Podcast Summary: In this episode, Victor speaks to Nana about his upbringing in Hackney and his desire to mentor the youth in the borough rather than abandon his hometown. He also shares what it takes to be a valuable mentor and the special moment when he got baptised in Tenerife. Guest Bio: Nana Yaw Antiedu is an award-winning community leader, writer and speaker. He became a board member of the London Legacy Development Corporation at the age of 18 influencing positive change in Hackney and surrounding boroughs. He is the group leader of the Badu Mentoring Programme and, in total, oversees over 100 mentees. Connect with Nana: https://linktr.ee/nana.y.a Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 01:03 - Growing up in Hackney with no desire to move out the "ends" 05:20 - Being an active board member for LLDC and East Bank Strategic Objectives 15:59 - Working for Badu Sports and being promoted to lead of the flagship mentoring programme 24:57 - Defining a mentor as someone who "does life" with a mentee and building the capacity to be a mentor 39:58 - Extracting value and knowledge from people outside your faith or beliefs 43:17 - What makes Nana a Valuable mentor 48:01 - Starting a blog named ‘Filling & Pouring’ as a medium to be transparent 50:40 - Getting baptised in Tenerife (Spain) whilst on a mission trip 57:53 - Training for a Triathlon without knowing how to swim 1:09:09 - The feeling of being successful and receiving accolades far too early 1:19:15 - Nana Three Valuable Tips 1:24:18 - Valuable Community and Merch ________________________________ Join The Valuable Community: https://forms.gle/svxzbheWKHgp4f8m9 The Valuable Community is the home for students and young professionals to connect and exchange value. Valuable Merch (Hoodie): https://b8d205-2.myshopify.com Newsletter/Blog: https://www.valuablepodcast.com Follow Valuable Podcast: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valuablepodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@valuablepodcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/thevaluablepod Website / Blog - https://www.valuablepodcast.com/ Stream the Valuable Podcast: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2MDAvnLz3EeIaGZxtNVDAi?si=3399636fda774fa3 Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/valuable-podcast/id1602872978 Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzYyNmMyZjcwNGE0Y2JlMDAxM2JlNTI3Mw?hl=en-GB