How I Crushed It

Kyle Walker is a SJA British Sports Journalism nominated Sky Sports presenter and reporter who also regularly works for Manchester City TV, EA Sports and FIFA. On this episode he talks about growing up in Moss Side, how he got his big break in TV and what interviewing Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp is like.   Instagram: @kylewalker115 Twitter: @kylewalker115 _______________________________________...

On the podcast this week we speak to Dr. Dion Terrelonge who is a chartered Psychologist, a researcher and fashion stylist. She is also considered one of the pioneers of fashion psychology in the UK. In this episode we talk about Vogue departing editor Edward Enninful, how fashion tastes change as you get older and why many black women are getting into fashion psychology.   Instagram: @thefashionp...

On this podcast this week we speak to Tech leader and philanthropist Tunji Akintokun. He is currently a senior director and leading the UK and Ireland Marketing Solutions team at LinkedIn. A keen African contemporary art collector, and former top junior athlete he was awarded an MBE in 2018 for services to young people from ethnic minorities in Science and Technology. He explains why having good m...

On this podcast this week we speak to Keisha Thompson who is a Manchester based writer, performance artist, mathematician and producer. Keisha is the Artistic Director and CEO of Contact theatre based in Manchester, Chair of radical arts funding body, Future’s Venture Foundation, an ITC board member and recipient of The Arts Foundation Theatre Makers Award 2021 . In this interview Keisha talks abo...

On this podcast this week we speak to award winning entrepreneur and founder & CEO of BYP Network, the networking platform for black professionals. In this interview Kike talks about her day to day life as an athlete, using the sports mentality in the business world, and the problems we are facing in the black community.   Instagram: @kikeoniwinde Twitter: @KikeOniwinde   BYP Network: https://byp....

On the podcast this week we speak to cosmetic doctor to the stars, Dr Tijion Esho, aka the lip doctor, and founder of ESHO clinics. In this interview Dr Esho talks about how he got into the Cosmetic industry, dealing with illness and death in his family and, despite his success, making sure his kids do not lack hunger as they grow up.   Instagram: @drtijionesho Twitter: @drtijionesho _____________...

On this episode we speak to pianist and composer, Beatrice Nicholas. In this interview Beatrice talks about how she began playing the piano at 4, how competitive the music world is and going to the same school as Ed Sheeran!   Website: www.beatricenicholas.com   Instagram: @beatrice_nicholas_pianist Twitter: beatrice nicholas ________________________________________________________________________...

On this episode we speak to funnyman Michael Akadiri. He is currently performing up and down the UK with his standup comedy show No Scrubs. What's more Michael is a Doctor! Yes, a proper one.   Instagram: @michaelakadiri Twitter: @michaelakadiri   For tickets for his standup show: https://linktr.ee/michaelakadiri   Michael's podcast Late Night and Wet Wipes: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AVVPFOaI...

On this episode we speak to a leading journalist and TV News producer, Funmi Olutoye. Currently working for Good Morning Britain on ITV she has also written for The Independent and was recently Producer for The Big Breakfast.   Instagram: @funmio Twitter: @funmiolutoye TikTok: @fumnio _________________________________________________________________________________________   Stay in touch: Twitter...

On this episode we speak to Matilda Egere-Cooper. She used to be an award winning music journalist interviewing the likes of Stevie Wonder, Al Green and Alicia Keys. Now she is making waves in Content Marketing and has created her own running community for women of colour, FlyGirlCollective.   Matilda Egere-Cooper: https://matildaegerecooper.co.uk/ Instagram: @matildaegerecooper @flygirlcollective...

On this episode we speak to an award winning former lawyer and now founder and CEO of Earlybird, Claudine Adeyemi. In this interview Claudine goes through how she went from living in hostels and B&Bs to crushing it in the corporate world.   Claudine Adeyemi: Instagram: @claudine.adeyemi Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudineadeyemi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudineadeyemi _____________...

Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. On this episode we speak to one of the UK's leading black Barbers and an award winning entrepreneur, Mark Maciver. In this interview Mark goes through his journey, his biggest failure, plans for the future and tips on using social media to further your career.   Mark Maciver: Instagram: @slidercuts Twitte...

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