Welcome to this Gifted Podcast Session where I talk to Matt Stevenson-Dodd of Street League about the incredible work the are doing with young people using Football, why he decided to be a social entrepreneur and what gave him sleepless nights.
“when you grow up in an affluent country like England, you don’t really understand what real poverty is until you actually see it”
Welcome to this Gifted Podcast Session where I talk to an incredibly articulate young man, Sam Ajilore, about his achievements, why it’s ok to not know what you want to do and why his family used to call him “Mr London”.
“in the heat of the hustle, it’s very easy to forget that there are people watching your narrative play out”
Sam also shares:
What type of website he actually wanted to start when he was younger
Welcome to this Gifted Podcast Session where I talk to the brains and beauty behind 20 Something, Portia Freno, about black films, the justice system and her love for writing.
“they saw some of my images and expected one thing but when they came to my blog, it kinda took them to a whole new world”
Welcome to this Gifted Podcast Session where I talk to the head of Go Think Big, Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa, about growing up in unprivileged circumstances , honing his craft and taking massive action.
“even though Hackney was notorious for the murder mile and other gun crime hotspots, it was also a place you could go to for inspiration and creativity”
Welcome to this Gifted Podcast Session where I talk to the Independent Mayoral Candidate for Hackney, Mustafa Korel, about his priorities, getting young people to vote and the Olympic Legacy.
”10 years from now young people are gonna be building our schools and be our business leaders”