Arese UgwuQuote - “Afropolitan means showcasing the brilliance of Africa on aglobal stage.”The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid tostep into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hopeto empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potentialand contribute to the development of a bold and progressive blackcommunity.Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts aboutleaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevantafterwards.This episode features Arese Ugwu, Founder of Smart Money Africa; anedutainment platform providing financial literacy and education forthe African millennial.Arese is a graduate from Aston Business School and University CollegeLondon and has previous experience with leading African financialservices brands before transitioning to Smart Money Africa.She is passionate about creating content and avenues that break downfinancial barriers for African youths especially women.Listen and enjoy as Arese Ugwu talks to us about Smart Money tribe andher thoughts on financial literacy for the African millennial.Arese’s Reading ListThe Smart Money Woman: An African girl's journey to financial freedomby Arese Ugwuhttps://amzn.to/3UAVTdJThe Rich Are Different: A Priceless Treasury of Quotations andAnecdotes About the Affluent, the Posh, and the Just Plain Loaded byJon Winokurhttps://amzn.to/3AbZSpdSex and Vanity: A Novel by Kevin Kwanhttps://amzn.to/3trG6lDShow Notes1:30 Upbringing and background2:59 Start of Smart Money Africa6:35 Challenges/process of self-publishing a book12:24 Netflix picking up the The Smart Money Woman series16:26 Balancing multiple roles professionally and personally17:50 Financial advice for young people19:11 Season Two of The Smart Money Woman19:57 First encounter with failure and lesson learnt20:45 Title of the book about your life21:45 Reading list23:20 What does being Afropolitan mean to you24:00 Beauty of South AfricaThe Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, orwherever you get your podcasts.Want to learn more about Afropolitan?Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitanWebsite - https://www.afropolitan.io/

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