“Anita Roddick proved there was a third way”
– Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa

Name: Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa
Age: 30
Business: Catch 22 (CIC)
Role: Founder/Freelance journalist
Where: London

Catch 22 is a magazine journalism-training academy and communications agency for young and disaffected people. The trainees produce a quality youth culture magazine and website every quarter, covering music, fashion and sport, as well as political issues.

The aim of the business is to train and showcase excluded, young aspiring professionals’ work. They are people that want experience, but can’t get experience because of their lack of experience – hence the name Catch 22.

Tokunbo’s professional background in journalism dates back to 1999, but he’s also been involved with youth development work for the past ten years. His experience includes mentoring, workshop facilitating, one-to-one counselling and programme coordinating for youth groups based in London.

Here, Tokunbo tells us in his own words how he defeated the ‘fear bandits’ to run a dynamic social enterprise for young people…

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Tokunbo (left) with the Catch 22 team