Joining us in the booth this week is Troy, co-founder of Sweet Dee's Jerk, the UK’s new age Caribbean food and culture brand. It is a one-stop shop for Caribbean fusion cuisine in London from their Selfridges kitchen and they provide unique catering service.

This episode includes:

- Why they started Sweet Dee's from their parent's kitchen with £500

- How they built Sweet Dee's into a £2.5 million+ brand

- Why they were forced to relocate their kitchen twice

- Getting into Selfridges and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

01:24 - Take Off Intro

01:49 - Meet Troy Johnson

03:16 - My school was rough!

07:11 - I couldn’t picture myself as a journalist!

09:30 - The birth of Juici Jerk….South west London don’t have good Caribbean food!

12:27 - Started the brand with £500!

15:02 - Police and fire brigade pulled up to the house

19:05 - Selfridges: from temporary pop-up to best-seller

23:00 - People want to earn more and work less!

27:16 - We declined a franchise offer…from a KNOWN company

30:49 - Why we’re better than the competition

32:39 - Sweet Dee’s: Paying Tribute to our Father

37:27 - We’re family first!

38:17 - People thinking I’m a millionaire

40:01 - Making £2.5 million+ in 2022

44:16 - EXCLUSIVE: New venture in 2024..!

49:06 - Habits that have helped our success

51:29 - Had to learn business through experience

53:56 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is Jeffrey, who is founder of the wealth of health where he shares how you can live a healthier live by consuming more plant based foods.

This episode includes

- Why Jeffrey became Vegan

- The benefits of eating plant based foods

- Why society doesn't want you to become healthy and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:36 - Take Off Intro

01:29 - Meet Jeffrey Boadi

03:42 - Boarding school gave me independence

06:23 - Football or nothing, Playing in America & Europe

10:48 - Why I became Vegan

13:03 - Nutrition should be taught in schools!

17:26 - Society doesn’t champion health!

19:14 - Health benefits of plant based foods

20:47 - Lifespan vs healthspan

23:00 - Foods that provided most health benefits?

24:04 - Health concerns with plant based foods?

25:16 - Vegan African foods

27:21 - The Vegan wheel!

29:21 - Health over everything!

35:03 - The wealth of health

40:04 - The benefits of 30+ plant foods a week

44:03 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is Emmanuel, who works with individuals, families and businesses to provide them with insurance that fits their needs.

This episode includes:

- Summary of what a will is and why you need one

- Tips for how couples can be more transparent with money

- How you can protect your assets

- How you can make your family wealthy and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:40 - Take Off Intro

01:15 - Meet Insurance Advisor: Emmanuel Jones

03:06 - Grew up where Krept and Konan did

06:40 - Going to the worst school in Croydon

08:15 - Majority of millionaires are in their 40’s

12:11 - Diamond in the rough!

15:52 - My first company hired me back and this happened…

21:30 - Fired for this silly reason!

23:17 - 9-5 wasn’t for me

33:43 - Money: Single vs married

36:39 - Men take on too much financial burden?

40:06 - Don’t hide money from your partner!

45:19 - Government may take your money if…

48:57 - Succession and last power of attorney

55:57 - Banks use your money to invest!

01:00:10 - How to protect your assets

01:02:51 - My client got paid out £25,000

01:05:17 - Everyone needs this as a minimum!

01:08:28 - How to make your family wealthy

01:10:23 - Don’t scale back too much!

01:15:03 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is James Mercer, founder and CEO of Tayp, an audio based social media platform.

This episode includes:

- The realities of creating a social media app

- Why he built he wants to launch Tayp in Ghana first

- Advice for starting a business in Ghana and much more!

Follow James on instagram here

Join the Tayp's waitlist here

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:33 - Take Off Into

01:08 - Meet the founder of Tayp: James Mercer

03:43 - Where I grew up was a forgotten place!

06:11 - Croydon has gotten worse!

07:39 - I got sent back to Ghana

10:22 Boomerang got me into marketing!

15:36 - Why I created Tayp: the audio social media platform

18:05 - I thought clubhouse stole my idea!

20:34 - Choosing Ghana to launch Tayp

23:12 - Threads launch isn’t normal!

25:32 - What to expect from Tayp

30:11 - How will companies use Tayp

31:49 - Meta stealing ideas

34:10 - Dark side of social media

35:56 - Going viral on Tayp…

40:31 - Challenges of starting a business in Ghana

43:18 - Advice for starting a business in Ghana

45:00 - Entrepreneurs should focus on this one thing…

46:49 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is Adam, founder of BeardGang Members, where he's created beard products for men.

This episode includes:

- Quitting football and working in the investment industry

- How he managed to sell 50,000+ beard products

- Details behind his “£25,000” TFL bus advert

- Why he set up his own record label, working with his artist A1 Rico and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

01:18 - Take Off Into

01:53 - Why Inflation is out of control!

06:51 - Into to Adam

08:22 - My mum didn’t want me to go school in Tottenham!

10:50 - I don’t like authority!

13:08 - I always wanted to be rich

16:49 - Harry Redknapp watched me play football

20:11 - Football robs you of your youth!

22:28 - Working for a dodgy investment company promising £100k

26:24 - They weren’t trying to make clients any money!

28:32 - Being a trainee in a financial institution is demeaning!

32:51 - Spending £5000 on a sample for 1st business

35:08 - The birth of BeardGang members

36:38 - Spending £10,000 on a marketing course!

39:14 - Creating my first product!

42:16 - Selling 50,000+ products

45:23 - Spending £25,000 on TFL buses

49:51 - Starting a record label!

56:22 - A1 Rico is better than Central Cee and Stormzy

01:00:38 - Advice for starting an e-commerce business

01:04:26 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is Dr Daniel Moses, who is a property investor and founder of property wealth education.

This episode includes:

- Why Dr Daniel Moses had to flee gang wars in Nigeria

- Why he quit Uber to get into property

- How he scaled his property portfolio to millions and much more!

Follow Dr Daniel Moses on Instagram here

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:49 - Take Off Into

01:24 - Into to Dr Daniel Moses

08:35 - Growing up in Nigeria

10:51 - I sold everything

13:29 - Forced to join a gang at uni

15:01 - Gang wars in Nigeria

19:07 - I did any job I could in the UK

21:37 - Why I stayed in the UK

23:48 - I lost everything!

30:39 - My path to property investing

38:30 - Quitting Uber

40:34 - Learn to fall forward!

43:35 - My property portfolio

46:10 - My property got devalued

52:50 - Value of my property portfolio

54:37 - Tips in property for beginners

01:01:03 - My students successes

01:05:06 - My new book: The Test

01:06:10 - Final words

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Joining us in the booth this week is Tobi, Founder of Diverse, a careers platform that helps diverse talent land graduate jobs at top companies.

This episode includes:

- What his business has taught him in 2 years

- Working with Stormzy and Adidas on a careers campaign

- Living in South America and much more!

Follow Tobi on Instagram here

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:35 - Take Off Intro

01:10 - Intro to Tobi

05:20 - No regrets about Athletics

11:23 - My business did well from day 1

16:20 - Working with Stormzy and Adidas

24:45 - Diverse: how we’ve evolved!

26:27 - I’m not hiring if you’re not an A player!

30:32 - The truth about managing people!

33:29 - Quitting my job

40:34 - Biggest successes for diverse

41:37 - I hired the wrong person

46:06 - Impact over money!

47:41 - Living in South America

52:42 - Cons of living abroad/being a digital nomad

55:05 - Tips for starting a business

57:27 - You don’t own your Instagram audience!

59:44 - Final messages

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Joining us in the booth this week is Adrian, who is a digital consultant, podcast coach, mentor and host of the Sound of Accra Podcast and Quit and Switch Podcast.

This episode includes:

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Check out his website here and his podcast community here

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:28 - Take Off Intro

01:03 - The Podcast Show 2023: Lessons, Pros & Cons

10:17 - Intro to Adrian

11:43 - Moving to Ghana

13:33 - I could have gone down a different path!

17:15 - Felt like I was three years behind!

19:33 - Quit music, the industry was dark!

29:59 - Ryan Leslie: Cut out the middle man!

34:14 - The birth of Sound of Accra & first business failure

38:31 - Delivery anywhere in Accra in 60 mins

41:23 - Millionaires in Africa

42:56 - Credibility as a podcaster

50:26 - Monetising your podcast

56:25 - Don’t make this mistake with your podcast

01:01:22 - A to B Podcasting

01:03:18 - The state of podcasting

01:08:05 - Advice for starting a podcast

01:10:09 - Getting 100,000 downloads

01:12:55 - Final Messages

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Joining us in the booth this week is Mark, Founder of SliderCuts and an award winning barber.

This episode includes:

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:37- Take Off Intro

01:12 - Intro to Founder of SliderCuts Mark

06:19 - Born in London, home life is Nigerian

08:47 - Living between rich and poor

12:11 - This makes you middle class!

18:19 - Not belonging helped me!

25:00 - Haircuts from mum & cutting my own hair

28:18 - Try this haircut hack

28:41 - Birth of SliderCuts, cutting hair for free

34:34 - Always saw myself as a business

38:09 - Opening up a shop with £0, Borrowing £200k+

41:18 - Belief should be backed up!

45:48 - Patience paid off!

48:14 - Balling on £30 per week!

49:32 - Don’t leave your parent’s house!

53:29 - Getting celebrity clients: Anthony Joshua, Stormzy, Lebron James

57:03 - No validation from Celebrities

58:51 - I failed creating an app!

01:02:47 - I don’t dwell in defeat!

01:08:19 - Driven but not ambitious

01:15:09 - Live in the present, not the past or future

01:19:41 - Create your own luck

01:24:05 - Cutting Dwayne Wade’s hair

01:25:32 - Final Messages

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Joining us in the booth this week is Mas, founder of Translate Culture, an agency that works with black consumer, personal and media brands to help them grow through unique advertising.

This episode includes:

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Buy tickets to the direct to culture event here

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*TIMESTAMPS*

00:00 - Preview

00:53 - Take Off Intro

01:28 - Intro to Mas

03:38 - From Congo to North London

06:53 - First black millionaires in the UK

09:47 - Going to Worst School in the Borough

12:33 - Pursuing Football with Charlton

14:06 - Never again will I not make it!

17:11 - Marketing grabbed me!

19:45 - Mixtape Madness, K Koke & Chipmunk

26:50 - Promoted 3 times in 4 years

30:55 - I created Translate Culture By Accident

33:10 - From Charging £200 to Beyond

33:50 - Losing half my clients to COVID

37:39 - Independent black media is important!

43:07 - Media is run by advertising!

44:38 - Client making £8m+ a year

46:11 - Footballers and Rappers becoming Entrepreneurs!

47:25 - Data, Culture and Storytelling!

51:41 - Managing £10M+ of Ad Spend + Impact is important!

54:17 - Challenges with my business

58:23 - Direct to Culture Event

01:04:51 - Final Messages

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