Learning with Bless

In this episode, I had a conversation with Yollanda Musa, a Virtual Fitness Coach.  Yollanda shared her journey of running an online fitness coaching business called Monyaress which she started during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yollanda discussed how she identified a gap in the market when the fitness centres and gym closed due to lockdown rules.  She also recommended virtual resources that people can use to learn more about fitness. 

Season 2 Episode 1 with Arlyne, Finance Manager for Gif Gaf and Founder of Roots to Froots financial wellness platform. Arlyne Chinyanganya ACMA CGMA is a qualified accountant working as a Finance Manager in the telecommunications industry. Arlyne is also the founder of Roots to Froots, which is a financial wellbeing business. Arlyne is passionate about empowering young people with financial education.

In this episode, we spoke about her journey into the finance world and how her education supported her as a finance manager and a financial wellness expert. Arlyne shared her top tips on how to manage money and also to save. We also discussed the critical skills needed in the finance sector and how young people can launch their career in the finance world. 

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Cem is an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Health nut, and also a Digital Content Producer. We spoke about his journey into content producing,  and some of the challenges he faced during this journey. We discussed the evolution of content producing and how content producing will be impacted by AI and other technologies. Cem also shared the tops skills required in the content producing and how young people can start creating their careers in the content producing world. 

In this episode, I had a chat with Dumi about his journey to becoming a Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expert. Dumi shared his story from moving from Zimbabwe and to live in the UK, where he went from sweeping factory floors to Oxford University Masters graduate and Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expert. People now call him the “Rags to Impact Coach”. Dumi also shared advice on being a life long learner and how young people can start creating their own life stories. 

Michael is the Digital Marketing Manager at Manchester Digital, Manchester Digital works with the Manchesters most progressive digital and technology businesses to create the optimum environment for them to succeed. In this interview, we spoke about Michael's journey into marketing. He wanted to be a teacher and went on to study history at university.  We also spoke about the definition of marketing, the evolution of marketing, and his advice for young people wanting to start a career in marketing. 

In this episode, I had a conversation with Bradley Jensen, the Director of Jensen & Jensen. Jensen & Jensen is a marketing business based in Leeds. We spoke about his interest in marketing from a young age and how his parents inspired him. We also talked about the evolution of marketing, influencer marketing and how young people can launch their careers in the marketing industry. 

In this episode, I had a conversation with Leah, a passionate youth coach with an inspiring story. Leah had a challenging teenage life, despite the challenges she has been able to turn her life around and now she is coaching other young people to achieve their dreams. In the end, Leah shared four book recommendations for young people. 

Elliot Rushton is a Marketing Coordinator at All Pump Solutions. In this episode, we spoke about Elliot's role as a marketing coordinator, what attracted him into marketing and the evolution of marketing. We also spoke about the use of marketing theories and career opportunities for young people within marketing.