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| Hope Powell - Former Manager of the Women's England Football Team | 16 Dec 2025 | 00:46:16 | |
Hope Powell is currently Technical Director of the Women's football team at Birmingham City and the former manager of the women's England football team from 1998 to 2013. In her earlier career she also played for the national team appearing over 60 times and scoring over 30 goals. She has also managed Brighton & Hove Albion Women and coached the Great Britain women's football team at the London 2012 Olympic games. She received an OBE in 2002 a CBE in 2010, and in 2003 she was the second woman to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame for her services to football.
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| Ken & Mary Okoroafor - The dynamic duo behind The Humble Penny | 28 Nov 2025 | 01:20:31 | |
Welcome to a special edition of How I Crushed It — #TheElevateSeries — created in proud partnership with the Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards). This partnership celebrates past winners and the powerful impact they continue to make across their industries and communities.
In this episode, we speak with Ken and Mary Okoroafor, BBBAwards 2023 winners in the Entrepreneur Senior Leader category. They are the founders of The Humble Penny, which they grew from a 99p blog into an award-winning personal finance platform reaching over 5 million people.
The BBBAwards celebrate outstanding Black professionals and entrepreneurs across the UK, championing excellence, diversity, and leadership in business.
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| Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Politician and Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill | 18 Jul 2025 | 00:59:28 | |
Bell Ribeiro-Addy is the Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill and has been a Member of Parliament since 2019. She was previously Chief of Staff to former Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott from 2016 to 2019.
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| Mahari Hay - Director at Lloyds Bank Group and CEO & Co-Founder of the CCC Awards | 30 Jun 2025 | 00:57:57 | |
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Mahari Hay has been at Lloyds Bank for nearly 20 years and has risen from working in the call centre to now being one of their Directors. In 2025 he and is business partner launched the CCC Awards which aims to recognise and celebrate those that contribute to the development and success of others in the community. In 2025 he was also awarded the Freeman of the City of London.
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| Thanyia Moore - Actor and Stand-up Comedian | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:52:02 | |
Thanyia Moore is an actor, comedian, and voice over artist from South East London. In 2013 she was named Best Female Newcomer at the Black Comedy Awards and in 2018 she joined the likes of Katherine Ryan, Andi Osho, and Sarah Millican when she was crowned Funny Women Champion. She has gone on to appear on Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, Alma's Not Normal, Eastenders (all BBC), and The Duchess (Netflix). In August 2025 she will be taking her show to Edinburgh.
Listen back to interviews with: Michael Akadiri - Comedian by night and Doctor by day!
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| Akua Gyamfi - Entertainment mogul and founder of The British Blacklist | 31 May 2025 | 01:03:06 | |
Akua Gyamfi is founder of The British Blacklist which is a media platform and database which champions British Black creatives in film, TV, stage, sound and literature and as such, she has become an important figure the UK film and TV industry. Aside from this she hosts several podcasts including the popular, Your Aunties Could Never, and also has had a career as a high-end hair stylist where she got to do work for the likes of Vogue Magazine, Ms Dynamite, Hugo Boss and Naomi Campbell.
Podcast - Your Aunties Could Never
Listen back to interviews with: Sonita Alleyne - Co-Founder of media company, Somethin' Else Productions
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| Ato Jay - Host of The Savvy Wallet Podcast | 20 May 2025 | 01:24:14 | |
Ato Jay is a leading UK-based podcaster and financial educator, widely recognised as the founder and host of The Savvy Wallet Podcast. Since its launch in 2021, the podcast has become a go-to destination for practical and relatable financial guidance, amassing over 170 episodes. With a mission to break down the complexities of money, investing, and entrepreneurship, Ato sparks powerful conversations with thought leaders across business, health, and wealth—making financial literacy accessible to all.
Listen back to interviews with: Audrey Indome - Co-host of The Receipts Podcast
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| Audrey Indome - Co-host of The Receipts Podcast | 01 May 2025 | 01:03:24 | |
Audrey Indome is one half of the popular The Receipts podcast. The podcast launched in 2016 and regularly gets over 100,000 weekly listeners and Audrey and her co-host are known for their unfiltered and honest discussions about relationships, situationships, and everyday life as well as having guests on such as Mel B, Louis Theroux and Tiwa savage. Through their success they have toured live shows across the country and their debut book Keep The Receipts was published in July 2021 and became a Sunday Times Bestseller.
Listen back to interviews with: Kyle Walker - TV Presenter
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| Tramale Turner - Chief Technology Officer | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:58:40 | |
Tramale Turner is CTO at Robin AI. Previous to this he was CTO at Taxbit, Head of Engineering at Stripe and held leadership positions at Nintendo and Volkswagen. He talks about growing up in the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980's in Detroit, getting into university at the age of 16, and what it takes to become a CTO.
Listen back to interviews with: Claudine Adeyemi - CEO of AI startup Earlybird
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| Lydia Amoah - DEI Leader and author of The Black Pound Report | 31 Mar 2025 | 01:01:30 | |
Lydia is recognised as one of Britain’s leading authorities on diversity, equity and inclusion and through her company, Backlight, she has collaborated with many organisations such as News UK and ITV to enhance their DEI initiatives. Among other roles, Lydia is also the creator of the Black Pound Report, the UK’s most comprehensive research piece looking into the Multi-Ethnic consumer.
White Nanny Black Child documentary
Listen back to interviews with: Naomi Sesay - Head of Diversity at Channel 4
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| Ashleigh Ainsley - Technologist and Co-founder of Colorintech and BTF | 16 Mar 2025 | 01:03:46 | |
Ashleigh Ainsley is co-founder of Colorintech a non profit aiming to improve access, awareness and opportunities for ethnic minorities to enter the tech industry. Colorintech is probably best known for its BTF (Black Tech Fest) event which is Europe's largest technology and culture festival celebrating innovation and inclusion in the UK tech industry and beyond. In 2020, Ashleigh was recognised on Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He is also a qualified football referee!
Listen back to interviews with: Dr Annie Marie Imafidon - CEO of Stemettes and Tech Thought leader
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| Temi Johnson - Interior Designer & Criminal Defence Lawyer | 28 Feb 2025 | 01:07:42 | |
Temi Johnson is an Interior Designer for commercial and residential spaces. Temi was a quarter finalist on BBC 1's TV show Interior Design Masters with Michelle Ogudehin and Alan Carr. She is also an experienced Criminal Defence Lawyer.
Listen back to interviews with: Michael Akadiri - Doctor by day and Comedian by night! Stephanie Boyce - Ex President of Law Society
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📢 RKY Careers equip you with in-demand tech skills through their intensive tech bootcamps, mentoring and coaching that will transform your career! Your Career Transformation Starts Now.
RKY Careers have just launched their annual scholarship grant - The RKY £20,000 Scholarship Grant targeted at empowering underrepresented communities.
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| Bayo Adelaja - Social Entrepreneur and CEO of Do It Now Now | 18 Nov 2025 | 00:56:12 | |
Bayo Adelaja is founder and CEO of Do It Now Now, an organisation which aims to improve social mobility, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship among Black communities in the UK. She has held positions at many organisations, including work at Google, the London School of Economics and the House of Commons and in 2023 she was awarded an MBE for services to entrepreneurship, social mobility, and financial inclusion.
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| Samuel Okafor - From Footballer to CEO of Kick It Out | 18 Feb 2025 | 00:56:40 | |
Samuel Okafor is CEO of the powerful anti discrimination organisation, Kick It Out, which strives to put an end to all forms of discrimination within football. Samuel started off his career as a professional football player and then had a very successful career in Banking before taking up his latest role with Kick It Out.
Listen back to interview with: Maggie Alphonsi - Rugby World Cup Winner
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| Cassa Pancho - Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Black | 31 Jan 2025 | 00:56:06 | |
Cassa Pancho is CEO, Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Black, a professional ballet company for dancers of colour which she set up in 2001. Ballet Black has won numerous awards including an Olivier Award for best dance production and a Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Company and Cassa was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Years’ Honours List for services to Classical Ballet. To date, she has commissioned over 40 choreographers, to create over 60 new ballets for the company.
Listen back to interviews with: Beatrice Nicholas - Pianist
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| Lorna Clarke - Director of Music at the BBC | 17 Jan 2025 | 00:56:18 | |
Lorna Clark, as Director of Music at the BBC, heads up their music output which includes responsibility for a portfolio of six national radio stations (Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music, Radio 1Xtra, Asian Network) as well as Music Live Events, Music Television commissioning and the Visualisation team. This also includes the annual coverage of Glastonbury and the world’s biggest and longest-running music festival, The Proms. Lorna has judged prestigious awards like the Sony Radio Awards and the Mercury Music Prize and in 2024 she was crowned winner of the Outstanding Contribution honour at the Music Week Women In Music Awards.
Listen back to interviews with: Sonita Alleyne - Co-Founder and former CEO of Somethin' Else Productions
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| Best bits of 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:23:04 | |
We look back at the favourite bits of the podcast in 2024 including clips with the following guests:
Elizabeth Solaru Elesha Paul Moses Danny Sapani Jendella Benson Anne Marie Imafidon Femi Oguns Christina Brooks Ayesha Ofori Katherine Birbalsingh
Thanks for you support and looking forward to shining a light on more talent in 2025! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit | |||
| Jameisha Prescod - Content Creator behind You Look Okay To Me | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:52:12 | |
Jameisha Prescod is a digital content creator, UK-based filmmaker, and advocate, known for her impactful work centred on chronic illness, Black identity, and mental health. Jameisha has built a strong presence on social media through her platform You Look Okay To Me, where she shares her personal journey with chronic illness, particularly lupus. This platform has become a vital resource for individuals experiencing invisible illnesses.
Listen back to interviews with: Jumoke Abdullahi Co-Founder of The Triple Cripples
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| Tim Nwachukwu - Sports Photographer formerly of Getty Images | 30 Nov 2024 | 01:23:26 | |
Timothy Nwachukwu is an accomplished American sports photographer who is well-known for his dynamic sports imagery, capturing pivotal moments with an artful perspective. A former staff photographer for the world renowned Getty Images, his work includes coverage of major sports leagues and events, including the NBA and NFL, FIFA 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Olympic games.
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| Ire Hassan-Odukale - Restaurateur and Co-Founder of Ikoyi | 16 Nov 2024 | 00:57:18 | |
Discover the inspiring story of Ire Hassan-Odukale, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ikoyi, the renowned fine dining restaurant in London. Founded alongside Jeremy Chan, Ikoyi has redefined modern cuisine with its innovative approach, earning its first Michelin star in 2018, a second star in 2022, and ranking as number 42 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024. In this episode, Ire shares the challenges of building a globally acclaimed restaurant, and his vision for pushing boundaries in the food industry. This is a must-listen for food lovers, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone curious about what it takes to succeed in the high-stakes world of fine dining. Explore More Stories: 🎙️ Listen back to interviews with trailblazers like:
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| Charles Sekwalor - The connector to Africa and CEO & Founder of The Continent Group and Movemeback | 31 Oct 2024 | 01:27:38 | |
Join us as we dive into an inspiring conversation with Charles Sekwalor, the visionary CEO and Founder of The Continent Group. Charles shares his journey behind Movemeback, a game-changing tech platform positioned as the "LinkedIn of Africa." Discover how Movemeback is connecting talent across Africa and empowering professionals to drive impact on the continent. Connect with Charles Sekwalor and The Continent Group:
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| Katharine Birbalsingh - Britain's Strictest Headteacher | 20 Oct 2024 | 00:57:02 | |
Katharine Birbalsingh is an education reformer and the controversial founder and headteacher of Michaela Community School in London. She is also ex Chair of the Social Mobility Commission. In 2020 Katharine was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to education.
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| Ayesha Ofori - CEO of Propelle on a mission to solve £567 billion gender investment gap | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:48:52 | |
Ayesha Ofori is Founder and CEO of Propelle, a female focused investment platform designed to empower women to invest regularly and build wealth. She is also a property investor and ex-investment banker and the winner of multiple industry awards.
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| Jamelia Donaldson - Leaving Financial Services for the Beauty industry | 30 Oct 2025 | 01:02:23 | |
Welcome to a special edition of How I Crushed It — #TheElevateSeries — created in proud partnership with the Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards). This partnership celebrates past winners and the powerful impact they continue to make across their industries and communities. In this episode, we speak with Jamelia Donaldson, a BBBAwards 2019 winner in the Entrepreneur Rising Star category, celebrated for her impact on global entrepreneurship and the natural hair care industry. The BBBAwards celebrate outstanding Black professionals and entrepreneurs across the UK, championing excellence, diversity, and leadership in business. Find out more: https://thebbbawards.com/ Email us: howicrushedit@gmail.com Listen back to interview with: Audrey Indome from the Receipts Podcast Dr Tijion Esho - Cosmetic Doctor
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| Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark - Digital Sculptor and Forbes 30 under 30, 2024 | 19 Sep 2024 | 01:05:16 | |
Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark is a digital sculptor, curator and lecturer. Her works have been exhibited alongside the likes of Tracey Emin, Ai Wei Wei, and Banksy. In 2024 she was one of 30 people across Europe to be recognised by Forbes magazine and included on the renowned Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
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| Christina Brooks - CEO of Ruebik and Rising Star at the 2023 Black Talent Awards | 31 Aug 2024 | 00:56:10 | |
Christina Brooks is the Founder and CEO of Ruebik, a leading talent attraction agency which has partnered with organisations such as BT, BBC Studios, KPMG and Dr Martens. In 2023 she won the Rising Star category at the Black Talent Awards for her work in promoting inclusivity.
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| Femi Oguns - CEO of Identity School of Acting & Identity Agency Group | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:57:25 | |
Femi Oguns is founder and CEO of both Identity School of Acting and Identity Agency Group and he has become one of the most influential people in the British Film and TV industry. He has been named on the Powerlist top 100 most influential figures of African/Caribbean descent in the UK and in 2014 he was appointed MBE for services to the acting industry.
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| 2024 Olympics Special | 31 Jul 2024 | 00:17:02 | |
To celebrate the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, we thought we'd have an Olympic Special featuring guests that have come onto the podcast. Each guest describes how they have been impacted by the Olympics in their own way.
Featuring clips from (click the link below to listen to the full episode):
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| Jordan Pitt - BAFTA nominated filmmaker | 14 Jul 2024 | 00:50:32 | |
Jordan Pitt is an actor, filmmaker and founder of One Umbrella Productions and has 30 years experience in the industry. His most recent piece of work is the Sky documentary ‘Untold Stories: Hair On Set’ which features insights from notable figures including Naomie Harris, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Afua Hirsch and can currently be viewed on Now TV or on Sky TV.
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| Jamilia Grier - Expat-entrepreneur and podcast host | 29 Jun 2024 | 00:53:40 | |
Jamilia Grier is founder & CEO of Bytebao and a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East. She is also the host of the Barely Legal in Web3 podcast.
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| Sonita Alleyne - Master of Jesus College, Cambridge University and former CEO of Somethin' Else | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:54:00 | |
Sonita Alleyne OBE is Master of Jesus College at Cambridge University and when appointed in 2019 she became the first black person to lead an Oxbridge college and first woman to lead Jesus College in its history. Previous to this she co-founded and led Somethin' Else, the award winning production company that creates hit podcasts and radio shows.
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| Anne-Marie Imafidon - Former child prodigy turned Tech thought leader | 29 May 2024 | 00:54:30 | |
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE was a child prodigy and aged 11 she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level Computing in the UK. She has carried this gift through to adult life and in 2013 she co-founded Stemettes, an award-winning social initiative dedicated to inspiring and promoting the next generation of young women in the STEM & STEAM sectors. Anne-Marie was the temporary Arithmetician for 60 episodes on Channel 4’s Countdown, the world’s longest-running game show and she is currently Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University.
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| Naomi Sesay - Head of Creative Diversity at Channel 4 | 18 May 2024 | 01:06:31 | |
Naomi Sesay is the Head of Creative Diversity at Channel 4. She started her career at MTV and has over 20 years’ experience in television and media. She is also a powerful keynote speaker, property investor and is building a Smart City in Sierra Leone!
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| Sarah Akinterinwa - Cartoonist | 30 Apr 2024 | 00:51:42 | |
Sarah Akinterinwa is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. She started her current career during the pandemic by creating the comic Oyin and Kojo, which now features in the iconic American magazine, the New Yorker. Her work explores dating, relationships, identity, politics, and navigating adult life as a young woman of colour and has featured in the likes of the Guardian, the LA Times and for Roc Nation.
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| Bola Sol - From model to Financial Advisor and personal finance influencer | 16 Oct 2025 | 00:56:54 | |
Bola Sol is a personal finance influencer, published author, and Financial Adviser. Her expertise has been featured in prominent publications such as Forbes, the BBC, ITV, the Financial Times, the Telegraph, as well as being the Grazia Money columnist.
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| Jumoke Abdullahi - Activist and Co-Founder of The Triple Cripples | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:10:22 | |
Jumoke Abdullahi is a speaker, writer and one half of the duo behind The Triple Cripples, a platform created to increase visibility & highlight the lack of representation and discrimination faced by Black and non-Black women, femmes and non-binary people of colour, living with disabilities.
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| Danny Sapani - Star of King Lear and Black Panther | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:44:16 | |
Danny Sapani is one of the most accomplished actors in the UK. His work spans film, TV and theatre and over the course of his career he has appeared in Hollywood blockbusters such Black Panther and Star Wars, TV such as Killing Eve, and Netflix's The Crown, and he can currently be seen on stage playing the lead role of King Lear at the Almeida Theatre in London.
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| Kojo Samuel - Music Director | 13 Mar 2024 | 01:08:24 | |
Kojo Samuel is one of the most sought after music directors in the UK which has led him to working with the likes of Jessie Ware, Rita Ora, Dave and Stormzy. He's also been a prolific music producer and has played keyboards for the Sugababes.
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| Elesha Paul Moses - Being Tina Turner in the West End hit musical | 28 Feb 2024 | 01:06:10 | |
Elesha Paul Moses is an actress, singer songwriter and, at the time of recording, is playing Tina Turner in the West End hit musical, The Tina Turner Musical. She has been mentored by Matthew Knowles, appeared on the X Factor and has also been mentored by Will.I.Am and Tom Jones while appearing on The Voice.
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| Elizabeth Solaru - Luxury Cake Designer and Founder, Diversity in Luxury Awards | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:57:18 | |
Elizabeth Solaru is probably best known for setting up and running the multi-award-winning luxury cake business, Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium where she has made some of the most amazing cakes for some of the most exclusive clients across the globe. In January 2024 she launched the Diversity in Luxury Awards. She is also an internationally renowned speaker, author and considered to be a leading expert in the world of luxury selling.
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| Jendella Benson - Moving on from a criminal record to becoming a published novelist | 30 Jan 2024 | 01:07:22 | |
Jendella Benson is a British-Nigerian writer and editor. She is Head of Editorial at Black Ballad – the award-winning digital media platform and online community for black women. Her debut novel Hope and Glory was first published in April 2022 and she has written for The Sunday Times, The Independent and The Telegraph and most recently The Guardian.
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| Sanmi Adegoke - Multi award-winning property developer | 16 Jan 2024 | 00:58:46 | |
Sanmi Adegoke is one of the leading specialist property developers in the UK and is CEO of Rehoboth Property Group. Some of his recent awards are:
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| Best bits of 2023 | 29 Dec 2023 | 00:38:18 | |
We look back on the favourite bits of the podcast from across the year including interviews with (listen to the podcasts below):
Michael Akadiri: Here Emmanuel Asuquo: Here Dr Tijion Esho: Here Kike Oniwinde Ogoro: Here Keisha Thompson: Here Kyle Walker: Here Tayo Oguntonade: Here Matilda Egere Cooper: Here Stephanie Boyce: Here Maggie Alphonsi: Here Tunji Akintokun: Here Claudine Adeyemi: Here Beatrice Nicholas: Here Edwin Appiah: Here
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| Jordan Jarrett-Bryan - Former sportsman turned Channel 4 News broadcaster | 22 Dec 2023 | 01:03:28 | |
Jordan Jarrett-Bryan is a former Wheelchair Basketball athlete turned broadcaster and is now working as the Sports Correspondent for Channel 4 News, a presenter on talkSPORT, The Guardian Football Weekly and has his own Youtube channel, Blakademik. Website: https://blakademik.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanjarrettbryan/ South London Talent Factory documentary ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram | |||
| Edwin Appiah - Investor and Venture Capitalist | 26 Nov 2023 | 00:55:48 | |
Edwin Appiah is an investor and Venture Capitalist and General Partner of Cornerstone VC, the largest black led, diverse-focused investment fund. He is also a former International Banker to the rich and famous at Coutts Bank
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwinappiah
Website: https://www.cornerstonevc.co/
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| Dorothy Koomson - Bestselling author | 30 Sep 2025 | 01:05:05 | |
Welcome to a special edition of How I Crushed It — #TheElevateSeries — created in proud partnership with the Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards). In the lead-up to the 2025 ceremony this October, we’re shining a spotlight on past winners and celebrating the powerful impact they’ve made across their industries and communities. In this episode, we speak with Dorothy Koomson, who won the Image Award at the Black British Business Awards in 2019. The award recognised her as Britain’s biggest-selling Black author of adult fiction. Dorothy’s remarkable career continues to inspire and champion excellence in publishing. The BBBAwards celebrate outstanding Black professionals and entrepreneurs across the UK, championing excellence, diversity, and leadership in business. Find out more: https://thebbbawards.com/
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Listen back to interview with: Jendella Benson - Novelist and Head of Editorial at Black Ballad
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| Emmanuel Asuquo - The funniest financial expert in the UK | 02 Nov 2023 | 00:47:17 | |
Emmanuel Asuquo is a Financial Adviser, author, and motivational speaker. He is also a popular TV personality who you may recognise from BBC 1 show We Are England, Channel 4 show Secret Spenders and Save Well Spend Better.
Emmanuel's book: Get Your Money Right
Twitter: @TheEmaneffectUK
Instagram: @theemaneffectuk
Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com
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| Maggie Alphonsi - Rugby World Cup winner | 02 Oct 2023 | 00:52:26 | |
Maggie Alphonsi is a rugby World Cup winner. She won 74 caps and scored 28 tries playing for the England national team and in 2012 was awarded an MBE for services to rugby. A columnist for the Daily Telegraph, she has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2016 and since then has become the first former female player to be part of a TV broadcast team for a men’s Rugby World Cup and is a pundit on ITVs coverage of the current Men's Rugby World cup.
Maggie's autobiography: Winning the Fight
Twitter: @maggiealphonsi
Instagram: @maggiealphonsi
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| Tayo Oguntonade - Property expert and TV personality | 01 Oct 2023 | 00:55:49 | |
Tayo Oguntonade is a successful property investor, mortgage advisor and also a popular TV presenter. He can currently be seen on the BAFTA award-winning Great House Giveaway on Channel 4. He's also been featured on Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch, Rip Off Britain and Morning Live and is fast making a name for himself as a trusted property and consumer advice expert. He and his wife have also created the successful property related Youtube channel Brickzwithtipz.
Twitter:@brickzwithtipz
Instagram: @brickzwithtipz
Website: www.tayooguntonade.com/
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| Stephanie Boyce - President of the Law Society of England and Wales 21/22 | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:51:32 | |
Stephanie Boyce is a solicitor and from March 2021 to October 2022, she was President of the Law Society where she made history by becoming the sixth female, and the first person of colour to become president of the professional body. A passionate diversity champion, she has also been involved with the HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity. She has also made the Power List 100 Most Influential Black People in the UK in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and was jointly awarded the 2022 Burberry British Diversity Awards-Inspirational Role Model of the Year
Twitter:@IStephanieBoyc1
Website: https://www.istephanieboyce.com
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