Let's talk about it - Is short form content hindering you from building an online community? There is lot of conversations about the impact of short form content on the creator economy with many stating that it has a negative impact on creators and their ability to make money. However, because short form content has a lower barrier to entry, it has created a lot more content creators. So how does one handle creating an online community and making money from short form content? Well, I join the c...
Sep 20, 2022•18 min•Season 10Ep. 3
Things agencies want content creators to know! If there is ever a debate in the creator industry it's the one between agencies & content creators. There's There's so many creators unhappy with their agency experiences and as a creator myself I completely understand it. However, as with everything there is two sides to a story so today, I share some of the top things I've learned from agencies that they want creators to know. So I join the conversation to share my thoughts and some tips to he...
Sep 13, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The Creator Recession?! There's been a lot of buzz around the word recession and with the creator economy being a new industry, there is a lot of talk about it going through it's first recession and the effects it may have on content creators who are not prepared. So I join the conversation to share my thoughts and some tips to help creators. Hope you enjoy the podcast and would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging me @thea1.co Want to be part of our next Live Q&A? Sen...
Aug 23, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Fame vs Money as a content creator?! It's now well known that getting fame doesn't mean you make money and having money doesn't mean you have fame. I share these two sides and where problems can occur if one is not careful. Hope you enjoy the podcast and would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging me @thea1.co Want to be part of our next Live Q&A? Send an email to "askmoyin@thea1.co" Creator Monetisation Secrets Programme: https://thea1.co/creator-monetisation-secrets/ ...
Aug 16, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 7
It's Q&A Tuesday and in this episode, I react to an article sent through from a subscriber about the the pay gap between white creators and creators of colour. The article is in reference to Khaby Lame dethroning Charli D'Amelio and so in this episode I react to this article and share my viewpoints on it. Hope you enjoy the podcast and would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging me @thea1.co The article: https://afrotech.com/khaby-lame-tiktok-followers-paid Want to be p...
Jul 26, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Is content creation a business?! A lot of people started content creation for fun but with it becoming one of the greatest disruptors to the media industry and a highly profitable industry, the business side of content has definitely grown. In this episode I tackle this question and share my two viewpoints of it. Hope you enjoy the podcast and would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging me @thea1.co Want to be part of our next Live Q&A? Send an email to "askmoyin@thea1....
Jul 19, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 5
The cost of content creation! When most people think of content creation, they think of it in regards to the cost of equipment however as someone who would wonder why the money I was making as a content creator would never really last and I would be struggling even though I would bring in good revenue. I realised that there were other costs to the content creation journey that I was not considering so in this episode, I share light on 4 categories to the costs of content creation. Hope you enjoy...
Jul 12, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Ever wondered how to make money as a content creator? How influencers make money? What monetisation types you need as an African content creator? Well that was me, I struggled to figure out monetisation in a way that worked especially in Africa and I'm not sharing that knowledge from my 10 year experience as a content creator. Hope you enjoy the video and would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging me @thea1.co Want to be part of our next Live Q&A? Send an email to "ask...
Jul 05, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Want to be part of our next Live Q&A? Send an email to "askmoyin@thea1.co" Our first LIVE Q&A is officially here! We talk to content creator Aphiwe (https://www.instagram.com/aphiwesithole.as/) about a concept he would like to pitch to brands. I talk him through the first thing he needs to be able to pitch to brands. Would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by sharing your thoughts & tagging me @TheA1.co Subscribe on podcast platforms: Listen on Spotify: https://open.sp...
Jun 28, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We're back for season 3!! This is a unique episode because I wanted to share some news that I believe we've spoken about on the podcast but as this is a video podcast on YouTube, I needed to get everyone on the same page. So in this episode, I share what we've been up to as well as what to expect this season. Would love to know your thoughts so please let me know by tagging @TheA1.co Enjoy the episode! Subscribe on podcast platforms: Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3V7aV7np9opwP...
Jun 21, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1
I had a chance chat to my good friend and top model & tv presenter Adeola Ariyo! You guys loved part one so I brought her back to finish up the conversation of moving from being just a model to now adding Tv presenter to her title and more! We chat about how she became a Tv presenter, how her first day on set went and how she was able to get her rhythm with tv presenting. It's a great one and I hope you'll love it! Also don't forget to let me know your thoughts in the comments section below ...
Jul 20, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Introducing TikTok Thursdays! I've teamed up with TikTok South Africa to feature some of the amazing TikTokers that they have as part of their Rising Voices Initiative. TikTok is one of the disrupters in social media over the past year and has brought up a number of new social media influencers. So I interview a few of them to find out about the platform, about being a TikTokers and also answer questions like How to grow on TikTok and how TikTok in South Africa is. In this episode I interview Dr...
Jul 07, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 8
I had a chance chat to one of South Africa's top male lifestyle Seth Shezi. In this interview, we chat about using lifestyle to sell art, being told his rates are expensive, creating content in CPT vs JHB and so much more! It's a great one and I hope you'll love it! Also don't forget to let me know your thoughts in the comments section below or by tagging me @MoyinTheA1! Enjoy this episode. Love ya! Subscribe on podcast platforms: Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3V7aV7np9opwPbWs...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 13
We're wrapping up TikTok Thursdays with a TikTok live conversation at the Sky Hotel in Sandton! I've teamed up with TikTok South Africa to feature some of the amazing TikTokers that they have as part of their Rising Voices Initiative. TikTok is one of the disrupters in social media over the past year and has brought up a number of new social media influencers. So I interview a few of them to find out about the platform, about being a TikTokers and also answer questions like How to grow on TikTok...
Jun 24, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 12
I had a chance chat to my good friend and top model & tv presenter Adeola Ariyo! This is such a great interview we chat about being an African top model, what is really means to handle the model industry as a dark skin black girl, how she became the African brand Ambassador for Elizabeth Arden and how I stopped modelling because of her. It's a great one and I hope you'll love it! Also don't forget to let me know your thoughts in the comments section below or by tagging me @MoyinTheA1! Enjoy ...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Introducing TikTok Thursdays! I've teamed up with TikTok South Africa to feature some of the amazing TikTokers that they have as part of their Rising Voices Initiative. TikTok is one of the disrupters in social media over the past year and has brought up a number of new social media influencers. In this interview I chat to Mmabatho Montsho on how she became a director and how social media played a role in that. She recently spoke to the TikTok Rising Voices creatives about being a person on colo...
Jun 17, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 10
I had a chance chat to the amazing Afua Osei! As a Co-Founder of She Leads Africa, Afua built a digital lifestyle platform for millennial multicultural women reaching more than 800,000 women across 100+ countries. In addition to building a thriving community, Afua secured international partnerships with brands like Facebook, Google, Unilever, Nestle, Samsung, Estee Lauder, Visa and L’Oreal to design culturally relevant and data driven engagement campaigns. This is such a great interview we chat ...
Jun 15, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Building a community of African disapora isn't easy but Eche Emole has been able to do this through The Afropolitan group! We chat about how he knew he was talented in linking people together, how he started throwing parties, what he learnt from a Wizkid experience and how he's now built one of the biggest groups on Clubhouse for Africans . This is such a great interview and I hope you love it. Don't forget to let me know your thoughts in the comments section below or by tagging me @MoyinTheA1! ...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Introducing TikTok Thursdays! I've teamed up with TikTok South Africa to feature some of the amazing TikTokers that they have as part of their Rising Voices Initiative. TikTok is one of the disrupters in social media over the past year and has brought up a number of new social media influencers. So I interview a few of them to find out about the platform, about being a TikTokers and also answer questions like How to grow on TikTok and how TikTok in South Africa is. In this episode I interview Te...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 6
I had a chance to sit down SATFTA nominated Tv presenter and Actor Pali Tembe on her journey to breaking into the entertainment industry. We talk about how she was able to book her first commercial and acting role on the South African popular tv drama Isibaya as well as how she had to move back home, handle depression and how she then won presenter search on three to become a Tv presenter. This is such a great interview and I hope you love it! You can watch this video our YouTube as well. Also d...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Introducing TikTok Thursdays! I've teamed up with TikTok South Africa to feature some of the amazing TikTokers that they have as part of their Rising Voices Initiative. TikTok is one of the disrupters in social media over the past year and has brought up a number of new social media influencers. So I interview a few of them to find out about the platform, about being a TikTokers and also answer questions like How to grow on TikTok and how TikTok in South Africa is. In this episode I interview Th...
May 27, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 4
I had a great conversation with Lesego Tlhabi (Coconut Kelz) about how she broke through the entertainment industry and she spoke about the fact that she studied so much and she doesn't feel like it was worth it. We had questioned if going to university was worth it as we know so many people who have succeeded without it so I decided to ask a few friends and share their responses with you! So I hope you enjoy this video and let me know what your thoughts are - Is University worth it for a career...
May 25, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 3
I got the chance to chat to one of the co-founders of Afrochella - Abdul Karim Abdullah. From planning and organising parties at university to conceptualising a festival that has impacted the economy of an entire country - Ghana, I really wanted to find out more about Abdul and his journey to creating Afrochella. Hope you enjoy this video, don't forget to like, subscribe and comment below on your thoughts or any questions you want me to ask people in the industry. To nominate an up & coming ...
May 11, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 2!! I'm excited to be back with some awesome interviews lined up for you but a different approach to our podcasts too. Not only can you listen to our podcasts you can also watch some of it too (along with some amazing experiences) on my YouTube channel "The A1 with Moyin; link below. On this episode, I had the awesome chance to do something I've never done before - learn how to shoot a gun and I invited Tv presenter, Actress & Comedian Lesego Tlhabi along for the experience...
Apr 29, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
It's a brand new episode but also the last episode of season 1 and I wanted to end off with a bang! I'm excited to bring you this podcast episode with South African Actress Linda Mtoba! Linda is on one of the top South African TV dramas and her story starts as someone who wasn't working towards becoming an actress but someone believed in her, gave her a chance and she is now one of the most influential Actresses in South Africa. I got the chance to meet her on the red carpet and we've had a wond...
Oct 06, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On this episode of The A1 with Moyin, I chat to Nigerian born, UK based content creator Estare on her journey as a content creator and being able to adapt to the changes that occur with digital and social media. We also spoke about her joining Tik Tok this year and how it grew rapidly and gave a different offering to her followers. We talk about working with brands, when to hire a manager and how one can create unique content. It's a great episode and I hope you love it! Welcome to The A1 with M...
Sep 22, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On this episode of The A1 with Moyin, I talk to the director of creator community at Tik Tok in Los Angeles - Kudzi Chikumbu. I met Kudzi when he was still living in South Africa and we were two YouTubers pushing the African content we were creating. Kudzi decided he didn't want to continue working as an accountant and that he wanted to pursue what he loves, well that journey is what we are chatting about today. Hope you love it and if you do, make sure you share it with friends and loved ones a...
Sep 15, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to The A1 with Moyin. A podcast where I, Moyin Oloruntoba interview A1 African creatives about how they've grown their influence, platforms and businesses. Moyin is an award winning content creator best known for her YouTube channel "The A1 with Moyin", having her Youtube content air on the National airline carrier in South Africa and launching the first African YouTube Creator Tour! Follow me: http://www.instagram.com/MoyinTheA1 http://www.twitter.com/MoyinTheA1 http://www.YouTube.com/T...
Aug 25, 2020•27 min
On this episode of The A1 with Moyin, I talk to digital content creator and brand strategist commonly known as SiyaBunny. As a digital influencer who also has worked for top brands like Loreal as a brand strategist, her insights into the influencer and digital content creation world is always highly informative. So in this episode we chat about navigating this global pandemic as a content creator and what every digital infleuncer and content creator should take away from it. Welcome to The A1 wi...
Aug 20, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This is probably my favourite podcasts to date. I had such a fun time chatting to digital content creator, writer, actress & comedian - Wendy Gumede, commonly known as @TheBlackWendy. We had an awesome time chatting about her journey from almost becoming a nurse to studying film at UCT to creating digital content and then becoming a nurse on Isibaya. It's a fun conversation with some major keys! Hope you enjoy it! Welcome to The A1 with Moyin. A podcast where I, Moyin Oloruntoba interview A1...
Aug 12, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4
