Diaspora Entrepreneurs Podcast

On this episode, Audacity to Start with Nekeia Boone - Former senior tech + UX manager - from New York City - living as an African-American diasporan in The Netherlands for over 10 years, successfully started her ice cream entrepreneurial journey - she's a foodie and ice cream obsessed

You should launch a virtual summit before an online course In this episode of the Diaspora Entrepreneurs Podcast, I'll give you seven reasons why you should launch a virtual summit before an online course. The craze for setting up online courses is baffling. Most times, it's usually done for people to make more revenue while imparting knowledge in others. However, I have questioned people who have online courses about the ease of setting it up. The usual response is that creating an online course isn't very easy, demanding, and expensive. With the information I have gotten from various experts, I compare and contrast a virtual summit and an online course. I have concluded that it is more accessible and more beneficial for people to launch virtual summits than creating online courses. Not to worry, I will tell you why I think my conclusion is legit. Reason 1: You grow and make money simultaneously with a virtual summit Reason 2: Creating content is more comfortable in a virtual summit Reason 3: Online course is time-consuming Reason 4: Promotion is easier with a virtual summit Reason 5: Setting up an online course is more expensive Reason 6: You can set yourself up for a successful online course sale with a virtual summit Reason 7: Visibility from a successful virtual summit opens doors to other opportunities I hope these reasons make sense to you, to avoid putting the cart before the horse and take the right action for your summit and if you want me to be your sound board i do that for new & existing clients and plan ahead to get their VIRTUAL SUMMIT right you can dm or send email to victor@diasporachiefs.com ... Speak soon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

In this presentation, I'll highlight 7 surefire tips that will help you launch your virtual summit. 3 BONUS TIPS Below You might think knowing the steps to launching a virtual summit is enough. Until you launch your summit, you'll remain oblivious of some tricks you can employ to make your summit hassle-free. I am confident that when you're done arming yourself with the knowledge, you'll be able to apply them on your first virtual summit. Tip 1: Think of your virtual summit as an avenue to build relationships and establish yourself as a thought leader Tip 2: Focus on promoting your event Tip 3: Select your speaker carefully Tip 4: Be time-conscious Tip 5: Engage every attendee and provide topnotch customer service Tip 6: Ensure your speakers wholly confirm their invitation before you publicize their appearance Tip 7: Planning requires full attention Tip 8: Create a solid plan Virtual summits provide exciting opportunities for exposure and revenue generation. However, you need to have a solid plan in place to achieve tremendous success. Create achievable and measurable goals that you can follow through on. Also, you need to create deadlines and ensure you meet them. Furthermore, your promotional plan has to be topnotch. Tip 9: Respond to feedback in a professional manner While your virtual summit is ongoing, comments from viewers will trickle in. A lot of them are going to be positive, and they'll leave broad smiles on your face. However, be prepared for criticism too. Not everyone will agree with you. You have to respond to every comment. Regardless of the type of feedback you get, make sure it is strictly professional and devoid of rude remarks. Tip 10: Leverage on your business growth after the summit After the summit, you'll most likely have a more extensive email list and an expanded online community. You need to have a plan to leverage this growth. Don't drop your engagement level even after your increase. Be consistent with those emails. I hope these fires you to take the right action for your summit and if you want me to be your sound board i do that for new & existing clients and plan ahead to get their VIRTUAL SUMMIT right you can dm or send email to victor@diasporachiefs.com ... Speak soon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

In this episode, I'm going to teach you what a virtual summit is. For people who want to generate leads and convert them into sales, a virtual summit is one of the best ways to do so. This way, you can attract thousands of prospective clients to your offerings. Up next: why you should host a virtual summit There are many reasons why you need to host a virtual summit. Here are some of them. Reason 1: It is the best way to build a massive email list Reason 2: Virtual summit helps you gain publicity Reason 3: It helps you build relationships The relationship you're building with influencers will open different doors for you. When you develop a close rapport with them, they support you with the kind of publicity you need. That way, other people won't hesitate to connect with you. WWW.DIASPORACHIEFS.COM If this content was helpful...Click the Like, Subscribe and comment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

On this episode, my conversation with John Paul Matenga, How he taught himself how to code to create his digital farming platform. The YouFarm Crowd Farming Platform is an alternative impact investment platform that provides farmers with access to collateral free finance by getting people to invest in crops and livestock and share the profits with the farmers when the produce goes to market. Through our crowd farming platform, people can invest in agricultural production and share the profits when the produce goes to market. YouFarm ensures that farmers receive support through extension services provided by YouFarm agents, training, crop insurance, and access to markets. The YouFarm Crowd Farming platform allows anyone to invest from anywhere in the world via our website or mobile application. Investments can either be short term, medium term or long term. Enjoy this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

Marteka Swaby Helps Diverse Women In Corporate To 10x Your Impact & Income Within 6 Months Or Less Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health| Race & Mental Health. Marteka is the Founder of Benevolenthealth.co.uk On this episode, we chat about having a flexible mindset as an entrepreneur and on a crazy mission to build a bigger table and lift as many women into financial freedom and a greater sense of wellbeing & belonging, within 6 months or less. Her focus is empower you to increase your income and impact without sacrificing your mental health! Make real money, take real rest, and have more joy & peace in your life. So, if you are a paradigm shifting, diverse woman and ready to take action I'm as straight talking as they come.

This Episode is to bring awareness to African & Caribbean men in the Diaspora to stop settling for meagre existence. We are in the world full of tremendous opportunities to tap into but we land at Heathrow and just settle for the 9-5, pay bills, bbq & die. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

Victoria Trochoux  Founder of Help and Home Strategy Consultant -  Ugandan and French - Management Consulting firm, working for international companies (Airbus, Atos...) On this episode we talked about loss of her father during covid and navigating her business through the pandemic using her mental toughness as a solo sport player - Created her first company at 25 years old  - Created her second company at 28 years old Your VIP Concierge Services in France - Travel from everywhere to France - Event organization (wedding, anniversary, seminar...) - Holiday organization and reservation (chef, restaurant, massage, activities...) - Personal staff - Transport  www.helpandhome.fr  www.instagram.com/helpandhome.fr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

My conversation with the Bordeaux based Wine and Founder of VINES BY ROSA - Chinedu Rita Rosa was like a tour of a Chateau during summer. She's an expert on wine experience, wine pairing and EXPERT CREATING A FRENCH EXPERIENCE WITH AN AFRICAN TWIST, marketing and strategy, events planning. Her knowledge is extensive, and deeply passionate about African cuisine and the right wine pairing. She is the also the Africa Regional Rep at CHATEAU DAUZAC VINESBYROSA is the number one import and marketing consultancy for wine, tourism and events in Bordeaux France. www.vinesbyrosa.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

On this episode with Kingsley Ijoma the founder of Codehance.com We spoke about everything You Need To Become An Awesome Software Developer. Without Jumping From One YouTube Tutorial To The Next!Many Beginners Struggle To Learn Coding And To Get Better Consistently... (This is why...) The #1 reason beginners struggle to learn to code is because they don’t have access to all the RIGHT course plans and structure to enable deep learning. And, of the free courses they DO find online, they are trained to copy and paste code instead of learning to read/write code. People spend long hours trying to figure out why a code from old youtube video does not work...whilst lacking the foundation knowledge to tackle the problem. This quickly becomes very frustrating and stressful. Six month of Focus can change the trajectory of your life and family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victor-osioh/message

Lets be real, most of us have anxiety to some extent. Whether you experience it frequently or infrequently is another matter but when deadline sneek up on us we feel agitated. On this episode, I spoke about the benefits of turning Notifications off in chunks to improve focus and our daily productivity. The immense freedom of closing out the social media apps and windows on your computer or mobile device, so you can take a break from the bombardment of stories, pictures, and advertisements that might be knocking you away from your game.  For a more in-depth discussion about this topic request your Introductory Consultation. Subscribe to the Disapora Entrepreneurs Podcast

6 Surprising Things Highly Productive African and Caribbean People Do Differently If you are new here don't forget to subscribe/follow my podcast and most especially rate and give a honesty review. the diaspora entrepreneurs podcast is for Africans and caribbeans in the diaspora who wants to take charge of their lives, transform from the 9-5 using leverage of digital tools. Moving forward, I would be doing monthly themes as this month is on High Perfomance, i have interviewed and networked with very high productive & high achievers and also as a Mental Strength Coach, i could see some pattern of which i would like to share with you on this brief episode. When it comes to productivity, everyone faces the same challenge; there are only 24 hours in a day. However, some people seem to have twice that amount of time, even a hundred times more and an uncanny ability to get things done. They can reach their goals without fail. On this episode, i presented 6(six) habits that highly productive African diapora achievers do differently that can be implented by any entrepreneur daily. They Never Touch Things Twice; People who are highly productive, never put anything in a holding pattern, because touching things more than once is a massive waste of time. Delegate it, Act on it or Delete it. Period These and other strategies i shared also you can download my FREE Clarity Guide to help you overcome being overwhelm.  

Eryca Freemantle  Eryca Freemantle is well-known in the global circles of health, beauty and makeup, particularly for her campaigns to encourage the beauty industry to take a broader and more inclusive strategic position by ‘Embracing all Tones of Women’. On this episode, Eryca spoke about how she embraced the light and gave herself the permission to be great and be the best she could as a Global Beauty Strategist & Transformational Life Coach If your first time to here, please click the subscribe/follow to get notifications. Send me an email victor@diasporachiefs.com and lets talk about your dream. Today.

It can be hard be to keep motivated when things aren't going your way. How do you stay on track when obstacle after obstacle seems to be apearing in your path? The only way way to achieve long term is to learn how to remain motivated  so that you keep your eye on the end result and can tackle any issue that comes your way.  on this episode, i talked about the 5 tools i used to sustain my motivation in pursuit of my long term aspiration. If you are one of us that gets distracted by shiny objects, this tools are what i use to win most days, weeks and even months on a row. Listen and tell me which of them you are thinking or currently employing to stay on track. Send me an email victor@diasporachiefs.com and lets talk about your dream. Today.

Daniel Lister  Founder - My Black Market On this episode, Daniel shared his experience on setting up a Uk bank for dedicated to Africans & Caribbeans Daniel Lister has recently been elected as an official member of the Entrepreneurship Career Centre (ECC) Advisory Board. The ECC works with African Diplomats, Presidents, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Councillors and First Secretaries to develop, facilitate and implement strategies around entrepreneurship and economics in Africa and the African diaspora. He is currently the Founder and Managing Director of My Black Market, a company dedicated to Supporting Black Owned Businesses and their Customers to Build a Black UK Economy through networking resources, people and information, while promoting businesses and their owners to create experts within the community and inspire future entrepreneurs.  

On this episode with Omoloal Adelel-Oso the founder of NGO Checker to help diaspora  and other philantrophist to give through reputable and verified ngo's in the African continent. We discussed Her Startup journey The iterations Her virtual setup & more My next virtual summit is the Move Back Summit 2020, (Learn Everything You Need To Know About How To Successfully Move And Thrive In Africa) Please get my free gift 5 Simple Ways To Destroy Bad Habits and 5 Quick Ways To Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm today.

On this episode i reveal the real truth about Africa, that i believe its about time to have this conversations on potential, possibilities and progress. 6 of out the 10 fastest growing economies are from Africa and the top 10 non are from Europe or the Americas, but this growth does not go with the narative of war, poverty or charity. This new Africa does not believe in hand outs but handshakes on the table of mutual benefit & respect, where Africas equity comes first and formost. Let me know what you think about and you vision for Africa. My next virtual summit is the Move Back Summit 2020, (Learn Everything You Need To Know About How To Successfully Move And Thrive In Africa) 

Welcome to the Diaspora Entrepreneurs Podcast, the Diaspora Entrepreneurs podcast is an entrepreneurial podcast for Africans and Caribbeans in the diaspora, who wants to be in charge of their lives and have the confidence to challenge their economic realities by leveraging digital tools to create wealth & an unshakeable mindset. I am an advocate of moving to Africa to build Africa, while creating re occurring revenue digitally. My guest are over achievers, risk-takers, doers from the African & Caribbean community and key people of interest that I learn from  The Diaspora Entrepreneurs Podcast is available on Sportify, Apple Itunes, Google Podcast, www.diasporachiefs.com/blog, and other major platforms. Click Follow or Subscribe to the show on your favourite platform to get notification on latest episodes and dont forget to rate us and leave a review also reach out victor@diasporachiefs.com Be Great. 

On this podcast episode with Taj Sadiku a serial entrepreneur and Creator of 1000 Millionaires in 10 years (#MillionMaker).  He is an Owner, Partner and Investor in Power Of Smart Money, KariKara, GroExpo, CashFX, Bally Wood logging Services and runs a small hospitality and property portfolio.   At heart he is a philanthropist, that cares deeply about the progress of Africa as a continent, Nigeria as a country and Black communities worldwide.    In addition he is positioned as an Angel Investor and provides Venture capital through his outfit PSM Partners.   *He quotes:* What a time to be alive as an African! Abundance is all around us if we are strategic and tactical enough in our economical plays.   My next virtual summit is the Move Back Summit 2020, (Learn Everything You Need To Know About How To Successfully Move And Thrive In Africa) Please get my free gift 5 Simple Ways To Destroy Bad Habits and 5 Quick Ways To Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm today.

Being consistent may not be your major issue But having a bigger vision, a life goal, a major outcome, life or death situation is the main gist. My biggest vision right now is to activate and inspire 5000 Africans and Caribbeans diasporans worldwide in 3 years to move to Africa while leveraging all forms of digital tools to generate mutliple streams of revenue annually. I started this by producing & launching my first summit the Diaspora Entrepreneurs Growth Summit 2019 and that moved me to continue the conversation into podcasting, I started inviting diasporans to share their strategies and also from other backgrounds as I believe there's no monopoly on intelligence or strategy.  This vision has propelled me to keep looking for ways to bring about the possibility to reach out to millions of Africans & Caribbeans.  My next virtual summit is the Move Back Summit 2020, (Learn Everything You Need To Know About How To Successfully Move And Thrive In Africa) Please get my free gift 5 Simple Ways To Destroy Bad Habits and 5 Quick Ways To Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm today.

6 Defense Mechanism You Don’t Even Know That You’re Using There are some pretty amazing defense mechanisms in nature. Sea slugs squirt out their own intestines to make a veiled escape. Birds like peacocks and turkeys ruffle their feathers. Small animals like bugs and frogs carry poisons and colors on their backs to scare away predators—or punish stubborn ones. But when it comes to people, there may be a few defense mechanisms you’re using yourself that you barely recognize. #1: Denial: Sometimes an event or circumstance is so cataclysmicly devastating, we just tune it out, and don’t even know we’re doing it. You can become aware of your denial when other people around you call something to your attention. #2: Repression: This is sort of like denial, but it involves burying a thought of feeling deep inside, where it tends to come out in other ways. For example, you could be furious at your boss, and unable to release your anger at work, become vitriolic and argumentative at home. #3: Projection: It’s often easier to ignore our own faults, and pretend like other people have them instead. Projection involves seeing something bad in other people, which may or may not be there (like a negative character trait) when really, you are exhibiting that same trait. #4: Rationalization: This one involves taking a wrongdoing by you on others, or from others onto you) and reasoning it out to be okay. You’ll have to create a complex new system of logic in order to work this one into the universe in an acceptable way, but all sorts of crime from embezzlement to genocide have been rationalized as acceptable. #5: Regression: Regression basically involves taking a step back developmentally, to a space where it’s physically or emotionally safe. Children often regress as they move through life, going through periods where they revert to acting like a younger child. Adults may also undergo this process. For example, after getting fired from a job, you may revert to the safety net of looking for a comparably paying job, instead of searching for something better. #6: Reaction: Sometimes the primal instincts take over, and we get ready to fight. In situations that don’t have a lot of time around them, you can quickly jump into a reactionary mood before reflecting and calming down...for example, if someone cuts you off in traffic, you could step into a mode of road rage; or, if someone argues with you at work, you could quickly defend yourself by escalating the situation into a shouting match.Please get my free gift 5 Simple Ways To Destroy Bad Habits and 5 Quick Ways To Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm today.

If you have chronically low self-esteem, then there’s a good chance that this came from other people.  (Please dont forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIVIEW this show and episode.) The nasty thing about insecurity, jealousy and low esteem is that they are contagious. If you aren’t confident in yourself, then it will often cause you to become destructive and mean. You might put other people down in order to feel better about yourself and you might try to prevent others from fulfilling their potential because you don’t want to be left behind – even if this is happening in an unconscious way. At the same time, low self-esteem can mean you talk other people out of taking chances or following their dreams. This is not out of malice: in this case it simply comes down to the fact that you don’t have much faith in the ability that anyone has to change their fate. Chances are that you’ll know people like this in your life and that they could be the reason for your low self-esteem and confidence. Most upsettingly, there is a better-than-average chance that this came from your parents.   The number one way to raise a happy and confident child is to love them unconditionally and to believe in them 100% and support them 100%. I got 3, 2 teenagers, You need to be confident in yourself to do this. So, what do you do now if you’re trying to fix your low self esteem but you’re surrounded by people who are dragging you down?   The Best Advice The tip you’ll often read is that you should simply cut off contact with toxic or destructive people. I’ll say that you should take this advice if anyone is being purposefully cruel or belittling. You don’t have time in your life for malicious people. But if someone is doing it unintentionally, you shouldn’t just write them off: chances are they simply need help. What you do in the meantime is to surround yourself with more people who are positive, supportive and who do love you unconditionally and can help you focus forward. And you always remember to view what the toxic, negative people say through a lens of logic and reason. If they are putting you down, is it because they have a genuine point? Or is it because they themselves have low esteem? Finally, try to build them up too. That means you should ask them why they feel the way they do and do everything to support them. You can pull each other out of this funk, that is what friends are for after all! Send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about How to move you forward, so we can strategies on action steps and be responsible to make it a reality. (Please dont forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIVIEW this show and episode.)

On this episode, i spoke about the 2 ATTITUDES that has the power to change our lives instantly - Responsibility & Blame Many people, when they hear the word Responsibility, immediately associate it with burden or having to carry a load. Ironically, it is exactly the opposite. Responsibility leads to Freedom. When i took on these perspectives that created a situation, you can change or optimize it. With this realization comes a feeling of power and freedom. However, if you take on the perspective that someone or something else caused the situation, then you have NO ability to change it and you are left feeling powerless and resentful. When we are blaming someone or something else, we are actually giving our power away and putting ourselves in the position of being a victim. You see, if every situation is completely the fault of someone or something else, then our hands are bound. We have no choice but to accept it. When we choose to blame, we choose burden. If, however, we decide that every situation is something that we created, then we are back in control. I made a choice a few years ago, which tore my family apart for over 3 years and I made a conscious decision to make amends and take full responsibility for my actions and today we are better than ever. I could start blaming everyone else for my family breaking apart. We can make choices, which will change or at least modify the situation. When we choose to take responsibility, we choose freedom. Responsibility = Freedom + Empowerment Blame = Loss of Freedom + Disempowerment Send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about your amazing ideas, so we can strategies on action steps and be responsible to make it a reality.

Mary Funke Ipadeola Founder of Mojere InvestHub On this episode, we discussed How cultural bias can limit our personal progress, remaining in the status quo and not going after your super power due to expectations. She recently Founded Excel Beyond You, which is a growth Academy to help sustainable business model that scale up to be investable. Mary has expertise of 20+ years in financial management servicing varied sector within Corporate Finance, Technology, Environmental, Alternative Investment and Agribusiness. *As CFO consultant She has supported Founders with a strategised Financial and Business model to beat out the start up bug beyond the first 3years *She manages portfolio of Investment in Agri Value chain and other impact Investment projects in Uk and Africa Small markets. On this episode, we discussed How cultural bias can limit our personal progress, remaining in the status quo and not going after your super power due to expectations.

Michael K. Jackson Inspirational speaker, trainer, author, and resilience & well-being strategist. As Founder and CEO of Michael K. Jackson International, I'm on a mission to inspire, empower and equip purpose-driven leaders around the world to bounce back from setbacks and build back stronger from adversity. On this episode, Michael shared his losses and setbacks he has experienced in my life, that has shown him that nothing is promised. These experiences have impressed upon him the desire to leave a legacy and make an impact - first and foremost on his own family as a father and husband and then on the world. It’s less about “success” in the conventional sense and more about significance, which I believe has more to do with the divine purpose for which you were created than the accumulation of material things. Michael shared how utilizing the "P.L.A.N" 4-step resilience-building blueprint (even before it had a name) has had the biggest impact in his life, which is why he wants to share it with the world. Send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about your amazing ideas, so we can strategies on action steps and be responsible to make it a reality.

On this episode with the Founders of Buisness Club Africa on the importance of Connection for business activities in the continent of Africa, the need to meet the right people to do business, how the resilience of African businesses especially during a crisis & the importance of business matchmaking in the continent and  the Diaspora. BusinessClubAfrica.com is an exclusive community of highly qualified executives looking to grow their network and grow their business.  Our experts have rich backgrounds in the worlds of mining, oil & gas, renewable energy, finance, agriculture, project management and field work. Send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about your amazing ideas, so we can strategies on action steps and be responsible to make it a reality.

Recognise Your Limiting Beliefs The three most common areas of limiting beliefs center on issues of Discouragement   helplessness and worthlessness. These three areas of belief can exert a great deal of influence with respect to a person’s mental and physical health. Discouragement occurs when someone does not believe a particular desired goal is even possible. State of being Hopelessness It is characterized by a sense that, “No matter what I do it won’t make a difference. What I want is not possible to get. It’s out of my control. I’m a victim.” Felling Incompetent these occurs when, even though he or she believes that the outcome exists and is possible to achieve, a person does not believe that he or she is capable of attaining it. State of being Helplessness It produces a sense that, “It’s possible for others to achieve this goal but not for me. I’m not good enough or capable enough to accomplish it.” Feeling Unimportant it occurs when, even though a person may believe that the desired goal is possible and that he or she even has the capability to accomplish it, that individual believes that he or she doesn’t deserve to get what he/she wants.   State of being Worthlessness It is often characterized by a sense that, “I am a fake. I don’t belong. I don’t deserve to be happy or healthy. There is something basically and fundamentally wrong with me as a person and I deserve the pain and suffering that I am experiencing.” Speak to someone TODAY, send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about your amazing ideas. Download The FREE Ebook where i go more indept 5 Quick Ways to Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm

I believe this is the best time in history of the world with regards to the economy, the digital tools available at our desposal has made barriers to entry relatively low to leverage and monetise our skills, knowledge and collaborate.   Learn a new skill today. Most African & Caribbean in the Diaspora are in danger as we have seen with our parents and those before us, they are genuine hardworking men and women, doing whatever it takes to put food on the table of their kids, 2 jobs, 3 jobs, weekend jobs, 12 to 16 hour days, 13 days out of 14 to make it easy for the families. We are in the greatest time of our human existence and we shouldn't be on the sidelines we must "URGENTLY" play our part and contribute to the world's pot of solution. I believe, we all have something to contribute to this world. You can reach me on victor@diasporachiefs.com Download The FREE Ebook where i go more indept 5 Quick Ways to Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm  Please don't forget to Subscribe, Rate & Review this episode.

On this episode, I shared quick ways i used to clear my mind during this lockdown.  Overwhelm or stress can creep in, when you are not paying attention to your daily habits and routines When you can't say "NO"  Mentally tired and that internal dialogue gets too loud Speak to someone TODAY, send me a quick email victor@diasporachiefs.com lets talk about your amazing ideas. Download The FREE Ebook where i go more indept 5 Quick Ways to Clear Your Mind Of Overwhelm  

On this episode, Osaretin & Chukuka discusses the reason behind their new project In Pursuit - Journeys in African Entrepreneurship chronicles thier journeys and experiences from successful Wall Street careers in America to starting their own businesses in Nigeria. Drawing on their experiences of working, building and supporting business, and exposure to multimillion-dollar projects around the world, they uncover what it takes to own, run, and grow a profitable business. Through their personal insights, they relay information relevant not only to entrepreneurs and investors seeking to do business in Nigeria, but anywhere on the globe—after all, the heart of business is human interaction. Their conversational banter-jab style, for which they're known in person and on social media, invites readers into their circle where they can share the wisdom gained through continuous pursuits to fulfill their dreams. Business and life intersect. No matter your goal, you're not crazy, and no, you're not alone!  Through In Pursuit, two Bendel boys invite you to laugh, yell, and reflect, as they converse from head and heart. I really enjoyed this conversation, the humour, laffs and entrepreneurship.  To join my Accountability program waitlist send email to victor@diasporachiefs.com In Pursuit Book is available at https://theinpursuitbook.com/

Tunji Olujimi - The AuthorPreneur Coach, Author, Speaker Helping You become an Entrepreneurial Author with what You Know & Do for Credibility, Visibility, Authority &Profitability On this episode Tunji discussed how to discover topics that resonates and unveils the secrets on what’s working Now using his 6P strategies Plan Prepare Pen Promote Publish Profit Join our first ever FREE 5 day challenge starting on Monday May 18th - Friday May 22nd to get all the industry secrets, and strategies to writing, publishing and launching your book in this new economy Learn why now is the best time to share your message, how to have the mindset of an entrepreneurial author, new writing routines and techniques, how to publish your book the right way, how to launch your book to Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestseller and how to turn your book into a side business. Click here to book your FREE spot ▶ https://acceleratedauthorsacademy.com/a2echallenge Send me an email NOW victor@diasporachiefs.com 

Jemma Regis – Businesswoman, Author, Blogger and Retreat Host – Inspires and motivates others to overcome emotional and mental adversity using her 4-step process and her own determination to overcome 35 years of depression. As a Christian her journey in pursuit of intimacy with God propels her to lead others in their quest for the same. Her honesty and vulnerability in her books, Retreats and Away Days, equip and teach all genders and ages practices to maintain spiritual intimacy with God   Her accolades include nomination for the 2014 Wise Woman Award in the Life Turnaround category. We discussed the 4 steps she applied to overcome depression. Negative thoughts that are attached to the emotion Thinking about what what you are thinking about Challenge your thoughts Apply the truth We spoke about forgiveness of the past and foward focus on her upcoming book. Enjoy this conversation with Jemma and I   

Shim Ravalia - CEO & Founder The Gut Intuition Health is not just diet and exercise our aim as a business is to ensure that people understand that there is a mind and body connection. What goes on in our brains can and does affect our bodies and visa versa - which leads me to explain why we are focusing on the Gut. Shim talks about how she overcame deep overwhelm, walks us through the steps she used to go from stress to success in 7 simple steps  Sleep Food Breathing Your Environment Visualization more on the audio On how busines owners can recognize their pause points for your physical, emotional & mental health. Enjoy the conversation with Shim & I     

Kelly Johnson, founder of Cornerstone Virtual Assistance, specializes in working with authors and coaches to manage the technical, creative and administrative projects for your business. Kelly strives to move a client’s business to the next level by ensuring that the foundation of your business is supported through managing projects and proposing creative ideas to help achieve success. She discussed how to acquire the services of a virtual assistant. Understanding why you need a virtual assistant Understand the task that needs to be delegated  Different aspects of virtual assistants Enjoy my conversation with Kelly & I, take advantage of the Task worksheet and other resources from https://www.cornerstoneva.com/resources

Hanan Atmani International Achievers Awards Winner for the Best Events Organiser, a young entrepreneur CEO & Founder of A Chain Of Events Ltd. A Chain Of Events has been in the market for more than ten years delivering exceptional events, She has expanded her business internationally. One of her major achievements is winning the International Achievers Awards 2018 for the Best Events Organiser. Her events world is a little more modest and is routed towards the other end of the event planning spectrum.   I specialise in helping and supporting businesses and individuals on how to run a successful and profitable event or how you can take an idea and turn it into a successful and memorable event. On this episode she discussed: How she's coping with the crisis  Her dealing with cancelled events Her digital transition move The 7 steps to planning successful events  Enjoy this conversation with Jamar and I also listen to our episodes at https://diasporachiefs.com/bio/  Kindly, subscribe rate & review this show.  

JAMAR STOKELY FOUNDER & HOST - NEW POWER 40 PODCAST A self starter, creatively enhancing professional culture and building supportive and profitable long-term relationships, Jamar has decades of leadership experience in customer service, sales, consumer retention, team building and public speaking. He has managed upwards of 700 accounts and over $80 million in assets. Jamar has developed and delivered presentations to communities ranging from C level executives to the underserved exposing them to unique motivational and developmental processes. His observational skills, innovative self-help and team building techniques have been instrumental in creating synergistic collaborative relationships within and between business entities.   Enjoy this conversation with Jamar and I also listen to our episodes at https://diasporachiefs.com/bio/  Kindly, subscribe rate & review this show.

For many of us, our productivity is one of the most essential qualities that we can actively improve. Being productive means that you'll be able to get measurable stuff done. A common misconception about productivity is that you have to work harder, take fewer breaks, and spend more time at work. However, most of the time, our productivity is ruined by the long-term habits that we hold. Here are some of the most common ways that you are sabotaging your productivity. 1. Attending Too Many Meetings, suggest a scrum based meeting upto 7 people, 10-15 mins max in the morning Meetings are nothing more than team-based productivity killers. They bring in too many people for a conversation that takes way too long, ends up going nowhere, and most likely wasn't even necessary. If you find that you being invited to too many meetings, have an honest conversation about the appropriateness of you being included in the conference. Ask about the nature of the meeting and request an agenda so they can stay on track. 2. Forgetting to Set Priorities, You now work from home, new environment It can be easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of responsibilities and tasks, those litle annoying chores you just want to take care off in the bathroom or garden, Before you know it you've reached the end of your day, and you still haven't tackled the critical work. Setting and organizing priorities in advance can help you resolve this issue. With a clear priority system, you can determine which tasks demand your attention and which ones you can ignore for the moment. 3. Refusing to Try a New System, which tech or digital tools you loved to hate Many people will sabotage their productivity merely because they are so deeply ingrained in a system that they've always used. You have a set routine, a set system, and you're scared to alter them because it has worked. If you want to be or increase your productivity in this era, you need to experiment with new routines, processes, and make small tweaks. Eventually, you'll find a better system that will allow you to increase your productivity. If you hate emojis start loving them and give someone a virtual fits bump today. 4. Failing to Learn from your Mistakes, nobody knows where we we heading right now, so embrase mistake If you try an approach for a specific task and it results in you spending half your day to accomplish a relatively simple goal, then you need to try a different approach the next time you are faced with the task. Failing to learn from your mistakes will cost you precious time, and you will become doomed to continue to repeat those mistakes. If you find that you are committing one or more of these acts of sabotage, take comfort in the knowledge that you aren't alone. Now that you know how they affect your productivity, you can take steps to eliminate their influence on your life. Subscribe to the diaspora entrepreneurs podcast and share it with whom will benefit Download FREE https://diasporachiefs.com/digital-products/ want to learn how to create digital products  

Michelle Raymond is a HR Consultant Michelle is a HR Specialist, Business Coach, Certified Master NLP Practitioner and award-winning International TEDx Speaker on a mission to make the inVisible Visible! For more than a decade, Michelle has leveraged her research on the work and leadership paradigms of women in business and leadership – highlighting the psychological barriers that seem to hold them back and shines a light on strategies and insight that deal with the imposter syndrome. Her company The People’s Partner provides bespoke HR services to the SME sector, designing and delivering effective people management strategies, contract compliance and employee productivity. Her expertise is in change management. Michelle has a unique ability to transform, improve and develop the skills of people through coaching, consultations and bespoke training. She has been featured in People Management, HR Grapevine, The Guardian and Sky TV and is best known for her people empowerment slogan #AskForMore. Enjoy this conversation with Michelle and I also listen to our episodes at https://diasporachiefs.com/bio/  Kindly, subscribe rate & review this show.

Dr Yvette Ankrah MBE is a transformational business coach, consultant and recovering overachiever! She works with high achieving women in business to get the success without the burnout.  Yvette is passionate about ensuring women have the optimum environment, tools and skills to thrive in business. She believes that this starts from the inside and working in a way which builds sustainable and profitable businesses without overwhelm, stress and burnout.  Too often looking after yourself is an after-thought or only happens once there is an impact on health and well-being. Yvette wants self-care to be a priority and for self- care plans to be just as important other plans!  She has over 20 years of business experience and is an accredited NLP coach. She won a Microsoft/O2 award for business in 2013, was shortlisted for Best Coach at the Best Business Women Awards, 2015 and was awarded an MBE for her work with women in business in 2017.  In 2019 she was awarded a PhD in sociology. Dr. Yvette have created a  series of tips for coping with this time and beyond. They will be released across the next three months. If you wanted to receive them daily, with some additional resources, you can subscribe and receive them every weekday morning at 7am for 20 days - sign up here: https://bit.ly/tipsforcoping2020  If you have found value here, kindly Subscribe and Share more episodes available https://diasporachiefs.com/blog/ 

Carla Magdalene  Special Educator Aspire Academy Doha, Qatar Founder & Host, Wellbeing & Wonder Podcast On this episode Carla gave win win solutions to parents, entrepreneurs working from home and strategies in place. Carla, Provides education, training and consultancy services that support quality learning and wellbeing. My passion is learning. I believe that enjoying learning and having core skills are key to successful learning experiences. Through my work with learners who face challenges, I have found that where there are problems, there are solutions! Instead of teaching, I meet learners at their level and identify the skills they need to get back on track with their learning. Combining elements from what works in education with holistic therapy practices and a sprinkle of creativity, I create tailored interventions for any setting or learner. 

Keeley Taverner Founder / Director - Key4Change Practitioners Psychotherapist, Coach and Supervisor Keeley was born in the UK to a first-generation black Jamaican mother and a white British father. Her parents split up when she was three years and she lived with her mother on a North-West London council estate. Her childhood was challenging in an environment where as Keeley puts it, “Expectations were low, teenage pregnancy was high and our schools housed us rather than engineered our minds for greatness. As a result, she left school with no qualifications or prospects and in turn, no ambition or self-belief. By 1997, Keeley was a cashier on Ikea’s checkout line and a mother to two young daughters. She was also in an abusive narcissistic relationship and began reading self-help books. Keeley experienced a ‘yellow bag’ epiphany when retrieving abandoned stock at the tills. An inner voice that simply said, ‘surely you can do better than this Keeley’? Keeley believed that inner voice and from that moment on she has has taken bold, passionate, couragous steps to change her life. Keeley has definitely walked the walk and is priviledged that today she helps others who want to do the same. Keeley is much more than a ‘book smart’ psychotherapist. Her transition from victim to victor, from unskilled cashier to straight-talking, no nonsense psychotherapist and Director of Key for Change is testament to her grit and determination to rise up, against the odds and to become her greatest self. Bonus: Download our Free ebook Instantly

RAYMOND PELEKAMOYO Founder & Marketing Director of Landan Consultants, United Kingdom Co-founder Impact Hub Lusaka Zambia Lansdan Consultants is a leading advisory services firm, helping many leading organisations to create and implement better strategic decisions. I am a consultant of innovation and creativity, known to many as the social media digital guru. I mentor and consult organisations globally on online business success and goals. A Keynote speaker with awards in product launch and business success. Recognised as a strong and motivational leader, who can generate innovative ideas which deliver increased profitability and organisational success. Contributes significantly as a valued team player, and is committed to continuous professional learning and development. During my years of experience I have worked with top organisations and individuals in Russia, Scotland, Africa, UAE,UK plus many more. Leeds Metropolitan University. Winner of the Leeds Metropolitan Enterprise Award One of the first Digital Hub businesses to be selected to join the Yorkshire Hub. Business of the Year Award 2016. Bonus: Download our Free ebook Instantly

Efe Ohwofasa UK Award Winning Business Coach & Inspirational Speaker  Executive Director Bournemouth Chamber of Commerce Efe speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success bring about immediate changes and long-term results. • Coach entrepreneurs to rapidly grow their business and find new clients fast! • Work with teams to develop effective team building skills and overcome obstacles to success. • Use workshops and seminars to help business owners, executive leaders, teams, and organizations develop their leaders and deliver solid business results.  

Samit Patel Kickstarter consultant & Crowdfunding expert  www.samitpatel.net    When I first started helping founders launch new products, I quickly discovered that the industry was rather… murky. It seemed like everybody had a secret that they wouldn’t tell anyone. Agencies would run ads from their own accounts. Founders were always kept out of the loop. Then and there, I decided that when I started my own agency, it would be different. My mission was to help founders find the funding they need to develop groundbreaking projects, but with total transparency. Founders would have access to everything we do. I also wanted to develop relationships that would last; to be in it for the long haul. Enjoy this amazing conversation of Samit and I, also as bonus you can download my FREE Develop Mental Clarity ebook and podcast updates from me to you.

Julie Syl Kalungi  COO Kalungi Group UK International Best selling Author Trainer and mentor for home-based business entrepreneurs Creators of “The Ultimate Pinterest Road-map,” “The Ultimate Lead Grabbing Sales Letter Guide” Dedicated parents who love having plenty of time to spend with their children? Yes. All that and she feels so blessed to serve. Julie Syl is a world-class expert at teaching entrepreneurs, coaches, trainers, and mentors the exact strategies to make more money more easily while enjoying a business and lifestyle that are built around their top priorities. She's a firm believer that one of the biggest benefits of running your own business is that it allows you the freedom and flexibility for what’s most important to you! That’s why she's dedicated to training her clients in the fastest and most strategic methods in business building – those that produce BIG results quickly and consistently. for more info check out The Kalungi Group

Panagiota Pemeniduo (Phd)       Founder & Host, Global Greek Influence Lecturer, Chemical Engineering University of Bradford UK Panagiota is an academia,  she's a Greek diasporan living in the UK for the past 13 years and returned after a break from my first degree to do her PhD. I am now a lecturer in Chemical Engineering and a newbie in podcasting for self expression and having meaningful converstation. So, my experience is not only based on academic, research, technology matters but how to connect and communicate with people of different ages, backgrounds and professional areas.

Carla Magdalene                   Special Educator Aspire Academy Doha, Qatar                     Founder & Host, Wellbeing & Wonder Podcast Carla, Provides education, training and consultancy services that support quality learning and wellbeing. My passion is learning. I believe that enjoying learning and having core skills are key to successful learning experiences. Through my work with learners who face challenges, I have found that where there are problems, there are solutions! Instead of teaching, I meet learners at their level and identify the skills they need to get back on track with their learning. Combining elements from what works in education with holistic therapy practices and a sprinkle of creativity, I create tailored interventions for any setting or learner.  Carla is a world changer by building her village community to raise a child, enjoy her amazing journey through our conversation.  

Dr John Afolayon -        Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer MEDICS2YOU Medics2You is a UK based MedTech start-up offering cross-border medical services to Emerging Markets starting with Africa. Our platform is based on a hybrid healthcare system that connects patients in Africa with UK based world-class doctors and specialists, from the comfort of their homes or offices, via any smart device anytime, anywhere to deliver quality patient-centred care consistently. https://www.medics2you.com Deji Bakare Senior Vice President BNY MELLON Deji manages a bespoke portfolio of structured products that help clients manage off-balance sheet assets. These structures currently allow for investing/trading in traditional asset classes and a wide range of alternative strategies linked to credit derivatives, indexes, FX-swaps, interest rates swaps, total return swaps, securitized loans, warrants & options, invoice financing, distressed debt, private equity, infrastructure funds, re-insurance/catastrophe bonds, black-box trading and special situations. Let's help MEDICS2YOU get beyond their target on CrowdCude We aim to prove the model within 3 months and then go live with a view to expanding operations to Abuja, the the capital city and Portharcourt within 9 months of operations. Medics2You will introduce new product features in Q4 of its Fiscal Year 1. This includes incorporating symptoms checker chatbot, wearables technology, remote patient monitoring, white -labelled telehealth platform for health institutions to adopt, etc. In January 2021, Medics2You will be growing the business to new geographical markets in Sub Sahara Africa i.e. Ghana and Ethiopia and thereafter Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania by 2023 Enjoy this wonderful conversation with John, Deji and I.  

We seem to have these great and amazing expectations, which is like a burden put upon friends, family even as diasporans that when you start any business or side hustle or venture that you are entitled to patronage. Nobody Owes You Anything, deliver great service/product you won't have to beg for patronage except your marketing which is an ongoing process. It's your road and yours alone, others family and friends may jump in and out on your journey to your dreamland and vision place but it's your responsibility to keep yourself, amped up and be ready to walk alone. Enjoy this talk and don't forget to Subscribe, Share and Review 

  Dr Aisha Alsheikh Founder & CEO Aisha Alsheikh International Medical Scientist, NLP Practitioner, Author, Entrepreneur    Aisha believes in making better choices in life, your decisions should come from a place of abundant knowledge and not from a place of scarcity. My insatiable appetite for learning and constant growth, allowed me to acquire significant multidisciplinary knowledge, experiences, and qualifications, especially in areas of medical research, health & sports, psychology & human behavioural therapy, management, leadership, and humanitarian field. I am most passionate about influencing and transforming peoples' mindsets, motivating, educating, and empowering them. My diverse educational background and life experiences put me in a unique position that relates to people from all walks of life and to help guide them especially youth and women empowerment.  

We are revitalising our podcast to connect better with you as a Chief, our core values for the Diaspora Chiefs are Integrity, Respect, Freedom & Family. The Africans and Caribbeans in the diaspora are energetic, creative, entrepreneurial hustlers mostly trapped in the rat race due to lack of practical knowledge, our aim is to demystify maze with a clear pathway out of the rat race to a lifestyle of freedom for the community of diaspora entrepreneurs.