Loose Lips

Our guest is Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson: @thisisteecee Our final chat of the day sees me chattin to Talisha who is an author, TV Presenter & Development Researcher for the BBC as well as the founder of Not Your Average Girl Media (@teamnyag) In this chat we cover: + Her setting up her mentor platform ‘Not Your Average Girl’ (@teamnyag) + Realising her calling and how to use that to help others be them best selves and their purpose + Celebrating uniqueness + How to nurture and know what connect to create to connect with her audience + If she’s looking to be considered a Role Model + Addressing the issue of diversity in the Television Industry + Her Sisterhood who help each other navigating along through the industry + Developing a thick skin but still maintaining an open Heart + Her current role for BBC Three as a Development Researcher + How BBC Three has had to adapt its channel and approach to reach and connect with its audience + How she finds inspiration for content and keeping up to speed with what people want and what they don’t know they need yet + Discovering fresh talent + Dealing with handing over her ideas but not having any involvement with the making of them + Having experience in both front and behind the camera + The joy of taking someone raw and seeing and nurturing their talent and ability + The importance of having a network willing to offer you the opportunities to prosper + Why the age of 16 seems such a significant year for her + Realising at 11 knowing she wanted to write a book + Her author inspirations and her becoming herself a published author + Republishing her work and having Benjamin Zephaniah acknowledge her work + How integral writing was for her self-expression when younger and why it still plays a massive part in her Life + What her published stories are about and if they can be adapted onto onscreen content Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾

Our guest is Rico Suave: @suaveicious Rico is a man known across the globe when it comes to the Bar & Hospitality sector which has seen him rise to be The Official Absolut Vodka Global Brand Ambassador! In this chat we cover: + His love for Manchester + The Northern Quarter back in the day + How a holiday to Faliraki set the course of his Love and career in bar work + His Love of art and anime + Making a unique deal with his Uni which got him to remain in Leeds + How bartending became viewed as a more specialist artform profession and how that called to his artistic endeavours + The various bars n roles that lead to him working at Jakes Bar in Leeds + Putting Jakes Bar on a World renowned stage and tales from that time + Being in a bad financial spot on leaving Leeds to London + Out of nowhere getting a job with Absolut + Adjusting to life in Stockholm and its difficulties while adapting his job role with constant travelling around the globe + Finding his friendship crew that helped him settle in the city + Sweden been warmer than people perceive + How Sweden is handling the lockdown and what is still open under restrictions + Him branching out with Absolut into product integration partnerships with up n coming artists and building those relationships and collaborations + Doing his cocktail making videos and looking to shine a light on bartenders to crossover into the public mainstream so that its the equivalent of popular chefs and their exposure + Shout out to the Schofields Brothers Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾

Our guest is Laura Bartlett: @laurabartlett0 Laura is and entrepreneur and mentor and is also the CEO of highly regarded @house_of_coco Travel & Style Magazine In this chat we cover: + The importance for her of remaining in Leeds + The collective unity The North can have by aligning with one another + A mind-set shift of businesses bringing other enterprises through as a collective rather than stifling their opportunities + Her original magazine ‘Urban Coco’ launch taking over the Womens floor at Harvey Nicholls + Having her content creators living their best lives + Details of her experience on Dragon’s Den + The situations which lead to her been bankrupt + How out of this scenario she founded House of Coco and the reasons and allure to taking the magazine direction to the travel industry + Her opinion on print magazine and its longevity + The benefits n bonus of print magazine allowing the reader “me time” + House of Coco’s ethos + The difference between her team of content creators compared to Instagram influencers + Combing Instagram and online presence which doesn’t detract from the print magazine Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾

Our guest is Sam Airey: @samairey Singer/Songwriter Sam Airey has built a loyal following in many countries over the years and can also be found DJin regularly at @oportobarleeds In this chat we cover: + How his cats responding to him been home so much + His creative process and not putting pressure on setting a time aside not to force it + Embracing imperfections which can make a project feel more alive and authentic emotion and how to tap into that + Being drawn to songwriting and raised in a hugely musical household + The reasons why Leeds appealed and drew him in + Which other countries his music is proving popular in + How he gets booked for festivals and gigs and to make the most out of the momentum of releases + Running his own Record Label + Varying and mixing up the settings to make memorable gig experiences + How to find a balance in representing your sound and evolving it without alienating your fanbase + His DJin style and if the music though different genres inspire and influence his music + If he is going to be doing any Live Stream performances through his socials Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾

Our guest is Toyan ‘Chino’ Greaves: @chinovv Our first chat of the day we head Qatar to chat with DJ, Promoter & Brand Creative Toyan to find out more about the nightlife scene of the country set to host the World Cup in 2022 In this chat we cover: + How Qatar have gone about their lockdown + The Law of Attraction + His reasons for leaving England and what he was looking for his fresh start out + Looking to leave the music behind but how it still found him out there + Playing for PSG at their football stadium tour and the opportunity to play in a more diverse crowd + His style of music he plays + People been given the chance to re-invent themselves when they move out to Qatar + How his involvement with the boat parties began + How welcoming the country is and how it compares too Dubai + The wide range of nationalities within the Ex-Pat communities + The contrasts of Life between Qatar and England and how it changes your outlook on Life + The music scene out there and nurturing the House scene to grow + Wise words his Dad shared with him + The levels of the clubs out there + His time at Uni in Manchester and the talent that he was surrounded and involved with + Being around Manchester as the entire city was poppin’ + His time working for Enterprise and then getting head-hunted by Mercedes Benz + How he keeps all his projects bubblin along and finding a balance across them all + The Love he has for where he works at @EvoSportsQatar and how to share a sports stars personality when converting them into a brand + Putting yourself out-there and pushing through the uncomfortableness and remaining authentic so your tribe follow you + If he is set for when the World Cup ‘22 arrives and how so + The extra levels Qatar are set to reach when hosting the World Cup ‘22 Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾