Life in Brown

I was a guest on the How Does That Sound podcast and shared a clip from my guest feature on the show. We spoke about our experiences creating independent podcasts and shared some tips from our experiences as podcasters. Check out the full episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/motunrayo-oladeji/message

I chatted with entrepreneur and mom of two, Adebusola Ekoko, about her new online platform for women called Let Me Tell You Something. Some of the highlights include: - Creating a safe space where women can speak openly and honestly about our lives - The importance of speaking candidly about the hard parts of motherhood - Why spaces like Let Me Tell You Something are necessary for

When we think about careers in the fashion industry, what often comes to mind are fashion designers, models and fashion photographers. But there are many other roles in this industry. I spoke with Adebusola Ekoko about launching Grapes Pattern Bank - a surface pattern business in Nigeria and designing prints for fashion brands such as Kemi Telford and Kai Collective. Adebusola shar

I make this show alongside my day job in higher education and a challenge that I've had is staying consistent with creating content for this podcast and my newsletter. This episode was inspired by a question I got on social media about finding time for creative projects like a blog, podcast or YouTube when you have other responsibilities. You'll hear a few tips from author

Ibukun Oyegbesan works as a Marketing Campaign Manager at British Airways in London. She shares: What working in marketing in the travel industry's like The skills and knowledge that are needed to get into this field Her favourite and most challenging parts of her role Why she decided to start a business alongside her day job Reach out to Ibukun for your gifting needs on Inst

What's it like to move to the UK from Ghana as a child? Maria moved to the UK when she was 11 and she talks about: Adapting to a new school system after moving to the UK from Ghana when she was 11 How income and privilege shape our educational experiences Why she's interested in creating resources for young people from low socio-economic backgrounds Follow Maria on Instag

A huge part of my personal finance journey has involved learning from content creators. Tolu's platform - Your Finance Guru has been one of them. One of the things that struck me in our conversation was how she felt a little bit scared to start her page but decided to start anyway. Tolu shared: How she got interested in personal finance and career progression - 01:13 Why she w

Is it worth creating content if it seems like there are already a lot of creators? This is something that I sometimes think about and I decided to speak to my brother, Korede about it. We spoke about our journeys into content creation, particularly in podcasting, and Korede shared why he ran his podcast for a limited period. We also shared some advice to help if you're struggli

Working on an independent creative project with a limited budget can be challenging but it can provide skills that can lead to paid opportunities. Pilar Nalwimba hosts the No Approval podcast and has also hosted and produced shows for clients such as the BBC and Bumble. She shares how working on No Approval as a passion project has led to other podcast opportunities.In this episode

I grew up eating meat and never met anyone who was vegan while living in Nigeria. So, I became curious about being Nigerian and vegan when I saw vegan Nigerian recipes online.Loye Olatunbosun is Nigerian and vegan and in this episode, she shares:Why she went vegan - 01:06How her family and friends felt when she went vegan - 05:12Her experience dating on a vegan diet - 08:38How bein