Centred Creative (formerly Life in Brown)

I chatted with entrepreneur and mom of two, Adebusola Ekoko, about her new online platform for women called Let Me Tell You Something. Some of the highlights include:

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When we think about careers in the fashion industry, what often comes to mind are fashion designers, models and fashion photographers. But there are many other roles in this industry. I spoke with Adebusola Ekoko about launching Grapes Pattern Bank - a surface pattern business in Nigeria and designing prints for fashion brands such as Kemi Telford and Kai Collective.

Adebusola shared:

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I make this show alongside my day job in higher education and a challenge that I've had is staying consistent with creating content for this podcast and my newsletter.

This episode was inspired by a question I got on social media about finding time for creative projects like a blog, podcast or YouTube when you have other responsibilities. You'll hear a few tips from author and product manager, Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy and I'll share what has helped me on my content creation journey.

Check out the full episode with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy about her book - A Quick Ting on the Black Girl Afro and her writing process.

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Ibukun Oyegbesan works as a Marketing Campaign Manager at British Airways in London.

She shares:

Reach out to Ibukun for your gifting needs on Instagram @shopmemora

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What's it like to move to the UK from Ghana as a child? Maria moved to the UK when she was 11 and she talks about:

Follow Maria on Instagram @unlocksocialmobility

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A huge part of my personal finance journey has involved learning from content creators. Tolu's platform - Your Finance Guru has been one of them. One of the things that struck me in our conversation was how she felt a little bit scared to start her page but decided to start anyway.

Tolu shared:

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Is it worth creating content if it seems like there are already a lot of creators? This is something that I sometimes think about and I decided to speak to my brother, Korede about it.
We spoke about our journeys into content creation, particularly in podcasting, and Korede shared why he ran his podcast for a limited period. We also shared some advice to help if you're struggling to put your content out in the world based on our experience creating podcasts.
Korede’s podcast - The KA Special

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Working on an independent creative project with a limited budget can be challenging but it can provide skills that can lead to paid opportunities. Pilar Nalwimba hosts the No Approval podcast and has also hosted and produced shows for clients such as the BBC and Bumble. She shares how working on No Approval as a passion project has led to other podcast opportunities.

In this episode, Pilar shares:

• What inspired her to start No Approval - 01:07
• How she got into podcasting - 05:21
• Skills needed to produce podcasts for clients - 11:20
• What her thoughts are on hosting a podcast alone or with a co-host -18:47
• Ways to monetise an independent podcast - 28:30

Podcasts mentioned
WeCrashed
To My Sisters
Naked Beauty
How I Built This
Side Hustle Pro

Find Pilar on Instagram @pilarofsociety

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I grew up eating meat and never met anyone who was vegan while living in Nigeria. So, I became curious about being Nigerian and vegan when I saw vegan Nigerian recipes online.

Loye Olatunbosun is Nigerian and vegan and in this episode, she shares:
Why she went vegan - 01:06
How her family and friends felt when she went vegan - 05:12
Her experience dating on a vegan diet - 08:38
How being vegan shaped how she runs her business - 11:10
Tips on sustaining a business - 19:06

Follow Loye on Twitter: @VeganwithLoye and her bakery on Instagram - @veganiseitbakery

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If we don't dream of labour, what's important to us regarding our jobs? I mainly wanted to share a millennial and Gen Z perspective on this topic because we're more likely to voice our job concerns on social media. My brother, Korede who's 22 joins me to discuss this and I share my perspective as a millennial.

Korede worked for a year in audit at one of the big 4 firms in London and he also shares how that experience has shaped what he's looking for in a graduate job.

Music by BlueDot Sessions

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