Black Girl Fest and Stories of YOUNG present Women Rise, an event connecting African women entrepreneurs.The intimate event, filled with African women entrepreneurs based in Ghana and the wider Diaspora, highlighted subject matters such as in

S2 E8: Safi Graauw and Gunifort Uwambaga about representation and owning your own platform

Dec 17th, 2020 43m 36s

Ashlee Janelle met the self-taught director Safi Graauw when they collaborated on ‘The fatherhood project’, a short movie exploring what it means to be a father. Gunifort Uwambaga, a publisher and co-founder of Mendo Books is reinventing the Du

S2 E7: Ivania Carpio about a hyper visual world and cons of social media

Dec 14th, 2020 25m 20s

As one of the first Instagram influencers, Ivania Carpio, has a defined love for aesthetics. She sits down with Ashlee Janelle to discuss life as an influencer and what it means to be your own boss in a creative field.Follow @storiesofyoung⁣F

S2 E6: Dior about leaving Burberry to find self-confidence and playing to your strengths.

Dec 5th, 2020 41m 42s

Ashlee and Dior have known each other for years and have formed a strong friendship based on their shared faith and love for the Fashion Industry. In this episode they talk about the importance of playing to your strengths, career switching, a

S2 E5: Actrice Anna Drijver about using the power of your own platform

Nov 26th, 2020 33m 9s

Ashlee and Anna Drijver met each other through the ‘Share The Mic’ movement. In this episode they talk about diversifying the Dutch Film industry, navigating cultural differences and being a working women who is taking back control over her own

S2 E4: Robbie, Esmeralda and Arindy about challenging the traditions of the fashion industry.

Nov 26th, 2020 38m 37s

Fashion is one of the strongest tools for influencing a group of people. Ashlee Janelle invites Robbie (founder of Movement Models), Esmeralda (Fashion editor of Glamor Magazine) and Arindy (Designer) to talk about representation within a very

S2 E3: Samya Hafsaoui about Code-Switching, Inclusion and Third Culture Kid

Nov 12th, 2020 37m 46s

Amsterdam Roots festival is what connected Samya and Ashlee to talk about the terms Third Culture Kid and Code-Switching. As children of immigrants its often difficult to navigate the cultures that your exposed to within your communities. In th

S2 E2: Jefferson Osei (Daily Paper Co-Founder) about Daily Paper's journey to New York

Nov 9th, 2020 36m 46s

Ashlee and Jefferson have known each other from the African communities in Amsterdam South East. In this episode they talk about their connection with Ghana, maintaining a working team and Daily Paper’s journey to opening a store in New York Ci

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S2 E1: Introduction

Nov 9th, 2020 36s

Stories of YOUNG is an Amsterdam based podcast that celebrates the voices of the people, hosted by Ashlee Janelle Danso of YOUNG / The Agency. In collaboration with European design brand MADE.COM, Ashlee Janelle sits down with Dutch individuals

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EXCLUSIVE: African Youth Contributing to the Continent of Africa

Aug 8th, 2020 47m 26s

With this exclusive podcast edition, our host Ashlee Janelle shares insights and perspectives of Ghana's creatives Joey Lit (Founder FREE THE YOUTH) and Abena Boamah (Founder of Hana Hana Beauty). What is it about Ghana that they love? Why are

S1 E5: The New Originals and Nellaroz about diversity within the fashion industry.

May 2nd, 2020 1h 4m

To end season 1 of our podcast, we have a group conversation with Maru and Eben, Co-Founders of the Dutch clothing label The New Originals and International model Nella Ngingo. Together we had an in-depth conversation about diversity and inclus

S1 E4: Sharon Jane about the spectrum of a creative process

Apr 9th, 2020 26m 19s

Sharon Jane is a true creative spirit who finds inspiration in People, Palettes and Places. ⁣Working as a Creative Lead at the Single Studio, she shares the spectrum of a creative process and collaborating with other creatives.Instagram: @shar

S1 E3: Yung Nnelg leaving Sony Music to start his own label Zes Nullen.

Apr 2nd, 2020 50m 39s

Yung Nnelg is a Ghanaian-Dutch music artist who was in the first wave of Soundcloud artists in the Netherlands. In our latest podcast he explains the difference between mind+body+soul and why he left Sony Music Label to start his own Zes Nullen

S1 E2: Yootha about her breakthrough in LA and how she met Oprah.⁣ ⁣

Mar 26th, 2020 53m 21s

Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing is a Surinamese-Dutch talent. She is an internationale actress known from the Dutch movie 'The Prize of Sugar' and American series 'Love Is' where she got to work with Oprah Winfey, Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil.Instagr

S1 E1: Amartey about being an Afrobeats artist and the music scene.

Mar 7th, 2020 59m 16s

Amartey is a Ghanaian-Dutch music artist who represents his African culture in many ways. In 2019 he was the supporting act of Burna Boy in AFAS LIVE. A big moment for the Afro scene in The Netherlands. Now he travels all over the world to spre

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Mar 7th, 2020 4m

Pilot E5: Abigail Johnson about finding herself again and working on her first EP.

Mar 6th, 2020 17m 36s

Pilot E4: Juan Carlos about being adopted by Dutch parents and never feeling at home.

Mar 6th, 2020 19m 8s

Pilot E3: Giorgio Toppin about mens fashion and being rejected by fashion institutions.

Mar 6th, 2020 17m 38s

Pilot E2: Perry Gits about being a Ghanaian artist and social norms.

Mar 6th, 2020 26m 12s

Pilot E1: Arindy Melati about being a creative in The Netherlands and self-acceptance.

Mar 6th, 2020 27m 29s

S1 E5: Abigail Johnson about finding herself again and working on her first EP.

Jun 13th, 2019 17m 36s

Abigail Johnson never believed she could sing untill the Belgium Euro Vision Song discovered her at the age of 11. While paving her way as a Singer/Songwritter, Abigail talks about the challenges she faced like peer pressure, being in a toxic r

S1 E4: Juan Carlos about being adopted by a Dutch family and never feeling at home.

Jun 9th, 2019 19m 8s

At a very young age Juan Carlos got adopted by a Dutch family from Friesland (the Northern part of The Netherlands), a place where being an outkast was no option. With no background information about his Colombian roots and biological parents,

S1 E3: Giorgio Toppin about mens fashion and being rejected by fashion institutions.

May 31st, 2019 17m 38s

Giorgio Toppin started his career in the fashion industry at the age of 3 years old as a model for Wehkamp, C&A and H&M. After trying various roles in the creative industry and being rejected by fashion institutions, Giorgio knew he wanted to c

S1 E2: Perry Gits about being a Ghanaian artist and social norms.

May 23rd, 2019 26m 12s

Perry Gits secretly danced for 5 years while his Ghanaian partners thought he was playing football. Now Perry uses his Ghanaian heritage and non-binary identity to tell stories through theatre performances.Want to know more about Perry Gits? ⁣