I found Davy Sage on SaskMusic.com, a music association I am a member of in the province of Saskatchewan. I happen to be a passionate musician and singer-songwriter, and I was shocked and excited to see them highlighting an artist who appeared to be of Nigerian descent on their Twitter.
I was curious about this artist I had discovered. I knew I had to reach out to him and find out how he became successful with Afro-Beat music in Saskatchewan and Canada. Afro Beat music, is a music genre that is mainly popular in Nigeria and West Africa. I wanted to know how he was making waves with this genre here in North America.
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I discovered Marnie through LinkedIn. I was curious about the fact that she had a cold-pressed juicing company. I also noticed the fact that she managed to have multiple locations for this company across different provinces in Canada. We are now in a day and age where natural food products and cold-pressed juices are becoming more and more popular, and I wanted to know how she managed to create a name for herself in this industry.
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I discovered Vivian Kaye and her brand Kinky Curly Yaki through LinkedIn. Her profile caught my eye, so I checked out her company website. I was excited to see that she was a woman of colour with a successful seven-figure business. Her hair company also specialized in creating hair that had natural curl textures. I was impressed by her accomplishments, and I knew I had to have her on my show.
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I discovered Sarah Boland through a post she wrote on LinkedIn about how she got "destroyed" on Dragon's Den. I had watched shows like Dragon's Den and Shark Tank, and I always found the dialogue between the presenters and the investors fascinating. I had never really seen a presenter talk about a negative experience on these shows in such an open and transparent way primarily through social media. After reading about her journey in the article, I knew I wanted to interview her and hear more about her story for myself.
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Welcome to the Okiki Podcast: Making Inspirational Known.
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