Wanna Be

Hello, and welcome to Wanna Be. The podcast that takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less.

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen, a podcast agency and community for ambitious podcasters. Welcome to a special bonus episode for my parenting special. If you listened to the previous episodes, you would have heard me say that while every guest is a parent, this isn’t a parenting podcast, so expect the same great practical steps to elevate your career. And that remains true for this episode too.

Before we get to my next incredible guest- We’ve opened applications for our 2022 Micro-grant for Podcasters Programme. If you have a podcast idea that the world needs to hear, you can apply for a grant of £2500 or £5000. Applications are open now at https://bit.ly/podmicrogrant or visit contentisqueen.org and head to News. Applications close on November 30th. Terms apply.

Joining me this week for a special bonus episode is Michelle Kennedy, the Founder of one of the fastest-growing social networking apps for women, Peanut. Before creating Peanut, Michelle was a corporate lawyer. She then became the Deputy CEO of the dating app Badoo and a director at Bumble.

In today’s episode, Michelle gets candid about the reality of building a successful business with a toddler and baby on the way. She shares what it’s really like to raise investment while pregnant and the sacrifices she had to make with friends and family to build Peanut up to what it is today. Michelle also shares the one thing that helped her maintain her passion and motivation.

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Guys! Michelle Kennedy is an actual inspiration and, honestly, goals for me! Her journey is truly inspirational, and I hope you caught that. You can follow her work on Instagram @MichelleKennedylon. If it applies to you, it’s worth checking out Peanut for community and connection with our women with similar interests and journeys.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be.

I want to encourage you to think about one person who would benefit from the messages shared today, and I’d love for you to share this episode with them right now! If you’d like to keep up with the latest episode releases, do follow Wanna Be on your favourite podcast player and follow us on Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted and produced by me Imriel Morgan

Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, and welcome to Wanna Be. The podcast that takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less.

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen, a podcast agency and community for ambitious podcasters. Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industries.

So I pulled together this season just before my baby girl arrived and changed my world. As always, I let my curiosity lead the way when curating Wanna Be. This season is no different, and this time I speak to mums who continue to level up their careers after the babies arrive. I can assure you that while every guest is a parent, this isn’t a parenting podcast, so expect the same great practical steps to elevate your career.

Before we get to our esteemed guest- Here is a quick notice for any aspiring or current podcasters listening. If you’re looking for a cosy and affordable professional studio space, head on over to contentisqueen.org to find out how you can use our studios to level up your podcast.

Now let’s talk about my first guest. Where do I even begin with this, babe?! Candice Brathwaite is a Sunday Times Bestselling author, journalist, TV presenter, and founder of Make Motherhood Diverse. Candice started her blogging career in 2016 and has turned her online presence into a very lucrative career. Her book I Am Not Your Baby Mother was a groundbreaking expose of the disparity black women face while pregnant in the UK healthcare system.

Candice is known to keep it 100 with you, and she didn’t disappoint in today’s episode. Candice reveals why she chose a career online as a blogger and influencer. She shares how she’s able to write a book a year. You’ll learn how she protects her energy and attracts many lucrative opportunities and so much more. Let’s get into it.

Candice was 100% worth the wait. This edit was tough; I can’t lie; we chatted for a full hour and just knew I could pull a part 2 out of this. Check out her books I Am Not Your Baby Mother, Sista Sister, and her debut YA fiction novel Cuts Both Ways. If you like her energy, you can find Candice on Instagram @CandiceBrathwaite.

​​That’s a wrap. Thank you so much for listening. I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be.

I want to encourage you to think about one person who would benefit from the messages shared today, and I’d love for you to share this episode with them right now! If you’d like to keep up with the latest episode releases, follow Wanna Be on your favourite podcast player and follow us on Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted and produced by me, Imriel Morgan

Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, and welcome to Wanna Be. The podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less.

I'm Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen, a podcast agency and community for ambitious podcasters. Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be's focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry.

So I pulled together this season just before my baby girl arrived and changed my world. As always, my curiosity led the way when curating these conversations for Wanna Be. This season is no different, and while every guest is a parent, this isn't a parenting podcast, so expect the same significant practical steps to elevate your career.

Before we get to my special guest- Here is a short notice for any aspiring or current podcasters. If you're looking for a cosy and affordable professional studio space, head to contentisqueen.org to find out how you can use our studios to level up your podcast.

Now onto my incredible guest, Jendella Benson. I've known Jendella for about seven years and have followed her career path closely. Jendella is the author of Hope and Glory and the Head of Editorial at Black Ballad. Jendella has written for The Sunday Times Style Magazine, Metro Online and Independent Voices. She's also a TEDx speaker with a compelling and moving story.

In today's episode, Jendella shares what kept her interest in writing, how she made ends meet while trying to have a creative career as a parent, and shares some must-hear advice on work/life balance. Let's get into it.

It was lovely catching up with Jendella and hearing how she's settled into a career that she finds fulfilling and aligned with her goals and purpose. Get a copy of her debut fiction novel, Hope and Glory and follow her @Jendella on Twitter or Instagram.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be.

I want to encourage you to think about one person who would benefit from the messages shared today, and I'd love for you to share this episode with them right now! If you'd like to keep up with the latest episode releases, follow Wanna Be on your favourite podcast player and follow us on Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted and produced by me, Imriel Morgan

Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest is an experienced TV and radio presenter and podcaster, bursting with energy and attitude! Allow me to introduce you to Shahlaa Tahira.

Shahlaa is the co-host on BBC Radio 1Xtra' Talks' alongside Richie Brave; she's also a co-host on 'Badass Mums The Podcast'. Shahlaa aims to create a community for working mums who want to have it all, a career and a family!

In today's episode, Shahlaa shares the obstacles she's faced trying to build a career as a presenter on radio. She gets candid about the reality of building a career and taking a break to raise her children. Shahlaa also shares how she found her authentic presenting voice and style.

I loved talking to Shahlaa. Honestly, I could have kept going. How refreshing was her honesty?! Be sure to keep up with her journey on Instagram @shahlaatahira and check out her podcast Bad Ass Mums wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be.

I'd like to encourage you to think about one person who would benefit from the messages shared today, and I'd love for you to share this episode with them right now! If you'd like to keep up with the latest episode releases, follow Wanna Be on your favourite podcast player and follow us on Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

A quick note: for any aspiring or current podcasters listening, if you’re looking for a cosy and affordable professional studio space, head on over to contentisqueen.org to find out how you can use our studios to level up your podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I‘ve been following Jamz for a few years now, and I’ve had the pleasure of watching her evolve and elevate her career in many different ways. Jamz Supernova made her name on BBC Radio 1Xtra and Radio 6 music. Jamz is also a presenter, label head, journalist, podcast host and A&R scout. 

In today’s episode, Jamz will teach you the importance of making space for your passion. She shares how she’s funded her career as a DJ and kept up with the trends in her industry. Jamz also describes how she allows curiosity to drive her career. Let’s get to it

Jamz has such great energy, and can we talk about that gem she dropped so casually about how she decides where to put her energy? Here’s a reminder -It needs to feed my soul, raise my profile or feed my bank account. I’m putting that on my mirror. It was great to hear how she’s balancing motherhood with her work. It’s wild how similar we are in that respect. I highly recommend following Jamz on @Jamzsupernova on Twitter or Instagram.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be.

I’d like to encourage you to think about one person who would benefit from the messages shared today, and I’d love for you to share this episode with them right now! If you’d like to keep up with the latest episode releases, follow Wanna Be on your favourite podcast player and follow us on Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted and produced by me Imriel Morgan

Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wanna Be- the podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. Happy Black History Month!

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen a podcast community that specialises in empowering and amplifying underrepresented voices, specifically women, people of colour, and LGBTQIA+ people. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry. 

Today’s guest is Zeba Blay is a film and culture critic whose writing has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, Film Quarterly and The Village Voice to name a few. Zeba has spent her nearly decade-long career writing about pop culture at the intersection of race, gender, and identity; being one of the first people to coin the term #CarefreeBlackGirls on Twitter in 2013 to create a space to celebrate black womanhood online.

In today’s interview Zeba and I talk about the challenges of finding your voice as a writer and we explore what it might mean if you don’t find your voice. We talk about working through your fears and getting comfortable and uncomfortable with therapy. We also talk about what it means to be a Carefree Black Girl

I don’t know if you noticed but i was 100% having a moment because Zeba’s podcast was literally one of the first 5 podcasts i ever listened to and made me feel like I could take up space in the world. I highly recommend you get her book Carefree Black Girls which is a celebration of black womanhood in all its forms. Also if you like Zeba’s vibe, follow her on Twitter @zblay.

As usual I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be. If you enjoyed this episode please do share it with your friends or on social media.

If you’re a podcaster or thinking you want to join a community that takes you and your podcast to the next level. Go ahead and visit contentisqueen.org where you can access free resources, talks and news as well as joining our community. That’s contentisqueen.org

That’s a wrap, thank you so much for listening.

Until next time…. Byeeee

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted by me Imriel Morgan

Edited by Joseph Perry

Sound Design by Amber Miller

Music and sound FX’s are from Epidemic Sound

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome the Wanna Be- the podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. Happy Black History Month!

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen a podcast community that specialises in empowering and amplifying underrepresented voices, specifically women, people of colour, and LGBTQIA+ people. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry. But this month we’re going to spend some time looking back as well as forward.

Today’s guest is writer, stylist and consultant Aja Barber whose work deals with the intersections of sustainability and the fashion landscape.  Aja has amassed a platform of over 200k Instagram followers who look to her for insights, education and knowledge on what’s happening in the world of sustainable fashion and consumerism. Aja’s work builds heavily on ideas behind privilege, wealth inequality, racism, feminism, colonialism and how to fix the fashion industry with all these things in mind.  

In today’s interview Aja shares what it’s really like to grow your platform and the pitfalls that come with sudden growth. Aja reveals what it takes to take down fast fashion and what you need to do to be on the right side of history. We also get into the intersections of fast fashion, from colonialism, climate change and Consumerism.

Wheeew we got deep and this was not an easy edit let me tell you so Let’s get into it!

I think I’m going to have to put out the extended cut of this interview because this snippet isn’t giving everything it’s supposed to gave! I mean we got so deep and I can only hope that it’s got you thinking. If this is the first time you’re coming across Aja Barber and her work I highly recommend following her over on Instagram @AjaBarber and buying her book ‘Consumed” to really understand the situation we’re presently in!

I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be. If you enjoyed this episode please do share it with your friends or on social media.

If you’re a podcaster or thinking you can do what I do please do check out contentisqueen.org where you can access free resources, talks and news as well as joining our community. That’s contentisqueen.org

That’s a wrap, thank you so much for listening.

Until next time…. Byeeee

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted by me Imriel Morgan

Edited by Joseph Perry

Sound Design by Amber Miller

Music and sound FX’s are from Epidemic Sound

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wanna Be- the podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. Happy Black History Month!

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen a podcast community that specialises in empowering and amplifying underrepresented voices, specifically women, people of colour, and LGBTQIA+ people. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry. But this month we’re going to spend some time looking back as well as forward.

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Today’s guest is Alayo Akinkugbe who is the Founder and Mastermind of @ABlackHistoryOfArt on Instagram which she founded in February 2020. Alayo is an Art History graduate from Cambrisge University and is studying her MA in Curating at Courtald. Through @ABlackHistoryOfArt Alayo highlights overlooked black artists, sitters, curators and thinkers from art history and the present day. As of recording the platform has over 50,000 Followers.

In today’s interview Alayo shares what she loves about Art History and how she was able to carve out a lane in space that traditionally excludes Black art and history. We explore what success looks like in Art history and how that’s reflected in her career. We also dive deeper into some of the barriers to entry in Art and Art history and how you can overcome them.

Alayo is levels! I loved this conversation it was refreshing to hear her passion and joy about the lane she occupies in Art history right now! It’s inspiring to see too! I highly recommend you follow @ABlackHistoryOfArt on Instagram if you’re in the mood to be moved and uplifted.  Ok so this one is defo going to be extended for a bonus because we went to levels I couldn’t fully deliver in just 30 minutes! 

As usual I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be. If you enjoyed this episode please do share it with your friends or on social media.

If you’re a podcaster or thinking you want to join a community that takes you and your podcast to the next level. Go ahead and visit contentisqueen.org where you can access free resources, talks and news as well as joining our community. That’s contentisqueen.org

That’s a wrap, thank you so much for listening.

Until next time…. Byeeee

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted by me Imriel Morgan

Edited by Joseph Perry

Sound Design by Amber Miller

Music and sound FX’s are from Epidemic Sound

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome the Wanna Be- the podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. Happy Black History Month!

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen a podcast community that specialises in empowering and amplifying underrepresented voices, specifically women, people of colour, and LGBTQIA+ people. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry. But this month we’re going to spend some time looking back as well as forward.

 Today’s guest is Fiona Compton a Historian, Filmmaker and visual Artists. Fiona is also the Founder of the incredibly popular Instagram Page, Know Your Caribbean a platform dedicated to the enrichment of the history and culture of the Caribbean. Fiona is also a podcast host and you can hear her on the Relateable podcast a safe space for Black People and she recently launched the Know Your Caribbean podcast for people that wanted to dive deeper into some of the stories and histories she shares on Instagram

In today’s interview Fiona and I talk about the desire to leave your mark in the creative industries, we talk about owning the title of Historian and reframing history without the white gaze. We also talk about some of financial and emotional barriers and obstacles to that come with sharing Black and Caribbean history. 

Let’s get into it!

Something that really sat with me after this interview was the importance of finding and confidently owning your voice. I really loved what Fiona had to say about reframing the sources and looking at what was being described and reimagining that without a white or Christian lens. Powerful stuff. I highly recommend you check out @KnowYourCaribbean on Instagram. It is a wealth of knowledge but also joy, colour and light. ANd do check out the podcast which has the most beautiful production behind it.

I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be. If you enjoyed this episode please do share it with your friends or on social media.

If you’re a podcaster or thinking you can do what I do please do check out contentisqueen.org where you can access free resources, talks and news as well as joining our community. That’s contentisqueen.org

That’s a wrap, thank you so much for listening.

Until next time…. Byeeee

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wanna Be- the podcast takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. Happy Black History Month!

I’m Imriel Morgan, Founder of Content is Queen a podcast community that specializes in empowering and amplifying underrepresented voices, specifically women, people of colour, and LGBTQIA+ people. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here! Wanna Be’s focus is to help you take consistent action to build a successful life and career in the creative and entertainment industry. But this month we’re going to spend some time looking back as well as forward.

Today’s guest is the self-proclaimed Gen-Z historian Kahlil Greene. Kahlil Greene is an online educator with ~500,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn platforms! He was recently profiled in The New York Times for his digital education work.

In addition to being a viral historical communicator, Kahlil is currently studying the History of Social Change at Yale University. Where he was elected the first Black student body president in Yale's 318-year history at just 19 years old.

In today’s interview, Kahlil and I talk openly about the importance of sharing Black History across different cultures and geographies. Kahlil reveals how his experience in education has enabled him to develop his unique teaching style. And he shares how he’s able to look past the traumas and keep spreading the word about our history.

Let’s get into it!

I’m so in awe of this young man! He’s really just come up and taken all this attention in his stride. Please do check out Kahlil’s work over on Instagram @kahlil.greene honestly you’ll learn so much! I still do!

I hope this half an hour has made you think, reflect and contemplate what your next step should be. If you enjoyed this episode please do share it with your friends or on social media.

If you’re a podcaster or thinking you can do what I do please do check out contentisqueen.org where you can access free resources, talks and news as well as joining our community. That’s contentisqueen.org.

That’s a wrap, thank you so much for listening.

Credits

This is a Content is Queen Production

Hosted by me Imriel Morgan

Edited by Joseph Perry

Sound Design by Amber Miller

Music and sound FX’s are from Epidemic Sound

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.