Episodes

  • Personal Branding for Creative Entrepreneurs (w/ Mike Lawson) 🇬🇭
    Dec 18 2024

    📌 S1EP5, our final banger for 2024 with Mike Lawson! 🎙 On this episode, we discussed personal and business branding, misconceptions around these concepts, challenges faced by creative entrepreneurs in African countries, and skills and concepts necessary for building successful creative businesses. 🗒️GUEST BIO: 📌Mike Lawson is a brand strategist and the founder of Brainstorm Africa, a design and brand consulting agency based in Accra, Ghana. Over just the past 2 years, Mike has worked on 35 projects with brands of a combined value of $5m. 🌐FIND MIKE ONLINE VIA: 📷INSTAGRAM:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/themikelawson/ 🌐FIND BRAINSTORM AFRICA: www.brainstormafrica.com 📷INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormafrica/ Hashtags ⁠⁠⁠⁠#creatives #africa #creativeentrepreneurship #design #designer #branding #personalbrand #brandstrategy #africancreatives #podcast #creativebusiness #agency #designagency #accra #ghana 🎙 The Lucreative Africa Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lucreativeafrica.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LucreativeAfrica 📌Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! 🌐 Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/lucreativafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkedin.com/company/lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Building a Brand Based on Personal Values (w/ Qalbsaleem) 🇳🇬
    Oct 12 2024
    📌How do you create a personal brand based on your values? 🎙 On this episode, Qalbsaleem shares his creative journey with us, how he has built his personal brand, and how his work continues to be guided by his values. 🗒️GUEST BIO: 📌Qalbsaleem Muhammad is a versatile calligraphy artist from Kano, Nigeria, with a background in Architecture. His works reflect a profound passion for uniqueness and individuality, weaving together elements of history, his background, culture as a Hausa Muslim, and identity that authentically capture his perspectives using hausa ajami calligraphy & contemporary calligraphy as a medium. ✒ As one of the pioneers of the budding calligraphy industry in Nigeria, he is also a skilled instructor who has taught over 700 people the art of calligraphy virtually & in person through online courses, workshops, and providing an outlet for calligraphy materials. As a skilled graphics designer, Qalbsaleem enjoys helping people stand out with their business through calligraphy-led brand strategy & Identity designs. Beyond visual art, Qalbsaleem is a poet & storyteller who skillfully encapsulates life's love, beauty, and complexity. With a unique fusion of authenticity, creativity, passion, and mentorship, he stands as a rising star in art and design, aspiring to ignite and help others find what makes them unique and how to make the most of their passions. 🌐FIND QALBSALEEM ONLINE VIA: 📷INSTAGRAM:⁠⁠⁠⁠ / qalbigraphy / qalbsaleem_inc Hashtags ⁠⁠⁠⁠#creatives#africa #creativeentrepreneurship #design #designer #calligraphy #branding #personalbrand #brandstrategy #visualart #artist #africancreatives #podcast #creativebusiness #businessofcalligraphy #calligraphy 🎙 The Lucreative Africa Podcast YOUTUBE: @LucreativeAfrica 📌Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! 🌐 Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS INSTAGRAM TWITTER LINKEDIN
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Juggling Creative Entrepreneurship & Formal Education (w/ Elma Akob) 🇨🇲 🇿🇦
    Sep 25 2024
    S1E3!💥 🎙️On this episode, Dami speaks with Elma Akob about her experiences as a creative entrepreneur and how she juggles being an MC, voiceover artist, business owner, and an academic, all at the same time! 🗒️GUEST BIO: 📌 Elma is a 3 time graduate with a Masters in Strategic Business Management, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in Corporate Sustainability at 24 years old. She is an award-winning global speaker and MC, a TEDx speaker with over 300k views on her talk titled "The Dangers of Western Feminism" and a Voice Over artist for Disney, Netflix, DSTV and 100+ other companies. Elma has a number of accolades to her name such as being listed as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons in the World 2022 through Junior Chambers International, she was also recently recognised as one of Sunday World’s Unsung Heroes in Entrepreneurship; Gauteng Women of Wonder Awards and awarded Top 100 Most Employable Graduates in South Africa. She is the founder and and CEO of Award winning company Elevate Africa, a company that strives to pass on the gift of Public Speaking to Africans all over the continent. Elevate Africa was awarded the Top Youth Owned Education Brand in South Africa 2022. FIND ELMA ONLINE VIA: Youtube: ⁠ / @elmaakob INSTAGRAM:⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠ TEDx TALK: ⁠ • The Dangers of Western Feminism to Af... FIND ELEVATE AFRICA ONLINE VIA: WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://elevate-africa-academy.com/⁠ INSTAGRAM: ⁠ / ⁠ 🎙 The Lucreative Africa Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lucreativeafrica.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / @lucreativeafrica 📌Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! 🌐 Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • The Business of Illustration & Digital Art (w/ Alabi Mayowa a.k.a Shutabug) 🇳🇬
    Sep 7 2024
    S1E2 is up!💥 🎙️On this episode, we will be hearing Alabi Mayowa (a.k.a Shutabug) discuss his journey into visual art and illustration and how he has navigated the business side of his craft. 🗒️GUEST BIO: 📌 Mayowa 'Shutabug' Alabi, is a multidisciplinary Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Photographer and Animator based in Lagos, Nigeria. 🎨 Specializing in digital paintings, his work exudes a deliberate rawness, preserving an authentic sense of originality. His journey began in 2017, winning the European Union/United Nations Women Gender Equality Picture It Comic & Cartoon Competition. This ignited his artistic path. FIND SHUTABUG ONLINE VIA: WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.alabimayowa.com/⁠⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM: / shuta.bug HASHTAGS: ⁠⁠⁠#creatives⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#africa⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#creativeentrepreneurship⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#design⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#designer⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#illustration⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#digitalart⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#visualart⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#artist⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#africancreatives⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#creativebusiness⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#businessofillustration⁠⁠⁠ 🎙 The Lucreative Africa Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://lucreativeafrica.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠ / @lucreativeafrica 📌Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! 🌐 Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativafrica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / lucreativeafrica⁠⁠⁠
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • From Scientist to Self-Taught Brand Designer (w/ Fungi Dube) 🇿🇼
    Aug 24 2024

    It’s our first interview episode!💥 🎙️In this podcast episode, Dami has a sit down with Fungi Dube to discuss her journey into becoming a full time designer and creative solopreneur, the ups and downs of that journey, some advice for other creatives who might be planning to thread a similar path. 🗒️GUEST BIO: Fungi Dube is a Scientist turned self-taught brand, webflow, and now type designer who took the bold and scary move of making a career pivot to become a successful creative solopreneur. 🌍Her work is heavily influenced by the delicate yet profound nuances that are embedded into Afrikan cultures like natural elements, patterns, textures, historic writings, symbols and colour as a form of visual and global communication. FIND FUNGI DUBE ONLINE VIA: WEBSITE: www.fungidube.com INSTAGRAM:www.instagram.com/fungidubegraphics/ Hashtags #Creativeentrepreneurship#creativeentrepreneur#creative#africa#designer#artist#creativebusiness#entrepreneur#business#africanartist#solopreneur

    🎙 ⁠The Lucreative Africa Podcast⁠


    YOUTUBE: ⁠@LucreativeAfrica⁠ 📌Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! 🌐 Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS

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    ⁠LINKEDIN⁠

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Welcome to the Lucreative Africa Podcast
    Aug 22 2024

    Welcome to The Lucreative Africa Podcast! In this episode, Dami and Tealee introduce Lucreative Africa, what inspired them to start this, and what audiences can expect in coming episodes. On this podcast, we'll be having conversations to educate African creatives on the business side of their crafts. We aim to equip creatives with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to establish sustainable, lucrative enterprises and businesses. Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want to miss what we have in store for you! Visit our website ⁠www.lucreativeafrica.com⁠ to stay tuned and follow us on our various social media platforms below to stay up to date.

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    26 mins