My good friend Tabitha ambushed me after her episode and decided to interview me instead, find out things I haven't thought of in a while about my life and my career as a creative living in Ghana. On this episode, I share my experience on my journey so far, where I'm headed and how some of the learnings I've picked up over the years as a creative entrepreneur can help other people grow as well. 

And oh, October is my birth month so if anybody wants to gift me with a free book or some animation courses online, i'd be grateful lol. Also, an apple watch won't be bad *coughs* Ok bye.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Follow me on the internet for whatever reason you'd follow someone:

 @jnrkay & @jnrkay_x        

Being a creator on today’s digital age requires that you put yourself and your work online. Once it’s out there, you subject yourself to critique and comments that might be hurtful to you as a person. Sheldon is one of the biggest creators in Ghana and has seen online abuse firsthand (with attacks both on his work and persona) today’s episode discusses these issues and takes a dive into how he navigates these mental waters.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find Sheldon on the internet:

@kwadwosheldon on all platforms

www.kwadwosheldon.com

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As a young creative growing up anywhere in the world, one of the things we dream of is to be able to export our work to other markets, to see our work on the big screens and to enter into rooms that sometimes seem possible only in our dreams of course. Today's guest has seen and done it all. Coming out of Africa and playing in the big leagues, working with international clients like MTV, DSTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy central, to mention but a few. One thing we try to find out is, HOW? How he did it and how we can also do it. 

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find Spencer Zill on the internet:

@spencer_zill on Instagram

www.spencerzill.com

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Playing the social media & content game can be a very tricky one. Especially if you're trying to sell goods or services. It can either be a blissful flow of dopamine as a results of lots of love and engagement or a sad cycle of never-ending experiments that leads to crickets all the time. In today's episode, we sit down with Yayra Nutakor, Co-Founder of Fooveo (a digital video marketing agency) and our one and only Instagram Queen of reels to discuss what small businesses and creative freelancers can do to grow their following, build community and most importantly generate leads from social media.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find FOOVEO & Miss Yayra on the internet:

@fooveo on Instagram

@yayra_nutakor on Instagram

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As a female creative trailblazer and the brilliant mind behind BaseCamp Initiative, Sunita Kragbe has been paving the way for capacity building in Ghana through Creative Thinking ecosystems since 2018.

With a wealth of experience in Advertising, Branding, Design, and Marketing, across parts of Europe and Africa, Sunita’s body of work in the Creative industry has contributed to award-winning pieces for esteemed brands such as Coca-Cola, DSTv, Airtel and KFC, throughout her time at Ogilvy & Mather Ghana.

She's currently the global creative director at Workspace Global, helping the team put out some amazing projects both locally and internationally. 

In today's episode with Sunita, we take a look at how creatives can begin to think about creating multiple streams of income, building up towards a life of financial freedom while doing what they love.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find Workspace Global & Basecamp Initiative on the internet:

www.workspaceglobal.com

basecampinitiative.com

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Being a medical doctor is not something that is normally simultaneous with art as a whole. The existence of this doctor friend of mine defies this 'sort of' unspoken rule over here that the sciences and the arts do not blend smoothly. He's a full-time doctor and a full-time CG Artist and on this episode, we take a look at his story and how this is even possible in the first place. But in the wise words of Dr. Onyina, "nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it, there's always a way around it"

A bit of a disclaimer: we're going to be geeking out a lot about some 3D terminologies and creative language. If you're not a 3D artist, please bare with us. There are still awesome gems to be picked from the episode regardless.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find Yaw on the internet:

@yaw_cg_md on Instagram

Yaw Onyina on artstation

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Building communities is something that I've been passionate about for a while. Especially creative communities, because I believe we can achieve a lot together for the industry as a strong unit. This is one of the main reasons we started dEX. Today's episode takes a look at how Natalie and her team at New Comma are working towards building an African Creative Ecosystem and her creative journey so far. Be sure to check out their platform, sign up, and connect with other amazing African creatives.

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Find Natalie & New-Comma on the web:

Sign up today on new-comma.com 

@new.comma on Instagram

@new_comma on Twitter

@Nataliiee_N on Twitter

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Personal growth and development is one thing not many people are very intentional about. We mostly grow into roles and narratives we're used to and comfortable in, but barely question why things are the way they are. In this episode, we hang out with Miss Tabitha, Mother of 4 creative dragons and a few cats, product designer, creative director, and pattern designer to find out how she began her journey to self-discovery. We also discuss how that journey reflects in her work and how she's able to juggle all her dragons without breaking down. lol

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Her Favorite Podcasts:

Her Favorite Books:

Check out all Tabitha's baby dragons on the web

Quest Handmade

Accent Rattan

Mindful Inking

Geomadic

Her Personal Instagram: @dearlytabby

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In the relatively short time, I've known Fanny, she's moved from doing illustration as a simple hobby to a full-time professional illustrator. Her transition is something that is interesting considering she was scared to make the jump at first but she seems to be enjoying it now. In this episode, we take a look at where she was, where she is now, and what inspired her to chase after what she loved to do most. Also most importantly, how she's making money from it now. 

As always, don't forget to take notes & share some of your learnings on social media. *wink *wink

Check out Dissirama on socials

Instagram: bydissirama 

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TIME IS MONEY! yeah, it's a cliche, but a very real cliche that helps people reach peak business success if taken seriously. Time is something that is loosely disrespected in our part of the world and so I don't really blame us when certain things happen in our workspaces. But we're trying to do better to change the narrative. How do we start thinking about our time differently? How do we even calculate how much our time is worth? how do we properly manage our time to maximize our output? Our big-daddy design guru shares a few tips to help us begin our time-conscious Journey. Put down some notes, and share with a friend if you find this useful.

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