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10: How Tolani Shoneye Got Here

Joivan Wade and Percelle Ascott talk to Tolani Shoneye about how she got here. From internships to Buzzfeed and beyond.

Joivan Wade and Percelle Ascott talk to Tolani Shoneye about how she got here. The boys talk about Tolani's early career, passing out from exhaustion in internships to revolutionising the landscape of journalism at Buzzfeed.

Throughout the series Joivan and Percelle will be talking to people who have made their own success and taken their ideas from bedroom to boardroom. Guests include comedy writer/performer Kayode Ewumi, entrepeneur Tara Button, BAFTA-nominated producer Elhum Shakerifar and comedian Mo Gilligan. The podcast is created in association with Radio 1's Academy. Discover more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/academy

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