
35. Blk Pod Collective Founder & Creative Director Ona Oghogho on Podcasting, Representation and Disrupting the Status Quo
05/10/20 • 53 min
Thanks for tuning in to episode 35! For today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ona Oghogho, Founder and Creative Director of Blk Pod Collective.
Blk Pod Collective was created to fill the void of adequate representation for African-Americans within the podcast industry. We provide support, visibility, and educational resources to ensure that our community has the tools needed to start, grow and sustain their platforms.
During the episode, Ona shares:
- Her experience growing up as a first-generation American in Atlanta, GA
- How her passion for podcasting and storytelling encouraged her to start the Blk Pod Collective
- How to create authentic content and disrupt the status quo in podcasting
- How podcasting can be used as a tool to connect the Diaspora
- What excites her about the future of podcasting
Listen to Blk Pod Collective: The Podcast:https://www.blkpodcollective.com/thepodcast
Get in touch with Ona: [email protected]
Instagram: @blkpodcollective
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Thanks for tuning in to episode 35! For today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ona Oghogho, Founder and Creative Director of Blk Pod Collective.
Blk Pod Collective was created to fill the void of adequate representation for African-Americans within the podcast industry. We provide support, visibility, and educational resources to ensure that our community has the tools needed to start, grow and sustain their platforms.
During the episode, Ona shares:
- Her experience growing up as a first-generation American in Atlanta, GA
- How her passion for podcasting and storytelling encouraged her to start the Blk Pod Collective
- How to create authentic content and disrupt the status quo in podcasting
- How podcasting can be used as a tool to connect the Diaspora
- What excites her about the future of podcasting
Listen to Blk Pod Collective: The Podcast:https://www.blkpodcollective.com/thepodcast
Get in touch with Ona: [email protected]
Instagram: @blkpodcollective
Subscribe to Dear Diaspora’s newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79
Dear Diaspora Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod
Dear Diaspora FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/deardiaspora
Dear Diaspora Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/
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34. Boddle Learning Co-Founders Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan on Building an Ed Tech Platform
Happy Sunday Dear Diaspora fam! Thanks for tuning in to episode 34 of the show. This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan, co-founders of Boddle Learning, an ed-tech platform with an adaptive learning algorithm that delivers just right questions to each student.
Boddle identifies and addresses gaps to help kids who are behind catch up, while providing the right level of rigor to challenge kids who are ahead.
During the episode, they share:
- Edna’s upbringing in Uganda/Ghana and Clarence’s in Singapore and China
- How their love story went viral after Clarence shared how his parents originally weren’t keen about him dating outside his race
- What sparked their interest in entrepreneurship and the early days of Boddle Learning
- How school closures increased their user base by over 1,000%
- Tips on building a company with a partner
- What’s next for Boddle
Get Boddle: https://boddlelearning.com
Boddle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boddlelearning
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36. Asafu Thomas on Building A Platform Connecting the African Diaspora Through Tech and Working with Tech Talent on the Continent
Thanks for tuning in to episode 36 of the show! Asafu is the founder and CEO of Naya Labs, a cutting-edge software development company that leverages top developers across the African continent, to build web/mobile applications for startups in the US.
Outside of Naya Labs, he’s part of a team creating Built in Africa, a platform connecting trailblazers of the African diaspora through the unifying language of Tech. Built in Africa’s mission is to build bridges by sharing stories of developers, designers, and those equipping the human talent with a technical skillset.
During the episode, Asafu shares:
- Growing up in US after emigrating from Liberia
- How he built Naya Labs, a company outsourcing development work to engineers on the Continent
- What inspired he and his team to get started with Built in Africa
- How can we leverage technology to create jobs on the Continent
- How we can ensure we don’t get left behind in the digital revolution
“There’s a real awakening happening among people of African descent across the globe. It feels to me that a lot of people are starting to resonate with the African continent being our future.” - Asafu Thomas
Learn more about Built in Africa: https://www.builtinafrica.io/about
Connect with Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asafuthomas/
Instagram: @builtinafrica.io
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