🗣️🗣️My guest for Episode 10 📣📣 The supreme and immutable JONATHAN ANDREW HUME ❤️ In this week’s episode of 'I Do What I Do,' I spend time with one of my favourite people, Jonathan Andrew Hume, aka Drew. Drew is a West End actor known for his role as Simba in 'The Lion King’, Kevin J in ‘Come From Away’ And Nicely Nicely Johnson in ‘Guys & Dolls’. As expected, and typical of our conversations, we talked about all aspects of his life, from starting out to how he keeps himself healthy...

🗣️🗣️My guest for Episode 9 📣📣 The stunningly talented MANON DAVE  ❤️ In this episode of 'I Do What I Do,' I catch up with my very difficult to pin down friend, Manon Dave and we delve into his journey - a Creative Technologist, Product Designer, and Musician he has worked with high-profile names like Idris Elba and will.i.am. As always our conversation is wide-ranging covering Manon's career from school to ad tech to to music production, and his pivotal move to Berlin for Native...

🗣️🗣️My guest for Episode 8 📣📣 The talented loving and best brother & father NICHOLAI LA BARRIE  ❤️ Director. Musician. Storyteller In this episode of 'I Do What I Do', I talk to my longtime friend who is really family, Nicholai La Barrie, a multifaceted creative professional who has spent 24 years in the UK after growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. Nicholai shares his journey from being part of Lilliput Theatre to becoming a theater director, filmmaker, musician, and storyteller in...

🗣️🗣️My guest for Episode 7 ✅✅ The powerhouse TANIA RAHMAN  ❤️ Founder, Investor and Samosa Queen. This week on 'I Do What I Do,'I got the chance to snag a chat with Tania Rahman, a Founder, Investor, and Restaurateur. They discuss their serendipitous meeting, Tania's diverse career journey from tech recruitment at Stack Overflow to founding the Indian street food restaurant, Chit Chaat Chai, in Wandsworth to a VC who leans into supporting underrepresented founders. We delve into the...

🗣️My guest for Episode 6 The stunningly talented JOLADÉ OLUSANYA  ❤️ An Artist About Us. 🙏🏾 His tagline says it all! In this episode of 'I Do What I Do,' I talk to multifaceted artist, Joladé Olusanya, we discuss his journey heavily influenced by his Nigerian heritage and Christian faith. Our conversation explores the complexities of tradition within the church, the transformative power of art and music in shaping Black identity, and the role of community in creative and spiritual...

In this episode of 'I Do What I Do,' I interview Eric Collins, CEO and Co-Founder of Impact X Capital, Serial Entrepreneur, Author, TV Presenter. Eric shares his inspiring thoughts on the importance of having a purpose to the significant challenges in raising funds and navigating a tough economic environment. Eric shares insights from his diverse roles as an entrepreneur, TV presenter, and author, highlighting the value of perseverance, honesty in feedback, and recognizing opportunities. The...

This week, I’m sharing my long-time friend and colleague, Arthur Kyeyune ❤️. Arthur shares his fascinating career journey from being a Professional Dancer, Actor, And Singer To Becoming An Osteopath And Academic. We explore his life experiences and reflect on the challenges and rewards of his diverse career paths, and the importance of embracing one's uniqueness. We delve into the philosophical aspects of finding purpose, the dynamics of being a Black professional in predominantly white...

I, Zara Bartels, sit down with my friend and brilliant mind, Jason Pinto, a prominent entrepreneur, and always engineer. Jason shares what makes his journey unique with his Caribbean multicultural roots, educational pursuits at MIT & Cambridge, and diverse career trajectory culminating in the co-founding of the tech company, Pace, ultimately merging with Flyr. Jason gives us invaluable insights on balancing heart and intellect in leadership, the role of grit, customer understanding, and...

*APOLOGIES FOR THE NOT-IDEAL SOUND ON THIS EPISODE. It will be good for the next. * In this episode of 'I Do What I Do', Zara Bartels chats with Samara Lawrence and Keya Advani, Co-Founders of Sistren Legal Collective. They share their journeys into law and their diverse backgrounds, the importance of creating a supportive space for marginalised communities, the concept of community lawyering, challenges within traditional law firms, and their efforts to make legal support more...

Korinna Wiliams is A ... Social Entrepreneur. Charity CEO. Creative. Explorer And Lover Of The Earth And All Of The Life On Her. This conversation on I Do What I Do with Korinna Williams, Co-founder of ⁠⁠Hype and Genius⁠⁠ and CEO of ⁠⁠Shadow To Shine⁠⁠, explores Creativity, Aspiration, Challenging exploitation in the Creative Industries and the beauty of Neurodiversity. In this multifaceted episode, we dig into her journey from being on a dance crew in Manchester to Entrepreneur,...

Conversations with extraordinary ordinary people about what they do, how they do and why they do. Discussing what people do in career and life. We spend so much time working and doing things, without even thinking about it. We will talk about how, why or when they do what they do, what makes them the right person, and how doing what they do affects their lives. In weekly conversation, hopefully, we demystify work and career options for you, that you can connect to and feel seen. Find...