The Esther Kuforiji Podcast

In this episode, I had an amazing conversation with Misan Harriman, London-based photographer, entrepreneur, social activist, founder of What We Seee and Chair of the Southbank Centre in London.After receiving a camera from his wife for his fortieth birthday, it can be said that there was no stopping Misan. He has since gone on to photograph high-profile celebrities such as Stormzy, Tom Cruise and Meghan Markle. Alongside these high-profile celebrity commissions, Misan is known fo...

In this episode, I am in conversation with Kevin Kiggs, a Nairobi-based 3D artist and graphic designer.Kiggs has been in the NFT space for about a year, and his art mainly focuses on the theme of mental health. His art also focuses on Photorealism, a genre of art in which an artist reproduces an image as realistically as possible.Kiggs started his journey into the world of art because he gets a form of power when he creates, which makes him feel like he can make anything from scratch. Kiggs s...

In this episode, I am in conversation with Khristi Lauren Adams, a speaker, author, youth advocate and ordained Baptist minister. Khristi is the author of Parable of the Brown Girl and Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way. In this conversation, we focus on the latter. In this conversation, we explore the concepts of leadership from Khristi's book, as explored through the stories of eight young Black women who are "agitating for change and imagining a better world." Unbossed...

In this episode, I am in conversation with Scott Gray, the CEO & Founder of Genie.Scott has been in the blockchain space since 2016. After some early work with the creator economy and social tokens, he found his way into NFTs in 2021. Observing the expansion of NFT marketplaces, as well as identifying problems and opportunities, Scott started building what would eventually become Genie.Genie is a tool that allows people to batch buy & list NFTs from multiple marketplaces such as...

In this episode, I am in conversation with Lana Denina, a Montreal-based visual artist. Lana was one of the first artists that I came across when I encountered the NFT space and her rise has been nothing short of inspirational.Lana started creating her artwork within the traditional art space but after hearing about NFTs from her boyfriend, Lana decided to take a different approach with her art. After doing her research on the blockchain, and learning what she needed to know, Lana finally fel...