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When I first started out in filmmaking I often heard the advice “If you want to be a director, direct.” Whilst I understand and stand behind the sentiment of getting out there and just making what you can with what you have, in reality the point in time comes where what you have requires support to manifest its full potential. 🤷🏾♀️ When Adesola & I were creating leap documentary, struggling through a mountainous edit, we knew bringing on board an editor would make all the difference but there was no way we could afford it. The moment we were awarded the METALLIC INC. award changed everything 🙏🏾 Once we had one sponsor finding support for the rest of the journey was easier. (S/o 20/20 Levels Dream Nation & blocks2bags One completed documentary and two sold out screenings later. We can only look back with gratitude for the support we’ve received. One thing we knew is that we didn’t want it to end with us. And so the Leap Prize was born. We’re giving away £1000 to someone with a creative idea or venture they want to bring to life. If you’ve been sitting on something special but haven’t had the means, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for applications is leap day, 29th February ✨ To apply: leapdocumentary.com/prize Good luck! 🫶🏾

Oh, nothing, just reminiscing on our Soundclash event with blocks2bags ! Last week was full of rhythm & vibes thanks to our amazing DJs - vadda, @dayodjdlite & @Giam_giggla and everyone who came through! Y'all know we know how to throw a great event and you don't want to miss the next one! 😉 Stay tuned for our upcoming events by joining our whatsapp & signing up for our newsletter! Stay connected here - https://lnkd.in/epQY6_yC 📸- @atrosalia #thingstodoinlondon #event #opportunities

By the time you finish reading this post, 30 garbage trucks 🚚 full of clothing will have been dumped in landfill ❌ The global crisis is so bad, we can already see a textile landfill in Chile from Space ❌ There’s no need for those clothes to be thrown away. There are tens of thousands of designers and seamstresses in the UK who can help repair, alter or redesign your clothes 👘 - saving them from landfill and giving them a whole new lease of life. But currently ordering custom made or upcycling your clothes is expensive and inaccessible. Would you even know where to start? 🤷♀️ Well, imagine if you could create your own tailor made 🪡 wardrobe at the touch of a button. Introducing Loom. Loom connects you with designers to create bespoke or upcycled clothing. Think of it as a Fiverr meets Vestiaire 🙌 Tell us about an item you no longer wear, and we’ll give you ideas on how we could transform it ✨ Or already have a vision of what you want to create? Tell us & our designers will bring your vision to life. --- This is just a snippet from my pitch last week at Pitch & Mix... want to find out more about Loom - reach out! We're about to launch our pre-seed round and I'd love to tell you more. Thank you so much blocks2bags for hosting such a mammoth event! It was brilliant to hear so many pitches from underrepresented founders & meet some incredible people! Antoine Rondelet Taiwo Ademola💡Nkeiruka Whenu Bejay Mulenga MBE

Nkeiruka Whenu was of the winners of the Pitch ‘N Mix competition, and now Web3sy has a new office space, courtesy of blocks2bags! We’re so honoured to be here, and we plan to make great use of this space, so stay tuned for all the great content we have coming soon! 🚀 #Web3sy #office #company #officelife

👀 A lot of us are balancing pursuing our passions while also trying to thrive in our 9-5 careers which is practical in theory but often incredibly difficult in reality. So let's chat about it. 🫂 We've teamed up with Second Home and pulled together some very dope individuals (obvs we're biased but they're actually incredible) who can speak to carving out time for your passion without sacrificing your sanity, making the leap to full-time founder life, determining if that leap is even necessary, avoiding burnout, and more.    It's happening on April 25 and it should be a fab time. Space is limited so don't fold. See you there: https://lu.ma/passion-9to5 🌟 We'll be in convo with Margot de Broglie - Your Juno co-founder + Guest Editor of Financial Times Sebuh Mesfin - blocks2bags co-founder + VC Marketing Patricia Manley - Career Confidence Coach + Agile Delivery Leader  Clarice Metzger, MBA - The Yard Club founder + Strategy Director 

Thank you so much to all those who submitted applications for the Leap Prize! We received over 200! 📈 The standard has been incredibly high and we are massively appreciative of the time and effort put into these applications, us and the blocks2bags team have enjoyed reading through them all and are truly inspired by the leaps that we are about to see in the world!! 🌎 We’ve shortlisted 15 incredible applications for review by our judging panel, including: Thara Popoola Screenwriter and founder of Black Women In Scripted, Renée Kapuku Ed.M; digital creator, author & co-founder of global sisterhood ‘To My Sisters’. As well as filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist Korrie Powell. Winner will be announced end of April 🤸♀️

2024. WE STANDING ON BUSINESS. AND HAVING FUN WITH IT 😎 Elfried Samba joined Bejay Mulenga MBE and me on the 1st episode of blocks2bags and it was ABSOLUTELY WAVEY ✨ Hope you enjoy this special trailer 🙏🏽 👉🏼 Watch on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dJHjNydw 👉🏼 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dvbhEhKH 👉🏼 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/drCf5fG4 #blocks2bags #businesspodcast #elfriedsamba #sebuhmesfin #bejaymulenga #contentcreator

Collaborate Don’t Compete… The message that brought AWUJO to life on December 8th. I met Clarice Metzger, MBA for the first time six/seven weeks ago at Ayo Fagbemi event at D&AD/BLACKSTRAT and we got on a Zoom call within the next 2 weeks. In getting to know each other, we saw so many synergies in our dreams of creating spaces for people to connect, play and build in London - especially for busy creators and entrepreneurs in our eco-system. She showed me a concept her team created this summer called Awujo! I called my squad blocks2bags in and we partnered with The Yard Club and PPHE Hotel Group (Art'otel Battersea) and launched a winter networking night to remember. We delivered the below event in less than 3 weeks, across multiple evening stand-up meetings, one venue tour and lots of positive energy. The HIGHLIGHTS: ⚡️ Over 350 sign ups & A full house in attendance ⚡️ Attendance via application, guests were required to bring non-perishable goods which were donated to @Wandsworth Food Bank via The Trussell Trust ⚡️ 3 Dj's ⚡️ Immersive networking cards and mixer moment ⚡️ Letter to future self-postal area ⚡️Overflowing table of food donations ⚡️ Money raised for Create Charity A few weeks ago I posted about the importance of collaboration over competing. The principle of community/collaboration is a pillar that shone through all of my work and decision-making in 2023 and this event was proof of that! Excited for more collaborations with new and old friends. Please check out The Yard Club and Art'otel in 2024 if are just coming across the teams/brands for the first time :) A massive thanks to Jasmyn Henry, Sebuh Mesfin, Clarice Metzger, MBA Neha Desai Sarah Harry-Isaacs Pelumi Ogunlana, MBA Rama Ndiaye Zainab Mohamed and everyone else who worked on making this happen, and to all of our community who TURNED UP! How can we collaborate and not compete in 2024? Let me know in the comments and dm's!

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Who should we be supporting on Black Friday? It can be easy to be tempted by all of the discounts on Black Friday, then suddenly by the end of the day we’re left with empty pockets. I think about where my money is going when I do my Black Friday shopping, and I like to do this by supporting the businesses of people around me. I’ve been trying to up my skincare game lately, which is why I wanted to shout out Ava Estell Ltd Yaw Okyere is the mastermind behind this solution-led line of skin treatments. The line focuses on people of colour dealing with problematic skin concerns, to help consumers feel confident in their skin! Clearly, they are doing things right, with: • Total sales: $15.5M • Total orders: 187,095 • Avg. order value: $82.83 • CPA: $40.35 They passed the vibe check when they pitched at Bag Drop ✅ So reach out here: https://brdg.app/s/5w0g46 What are your thoughts on Black Friday?