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Afropolitan episodes

  • Bizzle Osikoya - Plugging African Talent
    Today we chat with Abiodun Osikoya, also known as Bizzle Osikoya. Bizzle is a man in constant demand. A&R, music executive, entrepreneur, renowned culture middleman, and social media influencer with his hand in many pies.
    Bizzle Osikoya joined the Nigerian music industry from creating MySpace pages for artists.
    Asa Asika & Bizzle both joined forces to create The Plug Entertainment.
    Under his shared guidance with Asa Asika, The Plug Entertainment has expanded, booking tours across the world, consulting for international culture-affiliated companies.

    In this episode, Bizzle tells us the story of his journey, his evolution and reinvention.
    Now let’s head over to Bizzle.


    Now let’s go chat with Bizzle
    46 min
  • The Art of Reinvention with Mawuli Gavor
    Today we chat with Mawuli Gavor a Ghanaian accountant turned actor, model, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and producer. Gavor was born in Ghana. He studied business and finance at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Gavor started out in the entertainment industry as a model while in the US as an undergraduate of business management and finance. Upon returning to Ghana, he began his career as an accountant. He however became a brand ambassador to Martini in 2013 and changed his career path. He transitioned into acting in Nollywood movies and is known for the movie Obsession. He has gone on to act in multiple other productions.
    In this episode, Mawuli tells us the story of his journey, his evolution, and his reinvention.
    Now let’s head over to Mawuli.
    46 min
  • Measure what matters with Preston Ideh
    Today, we chat with Preston Ideh, the Co-founder and CEO of Stears, a digital information start-up based out of Lagos, Nigeria.
    Stears’ mission is to make it possible for anyone, anywhere in the world, to access high-quality data on Africa. Stears publishes Stears Business, a subscription-driven business publication. In this episode, Preston Ideh tells us the story of his journey, his evolution and reinvention.

    Preston is an entrepreneur who previously worked as a corporate finance lawyer at Linklaters, one of Europe’s elite Magic Circle law firms. He graduated from the London School of Economics before moving back to Nigeria to focus on building Stears, which is now tipped to become the Bloomberg of Africa.
    Now let’s head over to Preston.
    52 min
  • Disrupting The African Music Industry - Asa Asika
    Today, we chat with Asa Asika, a Nigerian entertainment consultant. He is the manager of the popular Nigerian musician, Davido; Guinness World Record holder DJ Obi and co-founder of the artiste management company, The Plug.
    He founded an artiste management company called Stargaze and managed talents like Ayojay, Bojonthemicrophone.
    Asa Asika is the cousin of Naeto C and nephew of Nigerian Entertainment business mogul, Obi Asika. In this episode, Asa Asika tells us the story of his journey, his evolution and reinvention.
    Now let's head over to Asa.
    58 min
  • Building For The Future - Yele Bademosi
    Today, we chat with Yele Bademosi, CEO at Bundle Africa, the Africa-focused social payments app for cash and crypto, aiming to drive crypto adoption in Africa and bringing more economic freedom and prosperity to all Africans. Yele is focused on developing the blockchain ecosystem in Africa, accelerating Africa’s transition into a sustainable and developed economy by leveraging capital, innovation, and policy.
    He is a Founding Partner at Microtraction, which funds Africa’s most remarkable teams at early-stage startups across multiple sectors including finance and cryptocurrency... In this episode, Yele Bademosi tells us the story of his journey, his evolution, and reinvention.
    Now let’s head over to Yele.
    53 min
  • Afropolitan - The Journey Of Dénola Grey
    Today, we chat with Adenola Adepetun, known as Dénola Grey. Denola is a fashion consultant, actor, writer and on-air multimedia personality.

    In this episode, Denola tells us how he was able to move away from the black and white restrictions in the fashion industry and live as a successful creative in all the grey areas.

    Now let’s head over to Denola
    44 min
  • Afropolitan - The Evolution of M.I
    Today, we chat with Jude Abaga better known as M.I, one of Africa’s greatest rappers.

    In this episode, M.I. tells us the story of his journey, his evolution, and how he continues to remain center stage.

    Now let’s go meet M.I.
    1 hr 16 min

About Afropolitan

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Welcome to the Afropolitan Podcast hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.



Afropolitan is creating a digital nation to enable Africans and the diaspora to build abundant…