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“The Podcast Sessions”, hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, takes you behind the mic with podcast hosts, producers and experts in the industry. Whether personal or business, we will help you turn your podcast dream into reality. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcastsessions/support
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The Create Your Life Series is for Self-starters looking to live life on their own terms. Join award winning entrepreneur, author and speaker Kevin Y. Brown as he shares the Strategies Behind the Successes of today’s Trailblazers by uncovering experiences, daily habits and defining moments of high achievers from around the world. Learn more at cylseries.com
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CYLS 206: Pt. 2 - Africa X Media - Redefining Reality Through Transformative Storytelling with Moses ”Ras” Mutabaruka
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Episode Summary On this episode of the Create Your Life Series podcast, host Kevin Y Brown continues his conversation with Ras Mutabaruka, a former refugee, sharing an inspiring life story. After spending over a decade as a refugee, he found stability in Canada, which opened doors to education and resources. Initially aspiring to be a lawyer, his m…
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CYLS 205: Pt. 1 - Africa X Media - Redefining Reality Through Transformative Storytelling with Moses ”Ras” Mutabaruka
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Episode Summary On this episode of the Create Your Life Series podcast, host Kevin Y Brown welcomes a truly inspiring guest to the studio, Ras Mutabaruka. A storyteller, entrepreneur, and community builder, Ras’ life is a testament to resilience, vision, and an enduring love for the African continent. Delving into the challenges he faced and the tr…
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CYLS 204: Africa X Podcasting - The Rhythm of Innovation: A Deep Dive into the Data Driving Africa’s Podcasting Renaissance with Angela Machua
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Episode Summary On this episode of the Create Your Life Series podcast, Angela, host of Zen Moments, discusses the transformative power of podcasting, particularly for the youth. She emphasizes the platform's freedom for self-expression without limitations and encouraging aspiring creators to explore the diverse world of podcasting. Angela shares p…
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CYLS 203: Africa X Podcasting - The Blueprint to Building Ghana’s Most Successful Podcast Network with Cyril Afeku and Donald Aryee
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Episode Summary In this episode of the Africa X series, Kevin Y. Brown is joined by Cyril Afeku and Donald Ayree, cofounders of The Gold Coast Report. The GCR is a thriving podcast network based in Accra, Ghana, whose unwavering mission is to forge accessible avenues for visibility and to curate impactful experiences that empower individuals and co…
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CYLS 202: Africa X Radio - Why Africa X? with Calvin Wanguku
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Episode Summary This special episode of the Africa X series features Kevin Y. Brown’s recent appearance on Trace FM with Calvin Wanguku. They talk about the personal and professional opportunities that drew Kevin back to Kenya, the evolution of Create Your Life, and the power of the grind. Kevin shares his excitement for the Africa X series and whe…
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CYLS 201: Africa X Fintech - Identity, Finance and the Path to Personal Growth with Yoeal Haile
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Episode Summary In this episode of the Africa X Series, Kevin talks with Yoeal Haile, CEO and Co-Founder of Sava, on the ways that his education and career opportunities have helped him discover the life he wants to live. Yoeal shares the story of how a seventh grade stock market club led to his passion for fintech, how he used an engineering degre…
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CYLS 200: Africa X Podcasting - The Road to Episode 200
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Episode Summary To celebrate the 200th episode of the Create Your Life Series podcast, friend of the show Eric N. Fondran steps in as guest host to speak with Kevin Y. Brown about the journey that the Create Your Life Series has traveled. Beginning ten years ago in Japan as a series of motivational videos, it became a syndicated radio show on Siriu…
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CYLS 199: Africa X Podcasting - The Blueprint to Female Leadership in New Media with Molly A. Jensen
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Episode Summary This week Kevin Y. Brown has a discussion with Molly Jensen, his colleague and CEO of the growing pan-African podcast hosting company, Afripods. They talk about how Afripods helps creators take up as much space as possible while getting paid for their genius, and the ways that they uniquely serve African creators and consumers. Moll…
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CYLS 198: Africa X Podcasting - The Opportunity Continent with Kevin Y. Brown
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Episode Summary In this week’s live show, Kevin Y. Brown gives a presentation on The Opportunity within the African podcast industry, using his experience on the business, talent, and technical side of podcasting to analyze some of the statistics and trends that have been found in African markets. He talks about the rise of vernacular podcasts on t…
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CYLS 197: Africa X Podcasting - You Can’t Be An Industry Of One - One Woman’s Mission To Highlight Africa’s Podcasting Stars With Rutendo Nyamuda
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Episode Summary In this week’s episode of the Africa X series, Kevin is joined by Rutendo Nyamuda, founder and CEO of pan-African podcast company Tinzwe Media and host of “The Podcast Sessions”, “In My 20s”, and the poetry and storytelling podcast told in each guest’s mother tongue, “Inside Wants Out.” Rutendo shares her thoughts on innovation and …
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CYLS 196: Africa X Podcasting - The Emergence of Industry with Dan Aceda, Kim Fox, Molly Jensen, Anthony Fraser and Kevin Y. Brown
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Episode Summary In this special episode of the Africa X series, Kevin Y. Brown moderates a discussion on The Emergence of the African podcast industry with a panel of four experts who all contribute to content in the African podcasting ecosystem: Dan Aceda, Kim Fox, Molly Jensen, and Anthony Frasier. The panel goes through statistics on African cre…
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CYLS 195: Africa X Podcasting - Keeping It In The Family, Keys To Managing Relationships For Podcast Business Growth with Gavin Kennedy
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Episode Summary In this week’s episode of the Africa X series, Kevin is joined by Gavin Kennedy, a pioneer of podcasting in South Africa whose company, Solid Gold Podcasts, was one of the first podcasting studios on the Continent. Solid Gold is a family company that produces podcasts for over 100 clients from hobbyists to corporations to the United…
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CYLS 194: Africa X Podcasting - Hurry Up Slowly; The Past, Present and Future of African Podcasting with Tony Doe
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Episode Summary This week Kevin is joined by Tony Doe, a veteran radio and podcast consultant with years of experience, both behind the scenes for multi-format radio stations and on-air as the face and voice behind the Tony Doe podcast. He is also a featured voice artist on the Africa X theme intro! With his experience, Tony gives back to the commu…
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CYLS 193: Africa X Podcasting - Strategies For Amplifiying African Voices with APVA’s Founder Bidemi Adedire
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Episode Summary In this episode of the Africa X series Kevin Y. Brown speaks with Bidemi Adedire, the founder of the Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists (APVA), on her passion behind the foundation and growth of a community-driven organization to amplify and celebrate the diversity of African voices and create opportunities for Afri…
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CYLS 192: Africa X Podcasting - Secrets to Growing Your Podcast and Community in Africa with Gathoni Ngumba
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Episode Summary Kevin continues the Africa X series focused on conversations with experts from Africa, in Africa, about Africa by speaking with Gathoni Ngumba, the community manager at Afripods. Afripods is a platform built to distribute African stories and support African creators, and Gathoni speaks on her role in fostering a space that unites cr…
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CYLS 191: Africa X Podcasting - Redefining Her Lane with Adelle Onyango
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Episode Summary In this episode of the Africa X series, Kevin is joined by Adelle Onyango in Kenya to discuss her journey to becoming one of OkayAfrica’s 100 Extraordinary African Women. She talks about why and how she transitioned from being a popular primetime radio host to launching her own podcast, Legally Clueless, amplifying African stories a…
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CYLS 190: Africa X Podcasting - Pioneering the Kenyan Podcast Journeys with Dan Aceda & Doris Onyango
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Episode Summary In this episode host Kevin Y. Brown is joined by Dan Aceda and Doris Onyango of SemaBOX. SemaBOX is a podcasting studio that began as a podcasting incubator. In the past year there have been over 600 episodes produced through SemaBOX. Dan and Doris provide a wealth of knowledge and resources centered around the history and culture o…
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Episode Summary In this introductory episode your host, Kevin Y Brown, returns to the Create Your Life Series after some time off. He discusses his move to Kenya, his continued dedication to providing value and resources for his listeners, as well as his shift into all aspects of podcast creation. Kevin introduces Africa X, a series dedicated to hi…
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Episode Summary On his adventure to explore Africa, Kevin Y Brown gives his experience traveling in Africa and how he discovered the young market of podcasting on the continent. He highlights the lessons he learned from visiting six countries on the continent and how it has impacted his life. In this episode, Kevin discusses landing a job at Afridp…
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African Podcast Research ft. Vanessa Gathecha, Melissa Mbugua & Maurice Otieno
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In this episode of "The Podcast Sessions"- Rutendo Nyamuda speaks to Melissa Mbugua (Co-Director of Africa Podfest), Vanessa Gathecha, (Research Lead from Baraza Media Lab) and Maurice Otieno (Executive Director and Baraza Media Lab) about their in-depth analysis report of the African podcast scene titled the “Discovery Tour Data Edition" compiled …
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I Turned My Website into a Podcast ft. Pelontle Mosimege
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Episode #17 of "The Podcast Sessions" with Rutendo Nyamuda features Pelontle Mosimege, Founder and Host of She Brigade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcastsessions/support
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The Modern-Day African CEO ft Molly Jensen, CEO Afripods
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Episode #16 of "The Podcast Sessions" with Rutendo Nyamuda features Molly Jensen, CEO of Afripods. In this episode she speaks about her journey into podcasting, her leadership style and where she sees African podcasting in the future. Molly features on the Feb/March cover of 'the Podcast Sessions' digital magazine - Africa's first pan-African podca…
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Episode #15 of "The Podcast Sessions" Rutendo Nyamuda interviews, co-hosts of '2 Broke Twimbos' Phil Chard and Danis Dube. Visit www.thepodsessions.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcastsessions/support
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In episode 14 of "The Podcast Sessions" Rutendo Nyamuda interviews, podcast consultant and founder of Kali Media, Paula Rogo. In this episode we discuss podcast numbers, when to approach advertisers and taking advantages of opportunities. Visit www.thepodsessions.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Intersections of Content & Commerce ft. Mashudu Modau
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In episode 13 of "The Podcast Sessions" Rutendo Nyamuda interviews entrepreneur and host of the Mashstartup Podcast, Mashudu Modau. Visit www.thepodsessions.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcastsessions/support
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Africa's 1st Global Podfest. ft Josephine Karianjahi and Melissa Mbugua
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In episode 12 of "The Podcast Sessions", we speak to co-directors of Africa Podfest Josephine Karianjahi and Melissa Mbugua. In this episode the pair speak to Rutendo Nyamuda about launching Africa's first global podcast festival. The also speak about the importance of Africa Podcast Day, celebrated annually on 12 February. Both Josephine and Melis…
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It's Time to Build Your Own Table ft. Danielle Desir
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In episode 11 of "The Podcast Sessions", we speak to Danielle Desir - author, travel blogger, podcaster and founder of WOC Podcasters. In this episode Danielle speaks to, host, Rutendo Nyamuda about her journey of building WOC Podcasters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcastsessions/support…
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CYLS 187: Guest Episode - The Origins Of My Podcasters Journey
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Episode Summary In this episode of the Create Your Life Series, Kevin is a guest on Afros & Audios IGTV, where he talks with Talib Jasir about why he made the leap into podcasting and how his experience in other industries laid a foundation for his podcast success. This uplifting interview on personal evolution and being committed to excellence wil…
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CYLS 186: Amplifying & Empowering the Latina Voice with Rita Bautista
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Episode Summary What is the most important thing for a podcast to have? An audience. Rita Bautista not only found an audience for her own podcast, she also found an audience for a network of podcasts. In this episode of the Create Your Life Series, the creator of the Latina Podcasters Network tells Kevin that no matter what your approach is to podc…
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