In taking a scan of how we work and why we work. I have found that a lot of us tend to be so in love with our ideas and talent that it prevents us from taking the necessary pivots . Often times because we do not see the direct correlation with the pivot to our end goal.

This is why Geoffrey Owens's story is so remarkable; as social media continues to solidify itself as a part of our everyday lives we continue to see the push for digital influencers. Which in practicality we cannot all be right?! despite what social media might have us believe. Being able to see someone who has had a thriving career having to do a seemingly "menial" job helps redefine how young people observe and think about the importance of work and working.

I believe it is important for us to continue to see and hear about stories like this to show how we must be resourceful and humble in our journeys as human beings; and to help us gain perspective on life and livelihood.

Instagram - @thoseafricanchicks

Website - www.thoseafricanchicks.com

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Eating well can sometimes feel like a difficult feat and these days, there seems to be more pressure with the trends of clean eating and fit lifestyles. That is why I wanted to catch up with Obi Aniedo. Obi is the founder of Live & Blossom a Lagos based café that is committed to introducing a wholesome lifestyle and livinin Lagos. Live & Blossom serves meals, desserts and baked goods sourced from natural premium products. In this episode we talk about:

• Developing a healthy relationship with food
• Healthy and clean African Cuisine
• Overcoming An Eating disorder

Connect with Obi

Instagram - @liveandblossom

Website –Live and Blossom

Address - Block 126, Plot 11, Bunmi Olowude St, On T.F Kuboye St, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

Edited & Produced - Mude Productions

Music - Deep Hat, YT Music Library

Back from my temporary hiatus, I explain why I was gone, how a certain experience I had robbed me of my creativity, peace of mind and to a certain extent joy.

I share learning from this, which for me is the realization that forgiveness was my freedom.

I share bit about next week's guest, who is known for bringing the idea of whole foods and wholesome living to Lagos long before the social media explosion of clean eating.

Come hang out with us on instagram @thoseafricanchicks

Remember to be fearless and live your truth.

Janet is an HR Executive and Expert with more than two decades of proven leadership experience and trusted advisors to C-Suite executives across various industries. I first met Janet, when she invited me to be a part of her docuseries AfriGen and have since been a frequent visitor to her blog Notes From HR where she shares advise and nuggets of wisdom from the inner workings of the dreaded HR. In this episode, we talk about how African Women can and should bring their whole selves to work. We got into details such as

• African Accents
• Non-Verbal Communication
• Strategies for Career Growth
• Promotion Request Methods
• Leadership Competencies
• How to get meaningful feedback

Connect with Janet

Notes From HR

Instagram @notesfromhr

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Kaz is a Kenyan musician and the host of the Africa's most listened to Sex Positive Podcast called The Spread . The goal of the podcast is "Making sex a comfortable subject for all" As an African woman who is always thinking and talking about intimacy, sex and sexual identity, Kaz was someone I had to have on the show. Our cultures in Africa are known for putting such unbelievable confines on who we are and how we must be. So much so that at different periods in our lives we are expected to be varying degrees of sexual all for the satisfaction of the patriarchy from which we come. My conversation with Kaz pokes at so much of the topics she covers on her show spanning touchpoints like

• How does an African Woman view her sexual experience and sexuality
• Polygamy the umbrella that holds Polyandry, Polyamory, Polygeny ; how the younger generations views these versus our predecessors see them
• How to approach the experience of sex and other sexual activities
• Manifestation through Masturbation; setting your intention and then self-pleasuring
• How to think approach and own your own orgasm
• Some recommended sexual techniques women should try by themselves and with their partners

CONNECT WITH KAZ

The Spread Podcast

Instagram – Kaz Personal

Instagram – The Spread Podcast

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Rashidat Oyegunle is an entrepreneur who is committed to connecting Tailors to their clients in a meaningful way. Her company Tailoring Needs is an online platform that serves as medium to connect Clients with a large pool of custom-wear Tailors around the world. Their mission is to connect you to the nearest custom – wear tailor in your area, make that process hella easy and create a community where people can easily share their service experiences.

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TOPIC DISCUSSED

• How to Effectively Validate a business
• The ONE thing she wished she knew about starting a business before she started
• How being an African Woman has Informed this venture
• Dolly Skeppings – Self Taught Millennial Fashion Designer

ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• Instagram – Tailoring Needs
• Website – Tailoring Needs

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In this episode, I catch up with Ugandan bag designer Sarah Nakintu. She migrated to the United States in 2005 where she attended Columbia University in New York. Sarah shares her journey from working at the United Nations then Google, later AOL and now Designing Luxury Handbags. In our conversation, we go into details of where the idea for Kintu New York was born. She shares her creative process, cost of production, pricing but more importantly how she is challenging this narrow lens through which people view what an African inspired product is. She's decided to go against the grain of using Ankara or Maasai fabric and other archetypical African emblems and is consciously choosing to re-present African inspired luxury in a new way.

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TOPIC DISCUSSED

• Transition from corporate to entrepreneurship
• How to decide on what kind of business to start and grow
• Factors to consider when deciding how to price products
• Cost of production in creating a product
• Getting to know you TRUE customer and their behaviors
• Understanding the marketplace and how it influences production, manufacturing, and marketing
• Understanding the importance innovating when creating an African inspired Product

ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• Instagram – Sarah Nakintu
• Instagram – Kintu New York
• Twitter – Kintu New York
• Facebook – Kintu New York

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Bidemi Zakariya is the founder of LSF|PR, one of the fastest growing full service PR agencies in Nigeria. More recently, she launched Luxe Digest, a Pan African content creation platform committed to high quality informational resource on African luxury. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards like SME100 25 under 25, 100 Most Influential Leading Ladies in Africa amongst others; presently sits on the board of Rele Art Gallery. I thoroughly enjoyed talking and learning from Bidemi, our conversation spanned everything from the politics of business in Nigeria, to understanding the cultural nuances of operating a woman led business on the continent. She is definitely one too keep an eye on #quietpowerhousees

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TOPIC DISCUSSED

• Learning how to run a business while still in school
• How and what kinds of businesses you can start with the equivalent of $100/N3000 in Nigeria
• How to get your first client
• What to look out for before engaging a client
• Understanding the mechanics of personal branding
• Misconceptions of running a business in Africa
• Challenges of Running a Woman led business in Nigeria – Ageism, Sexism, Societal expectations
• Advice for young entrepreneurs starting out

ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• Instagram – @bidemizakariyau
• Twitter – @bidemizakariyau

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"Hype means nothing, You are only as good as the LAST thing you did" – Bidemi Zakariyau

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Tobi Oredein is the Founder of Black Ballad; after having worked at some of UK's leading magazines, she started the online publication out of the frustration of lack lack of and misrepresentation of Black British women. Black Ballad is a social enterprise committed to retelling and elevating the human experience of Black women in the United Kingdom. As the pioneering platform of its niche, the journey has been arduous BUT Rewarding & Necessary. In our conversation, we talk about some of the expected and unexpected challenges of running a niche that has no template to follow. We also go into the impetus of the business pivot from an open source to a paid membership and so much more.

TOPIC DISCUSSED

• History of Slavery in UK
• Cécile Kyenge, Congoleese Italian Minister of Integration
• Black Disabled Woman's Experience
• Being Black and Woke – understanding that being woke is a journey , be careful not to criticize
  • Black culture being used as a tool for commerce
• Jill Is Black
• Challenges and triumps of pioneering a social enterprise

The Black Girl Festival – Nicole Crentsil & Paula Akpan &

• Books Mentioned – Why I Am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• Instagram - @blackballaduk
• Twitter - @blackballadUK
• Personal Instagram – iamtobioredein
• Personal Twitter – iamtobioredein

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"No one would give me a job, so I decided to give myself one" - Tobi O

"Being a Business Owner Allows me own my blackness 24/7 and its so liberating" - Tobi O

"Aim for the moon and you will sure land in the stars" - Tobi O

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