#97 Elijah Lawal: Make Your Mark

Hello and welcome to Season 3 of the Wanna Be Podcast. The podcast that takes you from where you are now to where you wanna be in 30 minutes or less. I am of course your host, Imriel!A huge thank you to you if you listened to last week’s episode with Gabby Edlin. I was so energised off the back of our chat and I hope you were too!Today’s guest is Elijah Lawal. Elijah used to be a lawyer before he became the PR manager at Google. He’s passionate about helping people from underrepresented groups get into creative careers. He’s on the board of Creative Access- a platform that helps young people get their start in the creative industries. Elijah has written a book called  ‘The Clapback- Your guide to calling out racist stereotypes’.In today’s episode we talk about stereotypes and the ways we can banish them with education, Elijah shares how to transition into a creative career and why it’s important to leave a good impression at work! Let’s get into it!A huge thank you to Elijah for being so candid and open with me about his life and his experiences that brought him to writing an incredibly entertaining and educational read. I highly recommend buying his book The Clapback which is available in bookshops, Kindle and on Audible.Just a reminder that I’ll  be opening a members-only recording studio for podcasters in Peckham! If you’re interested head to contentisqueen.org to join the waiting list.For updates on Wanna Be follow Content is Queen on Twitter @ContentisQn and Instagram @contentisqueenhq.If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share it with your  friends via your insta-stories. We’ve pulled some amazing quotes from the episodes which you can reshare via Instagram and Twitter.To get extended show notes listing any of the tools and resources we’ve talked about on this episode visit wannabepodcast.com.This podcast is proudly a Content Is Queen Production. It has been lovingly edited and put together by Ellie Clifford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.