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
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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
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
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
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
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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Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
On this podcast this week we speak to Tech leader and philanthropist Tunji Akintokun. He is currently a senior director and leading the UK and Ireland Marketing Solutions team at LinkedIn. A keen African contemporary art collector, and former top junior athlete he was awarded an MBE in 2018 for services to young people from ethnic minorities in Science and Technology. He explains why having good mentors and personal champions can be the most powerful thing you can do for your career
Twitter: @tunji_akintokun
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tunjiakintokun
Your Future Your Ambition
Further information about fostering in the 70's and 80's
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Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
On this podcast this week we speak to Keisha Thompson who is a Manchester based writer, performance artist, mathematician and producer. Keisha is the Artistic Director and CEO of Contact theatre based in Manchester, Chair of radical arts funding body, Future’s Venture Foundation, an ITC board member and recipient of The Arts Foundation Theatre Makers Award 2021 . In this interview Keisha talks about her love of Manchester, how she got into the Arts, and what she is most proud of in becoming the Artistic Director of Contact.
Instagram: @shebekeke
Twitter: @Keke_Thom
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Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
On this podcast this week we speak to award winning entrepreneur and founder & CEO of BYP Network, the networking platform for black professionals. In this interview Kike talks about her day to day life as an athlete, using the sports mentality in the business world, and the problems we are facing in the black community.
Instagram: @kikeoniwinde
Twitter: @KikeOniwinde
BYP Network: https://byp.network/
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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
On the podcast this week we speak to cosmetic doctor to the stars, Dr Tijion Esho, aka the lip doctor, and founder of ESHO clinics. In this interview Dr Esho talks about how he got into the Cosmetic industry, dealing with illness and death in his family and, despite his success, making sure his kids do not lack hunger as they grow up.
Instagram: @drtijionesho Twitter: @drtijionesho
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Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
On this episode we speak to pianist and composer, Beatrice Nicholas. In this interview Beatrice talks about how she began playing the piano at 4, how competitive the music world is and going to the same school as Ed Sheeran!
Website: www.beatricenicholas.com
Instagram: @beatrice_nicholas_pianist
Twitter: beatrice nicholas
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