CYLS 194: Africa X Podcasting - Hurry Up Slowly; The Past, Present and Future of African Podcasting with Tony Doe

Create Your Life Series

Episode Summary

This week Kevin is joined by Tony Doe, a veteran radio and podcast consultant with years of experience, both behind the scenes for multi-format radio stations and on-air as the face and voice behind the Tony Doe podcast. He is also a featured voice artist on the Africa X theme intro! With his experience, Tony gives back to the community through his work in promoting other podcasts and curating an industry newsletter and podcast called Podcast Related, which provides insightful commentary and analysis on the latest happenings in the Podverse. Kevin and Tony discuss how we can support and amplify the voices of others in the podcasting community, the power in taking on different perspectives and sharing your own, and Tony gets an update on Kevin’s progress in immersing himself in the football fandom through his 2 plus years of living in Kenya.

Kevin Y. Brown

Kevin is a seasoned multi-media executive who is passionate about Africa’s digital future. As an award winning entrepreneur, podcast producer (over 1,000 episodes across different genres with over 30 million downloads across clients) and tech veteran, Kevin is the Chief Content officer and Head of Strategy at Afripods leading their multi-country strategy and product vision.

Kevin is the host of the Create Your Life Series podcast and has been featured or spoken in Forbes, Black Enterprise, Essence, Podcast Movement, Podcast Sessions, Ted X, Sirius XM, Inc. magazine and many more…

Tony Doe

Tony Doe is a Radio and Podcast Consultant, out of Lagos, Nigeria who has dedicated his expertise to shaping and supporting the growth of podcasts in Nigeria and beyond. As the Country Representative for APVA in Nigeria, he is committed to championing African voice talents, including podcasters, voice-over artists, spoken word artists, poets, and more. His goal is to provide these unique voices with the recognition and attention they deserve. Tony hosts his own successful podcast, “The Tony Doe Podcast,” as well as curates the informative podcast industry newsletter/podcast, "Podcast Related.” Through these endeavors, he actively contributes to the knowledge-sharing and growth of the podcasting community. His audio series, "Into The Podverse," delves into the latest innovations, challenges, and opportunities for podcasters, with a particular focus on the African perspective. The show features exclusive interviews with influential figures in the podverse, providing valuable insights and expertise to elevate the voices and experiences of the podcasting community.

Insights From the Episode

• Tips for getting into voice artistry and podcasting in today’s podcasting ecosystem
• Balancing ambition with enjoying life and giving time to the people you love
• The importance of being vulnerable and asking for help when you need it
• How to navigate negative perceptions from people who don’t understand what you’re doing
• Learning to recognize when to push through challenges and when to let something go
• The importance of not just projecting self-confidence, but feeling that confidence from within

Quotes from the Show

• “For everything I think I know I’m doing, I’m actually just winging it but God knows the rest. For everything I think I’m empowered to do, my strong faith base helps me deal with these things a little better. I think the key is to make up your mind to enjoy life.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “What you declare over yourself consistently ends up playing a big part in how your life plays out.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “We have stories to tell; we have talented people who have worldviews that need to be heard. For the longest time we’ve had to depend on what the west thought of us. They come in here, they see what you’re thinking and then they shape it into what they want it to be. It’s good to have a platform where the authentic stories can be told by the originators.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “I feel like creators here are on another level of innovation. When you’re coming from a non-established market or industry, there’s room for you to just create. You might be creating something amazing and you might not even be aware of it, and I think we are definitely seeing that with the African creators.” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “Know your ‘why’ because whatever you face going forward, you’ll go back to your ‘why’ and that will help you determine whether you’re on the right path or not.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “There is always room for adaptation and that’s the beauty of this medium. Everything is changing, but people are changing as well and some people who are changing are changing at a rate that they can take other people along and help them not get lost.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “I love podcasting. I love the culture, I love the ecosystem, and when you’re passionate about something, you’re going to be consistent with it. The passion even supersedes the consistency. You have to love it first to be consistent. It has to have a reward, and the reward is that it makes me feel good.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194
• “When you have a different perspective, especially one that’s complimentary to what you do, you begin to become a bit more vulnerable because you know that the end goal is something much better.” - Tony Doe, Create Your Life Series, #194

Resources Mentioned

• Afripods, a platform for African podcast creators
• Podcast Related newsletter

Favorite Book

• Maximizing Your Potential by Myles Munroe

• In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant

Favorite Quote

• “Hurry up slowly.” (Something his dad would tell him, meaning to be patient.)

3 Keys to Create Your Best Life

1. Be true to yourself. Be authentic.
2. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
3. Be of value to others. Be ready to offer value for what you want.

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