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How I Crushed It
Is success mainly determined by talent, hard work or luck?
Winner of the "Best Business Podcast" at the 2025 Black Podcasting Awards.
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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Meet your Host: Tunde 🎙️
From the stage to the studio, Tunde brings a unique blend of storytelling and curiosity. A former actor and voiceover artist turned seasoned recruitment professional, he’s interviewed thousands - now he’s sitting down with the go-getters, the game-changers, and inspiring voices from the community.Each episode of How I Crushed It uncovers the real stories behind their success - raw, honest, and full of gems to help you CRUSH IT in your own career.
Episodes
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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Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
On this episode we speak to funnyman Michael Akadiri. He is currently performing up and down the UK with his standup comedy show No Scrubs. What's more Michael is a Doctor! Yes, a proper one.
Instagram: @michaelakadiri Twitter: @michaelakadiri
For tickets for his standup show: https://linktr.ee/michaelakadiri
Michael's podcast Late Night and Wet Wipes: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AVVPFOaIeqUI2MULq1ANt
Michael's book recommendation: This Is Going To Hurt
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
On this episode we speak to a leading journalist and TV News producer, Funmi Olutoye. Currently working for Good Morning Britain on ITV she has also written for The Independent and was recently Producer for The Big Breakfast.
Instagram: @funmio
Twitter: @funmiolutoye
TikTok: @fumnio
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Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
On this episode we speak to Matilda Egere-Cooper. She used to be an award winning music journalist interviewing the likes of Stevie Wonder, Al Green and Alicia Keys. Now she is making waves in Content Marketing and has created her own running community for women of colour, FlyGirlCollective.
Matilda Egere-Cooper: https://matildaegerecooper.co.uk/
Instagram: @matildaegerecooper @flygirlcollective
Twitter: @megerecooper
Matilda's book recommendation: Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point________________________________________________________________________________________
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
On this episode we speak to an award winning former lawyer and now founder and CEO of Earlybird, Claudine Adeyemi. In this interview Claudine goes through how she went from living in hostels and B&Bs to crushing it in the corporate world.
Claudine Adeyemi: Instagram: @claudine.adeyemi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudineadeyemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudineadeyemi
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Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. On this episode we speak to one of the UK's leading black Barbers and an award winning entrepreneur, Mark Maciver. In this interview Mark goes through his journey, his biggest failure, plans for the future and tips on using social media to further your career.
Mark Maciver:
Instagram: @slidercuts
Twitter: @SliderCuts
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@SliderCuts
Mark's book: Shaping Up Culture
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Friday Nov 25, 2022