The Black Circle

We're joined in the studio by founders of Puff Puff Ministry and sisters, Marianne and Yossie Olaleye. Founded in 2020, Puff Puff Ministry is the UK's first ever dedicated West African dessert business. We touch on cultural integration through Puff Puff desserts in the UK market, sisterhood and synergy in a business environment and more.

Julian Hall takes us through how he created Ultra Education UK’s #1 provider of entrepreneurial education in schools and clubs. Creativity as the essence of entrepreneurship and innovation, addressing the gap in financial literacy and generational wealth and more.

Social entrepreneur Ola Christian joins us in the studio to talk about his journey as founder of LEVILE creative agency and his key learnings along the way. We also delve into the importance of representation in the creative field, brand partnerships, creating social impact and much more!

This episode is in conversation with Lize Okoh, discussing her empowering style of boudoir photography, her 'Women on the Frontline' project capturing service workers during the pandemic and her debut novel, 'The Returnees' A story about the first year experiences of three British-Nigerians who leave London to move to Lagos.

Episode 05 of the Black Circle dives into Identity 2.0 body of work around data misuse and its impact on the Black community. We also discuss the deadly effects of automated weapons, dark design patterns and biased AI algorithms.

This episode dives into the ups and downs of Denise' incredible journey as a stylist. We talk about her time working at ID magazine under Edward Enninful, balancing her career as a single mother and her personal transformation and healing journey.

In this episode, founder of Tayp, Jamer Mercer discusses Tayp' current pivot from a social media app to a B2B offering. We also discuss navigating the marketing industry, social media culture and more.

Chidi Nwaubani, the creator and founder of Looty, is a visionary designer, artist, and tech practitioner. He created Looty as a movement to re loot stolen artifacts from the continent of Africa and repatriate them back to their rightful homes.

The Black Circle sits down with Samantha Russell, actress and founder of Last Looks Beauty, an Afro hair and makeup agency connecting hair and makeup artists (majority women of colour, confident to work on various textures and tones) with jobs on sets.