Black Create Connect Podcast

Black Create Connect Podcast

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Black Create Connect Podcast episodes

  • Ep 38 - Social Media Influencing - How to thrive as a content creator and profit ft. Jessica Debrah
    Jess D is a multi-faceted social media creative and entrepreneur. She has grown her knowledge, experience and businesses using social media over the last 11 years.  As a digital professional, she has  with strong beauty, alcohol, food, fashion, travel and FMCG expertise. She has created global campaigns working at and with top companies such as WPP, Ogilvy, Fiat Chrysler Group, Unilever, Heathrow, CIROC, Expedia, Pernod Ricard etc.


    As a specialist in social content and influencer marketing, she has amassed a total social media following of 70K from her fashion and beauty site ( www.lookwhatigot.co.uk) and FBL Bloggers, an influencer network with a global following. As if that isn't enough,  she launched her own cosmetics company By Jess D. A  beauty brand focused on creating  affordable luxury products for women of every skin tone. The brand has been featured in Grazia, Popsugar, Stylist Magazine, Country and Town House etc.

     
    Alicia and Jess Discuss:
    • How she got into social media influencing 
  • How she mantises from content creation
  • How to create highly engaging branded content 
  • Understanding social media algorithms 
  • Key social media trends
  • Why she started her beauty brand

    • Connect with Jess:

    https://www.instagram.com/byjessd/?hl=en

    https://www.byjessd.com/

    55 min
  • Ep 37 - A Black Woman bossing it in Tech ft. Nuria Manuel
    Nuria is a GTA Voices in Shadow II book nominee and Founder & CEO of Veriom, a software quality analytics and diagnosis business on a mission to ensure that software remains safe and reliable no matter how complex it becomes. She has worked in various roles in the engineering and software industries and frequently speaks about technical subjects including data being a driving force of better software good, big data and software quality.
     

    In this episode Alicia and Nuria discuss:

    • Why and how Nuria studied Chemincal engineering 
  • Why she was determined to study engineering despite the fact she was a minority 
  • Why she declined a well paid internship opportunity 
  • Why she started Veriom Ltd 
  • Rejecting an incredible scholarship opportunity 
  • How she became accomplished within her field quicker than the average 
  • The challenges being a black women working in engineering 
  • Nuria’s experience working internationally 

    • Connect with Nuria - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuria-manuel/ 

    57 min
  • Ep 36 - The truth about HR ft Lola Abitogun

    Lola is the Founder of Alchemy HR, a boutique HR consultancy. She started her career as a Tax Advisor, spending 5 years at Deloitte where she qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA).

    Having discovered a passion for people management, Lola made a career change into HR where she held a number of senior appointments, before founding Alchemy HR in 2021.

    Clients of Alchemy HR include Europe’s fastest growing FinTech business and one of the largest VC firms in Europe. 

    In 2022, Lola completed a Masters in HR Management where she was able to focus on her specialist knowledge area of Gen Z in the workplace.

    She also co-hosts Everybody Hates HR, a weekly current affairs podcast with a HR focus.

     

    In this episode Alicia and Lola discuss:

    • Why she started her own HR Consultancy
  • The realities of working in HR 
  • Why we don’t like the term BAME 
  • Performative Diversity 
  • Understanding how to best navigate your career with timing 
  • The importance of having a visible online brand 

    • Connect with Lola:

    https://www.youtube.com/c/AdultingbyLola

    https://www.instagram.com/adultingbylola/?hl=en

    https://twitter.com/adultingbylola 

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/lola-abitogun/

     

    1 hr 12 min
  • Ep 35 - New year, Reflection and Thanking God

    This Episode is a solo Episode with Alicia Richardson, The Founder of Black Create Connect. She talks honestly about her 2022 journey with building Black Create connect and shares what her plans are for 2023. She also gives thanks to key individuals that have contributed positively to the growth of this platform, and shares her journey with God and how it ties in to her purpose and vision for this community. 

    1 hr 26 min
  • Ep 34 - Our greatest achievement is our family - Christmas Special ft Mum and Dad

    Alicia decides to interview her biggest inspirations for a Christmas Special, who are her parents. Alison and Barrington have been married for 30 + years and have 4 daughters including Alicia. They have managed to successfully run various family businesses, from a restaurant to a security company, and invested heavily in property back home in Jamaica.

    In this Episode Alicia and her parents discuss:

    - Their childhood - growing up underprivileged

    - How they discovered that they were meant for each other

    - How they work in partnership to acquire a life of flexibility and financial freedom

    - What they're most grateful for and why

    - What motivated them to want more for themselves

    - Their experience of Racism in the 90s and how they dealt with it

     

    To connect further with Alicia if you haven't already follow her on Instagram and Tik Tok - @alicialatoyldn

    1 hr 45 min
  • Ep 33 - The cheat code to long term success ft. Franklin Boateng aka King Of Trainers

    Franklin Boateng aka @KingOf Trainers is a Consultant, TED X speaker, Collaborator, Author, teacher, twogger (twitter blogger), footwear, and fashion personality. He is the first Black Billionaire and became a millionaire before 26. Franklin is a serial entrepreneur, having written 5 audiobooks, and owning a clothing store, CBD brand and multiple properties.  

    He specialises in teaching digital marketing and youth projects and teaches his followers on social media about the latest and trendiest footwear.

    Franklin built the first social media site, 'Fabs Network' and within his career as a trainers blogger he has worked with Ellesse to design his own trainers, and he's collaborated with JD sports, Averex, Puma and more. 

    In this episode Alicia and Franklin discuss: 

     
    - How he started social media consulting
    - The story behind the King of trainers 
    - How he became the first black male influencer to hit over 100k followers 
    - His early career in advertising 
    - How Franklin became a millionaire before 26
    - How he created his social media network and grew it successfully 
    - His earlier relationship with money and investing
     
    Watch Franklins TED X talk here - https://youtu.be/LsKtixzMK5s 
    Connect with him on - https://www.instagram.com/kingoftrainers/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/franklinboateng/?hl=en 
    Find Jobs in Footwear - https://www.instagram.com/footwearjobs/?hl=en 
    Franklin's Clothing Store - https://www.instagram.com/rxtrostore/?hl=en 
    Franklin's CBD brand - https://www.instagram.com/greenmachinecbd/?hl=en
    1 hr 2 min
  • Ep 32 - How to be a well rounded respected leader ft. Bose

    Bose is a strategic visionary who is driven by the desire to use education, entrepreneurship, and community development & engagement to equip and empower women to access career and industry opportunities. 

    Bose has worked as a senior leader within UK Local Government for over 10+ years, and specialises in strategy development, operational implementation, improvement planning and innovation design. Because of her keen eye for developing organisations, she also consults for SMEs in relation to branding, marketing and product development.

    In this episode Bose and Alicia discuss:

    • Why she started BWN - Belongs Women Network
  • How she’d become a respected leader 
  • How faith plays a part in her journey
  • The importance of passing on knowledge 
  • How to connect with mentors 
  • Managing rejection and how to keep going
  • Creating a valuable network
  • Key Tips for running multiple ventures successfully 

    • Connect with Bose - https://instagram.com/bosesworld?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

    Belongs women’s network - https://instagram.com/belongwomensnetwork?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

    1 hr 2 min
  • Ep 31 - How to give yourself the head start you wasn’t given ft. Bolu Faseun, Senior Manager, Diversity Equity inclusion

    Having previously worked as a Recruitment Consultant across various industries, Bolu recently transitioned into a Diversity & Inclusion role. During her years as a recruiter, she encountered clients struggling to embed D&I in company values and candidates from minority backgrounds who were forced to seek new opportunities due to the challenges they faced in the workplace, which included discrimination in the recruitment process, being overlooked for promotion/pay rises, lack of training or support etc.

    In her current role as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion lead, Bolu is part of the driving force that ensures underrepresented groups are represented fairly in the recruitment process, as well as helping organizations recognize the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

    Outside her full-time role, Bolu is passionate about property investment and runs a property management business with her sister, Dola, called RentbuddyUK . Bolu and Dola are both landlords who combine their love of property, local knowledge and bespoke service to provide clients with solid rental returns and peace of mind—delivering the service they wanted as landlords, driven by high quality, transparency and integrity

     
    Alicia and Bolu discuss:
     
    - Building wealth in the UK 
    - How and Why Page Group created a Diversity lead role for Bolu
    - How Bolu started her property business
    - How Bolu became self made and bought a property before 25 
    - How slavery still affects us today
    - Why the black community need to be elevated 
    - The difference between low and high return property investment 
    - Why we loved our job in recruitment 

    Connect with Bolu 

     

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolu-faseun-43494397

    https://instagram.com/miss_fash?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

     

    Rent buddy : 

    https://instagram.com/rentbuddyuk?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

    https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/592015097012980206?fbclid=PAAaaueLZWJkgT7jovz9f3iskBEvB8FKke-3eYzHYQ78GMyqWA-lBhOe9fQ3Y&_set_bev_on_new_domain=1669989769_ZmQ4MmYyZTNmNDQ5&source_impression_id=p3_1669989771_TcH6KGy%2Fyu9A3wha

    1 hr
  • Ep 30 - How to thrive being your TRUE authentic self ft. Charley Jai


    As a creative freelancer, Charley has produced over one hundred hours of radio. The shows have included interviews with media personalities, professional TV & film actors, NHS staff, community youth-leaders, and other notable individuals across various sectors. For each show, Charley curated a diverse playlist, presented a news segment, ran special features and hosted interactive games.

    Flex FM radio is the most recent platform on which Charley produced and presented a weekly brunch show between 10am and 12pm to a mixed audience from age 15 upwards. The show reached thousands of listeners and is available to replay via Mixcloud (search: Charley Jai Mixcloud).

    Some of Charley's other career highlights include her extensive work as a Young Persons Guidance Coach, following a career with Chain Reaction Theatre as an Actress and Workshop Facilitator where Charley would perform and/or deliver educational plays. Sessions focused on lifestyle and personal development, covering topics such as healthy eating, positive relationships, confidence, the importance of boundaries and more.

    To date, Charley has worked alongside Channel 4, Rich Mix Arts & Cultural Centre, Theatre Royal; Stratford East, Talawa, Deja Vu FM, Itch FM, Shoreditch radio, Newham Recorder, and Amor Magazine to name just a handful of platforms where she has exercised her talents within media and entertainment.

    In this episode Alicia and Charley discuss: 

    - Helping people you don't always like 
    - Knowing what battles to pick in life
    - The art of being brutally honest 
    - Coaching Youth the process and results
    - Identifying where you can exhale
    - The importance of being relatable
    - A career in radio

    Connect with Charley Jai - https://linktr.ee/charleyjaiuk
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/charleyjaiuk/
    1 hr 22 min
  • Ep 29 - How I raised over 2 million for property development ft. Alfred Dzadey

    Alfred Dzadey is an multi award winning property investor & entrepreneur. Previously served as a contracting Project Manager at Jaguar Land Rover. He is the Founder and Director of a property business, Real Property Ventures. A company that specialises in the acquisition, development and letting of affordable, high specification co-living accommodation in the UK. He won the new property investor of the year 2021 awarded by Property Investor Awards. He also won best entrepreneur in real estate for the 2022 International Business Awards   awarded by Stevie Awards and is also a finalist for the 2022 Great British Entrepreneur Awards for the category Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the West Midlands region.

     

    He has ventured into the mergers and acquisitions space and is looking for profitable businesses with revenues of £5 million plus to acquire in the haulage industry.

     

    In this episode Alfred and Alicia discuss: 

     

    • Raising over 2 million for property development 
  • Spending 2 years studying property development before starting it 
  • How to raise capital in a short space of time
  • Why he charges £3000 for his property development group
  • Getting investors to invest without meeting up
  • The cost of renovating a property for HMO’s

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    You can find out more about him on the socials

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfred_dzadey/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfred-dzadey-969326a7/

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlfredDzadey

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alfreddjnr/

    Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alfred_dzadey

    Website: www.alfreddzadey.co.uk

    1 hr 40 min

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Black Create Connect is a community, Founded by Alicia Latoya Richardson. This Podcast is a part of the Black Create Connect brand and seeks to explore real-life experiences and journeys of black leading professionals and business owners.