Podcast
How I Crushed It
Hosted by howicrushedit · EN
Is success mainly determined by talent, hard work or luck?
Winner of the "Best Business Podcast" at the 2025 Black Podcasting Awards.
Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. In each interview each guest will share their journey on how they have been able to crush it whether it be in the world of the arts, sports, or the business world and beyond. Listen in to be entertained and find out how they each overcame big obstacles, find out who inspires them and what are the next goals for them to achieve. No matter what career you are in each interview will offer up takeaways which will help you to also CRUSH IT
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Siobhan Copland - Matchmaker and Dating Coach
Mar 100:51:06Tap to summarizeSiobhan Copland is a matchmaker and dating coach with over 10 years experience setting people up on dates and consulting them on their dating lives. She is the founder of Cupid In The City and in 2025 it won Best Dating Agency in London & the South East. Cupid In The City Listen back to interviews with: Audrey Indome - The Receipts Podcast ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: X/Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
Transcribe →Lady Phyll - Co Founder of UK Black Pride
Feb 1800:59:27Tap to summarizePhyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, aka Lady Phyll, is one of the most influential figures in the British LGBTQ+ community. She is widely known as Lady Phyll partly due to her refusal in 2016 to accept an MBE citing her opposition to colonial legacies that have contributed to anti-LGBTQ+ laws in many parts of the world. Lady Phyll Listen back to interviews with: Maggie Alphonsi - World Cup winning rugby player ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: X/Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
Transcribe →Tobi Oredein - Founder of Black Ballad
Jan 3101:01:28Tap to summarizeTobi Oredein is a journalist, public speaker and the founder and CEO of Black Ballad, a media and lifestyle platform for black women. Tobi Oredein Black Ballad ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: X/Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
Transcribe →Joelle Owusu-Sekyere - Editorial Director at Merky Books
Jan 1901:09:00Tap to summarizeJoelle Owusu-Sekyere is an awarding winning publisher of bold, engaging fiction and non-fiction books at Penguin Random House and Merky Books which is the book publisher created by Stormzy & Penguin Books. Joelle Owusu-Sekyere Listen back to interview with: Dorothy Koomson - Bestselling novelist ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: X/Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
Transcribe →Best bits of 2025
Dec 3100:24:22Tap to summarizeWe look back at the favourite bits of the podcast in 2025 including clips with the following guests: Sebastian Thiel Lorna Clarke Akua Gyamfi Bell Ribeiro Addy Dr Daniel Moses Dean Aston Ashleigh Ainsley Cassa Pancho Thanyia Moore Dorothy Koomson Audrey Indome Hope Powell Thanks for you support and looking forward to shining a light on more talent in 2026! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch: X/Twitter: @howicrushedit Instagram: @howicrushedit Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on X/Twitter & Instagram Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast 🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
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