How I Crushed It cover art

How I Crushed It

How I Crushed It

Written by: howicrushedit
Listen for free

About this listen

Is success mainly determined by talent, hard work or luck?

Winner of the "Best Business Podcast" at the 2025 Black Podcasting Awards.

Welcome to How I Crushed It, a podcast where we shine a light on talent within the community. In each interview each guest will share their journey on how they have been able to crush it whether it be in the world of the arts, sports, or the business world and beyond. Listen in to be entertained and find out how they each overcame big obstacles, find out who inspires them and what are the next goals for them to achieve. No matter what career you are in each interview will offer up takeaways which will help you to also CRUSH IT

Copyright 2022 to 2025 All rights reserved. Careers Economics Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Joelle Owusu-Sekyere - Editorial Director at Merky Books

    Joelle Owusu-Sekyere - Editorial Director at Merky Books
    Jan 19 2026

    Joelle Owusu-Sekyere is an awarding winning publisher of bold, engaging fiction and non-fiction books at Penguin Random House and Merky Books which is the book publisher created by Stormzy & Penguin Books.

    Joelle Owusu-Sekyere

    Listen back to interview with:

    Dorothy Koomson - Bestselling novelist

    ______________________________________________________________________________________________

    Stay in touch:

    X/Twitter: @howicrushedit

    Instagram: @howicrushedit

    Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com

    Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram

    Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist

    This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast

    🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Best bits of 2025

    Best bits of 2025
    Dec 31 2025
    We look back at the favourite bits of the podcast in 2025 including clips with the following guests:

    Sebastian Thiel

    Lorna Clarke

    Akua Gyamfi

    Bell Ribeiro Addy

    Dr Daniel Moses

    Dean Aston

    Ashleigh Ainsley

    Cassa Pancho

    Thanyia Moore

    Dorothy Koomson

    Audrey Indome

    Hope Powell

    Thanks for you support and looking forward to shining a light on more talent in 2026!

    ______________________________________________________________________________________________

    Stay in touch:

    X/Twitter: @howicrushedit

    Instagram: @howicrushedit

    Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com

    Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on X/Twitter & Instagram

    Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist

    This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast

    🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
    Show More Show Less
    24 mins
  • Hope Powell - Former Manager of the Women's England Football Team

    Hope Powell - Former Manager of the Women's England Football Team
    Dec 16 2025

    Hope Powell is currently Technical Director of the Women's football team at Birmingham City and the former manager of the women's England football team from 1998 to 2013. In her earlier career she also played for the national team appearing over 60 times and scoring over 30 goals. She has also managed Brighton & Hove Albion Women and coached the Great Britain women's football team at the London 2012 Olympic games. She received an OBE in 2002 a CBE in 2010, and in 2003 she was the second woman to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame for her services to football.

    Hope Powell Instagram

    Listen back to interview with:

    Jordan Jarrett-Bryan - Channel 4 Sports Broadcaster

    ______________________________________________________________________________________________

    Stay in touch:

    X/Twitter: @howicrushedit

    Instagram: @howicrushedit

    Email us at howicrushedit@gmail.com

    Use the hashtag #howicrushedit on Twitter & Instagram

    Want some uplifting music to help you CRUSH IT? Check out the playlist

    This playlist has been curated by guests that have appeared on the podcast

    🪙To support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/howicrushedit
    Show More Show Less
    46 mins
No reviews yet