Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Efe Ezekiel, creator of Ushine Ishine. If you are over 25 you might not speak the language that she uses, but you’ll understand and admire the results of her endeavours. She’s helped thousands of kids and young adults to reach their potential, to shine more brightly, to be happy, to be brave, to be fearless!
Eve Ezekiel is an award winning youth mentor.
Her most recent nomination is for the Inspiration of the year award at the BEAM AWARDS, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic groups, Awards 2016 which will be televised on Wednesday 12 October ITV1 and hosted by the legendary Sir Trevor McDonald OBE and entertainer, Alisha Dixon.
She was featured on The Sunday Times Maserati 100 2015 list. Centre For Entrepreneurs, The Sunday Times and Maserati.
Furthermore, she was nominated for the National Diversity Award 2012 & Women of Africa 2012 and cited as one of the 100 people in the UK on the Independent on Sunday’s Happy List 2014.
So, what does she actually do?
She talks to young people, either in groups, or as individuals and finds out who they really are and what’s holding them back. She then sets about the task of helping them make their lives much better.
She encourages the youth to be individual, to be human.
“This is my life. This is my time to shine”.
On the other side of the spectrum Efe teaches organisations, whether they are education institutions, future employers, media owners or providers of goods and services to speak to youth in their language, to create meaningful interaction.
She has worked with MTV, The Prince’s Trust, Mosaic, YouTubers followed by millions, Youth presenters, Barclays and PWC amongst many people and organisations to reach out and help kids, who are often in challenging circumstances to shine more brightly.
Similar to Oprah Winfrey, Efe’s ethos is that people who help others get something special out of the process also. Helping others makes you shine more brightly.
She’d like to meet Kanye West and show him just how much he could help young people. A very special kind of British grown mentoring is about to be exported to young people across the world. Go on Kanye let Efe Ezekiel SHINE FOR YOU!
As Efe Ezekiel says youth mentoring is about creating a different kind of value and that’s why she’d like to meet Kanye West – “Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe”.
The work:
Youth Mentor | Millennials Coach | TV Youth Expert | Inspirational Speaker Thought Leader | Content Creator | Author | Law Of Attraction Practitioner
“Efe is the UK’s Master Youth Mentor. She has a unique energy and enthusiasm which reaches out and touches young people. Thought-provoking and inspirational, she has the ability to transform the way young people, Millennials, live by uncovering their life purpose and helping them to realise their dreams.”
What is covered?
The Big Ideas:
A special British export.
Collaboration with Oprah Winfrey.
There’s only one way of speaking to young people and that’s to speak their language.
Why mentoring is needed.
The Human Story:
Were you a confident child?
Have you needed to work on building your confidence?
Do you have a mentor and if so why?
Who are your heroes?
Why is she such a big fan of Oprah Winfrey?
Who would you like to meet and why?
Credits: Andrea Macdonald interview video, text, and audio
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