Listen To Your Footsteps

In this episide, of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, journalist, novelist, strategist and entrepreneur Janine Jellars talks about the anxiety of world building, being a Type A personality, and the value of a reciprocally supportive relationship. She delves into her love for and work platforming women's stories, navigating and desegregating white/western spaces and dealing with the macro issues at play like the impossible standards placed on Black Women and the pressure to deliver. The biggest take aways from her experiences so far are to "... keep a little bit to yourself and to keep your best creative ideas for yourself!" You can find the latest from Janine ⁠here ⁠or any of these social spaces ⁠LinkdIn, ⁠X [formerly Twitter], ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

Musician, songwriter, producer and composer Kunle Ayo ditched a career in accounting to become a musician. In this episode he talks about the ever changing landscape of jazz music, balancing creating art and the business of music, fusing sounds, connecting with audiences and becoming one of Africa's most celebrated guitarists. You can find the latest from Kunle here or any of these social spaces Soundcloud, Spotify, ⁠⁠⁠Apple Music and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode, businessman and trendsetter Theo Ngobeni talks about wanting to be an interior designer, not knowing what to study, how he got into the world of Finance, being okay doing things on your own, becoming a stylist and eventually founding MrSlimFit. You can find Theo on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠⁠ Producer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, author, magazine editor and creative director Lerato Tshabalala talks about wanting to be a DJ, her love for telling stories, working in media and advertising, having real conversations not superficial ones, being okay with failure, second chances, gatekeepers, the politics of print media, the backlash faced by first adopters, her evolution as a stoyteller, what we can expect from her next and so much more. You can find Lerato on her website, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠ Producer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to South African artist and emcee Tumi "Stogie T" Molekane about how he came to music, the importance of community, parenting teenagers, the finite nature of talent, evolving and still being true to self, the fickle nature of audiences, the biggest project of his life, what comes next and so much more. You can find Stogie T on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Apple Music, Spotify and ⁠Facebook⁠. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠The Podhouse⁠ Procucer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode, entrepreneur, speaker and author Mushambi Mutuma talks about the influence of his father, transitioning from art and social activism to tech entrepreneurship and corporate, finding balance between providing and being present for family, belonging and being an outsider, the responsibilities of an entrepreneur, the importance of reflection and much more. You can find Mushambi on his website, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode, comedian Jason Goliath talks about how he got into comedy, working with family, the business of comedy, marriage and relationships, finding happiness and balance, navigating a changing industry, what success looks like and much more. You can find Jason on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and on the Goliath & Goliath website. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

Bokani Dyer is a South African - Motswana pianist, composer, songwriter and producer who came to prominence after winning the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz in 2011. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on a range of topics including identity and heritage, defining oneself, the role of the artist in broader society, his songwriting process, being raised by a musician, and much more. You can find background on Bokani's latest offering Radio Sechaba on Black Major and you can engage with him on Instagram and Twitter. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

'Blinky' Bill Sellanga is a Kenyan artist, producer, songwriter and deejay who first came onto the music scene as one-fourth of Just A Band. I chatted to Bill about the origins of his stage name, the family tensions as he carved a space for himself in music, the birth of Just A Band as a collective/movement, going out on his own, the power of diverse musical influences, being other, finding his voice and sound, the love for the craft of music, making space for the self and others, and much more. You can find Blinky's music on most streaming platforms and you can engage with him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

This episode with filmmaker Lebogang Rasethaba was very different from other episodes in that he probably asked me as many questions as I asked him and we ended having a conversation about a wide range of topics from social media, filmmaking, imposter syndrome, to the narrative of the artist as poor, the responsibility of the director, dealing with disagreement without personalising it, gatekeepers in the industry, engaging with your art form as a consumer versus as a creator, and so much more. You can find Lebogang on Instagram, Twitter and Egg Films  For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

Olwethu Leshabane is a South African media entrepreneur, doula, online digital and media strategist, mother, wife and CEO of Art of Superwoman. Recorded live at the first Advertising Week Africa in Johannesburg, I chatted to Olwethu about building her media business, the challenges and the lessons learnt, the importance of community and representation, her husband working for her in the business, the power of delegation, and much more. You can find Olwethu on Art of Superwoman, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

Tanya Junghans is a South African artist based in Switzerland. She talks about dancing between mediums and art forms, how her initial rural upbringing has shaped her perspectives, motherhood, identity and social media, raising a child against the backdrop of different cultures, redefining herself beyond her role as a mother, which includes writing her first book and submerging herself once again in her art, living life in the present, African artists and writers that inspire her, and much more. You can find Tanya on her platform The Tanya Artscape, Instagram, and Twitter. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to Ghanaian researcher, brand strategist, designer and author of AFRICA IN FASHION, Kweku Nimo, on what drew him to African design, art and fashion, starting and building a t-shirt business in Ghana, leaving to study fashion in South Africa, falling into fashion research, the challenges of writing a book, paying his dues in the fashion world, balancing work life with being a husband and father, the joys of living in Cape Coast, and much more. You can find Kweku on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Edited by: Jason Rademeyer Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to Rosie Motene, a Pan African Queer feminist writer, activist, speaker, media proprietor, author, producer, certified counsellor and life coach, about what drew her to performance, the long journey to finding her identity, being raised by a Jewish family, reconnecting with her family, the real challenges of being a woman in the entertainment industry, her activism and the consequences thereof, forgiveness of self, running a Pan-African agency, and much more. You can find Rosie on her website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Recorded At + Edited by: The PodHouse Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to lecturer, writer, creative arts & culture specialist and DJ, Kobby Ankomah-Graham, about his life in the UK, moving home to Ghana, finding his lane professionally, exploring his many talents, the importance of creativity and knowing oneself, building community, curating music and how it builds community, dealing with grief, and much more.  You can find Kobby on his website, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, Bogosi Motshegwa, Chief Creative Officer at Black River FC & Brand Service Co, and Thinkerneur Founder and Strategy Director, shares his journey into the world of advertising, how he has ruffled feathers through his writing,  dealing with the loss of his brother and how he came back from that, being a father and balancing that with his professional responsibilities, and so much more. You can find Bogosi on the Thinkerneur website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and on LinkedIn. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to yogi, brand strategist and entrepreneur in the music/entertainment promotion + wellness spaces Banesa Tseki who shares her journey from growing up in different countries, adapting to various environments, and being a woman in entertainment management and promotion, to dealing with mental illness, finding refuge in spirituality and wellness, and much more. You can find Banesa on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and on The Nest Space. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Recorded at The Podhouse Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to author, social and creative entrepreneur and ad professional Melusi Tshabalala about growing up in Soweto, the appeal of thug life, dealing with cultural blindspots, inclusion and diversity in the advertising industry, navigating fatherhood, relationships, the importance of culturally relevant spaces, writing, and much more. You can find Melusi on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and his site Melusi's Everyday Zulu. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Recorded at The Podhouse Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to Zambian-born and South Africa-based radio man, television presenter, musician, author and voice over artist Chilu Lemba about growing up in Zambia, finding rap and radio, discovering and navigating the world of voice, dropping out of school, working with his wife, and much more. You can find Chilu on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. And his podcast with Zubz the Last Letta (who has also been on this podcast) called Key Africans Unlocked, which I was fortunate to be a guest on. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Recorded at The Podhouse Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to South African artist and entrepreneur Siya 'Slikour' Metane about how hip hop found him, transitioning from Skwatta Camp to the world of marketing and business, following his own path, focusing on the day to day, being of service, what legacy means to him, building Slikour On Life, what comes next and and so much more. You can find Siya on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Another Dizhaman Production Recorded at The Podhouse Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message