Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational People Known- Finding Your Purpose and the turning points that Propel You to Success

Just a short quick episode to catch everyone up on what I have been up to and my plans for the New Year!

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Jackie Osczevski is a Canadian Professional Strong woman Athlete! From 2013-2016, who played Ultimate Frisbee for the University of Saskatchewan women's team as well as playing Ultimate in the summer and winter leagues of those respective years.

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She has always been active and have a passion for strength and movement! She graduated from the U of S with a degree in Exercise Sciences and the fact that she can live out my knowledge in my passion and share it with my athletes and career means the world to me.

Competition Wins:

2016- SK strongest woman, Strongest woman 2017- SK Strongest Woman , Strongest Amateur woman 2018- 11th Strongest Amateur Woman in The World, 5th Strongest Pro Woman in the World 2019- 6th Strongest Pro Woman in the world

Jackie's Social Media:

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

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

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyt0WZq6uAOw-DHQcKfDQ8w

Bob Minhas has got to be one of the most energetic podcast guests I've ever had.

Bob Minhas discovered entrepreneurship out of necessity but quickly fell in love with the creativity and freedom required to start and run his own business. After launching various business ventures, Bob set his sights on helping the next wave of entrepreneurs take ideas and launch them into full fledge businesses. To date Bob has helped over 500 entrepreneurs through one-on-one coaching, workshops and speaking engagements. When he's not coaching entrepreneurs Bob can be found supporting initiatives and projects around mental health such as 2018's TEDxNewmarket, centering on his yoga mat and enjoying life as a father of three.

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Key Takeaways:

1) He helps entrepreneurs to build a business where they can stay as an entrepreneur for good and not have to go back to a job, if it is not their first choice.

2) Invest in Masterminds or a group where you are surrounded by people on the same journey and who are as invested in your success as you are in their success.

3) He learned how to take his years of advice giving and turn the advice into something transformational, and building his brand around that concept.

4) Investing in self-care and mental wellness.

5) The addiction of arrogance and importance of adopting humility as an entrepreneur.

Laura Payne (b. 1987, Ottawa) is a visual artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She received her BFA from the University of Western Ontario (London ON) and her MFA from the Mount Royal School of Art at MICA (Baltimore MD). Her paintings and new media works have been exhibited widely, at venues such as Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre (Toronto), School 33 (Baltimore MD), Conner Smith (Washington DC), the Mendel Art Gallery for their annual fundraiser LUGO (Saskatoon), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), as well as multiple Nuit Blanche events across the country.

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I'm excited to introduce my first international podcast guest! Genecia Alluora is former Miss Singapore and Southeast Asia Woman of Excellence 2010. She is the Founder of Soul Rich Woman, the #1 female entrepreneur network in Southeast Asia that connects more than 200,000 women across the region, with presence in 7 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

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Profiled in CNBC and China Daily, Genecia is a globally renowned speaker and leading women's empowerment expert with over a decade of experience speaking on stages worldwide.

She has spoken in recent major events, including the RISE Conference in Hong Kong, Success Conference and Expo Asia 2018 in Hanoi, and National Achievers' Congress in Manila.

In her live streaming, she has also interviewed personalities such as Elena Cardone, Kim Kiyosaki, Sheryl Sandberg, Gary Vaynerchuk, Denise Duffield-Thomas, Neil Patel, Brian Wong from Alibaba Group, and more!

Key Takeaways:

1) Find a mentor and invest in yourself: She took many masterminds and courses and scaled one of her business to 1 million dollars in a year.

2) Creating a business that caters to your WHY. Genecia's WHY was spending time with her family, so she wanted to create a business where she wasn't trading time for money.

3) Learning to leverage your contacts. She leveraged to professional contacts she gained from the pageant. Also, through her focus on female empowerment, she was able to interview Elena Cardone and Sheryl Sandberg.

4) Showing up consistently to grow your following. She did a webinar Wednesday every Wednesday for years and would broadcast the videos even though no one used to watch at the beginning.

5) Genecia says when you try to sell to everyone, you end up selling to no one. When you tailor your message to speak to the one individual, you will end up communicating to many people who fit that messages' target.

My favourite social media platform right now is not Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest. My FAVOURITE social media platform right now is LinkedIn.

As a social media marketer, I'm familiar with most of the top platforms and their ad services. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and more, but in the last couple months I have been most impressed by LinkedIn.

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I have really appreciated the platform both as a consumer and content creator.

I have found the content to be both uplifting and motivating because it is geared towards those who are career-driven.

This type of content opposes what you would typically see on Facebook, where family and friends produce most of the content, or Instagram filled with celebrity posts.

The content tends to be more educational, practical and rich in terms of personal development.

As a content creator, the gains are even better.

As of today, by the time I had posted six videos on the platform within a month, I had already booked two significant clients. I discuss the benefits of content creation and more in this podcast.

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Fiyin Obayan is the CEO & Founder of Okiki Consulting. She helps small to medium-sized businesses come up with brand strategies, social media strategies and content creation for their social media platforms. She also services business with graphic design, web design and video content creation.

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Brittani Hunter is the Founder & CEO of Mogul Millennial, the largest digital media platform that provides tools and actionable resources for Black millennial entrepreneurs and corporate bosses. Mogul Millennial is committed to not only sharing stories of underrepresented founders and corporate bosses, but they work hard to provide the support that helps Black millennials level up, step-by-step.

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1) Try to build an audience following on your platform of choice and lead them to your website or company page.

2) Have the courage to admit you don't know everything. Creating a team creates growth.

3) Automate your content, so you can post content more regularly and have more time for yourself.

4) Start freelancing gradually in areas that you love.

5) Try to fill a gap you feel that is missing in the career world.

On this episode, I interview Mayowa Balogun CEO & Founder of BEAM. Mayowa is a music industry executive, freelance writer & contributor and tour & concert promoter.

He is the founder, and a management executive, of BEAM Group., An international conglomerate with interests in Entertainment, Consulting, Real Estate, Logistics, and Financial Services which he founded in 2013. They have a presence in Nigeria, Canada, and the United States.

1) Learn to deal with the fear of stepping into your side hustle

2) It is important to network and contact the people you admire.

3) Volunteer in the roles you eventually want to have as a business owner.

4) Don't be afraid to be a pioneer for your business in a green market.

5) Incorporate your business no matter what, and work towards building your brand and your business.

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Sarah Boland is the Founder & CEO of Life Lapse, where she has created a community of over 500,000 video creators. Her app helps people create stop motion videos 10x faster & 400x cheaper than using professional equipment.

She is based in Vancouver, BC and has bootstrapped her company to profitability. When she's not working, she is likely hiking in the mountains with her husband and furbaby rescue, Jack, enjoying wheat ale beers with friends or scoping out latest vegetarian dishes in town.

1) The future mobile and Sarah wanted to have an app that would serve many people from around the world in the ability to create videos with a storytelling component.

2) Upwork is a reputable site to find people to outsource work to, particularly if you don't have a specific skill set.

3) Listen to your audience that is using your app and be willing to make tweaks to your product that cater to them.

4) When you go to investors, with it in on Shark Tank and Dragon's Den, make sure to get the stats that have substance, not just vanity metrics.

5) Learn how to separate your company's success and failure from your identity.

Sarah Boland Social Media Links:https://www.lifelapseapp.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbolandyvr/

LinkedIn Article "I Got Destroyed on Dragons' Den": https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-destroyed-dragons-den-sarah-boland/

Life Lapse Social Media Links:

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeLapse_App

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQ4fzgIpv2ynhovMxPMOGA

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Over the past 13 years, Vivian Kaye has bootstrapped two businesses from the ground up. For the last 6 years, she has strictly focused on the e-commerce world where she built KinkyCurlyYaki, a textured hair extensions company, to over 1 million in annual revenue.

As a founder, she knows all about the highs that come with scaling to 6 figure months and hundreds of 5-star reviews, to the lows of late inventory and irate customers and all the crazy in between. She has been there, done that and has the receipts to prove it!

She loves sharing what she's learned with her coaching clients and as a keynote speaker.

Vivian has been featured on Shopify's Expert Academy Series, Ted Conference's "The Way We Work" and in digital publications such as Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, Refinery21, Blavity and podcasts such as Side Hustle Pro, Hashtags & Stilettoes and She Did it Her Way.

A self-proclaimed non-expert, Vivian's humble approach to building a million dollar empire is refreshing and relatable. Audiences love her witty delivery style, and refreshing honesty about what it really takes to be successful. Her inimitable blend of humour, savvy, and realness are all dished up with genuine warmth and infectious laughter.

A pretence-free zone, free of rigidity and tradition, Vivian Kaye is redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur, CEO and leader in 2019 and beyond.

1) She wanted to give women of colour the confidence to show up as they are with protective styles that imitate their natural curl textures.

2) Every generation has to get better. Increase your education and skills with each generation.

3) Nurture your natural talents.

4) Mindset is the biggest barrier for people succeeding in business.

5) Research your target market and find the best opportunities for your product to exist.

https://viviankaye.com/

Vivian Kaye Social Media Links:

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsviviankaye

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My Top 4 Recommended tools for Solopreneurs

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