This episode we're joined by London rapper Peaky Saku. After growing up in a council flat in West London to then winning a full scholarship to board at one of the UK's top private schools, Peaky has used his life experience to be a translator through music and inspire people to see the bigger picture. 

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In this episode we have a chat with British independent filmmaker, writer and director Tianna Banton. 

After starting out in the industry as an actor and being turned down by numerous agencies because of her lack of experience, she decided to write her own films to get some screen time. However, after quickly falling in love with the behind-the-scenes craft of filmmaking. She's now the founder of film production company, Hanton Films and has over 10 Directorial Credits to her name.  

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In this episode, we are joined by Louis Hamilton, a former personal trainer turned CEO of UK boutique health and fitness studio, Hamilton’s Honour. He took a leap of faith and kick started his business in the middle of the pandemic.

The risk paid off and last year the studio was not only nominated for a Niche Business Award but has been visited by soccer sporting legends Emile Heskey and Steve Walsh. This is only the beginning of a very exciting future for Hamilton’s Honour.

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In this episode we're joined by Stephanie Gaither. Stephanie started her career at The White House under President Obama supporting innovation in government efforts through the end of the Administration.

After spending a number of years in tech and consulting, she now works at Guild Education, an ed-tech start-up, where she leads strategy projects that help senior leaders make thoughtful decisions about the future of the company. 

Outside of her full-time job, Stephanie is also an investor and advisor to multiple start-ups and is focused on helping underrepresented entrepreneurs raise the capital they need to scale their business.

If you wish to connect with Stephanie, reach out to her on Twitter.

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Joining us this week is Jon-Carlos Evans, a St. Louis, Missouri native but now Berlin-based filmmaker, musician, writer and teacher. He's also the founder of Perfect Entropy Productions; an audiovisual, multimedia creative design studio. The studio provides a network of future-minded filmmakers, musicians, audiovisual artists, animators, sound architects and composers.

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Our guest this week is Kemi Fatoba. Kemi is a freelance writer & content strategist and co-founder of DADDY, a Berlin-based magazine  that examines the tough issues (like racism, sexism, homophobia and discrimination) through a humorous lens.

Grab a copy of Daddy Magazine's latest issue Dreams here.

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Our first guest is British born Nigerian actor and playwright, Tiwa Lade. Six years ago, Tiwa wrote her first play RUSH, and since then has been involved in multiple TV and film productions, starring in the short film 'Tram 83' and popular TV shows  'Highlites with IK' and 'FACE OFF'. Tiwa’s most recent work in development is a play called ‘A Romantic Comedy’. All her hard work and determination has paid off as Tiwa Lade is this year’s recipient of the Felix Dexter Bursary scheme, funded by BBC Comedy to help aid the development of her very first play, RUSH, into a TV series! Exciting things are certainly on the horizon for Tiwa! Be sure to listen to the full podcast to found out where it all started.

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StartUp/StayUp, a series catered for people who are looking to turn their passion into a full-time profession. We'll be interviewing people at different stages of their careers and sharing their unique stories of how they got to where they are today. This is in the hope of inspiring others who are on the same journey.

We'll be elevating the voices of creators and entrepreneurs on the African continent and in the diaspora, celebrate their success as well as create a valuable library for the community that can be easily accessed anywhere and at any time.