The Knowledge with David Elikwu 35: Chasing your vibe with Richie Brave
David Elikwu speaks with Richie Brave, a Broadcaster at BBC Radio 1xtra and Head of Diversity for a Publishing Company.
Richie dug into his background growing up in London, and how he was able to craft his own career, defining success on his terms to build a life that suits him. Finally, Richie shared some of the incredible grassroots work that he does in his local community.
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wemovefund@bbc.co.uk / bbc.co.uk/pudsey
📄 Show notes:
Radio is definitely something he always wanted to do since young [3:06]
Music was always big for him growing up [6:57]
Life for him coming up in the area that he lived in [12:10]
How did he make helping other young people and doing the CBT related things [19:40]
Took the opportunities that were presented in front of him [24:30]
Hard work, doesn't always pay off [26:34]
Allowing people to reimagine and dream [33:49]
Financial freedom [35:44]
Having a platform allows us to have a collective conversation across the black communities [39:37]
Built his whole career by being himself [44:46]
You follow impartiality guidelines when being in BBC [47:01]
Section of his wages every month goes towards charitable things [49:35]
A bit of respect is so important for him [53:13]
Being online is a really weird thing [1:03:28]
We move fund [1:06:20]
🗣 Mentioned in the show:
British Broadcasting Corporation
We move fund: Youth Social Action
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