Eniola Aluko, former Chelsea and Manchester United Footballer, Football broadcaster, and prominent advocate for women in football, was our latest guest in the Behind The Smile podcast.

In this episode, Eniola shares a personal breakdown of her journey as a footballer and discusses diverse challenges facing the black community as well.

Here are five key takeaways from her interview:

1. Choose Passion and Purpose Over Paychecks:

Eniola encourages black professionals to choose careers that don’t just pay the bills but align with their passion. “When passion drives your career,” she says, “work becomes more than just survival.”

2. Football: True example of Diversity:

She points out the Underrepresentation of Black Individuals in boardrooms and executive leadership in football administration. For her, football is the ultimate example of diversity done the right way. While it represents Diversity, she calls for improved representation.

3. Future of Economic Influence:

She opined that Black consumers are fast becoming the majority of economic influence. Her message to organisations not investing in DEI is, “Good luck to them.”

4. Resilience is the byproduct of adversity:

Resilience is the superpower you need to overcome difficulties and attain growth in your career journey.

5. Find Success in Failure

Her biggest failure at the peak of her career as a footballer fueled her undiscovered strength.

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