Creative Team

Akinade Aderele

Akinade Aderele is an idealist. He believes in a greater and better african future and has professionally pursued this passion by becoming a construction project manager. He plans to build a new generation of sustainable cities in the African Continent.

In the night time, Akin puts on his cape and his mask and serves as the founder and creative director of Pod Save Africa. He believes another way to improve the African Continent is to record and curate the stories of its people through their perspectives. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @akinade_aderele.

Oyinkansola Aderele

Oyinkansola is a daydreamer. She believes in the positive impact of telling a story, no matter how good or bad the story may be. She has brought this belief and passion to Pod Save Africa where she works along side the creative team to curate stories for Pod Save Africa.

Oyinkansola is also a passionate Engineer who professionally looks to improve and optimize engineering systems. Currently, Oyinkansola works full time as Reliability Engineer in the manufacturing industry

Jazzyln Luckett

Jazzlyn is a Chicago native and multidisciplinary creator. Currently based in California, she has been braving west coast traffic while diversifying her artisanship as an actor, director, writer, and producer within the art communities of Los Angeles. A natural storyteller and a standard-bearer for authentic representation and narrative ownership, Jazzlyn is excited to join the creative team of Pod Save Africa.

Ify

Ify is passionate about making health and other systems more equitable, efficient, and sustainable. Ify most recently received her MS in Global Health Policy and Management from The Heller School at Brandeis University and specialized in Health Economics.

Before this, Ify was at a bio-pharmaceutical company supporting patient access services in Boston and was a contributing voice on Pod Save Africa