Wanna Be

This episode is action packed! Prisca is back to answer all of your brand and marketing questions.

Key Takeaways:

1. How to definitively get information from your peers and colleagues

2. Learn how to make your brand influencer friendly

3. The different types of incentives that you can try besides freebies and giveaways.

4. How to get over a lack of motivation.

5. Cost-effective ways to create beautiful and professional looking marketing and product shots and videos.

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This week’s guest is a tattoed Bill Murray and flower obsessed woman Sapphire Bates, owner and Creative Director of The Flower Arranger who recently launched an online and IRL community for powerful creative women in business called The Coven. Sapphire is a master of curating beautiful Instagram pages which generates thousands of followers who like her gorgeous images.

In today’s episode we talk about money, having entrepreneurs in your life, unconventional career paths, we also talk about why it’s ok to not love what you do. We also talk a little bit about the science and art of floristry.

You can follow Sapphire on Instagram @theflowerarranger and @thecovengirlgang on

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Thank you for joining me today on this value-packed episode. We’re back with the Design Special: Meet The Cartoonists.

I’m joined by illustrator and Cartoonist Eleanor Davis. Eleanor is the author of the New York Times Bestseller How To Be Happy; she has also written You and a Bike and a Road, and The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook. Her work has been included in five issues of Fantagraphics' anthology MOME as well as Houghton Mifflin's Best American Comics in 2008. Eleanor has won the Eisner Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer award, and her short story In our Eden won the gold medal from the society of illustrators.

In today’s episode, Eleanor gets honest about how she gets clients and how she works with Art Directors. You will learn about how to price your illustrations and what book you should refer to for pricing guidelines. She also warns you about what contracts you should not sign.

To find out more about Eleanor visit doing-fine.com or follow her on Instagram @squinkyelo and Twitter @Squinkyelo. Make sure you’re subscribed to Wanna Be on iTunes, Spotify, google play, acast or your favourite podcast app.

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Happy Holidays! I promised you a Christmas Day episode, and here it is. Getting you to where you wanna be is important it doesn't matter if it's a holiday.

I hope you're feeling abundant today and even if you didn't get many presents I've got you one! More details below.

This week I’m joined by brand and marketing expert Prisca Moyesa. The topic is executing your vision as voted by you. In today’s episode, you will learn:

1. The one question you need to ask yourself before you begin executing.

2.How you can stop wasting your time.

3. How you to spot the difference between a break and procrastinating.

4. You’ll learn how to Procrastiwork a term coined by infamous Letterer Jessica Hische

5. How to set up your space to boost your productivity

This week's Support This! Goes to Wanna Be's January Design Special: Meet the Cartoonists share it with the arty types in your life. Here's the link:wannabepodcast.com/listen

Make sure you are following Prisca on Twitter and Instagram @PriscaMoyesa she drops bars and nuggets of wisdom. Trust me her feed is a happy place, you can find out more about her agency Moyesa & Co by visiting Moyesa.co.

Send in your questions via tweet to @wannabepodcast or via the website Branding Clinic. We’re here to help so be specific with what you need help with and tell us what your brand or business is so we can offer super-specific advice.

You can download a free limited edition copy of the Wanna Be One Page Business plan and Goal Setting Guide so you can take your vision out of your head and make it real. Visit Wannabepodcast.com and select Get Your Copy.

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Content is Queen is proud to present you with the Black Kings this season in collaboration with the Social Mobility Commission.

Welcome to the Wanna Be podcast where you can get a behind the scenes look at the opportunities available in the creative and entertainment industries so you can get to where you wanna be 30 minutes or less. I am of course your host, Imriel Morgan

This is a special Black History Month mini-series that we’ve put together for you. I would like to give a huge thank you to the Social Mobility Commission who have helped me explore how early life opportunities can improve or hinder your chances in life.

According to the ‘An Unequal Playing Field Report 51% of the soft skills that are lacking in the UK labour market are the ability to manage ones’ own time and prioritise tasks. This highlighted a huge need to explore the benefits of extra-curricular activities like sports and music. 32% of high income children take music lessons compared to just 11% of those on low incomes and the disparity also exists for sport where 64% of high income children participate in part compared to 46% of low income households.

With this in mind I want to welcome to the show someone very special. Oladapo ‘Daps’ Fagbenle. Daps is a Nigerian-born British artist, video director, and former NCAA athlete. Music fans listening will have seen Daps’ work. He is best known for directing Migos Bad and Boujee, Walk it lIke I talk it, City Girls and Cardi B, Twerk, Saweetie’s My Type, as well as directing vide for Stormzy, Iggy Azalea, Kendrick Lamar, Wizkid, 2 Chainz and Davido .

In today’s episode we learn about Daps early aspirations in sports and music. The role of Basketball in his life. He shares how he got his first break. He is candid with the challenges that exists for young black creatives and how to move past them to break into the industry. He also reveals the key driving force behind his success to date. Let’s go!

OUTRO

I had so much fun recording this episode with Daps! He’s insanely talented and definitely someone who’s star going to continue to rise. You can learn more about Daps and his work by following him on Instagram @FlexGodDaps and via his website dapsofficial.com

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This podcast is proudly a Content Is Queen Production Recorded at our studio in Peckham. Mad love to Ellie Clifford for pulling this episode together.

AND thank you for listening!

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Content is Queen is proud to present you with the Black Kings this season in collaboration with the Social Mobility Commission.

Welcome to the Wanna Be podcast where you can get a behind the scenes look at the opportunities available in the creative and entertainment industries so you can get to where you wanna be 30 minutes or less. I am of course your host, Imriel Morgan

This is a special Black History Month mini-series that we’ve put together for you. I would like to give a huge thank you to the Social Mobility Commission who have helped me explore how early life opportunities can improve or hinder your chances in life.

According to a poll they released 44% of people say that where you end up in society is largely determined by your background. Through this series, I hope you come to learn how each guest has leveraged their opportunities to create a better life for themselves in spite of their background and circumstances.

Onto this week’s incredibly talented guest. Alexis Ffrench is a Contemporary composer, pianist and producer. Alexis started playing the piano at just 4 years old. His aptitude for the instrument placed him at the Royal Academy of Music and he received a scholarship to train at The Purcell School, Britain's oldest specialist music school before training at the renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Alexis’ music is like a warm hug that has the ability to calm the brain and soothe you into a flow state.

In today’s episode, we explore the origins of his talent, how he’s navigated a career in classical music. He reveals how he blended his culture and training to develop his unique style of music. We also uncover the power of authenticity in determining what ‘good’ sounds like. You’re gonna love it.

Ohh I feel blessed and highly favoured to have spoken to Alexis today. His story and journey is truly inspiring and he is a testament to what happens when talent and opportunity collide and the result is a groundbreaking career. You can follow Alexis on social media @AlexisFfrench and check out his latest album Dreamland.

For updates on Wanna Be follow Content is Queen on Twitter @ContentisQn and Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Content is Queen has now officially opened up two podcast studios in Peckham and in Somerset House. If you have a story you’re dying to tell through a podcast then head to contentisqueen.org and join our waiting list to get access to our studios.

If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends via your insta-stories. We’ve pulled some amazing quotes from the episodes which you can reshare via Instagram and Twitter.

This podcast is proudly a Content Is Queen Production. As always huge love and hugs to Ellie Clifford for pulling this episode out of the bag this week!

AND thank you for listening!

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Welcome to the Wanna Be podcast where you can get a behind the scenes look at the opportunities available in the creative and entertainment industries so you can get to where you wanna be 30 minutes or less. I am of course your host, Imriel Morgan

This is a special Black History Month mini-series that we’ve put together for you. I would like to give a huge thank you to the Social Mobility Commission who have helped us pull this miniseries together and allowed us to use their research and reports to help inform us of the issues around education, achievement and attainment.

With this in mind, Content is Queen is proud to present you with the Black Kings this season.

Now I promise you every episode that this podcast will be a behind the scenes look at the creative and entertainment industry. This week’s guest will be a familiar face to former Hollyoaks fans! I need for you to get to know Luti Fagbenle because if you don’t know him by name I have no doubt you’re intimately familiar with his work. This man’s resume is endless so I’ll start from the beginning. Luti started out in the Entertainment industry first by playing Simba in the Lion King in the West End and eventually becoming a series regular in Hollyoaks.

Luti has always been interested in film, music and filming and produced Nike: Midnight madness with Channel 4 and a number of award-winning shorts and documentaries. He is the Founder of Luti Media which is an established name in the Music Industry and behind some the most groundbreaking music videos of this decade including Drake’s Nice for what, Iggy Azalea’s Fancy and the record-breaking Best Song Ever by One Direction, oh and let me not forget he was also behind Beyonce and Jay Z’s On The Run II Jamaican film interlude.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn all about ambition, drive and motivation. You’ll find out how to get your foot in the door by paying your dues. You’ll uncover some of the sacrifices you might have to make to be exceptional in entertainment and how to stretch your goals and visions beyond what you set out. I will not waste any more time, let's get into this!

How great was that? I feel motivated to do so much more and I hope you do too! If you want to find out more about Luti and his work visit Lutimedia.com and get inspired!

For updates on Wanna Be follow Content is Queen on Twitter @ContentisQn and Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Content is Queen has now officially opened up two podcast studios in Peckham and in Somerset House. If you have a story you’re dying to tell through a podcast then head to contentisqueen.org and join our waiting list to get access to our studios.

If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends via your insta-stories. We’ve pulled some amazing quotes from the episodes which you can reshare via Instagram and Twitter.

This podcast is proudly a Content Is Queen Production. As always huge love and hugs to Ellie Clifford for pulling this episode out of the bag this week!

AND thank you for listening!

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Welcome to the Wanna Be podcast where you can get a behind the scenes look at the opportunities available in the creative and entertainment industries so you can get to where you wanna be 30 minutes or less. I am of course your host, Imriel Morgan.

This is a special Black History Month mini-series that we’ve put together for you. I would like to give a huge thank you to the Social Mobility Commission who have helped us pull this miniseries together and allowed us to use their research and reports to help inform us of the issues around education, achievement and attainment. With this in mind Content is Queen is proud to present you with the Black Kings this season.

Our first guest is truly exceptional and I’m so excited to have him on the podcast. Magid Magid also known as Magic Magid. If you know you know. Magid is a Somali-British justice activist, author and a former elected politician. He was a Green Party MEP representing Yorkshire & the Humber at the European Parliament and was previously the youngest ever Lord Mayor of his beloved city, Sheffield. Magid was recently named one of TIME’s 100 rising stars shaping the future of the world. Magid is also the author of the recently released ‘The Art of Disruption’ -A Manifesto for Real Change.

In this episode we discuss the importance of focusing, curiosity and having audacity. Magid also shares how he got into campaigning and politics and why he questions everything. Magid shares one thing he’s always done to keep his mind sharp! And we also explore the role travel and culture has had on his life. Get ready for the lols.

What an inspiration! I had so much fun talking to Magid, he’s an absolute diamond and I highly recommend you follow him and his work on social media @MagicMagid. Also make sure you support this Black King buy getting a copy of his book ‘The Art of Disruption: A Manifesto For Real Change’

For updates on Wanna Be follow Content is Queen on Twitter @ContentisQn and Instagram @contentisqueenhq.

Content is Queen has now officially opened up two podcast studios in Peckham and in Somerset House. If you have a story you’re dying to tell through a podcast then head to contentisqueen.org and join our waiting list to get access to our studios.

If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends via your insta-stories. We’ve pulled some amazing quotes from the episodes which you can reshare via Instagram and Twitter.

This podcast is proudly a Content Is Queen Production. As always huge love and hugs to Ellie Clifford for pulling this episode out of the bag this week!

AND thank you for listening!

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This week I’m joined by Ruby Raut the Founder of Wuka Wear. Wuka wear is the UK’s first-period underwear. Ruby is originally from Nepal where they practised Chhaupadi, a practice that exiled women to period huts while they were on their periods. This has lead Ruby to design and manufacture Wuka wear with no prior experience in fashion or manufacturing.

She hopes that the pants will be a part of a broader conversation, but as you’ll hear in this episode, her biggest challenge is creating a business in an industry that’s taboo. The key takeaways from this episode are finding ways to overcome taboo subjects for your brand.

How to be successful despite having a business that people won’t publicly share or endorse and how you can get one step closer to being successful.

Huge thank you to Ruby from Wuka Wear who is currently fundraising on Kickstarter. Donate to the campaign here. Visit wuka.co.uk to find out more about the campaign, materials and all of the lovely environmental benefits to the pants.

You can follow Ruby’s work on Twitter and Instagram @Wukawear.

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It's Self-Care Awareness Week (13th-19th Nov) and this week I'm joined by the Founder of The World of Self-Care, Georgia Dodsworth. In this week's episodes Georgia shares her journey with Borderline Personality Disorder and becoming a successful freelancer while still at university studying Performance and Creative Enterprise.

In this episode we talk about how Georgia set up her routine and became so disciplined. Georgia is extremely well organised when it comes to planning her days and she explains how this discipline has helped her BPD. We talk about knowing your worth and how much value you can add. More importantly the power of saying 'No' to opportunities and the mental checklist that she does before deciding that a project is worth her time. Georgia's checklist:

1. What is the project.

2. Do I know the company or brand? What are her views of that brand.

3. How much times is the project going to take out of her day/week?

4. Is the job paid or not?

5. Can she add value to the project?

Georgia's routine includes:

Using a Lumie light alarm.

Writing Morning pages to get all her thoughts out on paper at least 3 times per week.

Creating a to do list/ plan for her day.

Applying makeup to feel ready.

Not working in bed.

Special mentions: Natrellatree.com who sent me a free self-care tree. Toggl, a time management app. Good Time a productivity app.

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