Unplug with Ani

Inspired by Ryan Holiday's words, passion can be a weakness. I discuss why this is, and why passion isn't enough! Especially great if your creative! Food for thought.

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A few lessons I have learnt from 2019, upon reflection.

Heidi, an Interior Architectural Designer, moved from an award winning Mayfair based interior design practice, where she was a Partner and Creative Director, to start her own design firm, Heidi Aiad Design. Heidi’s clients include high net-worth clients, having designed & project managed the installation of numerous high value properties in Central London over the last 9-years.

I speak about recognising patterns in our behaviour that may no longer serve us. How do we break these? Or at least how do we start?

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Inspired by a reading of the actual parable in the Bible new testament, this is a parable I have read before, but on this read it sparked a meaningful revealation for me which wanted to share. Could it be that our testimonies and miracles are planted with the weeds, growing together?

Creative director, artist and entrepreneur Enitan Bereola II is redeeming culture and building scalable
value at the intersections of storytelling, commerce and tech. A 3x best selling, 8x award-winning
author, who wrote the books that Oprah and The Obama’s own, Enitan emerged from Internet anomaly
to Male Author of the Year with an NAACP nomination for outstanding literary work. Notably, Enitan is
cofounder of FLOURYSHTM — the largest community driven marketplace to discover and shop Black-
owned brands.

An alumni of Florida A&M University, Enitan sits on the Cultural Architect board of 7th Ave who raised
$2.5M to provide Black communities with the tools to connect in a space that prioritizes cultural needs.
He advised and partnered with NBCUniversal, 20th Century Fox, McDonald’s, Bergdorf Goodman,
Jordan Brand and more. He's enjoyed collaborations with award-winning actor Meagan Good,
Michelle Williams, Grammy award winning platinum producer Bryan-Michael Cox, Jidenna, Super Bowl
champ Bobby Wagner, 5x NBA All-Star Chris Webber and others. Bereola produced the short film,
"This Time" directed by Academy Award winning director Matthew A. Cherry. He produced sold out
events at SXSW, ESSENCE Festival and internationally in London, Australia and Toronto. Bereola's sold-
out Exhibit Gray tour was named one of the most progressive social experiments in the country. Enitan
sustains culture by giving back with a track record spanning nearly two decades amplifying the voices
of community. He built a vertically integrated 7-figure entertainment enterprise off book publishing,
sales, touring and e-commerce.

His first loves are his Emmy-nominated wife, Letisha, son Miles Berkeley and daughter Ava-Sky.

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Julie grew up in a small town in Canada called Quebec City, she then moved to Los Angeles where she learned English and graduated from CSUN in journalism.   After a year in broadcasting, she realised something else was calling for her and jumped on the opportunity to move to London.  During her first year in the UK, Julie worked in commercials.  She had the chance to produce and direct commercials for Panasonic and Sony.   

Julie then transitioned to the film industry and by not knowing so much the field she ended up in VFx where she worked most of her career.  Having her last name on the latest Marvel, Disney, Warner Bro and Netflix, Julie figured out her creativity wasn't used to its fullest.  With her strong passion for short videos, short moving storytelling...she gained credibility in the world of social media.  

After a year in Paris, Julie relocated to Montreal where she focuses on the storytelling of branding in visual while focusing on an upcoming vegan project. Athlete, producer, creator and entrepreneur, Julie is known to move with intention and purpose.

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Shahid Iqbal Khan is an Offies-finalist and Olivier-nominated playwright published by Methuen Drama. He has been part of BBC Writersroom and Write To Play. His recent stage plays are Stardust (Belgrade Theatre) and 10 Nights (Bush Theatre). His radio work includes Bhavika, Night of the Living Flatpacks (both on community channels) and Brandlesholme (Sheltering) (BBC Radio 4).


Shahid Iqbal Khan is on attachment and under co-commission to Graeae and Royal Court Theatre for the year of 2022. He has been commissioned to write a play. As part of his attachment, he is running discussions about disability and dramaturgy at the Royal Court, and mentoring writers at Graeae.

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A little insight into what you can expect on the show, the takeaways and who it's for! Trust me, no matter what your interest, I can guarantee there is something for everyone! :)

I speak to dynamic power couple Natalie and Hamza about their journeys from Acting to Writing/Directing, dismantling South Asian stereotypes and embracing the mess of who we are as people. Natalie Perera is British actor and writer. She trained in Classical Acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Natalie has written four short films, two of which have been award-winning, Arts Council-funded and selected for a BAFTA-qualifying festival. She has also written a feature film and is currently co-writing a sitcom. As an actor, Natalie played a major supporting role in Swiss-German feature, Der Koch and featured as the lead in hit Caribbean musical, Bazodee. Natalie has gone on to study Clowning and has featured in online comedies from Jack & Dean and Hot Pepper. Natalie co-created Sketchy Ones with an aim to play a range of bold, messy South Asian female characters - something rarely seen on British TV.






Hamza Jeetooa is British actor, writer and filmmaker who trained in Screen Acting at The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. He has played leading and supporting roles in TV shows including Zomboat!, Luther and Doctor Who. Hamza was nominated for an EE ACTA award for Best Actor for his leading role in BBC iPlayer romcom, My Jihad. As a filmmaker, he has been a part of producing and directing award-winning, Arts Council-funded and BAFTA-longlisted short films. Hamza’s love of performing began in secondary school where he would watch Goodness Gracious Me and then tirelessly reenact characters for his friends the next day.

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