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Welcome to Season 3! If you love what we are doing, please continue the conversation in our closed Facebook Group!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode we speak to Christina Adesina, co-founder of Shades of Beauty Live. We discuss how they built the Shades of Beauty brand, and discusses their journey to multiple revenue streams and building a solid property portfolio.
Shades of Beauty - @ShadesofBeautyLive (Instagram)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps. -
Welcome to Season 3! If you love what we are doing, please continue the conversation in our closed Facebook Group!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode we speak to Melissa Sinclair, founder of Big Hair + Beauty. We discuss how she built your haircare business and why her business is grounded in wellness. She discusses her journey from leaving her corporate job to starting her business and how she saved for this. We obviously discussed money and how she funded her business. We also discussed wearing natural hair at work and the barriers that we face.
Big Hair + Beauty - Instagram, Twitter
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps. -
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Welcome to Season 3! If you love what we are doing, please continue the conversation in our closed Facebook Group!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode we speak to Ruth Kudzi (Business Mentor and Coach) and Ola Adesanoye (Parenting Coach). We discuss their business coaching relationship, how to start a business when you are not sure what to do (with the help of a coach of course!), expanding revenue streams, writing a book (Ruth's published an amazing book - Is this It?) and of course we discuss all things money.
Ruth Kudzi - Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Group, Book - Is this it?
Ola Adesanoye - Instagram & Facebook Group
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps. -
Welcome to Season 3! If you love what we are doing, please continue the conversation in our closed Facebook Group!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode we speak to Dayo Akinrinade, founder of Africlick which is a dating and networking app for ambitious African-Carribean professionals and creatives.
Africlick - @africlick (Instagram) and @africlick (Twitter)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps. -
Welcome to Season 3! If you love what we are doing, please continue the conversation in our closed Facebook Group!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
As we have been away from a little while, Adonica and I decided to have a lovely little chat to introduce Season 3. We discussed 2019, keeping the balls afloat, dealing with unexpected circumstances, practising self-care and of course MONEY. We also reflected on previous podcast episodes (Maggie Semple, Tahlia Gray, Collette Phillip/Harriet Minter and the practical actions we took from these podcast.
We also discussed the popup - Adonica asked Janet lots of questions about this. Janet discussed planning, a bit of 'behind-the-scenes' stuff, our favourite pop up shop moments. Janet discussed the PR we received. the incredible process of working with fave Deborah T Johnson and fabulous team work and expertise. Ultimately there are no shortcuts. Janet needed to do the work to increase the probability of getting press coverage and the incomparable Deborah brought in her expertise and advice that was needed.
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps. -
Making Money Moves is a podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved our chat with Florence Adepoju, founder of beauty brand MDM Flow. A lover of hip-hop culture and audacious expression, Florence wanted to create a beauty brand that wasn’t afraid to be bold, while representing and serving women of colour. In our chat, she discussed how a controversial change of degree course led to a placement in Antwerp, Belgium and how this experience opened her eyes to start-up culture. She spoke to us about taking production into her own hands (literally!) resulting in building a beauty lab in her back garden shed. Florence shares how she has leveraged her online community and how this can give you the upper hand in negotiating retail deals. She also discussed her New York Times feature, how that came about and how she prepared for that.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
3.01 – beauty brand faux pas in creating formulas that work on black skin, and how to correct them
5.05 – turning a final year degree project into a business and the importance of work experience in figuring out what you want from a career
13.30 – researching a journalist before interviewing with them to figure out how to wow them, as well as what you want to reveal
14.35 – producing in-house when manufacturing quotes are steep; sourcing equipment and subsidising your income during the growth period
17.25 – pricing a product using your favourites currently on the market
18.10 – making the most out of ecommerce and Google analytics to create a customer profile, and the power of retargeting
19.10 – email lists and giveaways for bringing in new business
19.30 – a Facebook group to consolidate individual conversations and further build an online community
20.32 – Fenty: friend or foe?
22.20 – deciding if you’re ready to take on staff and choosing a team structure that works for you
24.50 – the pros and cons of in-store retail, and leveraging your online community when negotiating terms
27.30 – counting the revenue streams :)
29.17 – tapping into new audiences and knowing when you’ve exhausted your existing outreach strategies
32.00 – taking a start-up business loan with flexible terms and repayment options that suit you
33.03 – how investing in Instagram and establishing an influencer circle can lead to impressive pre-order figures
35.30 – selecting the right crowd-funding target to engage support
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
MDM Flow @MDMflow Twitter – MDM Flow Beauty Talk Facebook Group
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved our chat with Alice Gbelia, cultural activist and founder of African art e-commerce platform Ayok’a. A trailblazer of digital enterprise, Alice tells us how her curiosity has led her to discover and share her passion for culture, both in the workplace and through former events website Catchavibe. Alice talks us through her journey of planning, launching and refining her creative business, breaks down the importance of knowing your audience and reveals how she has leveraged her networks to bring about media coverage with Glam Africa, Black Ballad and BBC Afrique.
In our MINISODE we discuss practical tips and tricks if you'd like to have a pop up for your online business.
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Alice Gbelia, Ayok’a @ayokadeco Twitter – website
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved our chat with Alice Gbelia, cultural activist and founder of African art e-commerce platform Ayok’a. A trailblazer of digital enterprise, Alice tells us how her curiosity has led her to discover and share her passion for culture, both in the workplace and through former events website Catchavibe. Alice talks us through her journey of planning, launching and refining her creative business, breaks down the importance of knowing your audience and reveals how she has leveraged her networks to bring about media coverage with Glam Africa, Black Ballad and BBC Afrique.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
5.50 – Seeing a gap in the market beyond the clichés – creating what you’re looking for when you can’t find it
9.15 – Selling a concept without a product – gaining client trust and sign-ups
11.28 – Essential marketing online: launching an online product, promoting it seasonally and coping with the ‘January Cemetery’
12.40 – How to build an e-commerce platform on Shopify
13.50 – Knowing your customer, building an in-depth customer profile and advertising where your audience will see you
15.35 – Time management: separating your side hustle from your main hustle
18.00 – Using Instagram as a high-power portfolio research tool
18.55 – the importance of newsletters and showing your audience that your brand is alive
19.20 – retaining the customers who already have an interest in your brand, then utilising SEO to attract new customers through passive traffic
20.30 – utilising your networks for PR opportunities, compiling a media list and letting platforms know why they should cover your story
25.50 – the value of spending on PR and marketing
26.20 – balancing passion and cashflow, being realistic about money management and prioritising what to invest in (not over-investing in branding)
28.10 – Janet’s List spotlight – Beautiful by Shoko Press
28.55 Business book – Seth Godin: The Dip, and The Business Canvas
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Alice Gbelia, Ayok’a @ayokadeco Twitter – website
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Making Money Moves is podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved talking to Kristabel Plummer, fashion, travel and lifestyle blogger. Creating her first website aged 13, Kristabel tells us how her knitwear degree led her to look for inspiration in unexpected places, walks us through the early stages of defining her freelance blogging career, and lets us in on the formula behind her slick self-shot Youtube channel. Kristabel shares the importance of being honest about the hiccups of life, opens up about her ‘unusual financial personality’ and highlights the need for representation across media platforms.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
Looking for creative inspiration in unexpected places [2:05]
Working with an agent and how to manage that relationship – regaining control and handling the brand in-house [7:50]
Having a solid brand identity, and a website that reflects it [9:20]
Being the only black blogger in the room; championing representation and shouting out the platforms carrying that torch [10:04]
Brand collaborations – 3-month check-ins with agencies to update them on your movements as a method for attracting new business [11:35]
Using Streak to organise outreach and following up with contacts
How affiliate marketing platforms work and getting the right connections [15:20]
Consulting from a diverse and inclusive perspective for more accurate representation in advertising [19:22]
Living off £8k for the first year of blogging full time – taking advantage of promos, freebies and discounts [21:48]
Organising a freelancer ‘tax day’ with a friend each month to keep yourself organised [22:50]
What makes a small brand attractive to a blogger [25:25]
Janet’s list spotlight – AK Wilde cushions [28:18]
Guest nominees, Dorcas Creates, Remi Afolabe hands of style, Corina Woodburn style idealist [28:48]
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Kristabel Plummer @Iamkristabel Twitter – Blog
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps
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Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this minisode we spoke with the incredibly inspiring Dr Maggie Semple, OBE. The focus of the episode is her experience of being on boards. We discuss the importance of women being in boards and she shared some practical tips from her experience.
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Maggie Semple - @MaggieSempleLtd (Twitter) @MaggieSempleLtd (Instagram)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode we spoke with the incredibly inspiring Dr Maggie Semple, OBE. We discussed her early childhood, her initial career in education, her role in writing the dance curriculum, being the Director of Education at the Millenium Dome and eventually launching her businesses.
She talks to us about how she acquired her prestigious business premises, how she funded her businesses, how she balances three different businesses and revenue streams, her Semple consultants (if you are a stylish woman with an incredible network and an entrepreneurial streak look into this), how you get princesses from the Middle East to pay up 'money talks, wealth whispers..."
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Maggie Semple - @MaggieSempleLtd (Twitter) @MaggieSempleLtd (Instagram)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon.
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We had an epic chat with Kelechi Okafor (are you ready for the receipts?): pole dancing instructor, studio owner, actress, public speaker, letter writer extraordinaire and a baby girl. In part one, Kelechi discusses being an actress, her experiences on television and the micro-aggressions faced by black female actresses. In part two Kelechi lays out her journey from teaching pole dancing classes to establishing her very own studios in North and South London. This episode is part three, a minisode, where Kelechi discusses her experiences of crowdfunding.
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Kelechi - @Kelechnekoff (Twitter) & (Instagram)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon! Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.We had an epic chat with Kelechi Okafor (are you ready for the receipts?): pole dancing instructor, studio owner, actress, public speaker, letter writer extraordinaire and a baby girl. In part two Kelechi lays out her journey from teaching pole dancing classes to establishing her very own studios in North and South London. Kelechi speaks about overcoming small thinking with the support of her partner, maximising the potential of her first studio and making a profit while keeping prices accessible, and raising her profile through features in Time Out, BBC Three’s Twerking Through Trauma and a Gal Dem live event at the V&A. Kelechi speaks about the safe space she’s created in her classes where women feel comfortable enough to take their wigs off to get down, as well as the importance of sensuality and eroticism for maintaining a form of sexiness that hold humanity at its core. Make sure you also catch our minisode where Kelechi break's down the benefits of crowd-funding.Here’s what you’ll learn this episode: 'Its interesting how dedicated we are to being small' [4.17] Finding a location for her studio and working out costs [6:45] Using social media, video and geo-tagging and other tips and tricks to drive business [7:05] Using wedding funds as a start-up budget? A partner who supports your dreams [9:05] The myths around interracial relationships, and the man Kelechi does not hide [11:28]! Breaking and even and making profit in the first few months while pricing inclusively [13:00] Business branding, and deliberate presentation of a sexiness that retains humanity [22:34]. Focusing on the clients experience as a marketing tool – giving the audience images of themselves to attract them to your services [26:20] Counting Kelechi's revenue streams [27:23] Negotiating your pricing – recognising your worth and seeing the bigger picture invoicing as a love letter to yourself [29;32] Investing in a signature feature for your brand [36:08] 42.00 – Janet’s List spotlight – Jim & Henry, A Life More Inspired and Equi Botanics If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:Kelechi - @Kelechnekoff (Twitter) & (Instagram)Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps
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Welcome to Season 2! If you love what we are doing, please sponsor us on Patreon!
Making Money Moves is brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We had an epic chat with Kelechi Okafor (are you ready for the receipts?): pole dancing instructor, studio owner, actress, public speaker, letter writer extraordinaire and a baby girl. In part one Kelechi speaks about her experiences as a black actress in the UK; from highlighting stereotypical casting calls to handling micro aggressions on reality TV, Kelechi unpacks the dynamics at play behind the scenes – leaping every hurdle thrown at her on BBC’s 'Special Forces', grabbing an opportunity to work in artist management in Atlanta and revealing her dream role to play lead role in a Serena Williams biopic. Kelechi walks us through the bold moves she’s made in creating her own path, championing the importance of building a strong foundation and framework of support in the people working at her level.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
Speaking your truth and finding your voice [3:20]
Dealing with typecasting [5:40]
Plan b: subsidising an acting career [7:18]
Artist management in Atlanta (in search of Ciara) [13:15]
Appearing on BBC show Special Forces in South Africa, conquering fears and prioritising self care in the absence of group support [14.47]
Kelechi’s dream role - Serena Williams [22:40]
Moving with the people at your level – the people that make you strong are the people around you [25:07]
Writing letters, carve our spaces and exist in them without apology [26:55]
Fan Girl moment – special shout-out to Njoki [35:08]
Live podcasting – the fun of thinking on your feet [26:41]
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Kelechi - @Kelechnekoff Twitter
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
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Making Money Moves is a brand new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved talking to Jeanette Young, expert personal stylist; garment technologist and creator of fashion label Jeanette Young London. Starting out crafting a bespoke wardrobe for her Barbie dolls as a little girl, Jeanette breezed through her fashion degree with flying colours and has carved out a niche for herself boasting bold designs that mix simple lines with a dramatic twist. Jeanette talks to us about how working for the best of the high street retailers helped her to build a list of go-to contacts, how being in the right place at the right time has paid off, and the importance of combining fashion design with commercial practises to make the most of every pound. Jeanette speaks to us about her input in Beyonce’s Ivy Park collection, how Paloma Faith fell in love with one of her signature dresses, and walks us through the exhilarating story of styling the Kingdom Choir for the Royal Wedding.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
3.10 – designing clothes that don’t wear the person – the dress Paloma Faith saw and loved
4.48 – learning about the whole fashion business to provide scope for multiple career paths
5.50 – garment technology 101 - learning the production process in a nutshell
6.33 – an input into Beyonce’s Ivy Park collection
7.22 – the advantage of working for retailers in building your production contact book
9.07 – making the move to freelance fashion consultancy and dictating your pay
9.51 – networking for launching a new business, and declaring a minimal budget
12.02 – The Janet’s List Jeanette Yong London Hotlist
12.49 – cost effective design – commercial design and fashion design combined
13.45 – the importance of getting it right the first time to minimize costs
14.36 – maximizing the return on surprise bestselling items
15.38 – being your own customer profile
16.10 – Jeanette’s celebrity styling wish list
16.42 – styling the Kingdom Choir for the Royal Wedding
24.11 – designing a dress fit for purpose and catering to a dress-size outside the mainstream
26.50 – millionaire revenue streams
28.46 – saving for a new business
29.28 – managing cashflow, getting an accountant and new freelance rules around tax
30.38 – the best place to invest a fashion seed-fund
31.31 – Jeanette’s Janet’s list pick – Sheer Chemistry
21.31 – Who Jeanette would like to hear next on the show – Marcia Dixon and Moiso London
Jeanette Young London – @JY_London Twitter
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
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Making Money Moves is a new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We had a brilliant chat with Tahlia Gray, Founder of hosiery brand Sheer Chemistry, specialising in shades for women of colour. While working abroad in New York, the shock discovery that the cosmopolitan city didn’t have skin colour tights available for sale in her skin tone, Tahlia walks us through how the absence of an essential product led her to fill this gap in the market while representing and empowering black women in a way unique to the approach of other brands. Tahlia tells us how her love for travel paired with her business studies background empowered her to create her ideal brand, details intricacies of the manufacturing process and let’s us in on some bootstrapping hacks that helped her shave pounds off her marketing campaign.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
Finding a name that represents the brand’s ethos (5:36)
Hanging out at makeup counters and using makeup foundation tones for inspiration, doing the research and budgeting for minimum orders (6:18)
Establishing contracts when dealing with manufacturers overseas, bridging the business-practise gaps and calling it a day when values don’t align (10:15)
'Wood and food?' – flouting stereotypes to frame women of colour in a positive light (10:54)
How the W Hotel collaboration came about (14:19)
Getting Sheer Chemistry tights on the Kingdom Choir at the Royal Wedding (17:31)
Cash injection, the Virgin Startup loan process and the impact of the mentorship included (19:33)
Money well spent – the costs of a photoshoot and some bootstrap tips for saving costs marketing, packaging design and the importance of quality imagery (21:44)
Making the most of pop-ups, choosing a prime position and rough costs of showcasing your wares (23:16)
Tahlia's Janet’s List spotlight – Colour Shot Cards (28:10)
Who Tahlia would like to hear next on the show (28:44)
Sheer Chemistry – @SheerChemistry Twitter
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
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Making Money Moves is a new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We had a brilliant chat with Suki Fuller, a 'Top 30 Tech Influencer' and a competitive intelligence analyst. From wanting to be James Bond and Indiana Jones as a young girl, Suki tells us how her outside-the-box thinking shone through in her formative years - she was profiled as the first first potential millionaire whilst pursing her degree. Suki also discusses teaching in China while still studying her MBA. She was open about being fired and what her next strategic move was. Suki tells us how she’s used her unique differences to her advantage as leveraging her global network by making face to face connections in a digital world. Most of all, she is a champion of diversity and equality in the tech, as well as being a mentor to women in tech.
In this minisode, we hone in the difference between tech incubators and tech accelerators, we discuss what makes a company an attractive proposition,
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Suki Fuller – @SukiFuller (Twitter)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
***Vote for us to win 'Podcast of The Year' in the Precious Lifestyle Awards. It will only take you ten seconds: http://bit.ly/VoteMakingMoneyMoves2 ***
Making Money Moves is a new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We had a brilliant chat with Suki Fuller, a 'Top 30 Tech Influencer' and a competitive intelligence analyst. From wanting to be James Bond and Indiana Jones as a young girl, Suki tells us how her outside-the-box thinking shone through in her formative years - she was profiled as the first first potential millionaire whilst pursing her degree. Suki also discusses teaching in China while still studying her MBA. She was open about being fired and what her next strategic move was. Suki tells us how she’s used her unique differences to her advantage as leveraging her global network by making face to face connections in a digital world. Most of all, she is a champion of diversity and equality in the tech, as well as being a mentor to women in tech.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
Competitive intelligence 101 – what it is and how it can revolutionise a business
The global nature of the intelligence industry (11:50)
Being recognised as a Top 30 Change-maker in UK Tech (14:54)
'Real Gs move in silence' – power plays behind the scenes (shout out to our fave Luvvie Ajayi!) (15:17)
Tackling gender equality and pay gap with Tech London advocates – making moves as a women in tech mentor, and the importance of vocal and proactive white male allies (16.03)
Self promotion is key – increasing your visibility to widen your reach (17:58)
Time to step up – finding moments of clarity in the midst of personal loss (19:18)
Don’t compare yourself to others – Embracing your ‘otherness’ when pricing your product (22.00)
Shifting focus – highlighting the impact of your work when self-promoting on socials to overcome self conscious stage fright (26.20)
Business reads: – Build an A-Team by Whitney Johnson
Janet’s List brand spotlight: HANX
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Suki Fuller – @SukiFuller (Twitter)
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
**Our new Janet's List / Making Money Moves Facebook Group is here - to join, go to: http://bit.ly/JanetsListandMakingMoneyMovesFBGroup **
Making Money Moves is a brand new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mindset and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
Here’s what you’ll learn this episode:
Market research to kick-start your business idea (7:06)
Lessons learnt from a launch – writing a list of what did and didn’t work and not beating yourself up about the gaps in your knowledge (11:54)
Asako, Ajo, Pardoner, Sacco – or group savings between friends and family to help generate your business seed fund – (15:03)
Rough cost estimates for launching a food truck business (15:50)
Don’t reinvent the wheel – looking at the competition for new ideas (20:47)
Accessing the expertise within your networks to help form realistic business budgets (23:03)
Putting systems in place to save you working harder at the last minute (23:50)
Getting help – accessing free business support and coaching from local resources (24:25)
Securing and running a hotel kitchen residency (29:17)
Big Apple, Big Lessons – the invaluable experience of running a food pop-up in New York (30:25)
Best business outgoings, and the value of investing in PR (40:04)
Essential spending – why investing in photography matters (41:25)
Pounding John Boyega’s yam… (44:18)
Janet’s List Spotlight: A Life More Inspired (46:11)
Who Tokunbo would love to hear next on the show: Jessica Laditan of Africa Utopia and Prisca Moyesa, social media marketing whizz who has launched a new podcast (42:27)
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Tokunbo Koiki – Tokunbo’s Kitchen (Website) and Instagram
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps -
**Our new Janet's List / Making Money Moves Facebook Group is here - to join, go to: http://bit.ly/JanetsListandMakingMoneyMovesFBGroup **
Making Money Moves is a brand new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mindset and the moves people have made to build successful businesses.
If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We loved our conversation with Kay Montano, makeup artist extraordinaire, creative director and co-founder of inclusive beauty platform ThandieKay. She gave us the scoop on how her first ever copy of Vogue magazine captivated her teenage mind, how a chance meeting with an 80s band front woman led her to work with fashion’s finest, and how working with megastar musician Prince on a shoot directed by actress Salma Hayek tops her list of impactful projects with the super gifted (and not the famous-for-fame’s-sake, thank you very much).
Kay speaks about grounding yourself to recognise what matters in life, reveals how she’s worked freelance for her entire career, talks partnership between herself and actress Thandie Newton, close friend an co-conspirator in shaking up the beauty world with a more inclusive narrative, and makes an exclusive product announcement about upcoming goodies from the ThandieKay brand.
In this minisode, we discuss the contents of Kay's makeup bag (and our makeup bags as well)!
If you would like to connect with us on social media, you can find us all here:
Kay Montano – ThandieKay (Website) and @KayMontano & @ThandieandKay on Instagram
Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter)
Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter)
Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram)
Special shout-out to Janet’s List members Flora and Curl for Kay’s goody-bag in the previous episode. To find out more about its founder Rose Ovensehi, her wonderful story and this sweet-smelling natural hair product line, visit our website.
The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour.
Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10
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