How I Crushed It – Details, episodes & analysis
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Is success mainly determined by talent, hard work or luck?
Winner of the "Best Business Podcast" at the 2025 Black Podcasting Awards.
Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. In each interview each guest will share their journey on how they have been able to crush it whether it be in the world of the arts, sports, or the business world and beyond. Listen in to be entertained and find out how they each overcame big obstacles, find out who inspires them and what are the next goals for them to achieve. No matter what career you are in each interview will offer up takeaways which will help you to also CRUSH IT
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🇬🇧 Great Britain - careers
29/12/2025#67
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Hope Powell - Former Manager of the Women's England Football Team
Episode 69
mardi 16 décembre 2025 • Duration 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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This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast
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Ken & Mary Okoroafor - The dynamic duo behind The Humble Penny
Episode 68
vendredi 28 novembre 2025 • Duration 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.
Find out more: https://thebbbawards.com/
Email us: howicrushedit@gmail.com
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Ayesha Ofori - CEO of Propelle
Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Politician and Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill
Episode 59
vendredi 18 juillet 2025 • Duration 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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Stay in touch:
X/Twitter: @howicrushedit
Instagram: @howicrushedit
Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com
Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram
🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
Mahari Hay - Director at Lloyds Bank Group and CEO & Co-Founder of the CCC Awards
Episode 58
lundi 30 juin 2025 • Duration 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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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
Thanyia Moore - Actor and Stand-up Comedian
Episode 57
lundi 16 juin 2025 • Duration 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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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
Akua Gyamfi - Entertainment mogul and founder of The British Blacklist
Episode 56
samedi 31 mai 2025 • Duration 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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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
Ato Jay - Host of The Savvy Wallet Podcast
Episode 55
mardi 20 mai 2025 • Duration 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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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
Audrey Indome - Co-host of The Receipts Podcast
Episode 54
jeudi 1 mai 2025 • Duration 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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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
Tramale Turner - Chief Technology Officer
Episode 53
mercredi 16 avril 2025 • Duration 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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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
Lydia Amoah - DEI Leader and author of The Black Pound Report
Episode 52
lundi 31 mars 2025 • Duration 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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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
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