Book Review Publisher and entrepreneur, Telishia Berry, author of the book, The Making of a Successful Business Woman, believes that women can empower themselves by being their own boss lady, a self-sufficient woman who creates and thrives in her own business. Telishia encourages women to take control of their lives by building their own businesses […]
How did you start out in filmmaking? You know that saying “Man proposes, God disposes? That’s my story. I started as an actor, and I was good at it. I was!! While I got rejected at the many auditions I went to and often “stayed” for too long and only acted the one or two-line… […]
How did you prepare to start editing the Smart Money Woman, organizing scenes and takes? I didn’t have my assistant on the Smart Money Woman project in post-production due to the budget. I had to do the assisting – editing bits, which is organizing; the scenes, looking at the footage, prepping the material before I […]
The Smart Money Woman show however also highlights the fashion of the African megacity. The women are in bold colour palettes and power suits, and don fantastically vibrant daywear, serve larger-than-life prints, slinky silhouettes and statement workwear aplenty. The Smart Money Woman is an education in how to channel pure, unadulterated, Eko Miami style in […]
She isn’t called Mrs Make It Happen for no reason. In-person, Akindoju has nothing in common with her character- boisterous and effervescent, people who know her well are clear on two things. Lala will do anything she puts her mind to, and Lala has a deep, seemingly endless well of empathy and love for people […]
In 2019 when I volunteered for Lagos Theatre Festival. I was a stage manager for The Lavender which was produced by Lala Akindoju. On the last day of the festival, I got a recommendation to intern for Arise Fashion Week where I worked with local and international designers. I remember sending Lala a DM after […]
What’s the most thrilling part for you — writing, filming, or watching? Writing by far. I love it very, very much. What were the biggest challenges in adapting the source material from the book to a script — good and bad. When you’re trying to stay true to the source material, it can sometimes […]
What was the hardest artistic choice you made in the making of TSMW, at any stage in production? The most difficult choice I had to make was shooting scenes with my editor head screwed on during the days when the time was not on our side. It was very risky to make that decision for […]
It is no longer a secret that our favourite book, The Smart Money Woman has been adapted into a TV series and was released on the movie streaming platform, Netflix. The icing on this delicious cake is the fact that the movie is set in Lagos, Eko for show. We know Lagos is the hub […]
Managing Director of AFGRI’s Lemang Agricultural Services, Praveen Dwarika is back in the studio to tell us all about the Vastfontein Training Academy. Source link