Lounge Akademics

Kevin J. Brazant (Lounge Akademics™, Disrupt the Discourse ) is joined by acclaimed artist and London College of Fashion alumna Karla Cornwall to explore creativity, survival, and disruption within and beyond education. Karla reflects on navigating teaching spaces that failed to recognise her voice, and how radical self-belief transformed exclusion into international recognition. Her practice span...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy  During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with events manager and coordinator Rachel Louis. We discuss her event planning business and inspires others on how they can develop online events and nurture their purpose during loc...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with advocate and public speaker for people with disabilities Mr. Nana Marfo aka Mr. Unique Voice. He explores his unique ability, debunks common myths about disability and provides a fresh...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy  During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. This week we speak with the multi disciplinary entrepreneur and writer Yann Tanoe . We explore how to publish your first written works and the importance of story telling and writing about lived experiences. Gi...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy  During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs and creatives within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with financial literacy expert and cycle breaker Paula Perry. We explore the concept of generational curses particularly around finance, budgeting and money management....

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy  During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs and creatives within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. We caught up with  Tryumph's founding life coach and entrepreneur Davis Wandera Jnr. We explore how to start up a coaching business, explore limiting beliefs and gain an important insight int...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within my circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with the humorous and thought provoking teacher and facilitator Karl Pupe. We discuss anti racist practice within education and the implications for teaching, all illustrated with comic effe...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with content creators and podcaster Chuks Wilson for 2 much info media. We explore how to create engaging content and the importance of collaboration as part of marketing your platform with...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within my circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with actor and activist Frankie Clarence as we discuss the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and protests and his activism work with John Boyega and his Instagram live stream with Idris Elba...

Subscribe to Lounge Akademics: https://apple.co/3oc7XSy   During the current lockdown we reached out to entrepreneurs within our circle to gain inspiration and their thought leadership. Most recently we caught up with tech start up entrepreneur Alex Pemberton. We explore how to start up a business during a pandemic with tips for scaling up online business and enterprises.   The foun...

In this episode we catch up with Jennifer Phillips, corporate career coach and founder of 'The Corporate Black Girl'. We talk to her about her successful 10 year career in law. A must watch for black women students and recent graduates wanting to enter the corporate world. Jennifer has survived and thrives in the corporate world as a black woman and she shares her story!

We caught up with Shantelle Rochester, Film Producer, actress and founder of her production company Ida Rose that assisted in producing the award winning film 'Two Graves' which won the best feature category at the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF)and is now available on Netflix. A must watch for independent film makers.

We catch up with British Ghanaian Textile and Performance artist Enam Gbewonyo who is passionate about elevating black women artists. She is also a curator as well as the founder of the Black British Female Artist (BBFA) Collective that serves as a platform to support emerging black women artists build sustainable careers.

In this episode we interview youth practitioner, author and Coach Danielle Ennis. We explore her work with young people at risk of and involved in gangs and serious youth violence. Learn how to get into this work and hear from a professional on the skills needed to thrive in this area of work.

We catch up with Yannick Yalipende, aspiring Clinical Psychologist and Co Founder of Black People Talk. We explore his work and studies in neuro psychology  at the University of Bristol. We also hear about his interests in the bio-psycho-social approach to mental health and well being.