CreativiTea Pod

Tea is served ☕✨For years, the world has had an opinion about Beverly Osu.From reality television to film, fashion, and media, her journey has unfolded in the public eye, often accompanied by conversations, assumptions, and expectations that extended far beyond her work.In this episode, Beverly reflects on the experiences that shaped her, the lessons that came with growth, and the importance of staying true to yourself in a world that is constantly trying to define you.Together, we explore identity, public perception, self-discovery, resilience, and the freedom that comes with embracing every part of your story.It is honest, reflective, and deeply personal.This conversation is a reminder that sometimes the greatest comeback is simply being yourself.Take a sip with Beverly on CreativiTea🤎

Tea is served! ☕✨This episode of CreativiTea with Lynda features Adim Isiakpona, a creative strategist, entrepreneur, and business leader whose career spans global companies like Google, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard, as well as some of Africa's fastest-growing brands.As Co-Founder and Group CEO of The People Company, the parent company of Riquesa and Duolibra, Adim has spent years helping businesses unlock growth through strategy, creativity, and cultural insight.Beyond marketing and business, he is also helping shape the future of African storytelling through film production and investment, creating pathways for creatives and ideas to scale.This is a conversation for entrepreneurs, creatives, founders, and anyone looking to build something bigger than themselves.Enjoy the tea! 

Tea is served ☕✨Dammy Twitch didn’t start out as a “known director.” He started with learning visuals from photography, then moving into music video.We sit with Dammy Twitch today, as a director whose visual language has helped define moments in Nigerian music and pop culture. His work has shaped how stories are seen, felt, and remembered across screens and stages.In this episode, we explore – When it’s just creativity vs when it becomes a job–Moving from photography to a feature film director.– How music videos taught him speed, pressure, and clarity.– What changes when you start thinking in film language.It’s really a conversation about growth, not as a big dramatic shift, but as small decisions that eventually change your whole direction.It’s honest, grounded, and deeply reflective.Take a sip, mindfully.

Tea is served!✨This episode of CreativiTea with Lynda features Sola Oyebade, aka the Gen z Papi, a show producer, fashion guru, and industry figure whose work has shaped how runway shows are created and experienced in Nigeria.As the founder of Mahogany International, the production company behind GTCO Fashion Weekend, he has played a key role in delivering some of the most recognized fashion experiences on the continent.In this episode, we talk about:– What really goes into producing a fashion show– What it takes to be a runway model– Building structure in the fashion industry– Bts of creating a lasting impact in fashionThis is a conversation about the work behind the scenes, the discipline, the systems, and the responsibility of shaping an industry.It’s fun fulled, insightful, and grounded in experience.Take a sip, mindfully and intentionally.

Tea is served! ☕✨On this episode of CreativiTEA, we sit down with Addy Awofisayo, Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa at YouTube and YouTube Music, for a refreshing conversation about the evolving relationship between African music, creators, and the digital world.From championing artists across the continent to helping shape how African music is discovered globally, Addy shares insights on the power of platforms, the role of the algorithm, and what it truly takes for African creatives to scale their impact.This episode with Addy dives deeply into the intersection of music, culture, and technology and what the future holds for African creators.It's hot, it's brewing, and it's ready to be sipped delightfully.Enjoy. 

Tea was spilled! ☕✨In this special episode of CreativiTEA, we take you inside the African Creators Summit, where Africa’s brightest creative minds came together for real conversations beyond the highlight reels.From candid moments with Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Folagade Banks, Ify’s Kitchen, Craze Clown, Emmanuella, Nancy Umeh, MC Edo Pikin, and more, this episode captures the truths creators don’t always say out loud, about growth, relevance, sustainability, and winning in the long game.This isn’t just about talent or virality. It’s about the systems, mindset, and community it takes to build something that lasts.If you’re a creator building for the future, not just the feed, this episode is for you.Sit back, sip slowly, and enjoy. 🍵✨

Tea is served! On this episode of CreativiTEA, we sit with Apollo (Oladapo “OJ” Adewunmi), convener of the African Creator’s Summit to unpack what African creators truly need to win beyond the hype:structure, community, systems, and sustainability.This one is for creators thinking long-term, not just trending. Enjoy!

CreativiTEA hits the Red Carpet!For the first time ever, we brought the podcast live to The Future Awards Africa, delivering a full Red-Carpet Experience on TFAA’s iconic Black Carpet, complete with our signature CreativiTEA teacup booth.In this special episode, Lynda chats with guests like Broda Shaggi, Obi Asika, Nasboi, Omawunmi Dada, Mike Afolarin & more, capturing the fashion, energy, laughter, and all the unfiltered tea from Africa’s biggest night celebrating young changemakers.It’s vibrant, honest, and filled with the moments you never get to see on TV.Step into the teacup and enjoy the conversations shaping the future of creativity in Africa.