The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real

Over the last 20 years Christiana has directed many hours of the highest rated drama series on British network television, including Holby City, Doctors, Eastenders, Hollyoaks and Emmerdale. More recently she has directed prime time TV hits such as Grantchester, Call the Midwife and Father Brown. Her short film, Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote, starring amongst others, Sir Lenny Henry, Wunmi Mosaku, Colin Salmon and Fatima Koroma, was long listed for Best Short at the 2018 BAFTA Awards. Christiana’s ways of ‘Keeping It Real’ are around wanting a career that epitomised joy, how she felt when she realised that her chosen career wasn’t free from ‘politics’ and her career hopes for the future. In this episode, we refer to the Black British Culture Special in The Guardian that Christiana featured in, which can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/25/christiana-ebohon-green-meets-wunmi-mosaku-its-exhausting-being-the-non-threatening-black-woman

Website: christianaebohon.com

Agent: https://www.independenttalent.com/

Intro and outro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

I’m on social if you’re interested...primarily on Insta and occasionally Twitter: @diversityofme

Anushka is a British Tamil woman who has set up a new production company to change the landscape of the media industry of screen by having more diverse faces but more specifically British Asian faces.

Anushka has worked in the broadcast and entertainment sector for the last 20 years, covering the two main royal weddings, filming many red carpet premieres and interviewed a plethora of A list talent. In this episode she talks about the legacy she wants to leave behind through her new production company and what she can do for the media industry.

You can find out more about her work here: https://www.filmworks.tv/about

Intro and outro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

I’m on social if you’re interested...primarily on Insta and occasionally Twitter: @diversityofme

Intro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

During lockdown in the UK, Amber launched an initiative called The Global Reset whose mission is to ‘accelerate gender equality one idea at a time’. Amber was compelled to create The Global Reset after reading an article by Helen Lewis in The Atlantic, an American publication, which revealed that women were severely affected by the Covid-19 global pandemic.

As well as chatting about The Global Reset, Amber talks about her family unit as a mother to a 10 month old and a four year old, how her close circle of friends have been a source of strength during Covid and her love of the open sky.

You can find out more about The Global Reset here: https://www.theglobalreset.org/

Amber is also the owner of a creative development agency called Blue Door (http://blue-door.co/) who carry out research, training, creative development with the likes of ITV Studio America, Ipsos Mori, BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel and Unilever.

Intro and outro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

I met Cathy at an international virtual event for creatives and she was one of the speakers. I was immediately captivated by Cathy’s presence as her good vibes came shining through the ether and warmed me! I know that sounds incredibly cheesy 🧀🧀 but it’s true. And as she was presenting with such charisma and wit, I just kept thinking I need to get this woman on my podcast! And so here she is!

Her 3 KIRs:

1️⃣ If you’re going to bother doing something that matters to you, do it well, and do it to the best of your ability – every time

2️⃣ Find the fine line between self-belief and arrogance

3️⃣ Feed your soul

There are parts here where I end up sounding very inarticulate! 🙄😬🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

I refer to Captain America 🦸🏻‍♂️🤨 instead of Mrs. America (a great BBC drama about the Equal Rights Act in the US back in the 60s/70s - well worth a watch!), I call a painting 🎨🖌🖼 a photo 📸❌😩, I keep tripping over my words and when I start talking about nature 🌱🍃🍂🍁🌳🌍 I just can’t seem to get my words out 😶😐🤭. BUT...it’s not all about me! Cathy is incredibly articulate in it throughout and absolutely wonderful. I guarantee you will feel her positive energy rubbing off on you as you listen to her.

Intro & outro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

I’m on social if you’re interested...primarily Insta and occasionally Twitter: @diversityofme