Episodes

  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Lucrezia Bisignani, Founder & CEO, Kukua

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Lucrezia Bisignani, Founder & CEO, Kukua
    Apr 22 2021
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In this season June will be speaking to some of the Most Powerful Female Voices.

    Today, June sits down with Lucrezia Bisignani, Founder & CEO, Kukua.

    Lucrezia is the founder and CEO of Kukua, an education entertainment company building the first African children's franchise: Super Sema.

    Lucrezia is 28 years olds, she's a graduate of Singularity University in Silicon Valley at NASA, and previously trained as an actress at The Oxford School of Drama. She was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 2019 Social entrepreneurs list, was named amongst the 100 most influential Italian women in technology, was selected by MIT as a SOLVE fellow and to speak at WIRED 2016 as one of the women who are changing the world.

    For more information about Lucrezia, visit
    Instagram: lucreziabisignani
    Twitter: @LucreziaBisi

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be by teaching you the mindset, strategies, and skills required to seriously achieve any goal. The show features stories of real women who have overcome numerous challenges to achieve big goals and dreamy bucket-list experiences. Each episode of this inspiring podcast features interviews with today's most successful female entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, authors and financial experts—shattering the glass ceiling for others by sharing their own inspiring stories. We give you the tools to rock your life and finally achieve the things that matter most.

    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
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    john@secret.studio
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    33 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nathalie Mamo, Former Pro Basketball Player, Sports TV Presenter and Host of WWE

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nathalie Mamo, Former Pro Basketball Player, Sports TV Presenter and Host of WWE
    Apr 8 2021
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In this season June will be speaking to some of the Most Powerful Female Voices.

    Today, June sits down with Nathalie Mamo, Former Pro Basketball player, a Sports Television Presenter and Host of The Victorious Football Talent Show and WWE.

    Basketball Career:
    Born in a sports family, Nathalie grew up to become a professional basketball player since the age of 11. She was the youngest Arab player to ever play in first division at that age and join both the Junior and the Women National Team by the age of 13. After a career of 16 years being the captain of the best basketball teams in Lebanon and the National Team and after having won more than 65 titles on the personal, international and national level. Nathalie has decided to retire at the age of 26 being one of the most decorated players in history and pursue her career on TV.

    TV Career:
    In 2009 Nathalie was approached by MTV Lebanon to become the 1st woman who presents sports news on MTV. Throughout the years she has presented several sports and motor shows as well as created her own show dedicated for women athletes.

    Nathalie has presented the openings of several international sports tournaments, launches of a lot of products (mainly cars) and appeared on many TV shows.

    In 2012, Nathalie was offered job opportunities with both Sky News Arabia and BeIn Sports but decided to join Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi to become the presenter of the sports bulletins and the sports morning show where she had the chance to interview a list of class A athletes from different sports and cover various sports events.

    Nathalie resigned from Sky News in February 2017 to move to another opportunity with OSN and MBC being the host of the first WWE show in the region until today.

    Along with the above, In 2014, Nathalie was chosen to be the main host of the biggest Sports TV Reality show in the region “THE VICTORIOUS”, where she presented the “dailies” episodes along with the weekly primes. The jury on the show were the biggest football legends such as: Diego Maradona, Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs, Raul, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo and many others. Nathalie has presented season 1 , season 2 and season 3 of the show.

    Nathalie is today considered a leading figure in sports media in the region. On November 28th 2017, Nathalie was chosen to host and moderate the “Asian Women Journalists Summit” and on December 28th 2017, Nathalie was the first Arab to be hosting the “Globe Soccer Awards , which she had the chance to host it again in 2018 and will host it in 2019.

    For more information about Nathalie, visit
    Instagram & Snapchat: nathaliemamo
    Twitter: @Nathaliemamo12

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be by teaching you the mindset, strategies, and skills required to seriously achieve any goal. The show features stories of real women who have overcome numerous challenges to achieve big goals and dreamy bucket-list experiences. Each episode of this inspiring podcast features interviews with today's most successful female entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, authors and financial experts—shattering the glass ceiling for others by sharing their own inspiring stories. We give you the tools to rock your life and finally achieve the things that matter most.

    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    31 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Sophia Bendz, Partner Cherry VC & Angel Investor

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Sophia Bendz, Partner Cherry VC & Angel Investor
    Mar 26 2021
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In this season June will be speaking to some of the Most Powerful Female Voices.

    Today, June sits down with Sophia Bendz - Partner at Cherry Ventures, Advisor to Atomico, Angel Investor and former Global Marketing Director at Spotify

    Sophia is a Partner at Cherry Ventures. Based in Stockholm, Sophia brings her expertise on Nordic startups and a growing interest in the femtech space to the team. Sophia joined Cherry from Atomico, where she also served as Partner and created the firm's well-known Angel Program. Sophia is passionate about supporting early-stage companies, an interest she has discovered through 40+ angel investments of her own across Europe and North America. For seven years, Sophia also served as Spotify's Global Marketing Director, developing the audio platform from an apartment-based Swedish startup into an international household name. Aside from venture capital, she also acts as Board Director at the non-profit organization Race for the Baltic, is cofounder of AllBright.se, and is an innovation advisor to the Swedish Prime Minister. Sophia is a graduate from Stockholm University.

    For more information about Sophia, visit
    Twitter: @sophiabendz
    Medium: https://medium.com/@sophiabendz

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be by teaching you the mindset, strategies, and skills required to seriously achieve any goal. The show features stories of real women who have overcome numerous challenges to achieve big goals and dreamy bucket-list experiences. Each episode of this inspiring podcast features interviews with today's most successful female entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, authors and financial experts—shattering the glass ceiling for others by sharing their own inspiring stories. We give you the tools to rock your life and finally achieve the things that matter most.


    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    31 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Zahra Al Alawi

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Zahra Al Alawi
    Mar 19 2021
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In this season June will be speaking to some of the Most Powerful Female Voices.

    Today, June sits down with Zahra Al Alawi - Mum of 3, Television presenter and Public Speaker.

    Zahra Al Alawi has graduated from a Media and Television degree at the University of Hertfordshire in England. As well as being personally tutored by Islamic scholars and lecturers. She has been presenting and lecturing globally for over 10 years. Her TV talk show "Womans View" on Sky 831 broadcasted over 300 episodes interviewing a range of women.

    Zahra has also appeared on British media channels such as BBC, ITV3 and Channel4 speaking on Islamic issues. She has also been quoted in "The Telegraph" and "The Independent" news articles. Zahra had a meeting with the British Prime Minister in 2016 at 10 Downing Street where she projected to him the achievements of British Muslim Women.

    For more information about Zahra, visit
    Instagram: @zahraalawi
    Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/user/BahrainiGirl

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be by teaching you the mindset, strategies, and skills required to seriously achieve any goal. The show features stories of real women who have overcome numerous challenges to achieve big goals and dreamy bucket-list experiences. Each episode of this inspiring podcast features interviews with today's most successful female entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, authors and financial experts—shattering the glass ceiling for others by sharing their own inspiring stories. We give you the tools to rock your life and finally achieve the things that matter most.


    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    34 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Odunayo Eweniyi

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Odunayo Eweniyi
    Feb 17 2021
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In this season June will be speaking to some of the Most Powerful Female Voices.

    Today, June sits down with Odun Eweniyi, named by Vogue and Bloomberg as one of 12 Women Leaders That Changed The World In 2020. In 2019 she was named one of Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Technology as well as 30 Quartz Africa Innovators 2019. Odun, the Co-founder of Piggyvest and Female Coalition, is well-known for her work leading Nigeria's premier savings and investments platform Piggyvest to over 1 million users.

    In July, Odunayo Eweniyi formed a group with 12 other women called the Feminist Coalition with the aim of improving the rights of Nigerian women. When anger about the unchecked police brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) reached fever pitch in autumn, they launched into action with their first project — and the #EndSARS movement became a rallying cry around the world.

    She is also a prolific angel investor and recently co-launched an early-stage fund for women-led startups called FirstCheck Africa.

    FirstCheck Africa invests up to $25,000 in these startups and will work with women to help them raise a significant pre-seed round within 12 months. Odun is also a board member of Village Capital - a US-based venture firm that's invested in over 110 startups who have gone to raise over $4 billion in capital.


    For more information about Odun, visit
    Web: https://www.piggyvest.com and https://feministcoalition2020.com
    IG: @odun_eweniyi , @piggybankng , @feminist.co
    Twitter: @odun_eweniyi , @piggybankng, @feminist_co

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be by teaching you the mindset, strategies, and skills required to seriously achieve any goal. The show features stories of real women who have overcome numerous challenges to achieve big goals and dreamy bucket-list experiences. Each episode of this inspiring podcast features interviews with today's most successful female entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, authors and financial experts—shattering the glass ceiling for others by sharing their own inspiring stories. We give you the tools to rock your life and finally achieve the things that matter most.


    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    38 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nicole Crentsil

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nicole Crentsil
    Dec 12 2020
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In our season finale, June speaks to Nicole Crentsil about Risk, Ambition and stepping into her Greatness.

    Nicole Crentsil is an established public speaker, curator & entrepreneur. In 2018, Forbes listed Nicole as one of 100 women to follow on Twitter and LinkedIn. Her passion for supporting and promoting diversity through various industries alongside her drive to stimulate and facilitate forward-thinking conversations awarded Nicole as TimeOut's 1 of 50 Londoner’s shaping the city’s cultural landscape.

    With several appearances as a guest speaker on BBC Women’s Hour discussing everything from mental health to race and representation, Nicole is an experienced commentator. A Tedx speaker & host, Nicole is a vibrant and engaging speaker who is equally comfortable speaking with celebrities to the general public. Most recently Nicole appeared live on BBC News on International Women’s Day discussing the importance of the day for women worldwide. In 2018Nicole delivered a keynote at Apple Regent Street and also hosted a panel discussion at Elle Weekender discussing race and identity.

    With features across print, online and media such as Stylist, Evening Standard, Channel 4 + more, Nicole was one of the leading faces for an international campaign with BET International promoting the Black Girls Rock awards show.

    In 2016, Nicole founded Unmasked Women, an exhibition channelling the Black British female experience focussing on mental health. This successful show catapulted a breadth of dialogue on mental health with features in Dazed & Confused, i-D, Huffington Post, Afropunk, Buzzfeed+ more. Since her successful show, Nicole has curated an exhibition at the V&A, produced several discussions with Tate Britain and delivered projects and talks with the ICA and Southbank Centre.

    In 2017, Nicole co-founded Black Girl Fest, the UK’s first festival celebrating Black British women and girls. In its first year, Black Girl Festival produced a takeover of TimeOut London magazine, two annual festivals, whilst building a growing community of over 30,000+ online and irl.

    This year, Nicole plans to launch BIG SIS, a platform dedicated to supporting the personal development of creative working women. Nicole currently sits on the Members Board with Tate galleries representing Tate Collective and is also a VC Scout and Angel Investor with Ada Ventures- a £34 million fund investing in underrepresented founders.

    For more information about Nicole, visit:
    Web: www.blackgirlfest.com www.thebigsis.co
    IG: @Nkrystal_ , @Blackgirlfest , @BIGSIS.CO
    Twitter: @Nkrystal, @Blackgirlfest
    Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-krystal-crentsil-4008ab75/

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is a series of conversations exploring the belief systems and mindset of founders. We uncover how they stay focused, pick themselves back up and keep going even when the odds may be against them.

    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    59 mins
  • Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nush Cope

    Believe It, Achieve It with June Angelides : Nush Cope
    Nov 28 2020
    Welcome back to another episode of the Believe It, Achieve It Podcast with June Angelides!

    In today’s episode, June speaks to Nush Cope.

    Nush Cope is a TV presenter, host and one-third of ‘Cheap Chat’, a hilarious relationship and dating podcast.
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    She works with channels such as Wall of Comedy and Footasylum, which has established her online presence and reputation in the entertainment industry.
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    She’s hosted events for Facebook, the Baftas, MTV and Sony, while her own online show – Who’s Got Game, accumulated over 2.5 million views.
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    In addition to this, her animated, outgoing personality landed her interviews with Dwayne Johnson, Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, Idris Elba and Michael B Jordan, to name a few.

    Having had her first child in July 2020, Nush brings the comedy to her own YouTube Channel, as she documents pregnancy and motherhood in all it’s glory and encourages other young women to speak openly about their own experiences.

    For more information visit https://www.nushcope.com

    The Believe It, It Achieve It Podcast is a series of conversations exploring the belief systems and mindset of founders. We uncover how they stay focused, pick themselves back up and keep going even when the odds may be against them.

    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides

    June is dressed by Deborah Lyons. Find out more at https://deborahlyons.co.uk/

    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    33 mins
  • Friendship: Antonia Dawes, Omowumi Etiko and Rav Bumbra

    Friendship: Antonia Dawes, Omowumi Etiko and Rav Bumbra
    Nov 20 2020
    June Angelides sits down with three of her dear friends - Antonia Dawes, Omowumi Etiko and Rav Bumbra. One friend she met at primary school, one at university and one during her entrepreneurial career. Today they meet for the first time to talk about the importance of friendship and navigating the ups and downs of 2020.

    Antonia Dawes is a Lecturer at King’s College London. She researches and teaches on racism and militarism from an antiracist and feminist political perspective. Her book Race Talk has just been published by Manchester University Press and is available as a free e-book: https://www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/9781526138484/9781526138484.xml
    She has also written for Open Democracy and New Humanist magazine.

    Omowum Etiko is a travel and tourism expert with over 12 years’ experience in human resource
    management as well as travel and logistics management across industries. She is the founder and CEO of nuSafiri Hospitality which comprises of the nuSafiri Experience (focused on luxury
    bespoke travel) and nuSafiri Consulting (focused on Human Resource Management within the
    Hospitality industry). She is also a co-founder of V’aarty, a virtual party concierge focused on
    organizing virtual experiences through various online platforms to leverage the times.

    Rav is a mum, entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, board advisor and diversity champion who is passionate about helping women see technology as a great career choice. She is founder of Structur3dpeople, a tech business that helps organisations attract, recruit and retain talent. She is also founder of Cajigo, an app that provides mentoring and support to empower girls and women into tech careers. Rav works closely with girls in education delivering Cajigo Schools, a programme that is raising aspirations and demystifying what it means to be a “Woman in STEM” She is also host of Women Talk Tech, a Cajigo Instagram LIVE series that showcases role models in tech and their career journeys. Catch it live every Monday at 8pm

    The Believe It, Achieve It Podcast is a series of conversations exploring the belief systems and mindset of founders. We uncover how they stay focused, pick themselves back up and keep going even when the odds may be against them.

    Want to find out more about June behind the scenes? Follow her on Instagram @juneangelides


    Editor - John Leigh at Secret Studio
    www.secret.studio
    john@secret.studio
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    56 mins