Podcast appearances and mentions of karen okonkwo

As a first-generation Nigerian American, Karen Okonkwo believed her path to success was through law, medicine, or engineering. In college, while studying to be a pediatrician, a quirky encounter with a homeless man at a festival completely changed her perspective. From that moment on, Karen wanted to be her own boss. Early in her career, out of necessity, she began shooting her own content to capture diverse imagery. As the idea grew, she went on to found TONL, a company that is transforming the world of stock photography. Today, Karen's mission is to provide access to beautiful, real-world images of individuals of diverse ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, body types, sexual orientations, genders and ages.

Today on #MWL my guest is Karen Okonkwo, Co-Founder of TONL. We talk about the need for innovation in the stock photo space to make sure that all people can see themselves in marketing.

It is one thing to look around you and see the need for change in the world, but it is another thing entirely to step up and decide to be the person who makes that change happen. Especially if taking action means making some major life changes. Karen Okonkwo, the co-founder of TONL, is one of those rare visionary leaders who was brave enough to take the leap and start enacting change by launching her own company to enhance access to inclusive imagery. Today, she and her co-founder, Joshua Kissi, are revolutionizing and diversifying the stock photo industry space by curating incredible catalogs of content for companies of all sizes. This journey isn't one she expected to be on, but now she's fully embraced it, carefully and intentionally building her way towards ground-breaking success. To learn more about Karen and TONL you can check out TONL's website, follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or follow Karen herself on Twitter and Instagram.The Finding Fearless Podcasts primary purpose is to highlight female entrepreneurs' voices. This has been a Fearless Foundry production. All audio is recorded and owned by Fearless Foundry.

Karen Okonkwo (@karenokonkwo) is a social entrepreneur and also the co-founder of TONL (@tonl), a business focused on diversity within stock photography. She joins Anthony J.R. to talk about life after the launch of TONL, understanding your purpose with your career choice, the evolution of Karen's Thoughts, business strategies surrounding 401ks, and so much more.

By working to highlight a diverse set of narratives from under represented populations, Joshua Kissi and Karen Okonkwo — two of Inc Magazine’s 30 Under 30 — are addressing a huge gap in the creative market.     Karen was at Arizona State University when she decided to start a blog for sorority women. It gained immediate attention. Yet, when a friend asked why there wasn’t any African Americans showcased on the site, she was defensive. As an African American herself, she thought - of course we do! But as she pulled out her phone and started scrolling through the site, she realized her friend was right. She had fallen into the subconsciously biased, racially one-sided trap. Desperately focused on change, she began to showcase all types of women of color, sexual orientation, and under represented groups on her site. But she had a sense she was not doing enough.   This work caught the attention of  the Ghanian-American fashion, lifestyle, and brand photographer Joshua Kissi, and together they co-created TONL a photography and media agency focused on creating images of diverse people and sharing their stories with the world.    Enjoy this inspirational, heartfelt and meaningful story of self reflection, discovery, creativity, and action, as we drop in on their presentation from CreativeLive’s PhotoWeek. Learn more and help amplify your creative arsenal at: http://cr8.lv/pw2018   Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times. 

Karen Okonkwo knew one thing when she graduated college — she wanted to make a lot of money. But was this the right goal? And what if there was a way to make a difference along the way? As the co-founder of TONL, Karen has finally put her true “why” into words, and is making money in a way that’s she’s proud of… and that’s good for the world. This episode originally appeared on The Journey! To learn more about The Journey and to subscribe, go to mission.org/thejourney. Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org and you’ll get a mission-driven newsletter that will help you start your morning off right.

Karen Okonkwo (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the co-founder of TONL, a stock photography company committed to offering a diverse set of photography that includes all races, genders and nationalities. It's a deeply personal mission, and part of the why that drove Karen to become a small business owner in the first place. “My why has never changed what I will say, what has changed is me actually defining it and putting it to into words. So I've always known that my outcome has always been to serve the underserved.” Listening to Karen's journey you'll learn that there are times in life when you might not realize what your true path is, and it can sometimes be hard to make a leap into a new venture. But having courage and truly understanding what drives you can help you build something that has meaning to you and maybe even a larger community as well. Learn more about The Journey at mission.org/thejourney. The Journey is sponsored by our friends at Salesforce Essentials. We use Salesforce Essentials every day and it's part of our own business journey. Essentials combines sales and service tools in a single app to help small businesses win customers and keep them happy. See how Salesforce Essentials can help you be your best business at salesforce.com/thejourney.

Sonia is back from Amsterdam! Colleen meets Karen Okonkwo, the Co-Founder of TONL—the destination for premiere diverse stock photos. Then, Colleen interviews Melisse Shaban, the Founder & CEO at Virtue Labs, a biotech company creating products to repair hair. Our hosts wrap with a Cutting Edge conversation about the correlation between a company’s ROI in building diverse teams and the larger cultural importance of diversity.

Nigerian-American entrepreneur and founder of TONL Karen Okonkwo shares her thoughts on the ‘grind and hustle’ of entrepreneurship, reimagining success, prioritizing mind/body health, and knowing when to surrender.

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Karen Okonkwo shares the "behind the scenes" of juggling TONL with her other business ventures. Karen is a Nigerian-American social entrepreneur owning various companies in the event planning and online business realm. TONL seeks to transform the idea of stock photography by displaying images of diverse people and their stories around the world. Follow Karen on social: Twitter: twitter.com/karenokonkwo Instagram: instagram.com/karenokonkwo Check out her great content series #KarensThoughts, share your favorite quotes using #KarensThoughts and #BTSPodcast. Follow TONL Instagram: instagram.com/tonl Twitter: twitter.com/tonl #BTSPodcast is hosted by Lynae Cook and aims to explore "behind-the-scenes" of final products. You can subscribe to my newsletter #askamillennial for creative inspirations, tech-explanations, and more. Follow Lynae Instagram: instagram.com/lynaecook Twitter: twitter.com/lynaecook Use LCOOK61 to save on your HotelTonight booking, and LZLRZ to save on Soothe (in-home massages.) #BTSPodcast explores what goes on "behind the scenes" of what we know as finished products. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

This week’s episode is the amazing millennial co-founder of Tonl,  a platform committed to transforming the stock photography industry by displaying images of diverse people and their stories around the world.   Karen and Joshua, have been very intentional about their entrance into the stock photography world that they have been featured in all of the reputable digital publication from Forbes, Create & Cultivate, Popsugar, NPR, to OkayAfricaand the list goes on. In their short lifespan, Tonl has worked with Google Chrome book, Adobe to mention a couple.   In this episode, we talk about:   The genesis of Tonl How the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the misrepresentation and false stories being portrayed of them sparked the additional onset of TONL How to run an intentional digital business How remaining a student will set you up for success Importance of understanding your industry How to work with and understand a Co-Founder How having the correct marketing plan and PR will set you up for succeed How Tonl photographers are vetted and selected   Connect Karen @Karen Okonkwo on Instagram Website – Tonl @Tonl on Instagram   If you have enjoyed this episode, which I am sure you have, be sure to share and subscribe   Also, lets Hang Out! Instagram - @thoseafricanchicks Website - www.thoseafricanchicks.com  Edited & Produced – Podcast Maven Music - Nice To You - YT Audio Library  

In this weeks episode I sit down with Karen Okonkwo. Karen is an Nigerian-American, Seattle-based serial entrepreneur who co-created TONL with the intention of infusing diversity within the stock photography industry. While creating for her previous business, The Sorority Secrets, she found it surprisingly difficult to obtain images that captured diversity. In August 2017, Okonkwo collaborated with Joshua Kissi, a New York-based photographer and co-founder of the creative agency Street Etiquette to launch TONL. TONL, strives to transform the idea of stock photography by displaying images of diverse people and their stories around the world. For more about Tonl check out https://tonl.co/

Unexpected Connections was a conference hosted by Imprint and MAEKAN which happened November 7, 2018 in Long Beach, California. In this episode, Eugene and Charis discuss what went well, what could be improved on, and what lessons they’ve learned. Unexpected connections are the simplest way of describing creativity. In its most basic form, it’s pattern recognition, and at its most complex, it’s a tangled web that humans have become surprisingly great at deconstructing. The conference brought together people from disparate walks of life to speak in conversation with each other on stage. Speakers included John Maeda, Julia Huang, John C Jay, Jason Mayden, Jun Cha, Jennifer Ferro, Lindsay Jang, David Choe, James Bailey, Charis Poon, Eugene Kan, Jeff Staple, Karen Okonkwo, Madeleine Brand, Helen Zia, and Kenya Hara. Links https://unexpectedconnectionsevent.com https://www.instagram.com/unexpectedconnections https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unexpectedconlb What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking. Sign-Up Today If you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at MAEKAN.com. You'll unlock all of our stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions. MAEKAN.com Follow Us instagram.com/maekan facebook.com/storiesforthecurious twitter.com/maekan stories@maekan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

In this episode of The Darkroom Podcast we spoke with Joshua Kissi and Karen Okonkwo, the Co-founders of TONL, a stock photography company whose mission is to capture diverse people and deliver their stories around the world. Karen is a Nigerian-American social entrepreneur and previous founder of companies in the event planning and online business realm. Joshua is a Ghanaian-American photographer and entrepreneur who previously founded infamous creative agency, Street Etiquette, in NYC. Both Inc 30 Under 30 founders, Joshua and Karen are reshaping the way brands use diverse imagery, partnering with companies like Google to bring their vision to life.

Karen Okonkwo and Joshua Kissi are the co-founders of TONL, a company turning stock photography into culturally radiant stories. Karen is a Nigerian-American social entrepreneur, speaker and educator. Joshua is a Ghanaian-American photographer and creative entrepreneur who co-founded the NY creative agency Street Etiquette. In 2018 Karen & Joshua were named on Inc’s list of 30 Under 30 Rising Stars when TONL was less than a year old. In this episode we explore why Karen & Joshua partnered to humanize stock photography and how TONL images showcase what the world actually looks like using diversity, inclusion, community and real narratives of real people. This is We Are Photographers with Karen Okonkwo and Joshua Kissi of TONL and this is their story.

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Karen Okonkwo & Joshua Kissi recently launched TONL, a company that seeks to transform the idea of stock photography into something more innovative. Through this company, they plan to help diminish stereotypes, share the stories of every day people and prove that diversity matters.