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Building Expertise In Your Career with Rolake Rosiji, Africa Regional Director for Seedstars and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph)
In this episode, we discuss Rolake’s new journey with Seedstars and helpful tips for career transitioning. Seedstars is an Entrepreneurial ecosystem merging incubator and accelerator programs with trainings and impact investing
Key areas we cover:
 Transitioning to a new career field Building connections for job opportunities  Doing things regardless of fear Listen to the full episode now. Full video available on Youtube
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The Andrea Iyamah journey with Andrea Iyamah, Founder and CEO (@andreaiyamah) and Host of The Star Network Podcast, Zephia Ovia-Ikem  (Zeph)

In this episode, we discuss how to operationalise your business especially within the creative space. How a Fashion house such as the Andrea Iyamah brand has remained consistent and continues to scale globally. For over a decade, the brand has gained repeated recognition for it’s work, with features in Forbes, Vogue, InStyle, HuffPost and more 
Key highlights in our discussion:
-The Andrea Iyamah journey (what makes the brand consistent)
-Operationalising creative businesses  (the need to create systems to run a business)
-Thinking and positioning globally 
-Getting your team to buy into the vision 
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Passion to Entrepreneurship  with Onyekachi Iroha, CEO & Founder Beauty Atelier  (@beautyatelierintl) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph)

Beauty Atelier is a Permanent makeup beauty salon specialising in a range of services from microblading, lashes, ombre brows, piercings etc. The brand has welcomed over 5,000 clients from all over the world with a mission to be an oasis for self-love and healing through artistic expression and personal growth. Onyekachi’s work experience spans across 15 years of Pure and applied chemistry, Human resource management and Permanent makeup artistry

In this episode, we discuss the growth of the Beauty Atelier brand and building a community for every woman's beauty needs:

Key areas we cover:
 
📌 How Beauty Atelier has maintained client retention
📌 Prioritising family time even as a business owner
📌 Employee wellbeing 
📌 Establishing operational policies for your business

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Building Herconomy and Expanding your Network  with Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, CEO & Founder Herconomy (@Herconomy) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph)
Herconomy is a financial technology platform that helps women securely grow their wealth by offering high-yield savings accounts, community, financial education and discounts on women – centric products and services with a mission to be the most reliable financial services platform for women in Africa.
In this episode, we discuss the role of Herconomy financial products to empower women through savings and low risk investments


Key areas we cover: 
📌 How to expand your network and get opportunities 
📌Achieving Financial freedom for women and the domino effect  
📌 Building a trust early for your children to ensure generational wealth 
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Public Relations in Africa : Transcending borders  with Ijeoma Balogun CEO & Founder Redrick Public Relations and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph)
If you’re in tech, entertainment, fashion, consultancy etc and you’re curious about expanding your brand positioning, this one is for you 
Key areas we cover: 
📌Public Relations- brand positioning , growing demand & working with international brands  
📌How to get things done by building legacy processes in the workplace 
📌 Building a work culture that empowers employees 
 Listen to the full episode now and find out on how Public Relations could support your brand 
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Conservationism: Going Green with Nela Duke Ekpenyong, CEO Obudu Conservation Centre & Founder LEGA.C Capital and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph)
 In this episode, we discuss the role of  Conservationism on job creation and empowerment for local communities. We also touched on the role of Family Offices and the importance of Legacy for preserving family wealth 

LEGA.C is a  multi-family office which supports the wealth and growth of innovators, entrepreneurs, executives, and High-Net-Worth families. The firm aims to foster a spirit of stewardship within these families and generations to come. LEGA.C is impact-driven and is launching Africa's first biomimicry accelerator under their product offerings (which will be incubated by consonance) 

Key highlights in our discussion: 
 📌Obudu Conservation Centre -education and growing awareness of wildlife preservation
📌 Enhancing local tourism across States 
📌The role of Family offices for wealth preservation and transfer on the African continent 

 Listen to the full episode now and find out on wildlife preservation in Cross Rivers State, the potential of tourism in Africa and the role of Family offices 
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**Disclaimer**
This episode was recorded in Dec 2023. The reference to COP28 is of 2023
Obudu Conservation Centre is founded by Nela's family. Obudu Resort is a separate entity owned by the Cross Rivers State Government