the current Men's Rugby World cup.
Maggie's autobiography: Winning the Fight
Twitter: @maggiealphonsi
Instagram: @maggiealphonsi
Join us at the UK Black Business Week this week for the Ultimate Celebration of Black Excellence!
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Tayo Oguntonade - Property expert and TV personality
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Tayo Oguntonade is a successful property investor, mortgage advisor and also a popular TV presenter. He can currently be seen on the BAFTA award-winning Great House Giveaway on Channel 4. He's also been featured on Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch, Rip Off Britain and Morning Live and is fast making a name for himself as a trusted property and consumer advice expert. He and his wife have also created the successful property related Youtube channel Brickzwithtipz.
Twitter:@brickzwithtipz
Instagram: @brickzwithtipz
Website: www.tayooguntonade.com/
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Stephanie Boyce - President of the Law Society of England and Wales 21/22
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Stephanie Boyce is a solicitor and from March 2021 to October 2022, she was President of the Law Society where she made history by becoming the sixth female, and the first person of colour to become president of the professional body. A passionate diversity champion, she has also been involved with the HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity. She has also made the Power List 100 Most Influential Black People in the UK in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and was jointly awarded the 2022 Burberry British Diversity Awards-Inspirational Role Model of the Year
Twitter:@IStephanieBoyc1
Website: https://www.istephanieboyce.com
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Friday Aug 18, 2023
Jessica Hope - PR guru to the stars
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Jessica Hope is an award winning PR expert and the founder and managing director of Wimbart, a London based boutique PR agency. Wimbart specializes in the African tech startup sector, with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa and the MENA region. She is a regular speaker, panelist, and mentor on Tech in Africa and has been recognised both in the UK PRWeek Powerbook 2019-23 and in the Provoke EMEA “Innovators to Watch” 2021 list. In 2023 she was named BME PR PRos' Founder of the Year and Wimbart was voted Agency of the Year.
Instagram: @wimbarthope
Website: https://wimbart.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-hope-wimbart/
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Shannon Bono - Artist defeating the doubters
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Shannon Bono is an artist and also an Associate Lecturer currently living and working in London. As well as her works being exhibited across the world, Shannon is also currently one of ten leading artists from the UK commissioned by King Charles to create portraits of ten pioneering members of the Windrush Generation.
Instagram: @bonosart_
Website: www.bono-art.com
BBC Documentary - Windrush: Portraits of a Generation
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Friday Jul 14, 2023
Kyle Walker - Sky Sports presenter making waves
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Kyle Walker is a SJA British Sports Journalism nominated Sky Sports presenter and reporter who also regularly works for Manchester City TV, EA Sports and FIFA. On this episode he talks about growing up in Moss Side, how he got his big break in TV and what interviewing Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp is like.
Instagram: @kylewalker115
Twitter: @kylewalker115
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Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Dr Dion Terrelonge - Fashion pioneer
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
On the podcast this week we speak to Dr. Dion Terrelonge who is a chartered Psychologist, a researcher and fashion stylist. She is also considered one of the pioneers of fashion psychology in the UK. In this episode we talk about Vogue departing editor Edward Enninful, how fashion tastes change as you get older and why many black women are getting into fashion psychology.
Instagram: @thefashionpsychologist_
Website: www.thefashionpsychologist.com
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