⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More than 400 people registered for our Tupac Shakur and Nipsey Hussle event at La Place in Paris, with around 300 attending. We sold books, brought together hip-hop specialists and created a space for conversations about culture, legacy and literature. For years, I heard that African-American books were too niche for the French market. This event showed me something different: the audience exists, the passion exists, and sometimes a market isn't too small. It's simply underserved. Meanwhile, OmaxBooks Daily is now reaching listeners in more than 50 countries and territories. In this episode, I share why believing in an overlooked audience can become the foundation of something much bigger.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Today, I discovered that OmaxBooks Daily is being listened to in 23 countries and territories around the world. France, the United States, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and beyond. When I started this podcast, I knew almost nothing about podcasting. No studio, no production team, just a microphone, an idea and the ambition to reach people internationally. Most episodes were recorded in Paris, with others in New York, Atlanta and during my travels. In this episode, I share why you don’t need to start big to think big, why I chose to podcast in English and why reaching people across borders is only the beginning of building a meaningful global audience.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What makes a cultural masterpiece? Tonight, I attended a special screening and conversation celebrating ten years of Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure. Watching an episode and listening to discussions about friendship, ambition, identity, relationships and cultural representation reminded me why certain stories remain relevant long after their release. Having published Issa Rae’s book in French through OmaxBooks, this moment felt particularly meaningful. In this episode, I explore the difference between creating something people talk about today and creating something they’ll still be discussing ten or twenty years from now.

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