Unstoppable Drive ft. Creative Entrepreneur, Aina Fadina

Today’s spotlight is on Aina Fadina. Aina is the creator, executive producer, and host of 'I Of Africa', an original multimedia series that explores and celebrates the stories of Africans all over the world who are innovating across various industries, from fashion and art to music and film, to entrepreneurship and innovation providing an exclusive insight into what is means to be inspired by Africa. 'I of Africa', was launched to change the narrative of the continent globally.

In this conversation, we explore the root of Aina’s incredible drive and the highs and lows that come with creating anything worth creating.

This episode is for you if you are curious about:

• How to stay motivated over a lifetime

• What balancing entrepreneurship and school looks like

• Pivoting gracefully in your career

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Instagram: @ainafadina

Website: Afadandco

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Pursuing Financial Freedom ft. Rianka Dorsainvil

Welcome to Season 5! Since Season 4, I’ve spent some time getting my financial life together with the help of today’s podcast guest, Rianka Dorsainvil.

Rianka is a certified financial planner, the founder of Your Greatest Contribution (a virtual comprehensive financial planning firm), and the Creator and Host of the 2050 TrailBlazers podcast. Rianka is also a CFP Pro Spokeswoman, a CNBC financial advisor council member. As if that weren’t enough, she was awarded the inaugural rising star award by Investment News and listed among Ten to Watch by Wealth Management in 2017. In previous years, she has been deemed 10 Young Advisors to Watch by Financial Advisor magazine and 40 Under 40 by Investment News.

This episode is for you if:

1. You’ve ever felt overwhelmed by your finances, and wanted to be great with money

2. Want to transition into entrepreneurship and don’t know how to get your money right first

3. Don’t want to be an entrepreneur, but want to know how to attain financial freedom

4. Want to understand the mindset that is required to thrive in whatever work you do

Resources:

Foundation for Financial Planning: https://foundationforfinancialplanning.org/

Financial Planning Association: http://www.plannersearch.org/

Connect with Rianka:

Instagram: @Rianka_d

Twitter: @Rianka_d

Your Greatest Contribution website

2050 TrailBlazers Podcast website

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Instagram: @Depthandcandor

Facebook: Depth and Candor

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On Staying Curious with Nandini Banerjee

Nandini Banerjee is an Ethnomusicology PhD student at Columbia University. As someone who studies music in society, she has developed a keen ability to ask questions about the world around her. 

Listen to the episode below or subscribe on iTunes.

Our 3 Key Conversation Topics:

• The importance of staying curious and asking good questions in order to better understand ourselves and our society
• What to do if you can't afford to follow your passion now
• How our favorite musicians have created such large fanbases 

Resources:

Music therapy 

Alive Inside documentary

Columbia’s ethnomusicology program

Wanna connect with Nandini?

Instagram: @Nandini

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Music: Karan Dhadialla