Have you been thinking about simplifying your hair care routine? In this episode, former hairstylist Isabel Imhogiemhe addresses common hair concerns such as slow hair growth, styling challenges, and product selection and shares practical tips on improving length retention, choosing simple yet stylish hairstyles, and selecting appropriate hair products.
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Did you set any new resolutions this year? My husband, Ayo and I share some of our plans for the year and what we want to work on. I also share a podcast that inspired some of these changes.
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Are you looking for something to read over the holidays or in 2025? Ore Abidoye and Motunrayo Oladeji share some of the books we enjoyed this year.
Ore’s picks
00:45: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
04:19: Tremor by Teju Cole
08:17 Book 3: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Motunrayo’s picks
13:18: Motunrayo’s reading plans for 2025
13:56: The Queen of Sugar Hill by Reshonda Tate
17:03: Scandalous Women by Gill Paul
20:29: The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann
22:19: Our thoughts on libraries and bookshops
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I spoke with my husband - Ayo, about growing our photography and videography business - Morayo Photography, in the UK. 00:21 Ayo's Journey into Entrepreneurship 02:20 Challenges in Running a Photography Business 03:42 Dealing with Challenges at Events 04:40 Enjoyable Aspects of Photography and Videography 06:13 Advice for Aspiring Photographers 08:27 Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts
Contact the business by emailing hello@morayophotography.co.uk.
It's Olympic season. Netflix released a few sports documentaries just before Paris 2024. My brother Korede joined me on this episode to discuss the documentary Sprint: The World's Fastest Runners. We shared what we're looking forward to in this year's games.
I also shared my thoughts on Simone Biles Rising (also on Netflix).
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Toby and Lerit from the How Does That Sound podcast join me to share their recent TV favourites: 'The Bear,' a drama-comedy series, and 'The Fall Guy,' a romantic-action movie.
00:00 Welcome to Life in Brown
00:05 Introducing the 'Into This' series, where you can share your TV, podcast and book recommendations
00:25 How to Share Your Recommendations
00:45 Guest Recommendations: Tobi and Lerit
01:05 Tobi's Take on 'The Bear'
02:34 Lerit's Thoughts on 'The Fall Guy'
03:53 My Reality TV Pick - Owning Manhattan
05:09 This Week's Recommendations Recap
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I was a guest on the How Does That Sound podcast and shared a clip from my guest feature on the show.
We spoke about our experiences creating independent podcasts and shared some tips from our experiences as podcasters.
I chatted with entrepreneur and mom of two, Adebusola Ekoko, about her new online platform for women called Let Me Tell You Something. Some of the highlights include: - Creating a safe space where women can speak openly and honestly about our lives - The importance of speaking candidly about the hard parts of motherhood - Why spaces like Let Me Tell You Something are necessary for women
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When we think about careers in the fashion industry, what often comes to mind are fashion designers, models and fashion photographers. But there are many other roles in this industry. I spoke with Adebusola Ekoko about launching Grapes Pattern Bank - a surface pattern business in Nigeria and designing prints for fashion brands such as Kemi Telford and Kai Collective.
Adebusola shared:
I make this show alongside my day job in higher education and a challenge that I've had is staying consistent with creating content for this podcast and my newsletter.
This episode was inspired by a question I got on social media about finding time for creative projects like a blog, podcast or YouTube when you have other responsibilities. You'll hear a few tips from author and product manager, Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy and I'll share what has helped me on my content creation journey.
Check out the full episode with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy about her book - A Quick Ting on the Black Girl Afro and her writing process.
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Ibukun Oyegbesan works as a Marketing Campaign Manager at British Airways in London.
She shares:
Reach out to Ibukun for your gifting needs on Instagram @shopmemora
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What's it like to move to the UK from Ghana as a child? Maria moved to the UK when she was 11 and she talks about:
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A huge part of my personal finance journey has involved learning from content creators. Tolu's platform - Your Finance Guru has been one of them. One of the things that struck me in our conversation was how she felt a little bit scared to start her page but decided to start anyway.
Tolu shared:
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Is it worth creating content if it seems like there are already a lot of creators? This is something that I sometimes think about and I decided to speak to my brother, Korede about it.
We spoke about our journeys into content creation, particularly in podcasting, and Korede shared why he ran his podcast for a limited period. We also shared some advice to help if you're struggling to put your content out in the world based on our experience creating podcasts.
Korede’s podcast - The KA Special
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Working on an independent creative project with a limited budget can be challenging but it can provide skills that can lead to paid opportunities. Pilar Nalwimba hosts the No Approval podcast and has also hosted and produced shows for clients such as the BBC and Bumble. She shares how working on No Approval as a passion project has led to other podcast opportunities.
In this episode, Pilar shares:
Podcasts mentioned
WeCrashed
To My Sisters
Naked Beauty
How I Built This
Side Hustle Pro
Find Pilar on Instagram @pilarofsociety
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I grew up eating meat and never met anyone who was vegan while living in Nigeria. So, I became curious about being Nigerian and vegan when I saw vegan Nigerian recipes online.
Loye Olatunbosun is Nigerian and vegan and in this episode, she shares:
Why she went vegan - 01:06
How her family and friends felt when she went vegan - 05:12
Her experience dating on a vegan diet - 08:38
How being vegan shaped how she runs her business - 11:10
Tips on sustaining a business - 19:06
Follow Loye on Twitter: @VeganwithLoye and her bakery on Instagram - @veganiseitbakery
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If we don't dream of labour, what's important to us regarding our jobs? I mainly wanted to share a millennial and Gen Z perspective on this topic because we're more likely to voice our job concerns on social media. My brother, Korede who's 22 joins me to discuss this and I share my perspective as a millennial.
Korede worked for a year in audit at one of the big 4 firms in London and he also shares how that experience has shaped what he's looking for in a graduate job.
Music by BlueDot Sessions
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Is it possible to lessen the stigma attached to pregnant teenagers? Ayomide Oluseye works on research to improve the lives of pregnant teenagers and young mothers in Nigeria. I work with Ayomide in my day job at a research centre although I work in a communications role and Ayomide's role is research-focused.
She shares:
How she got interested in researching this subject - 01:19
What keeps her going when change seems difficult - 09:07
Her tips for pursuing a career in global development - 14:54
Global Development Blog Recommendations
World Bank Blogs
Devex
Plan International Blog
Gates Notes
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As a parent, it can be difficult knowing how to teach your child about money. But, the TV show - Riches shows why it’s important to do so. Riches is a TV show centred around a Black British family with a cosmetics empire. The father who is the CEO dies and chaos arises.
My husband joined me on this episode to talk about the lessons we took from the show and what it made us think about as parents.
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I've often heard comments where people ask if it's necessary to hire a planner for their events. In this episode, you'll learn what value a planner can bring to your event.
Hannah Obalade created Rose Daniel Events and I spoke with her about her journey into the events industry.
She shares:
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