The Waka So Far: Recent Episodes
Ayebanoa Spiff
On today's episode, I have the pleasure of hosting David Everett AKA Wolf. We became friends online and he has been part of major moments in my life such as hosting my wedding and sharing key advice on the power of playing a small part when there is a collective change.
We talk about his career, love for God, his family and the values he learnt from them. If you take one thing from this episode be willing to say yes to opportunities and step out of your comfort zone.
Welcome to his journey on The Waka So Far.
I enjoyed sitting with Isah Matankari AKA Isah The Prince on today's episode.
His love for music was birthed in his mom's red Honda.
We talk about his love for music, his mother's support and how much that means to him and got him started. We talk about the growth in his music, fashion and the joy in empowering others.
Fun fact: Isah is the Arabic meaning of Jesus and he shares that his gifts are from God and all praise will be returned to him.
Welcome to his journey on The Waka So Far.
Today's guest is Edima, she shares about her fashion brand "Asian". Asian means the show-off woman in Akwa-Ibom, the name came from her mother teasing her about attending a party.
To know her is to support anything she does, she shares her journey about her love for art, fashion, her plans for the event space and most importantly her love for God.
Today's guest is close to my heart not only because he was the DJ at my wedding but for the words of wisdom he has shared with me in the short time we have known each other.
Dj Big Tij Shares how he fell in love with music and took a 15-year pause on his dream to focus on life and how that all changed instantly.
At age 34, he began his DJ career and shares the path of how he got there with the lessons learnt on the road to follow his passion.
This episode features Dere Akindoju an Athlete, Entrepreneur, Mother, Personal Trainer and HR Business Professional. Dere has always been athletic for as long as I have known her, she shares how going for a walk with her during the pandemic led to her leading a running community and becoming an ambassador from Lulumelon.
We kick off the new season with Ezeoma. when looking for a purpose in his life, he went to God to take charge and got pointed towards art which is everything he loves.
Welcome to Eze's journey, where he shares how a single prayer took him from the route of a mechanical engineer to becoming an artist creating album covers and lyric videos to starting his clothing brand. SOURCE IS GOD
In today's episode, I sit with Femi Johnson, an artist who shares the power of Nigerian heritage and his documentary on Nigerian Museums and ensures we keep talking about our roots and what makes us who we are.
Today's guest is Toyin Oni and we talk about Faith, Gratitude and how humans are meant to evolve and not be labelled as a particular thing. Toyin also shares her love for writing and how a rejection on her journey led to self-actualisation.
All this brings us to the power of community and how she answered the call of God and her friends to be part of the Wealth Woman a community built to support ladies to achieve their goals as well as have a community of people who will hold you accountable and provide peer mentorship to guide one another. Most importantly this group is built on the foundation of God's word.
In this episode, I sit with the fantastic Tilewa who shares how her love for healthy food took her to create Sticks and Grills to provide customers with food that will serve the body. She shares her passion for God and the power of her faith which led her to Le Cordon Bleu the most elite school for Chefs.
From dreams to becoming a reality, she went on to graduate with two diplomas. One in Culinary Management and another in Gastronomy, Nutrition & Food Trends and was awarded, Valedictorian.
This episode features Kelly, founder and creator of Kelly Praise Jewelry. She created a jewelry brand based on faith, love and God. She takes us through her journey, from being inspired by her mom to take on different business ventures, to creating this global brand and the power of her tribe.
Kelly has created a brand that touches people's lives positively and uses positive affirmations to tell a story with her collection.
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page". From the first day, I met Rory she has always shared her love for travel encouraging everyone to travel and see the world, it allows you to see the world from a different point of view while being immersed in a new culture.
This interview gave me the chance to learn about how she got the fire to be adventurous in life and how she took her passion and shared it with the world, creating experiences for others and quotes she lives by.
I get to sit with Mary Uyoh a super talented Writer, Producer and Editor amongst other notable titles. She talks about the journey of being a storyteller and working in the media to being nominated for BEST SHORT FILM in the 2022 AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards).
If you take anything from this belief in your dreams and keep showing up
we sit down with Demilade and discuss the pressures that led him into a dark place and dealing with depression during a time when there was little to no awareness. He takes us through his journey and his story and the journey to finding the light and joy in life and enjoying the adventure of taking each day as it comes.