Shows
The Lucreative Africa PodcastThe Business of Creative Work: Managing Teams and Clients (w/ Sibane Nxumalo) 🇸🇿📌 S1EP8 is up, and we had Sibane "Siba" Nxumalo as our guest!🎙On this episode, we discussed Siba's journey into creative leadership and what her role as Chief Creative Officer at TORI Branding has looked like thus far. We also discussed the ups and downs of running creative agencies, dealing with clients, and managing a growing team.🗒️GUEST BIO:📌Siba is a strategist, and creative entrepreneur based in Kigali. She is the Co‑founder and Chief Creative Officer of TORI Branding where she turns complex brand briefs into honest, people‑f...2025-04-301h 36
The Lucreative Africa PodcastCultural Programming and the Business of DJing (w/Kevin Rugamba a.k.a K'Ru)📌 S1EP7 is up! 🎙On this episode, Kevin discusses his work in curating cultural programs, events, and experiences as a cultural programmer. He also generously gives us a peek into the business world of being a DJ!🗒️GUEST BIO:📌Kevin Rugamba, creatively known as K’Ru, is a DJ, cultural programmer, and curator of African music and culture, with a deep passion for telling stories and connecting people. Born in Kenya, he was raised around the African continent and is of Ugandan and Rwandan heritage.He is t...2025-03-211h 21
The Lucreative Africa PodcastHow to Build and Run a Creative Agency (w/ Philippe Nyirimihigo)🇷🇼📌 S1EP6 is out! For our first episode of 2025, we spoke with Philippe Nyirimihigo.🎙 On this episode, Philippe tells us about his journey co-founding and running a creative agency in Kigali, and shares lessons on hiring, storytelling, branding and the business considerations for those looking to run an agency.🗒️GUEST BIO:📌Philippe is an accomplished co-founder, communications strategist, and creative leader with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of storytelling, strategic communication, and leadership across Africa. As a co-founder at ILLUME, Ltd, a communications and storytelling agency in Kigali, Rwanda, Philippe has been instrumental in transforming the company in...2025-02-191h 19
The Lucreative Africa PodcastPersonal Branding for Creative Entrepreneurs (w/ Mike Lawson) 🇬🇭📌 S1EP5, our final banger for 2024 with Mike Lawson!
🎙 On this episode, we discussed personal and business branding, misconceptions around these concepts, challenges faced by creative entrepreneurs in African countries, and skills and concepts necessary for building successful creative businesses.
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📌Mike Lawson is a brand strategist and the founder of Brainstorm Africa, a design and brand consulting agency based in Accra, Ghana. Over just the past 2 years, Mike has worked on 35 projects with brands of a combined value of $5m.
🌐FIND MIKE ONLINE VIA:
📷INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/themikelawson/
🌐FIND BRAINSTORM AFRICA: www.brainstormafrica.com
📷INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brainsto...2024-12-181h 42
The Lucreative Africa PodcastBuilding a Brand Based on Personal Values (w/ Qalbsaleem) 🇳🇬
📌How do you create a personal brand based on your values?
🎙 On this episode, Qalbsaleem shares his creative journey with us, how he has built his personal brand, and how his work continues to be guided by his values.
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📌Qalbsaleem Muhammad is a versatile calligraphy artist from Kano, Nigeria, with a background in Architecture. His works reflect a profound passion for uniqueness and individuality, weaving together elements of history, his background, culture as a Hausa Muslim, and identity that authentically capture his perspectives using hausa ajami calligraphy & contemporary calligraphy as a medium.
✒ As one of the pioneers of the budding c...2024-10-121h 36
The Lucreative Africa PodcastJuggling Creative Entrepreneurship & Formal Education (w/ Elma Akob) 🇨🇲 🇿🇦
S1E3!💥
🎙️On this episode, Dami speaks with Elma Akob about her experiences as a creative entrepreneur and how she juggles being an MC, voiceover artist, business owner, and an academic, all at the same time!
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📌 Elma is a 3 time graduate with a Masters in Strategic Business Management, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in Corporate Sustainability at 24 years old.
She is an award-winning global speaker and MC, a TEDx speaker with over 300k views on her talk titled "The Dangers of Western Feminism" and a Voice Over artist for Disney, Netflix, DSTV and 100+ other companies.
Elma has a numbe...2024-09-251h 25
The Lucreative Africa PodcastThe Business of Illustration & Digital Art (w/ Alabi Mayowa a.k.a Shutabug) 🇳🇬
S1E2 is up!💥
🎙️On this episode, we will be hearing Alabi Mayowa (a.k.a Shutabug) discuss his journey into visual art and illustration and how he has navigated the business side of his craft.
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📌 Mayowa 'Shutabug' Alabi, is a multidisciplinary Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Photographer and Animator based in Lagos, Nigeria.
🎨 Specializing in digital paintings, his work exudes a deliberate rawness, preserving an authentic sense of originality. His journey began in 2017, winning the European Union/United Nations Women Gender Equality Picture It Comic & Cartoon Competition. This ignited his artistic path.
FIND SHUTABUG ONLINE VIA:
WEBSITE: https://www.alabimayowa.co...2024-09-071h 29
The Lucreative Africa PodcastFrom Scientist to Self-Taught Brand Designer (w/ Fungi Dube) 🇿🇼
It’s our first interview episode!💥
🎙️In this podcast episode, Dami has a sit down with Fungi Dube to discuss her journey into becoming a full time designer and creative solopreneur, the ups and downs of that journey, some advice for other creatives who might be planning to thread a similar path.
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Fungi Dube is a Scientist turned self-taught brand, webflow, and now type designer who took the bold and scary move of making a career pivot to become a successful creative solopreneur.
🌍Her work is heavily influenced by the delicate yet profound nuances that are embedded into Afrikan cultu...2024-08-241h 15
The Lucreative Africa PodcastWelcome to the Lucreative Africa PodcastWelcome to The Lucreative Africa Podcast!
In this episode, Dami and Tealee introduce Lucreative Africa, what inspired them to start this, and what audiences can expect in coming episodes.
On this podcast, we'll be having conversations to educate African creatives on the business side of their crafts. We aim to equip creatives with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to establish sustainable, lucrative enterprises and businesses.
Join us on this journey as we explore business concepts from the creative world and share knowledge that will raise the next generation of successful African creative entrepreneurs. You sure don't want...2024-08-2225 min
Shine and Grind Show with Angeline LawrenceGrow Your Business with Exporting - Interview with Reverend Minetta Hare of Global Solutions & Consulting, LLCRev. Minetta Hare is just as passionate about ministering to the Body of Christ as she is to helping small business tap into the lucreative market of international trade. Minetta Hare is the Founder and President of Global Solutions and Consulting LLC, which specializes in business development, training, marketing, coaching and international business trade.
Rev. Hare functions from her office based in Detroit, MI with international offices in South Africa, Ghana and the Bahamas. Phillipians 2:13 and Proverbs 31 are two of the scriptures that are at the foundation of the global ministry and international business that God has given her.
You ma...2014-07-1816 min