Olivia Afriyie Johnson
Olivia Afriyie Johnson is a Ghana-born, Australia-based sociopreneur, writer, speaker, and advocate — founder of CALD charity Community Partners and owner of Olive Solutions Consultancy, author of Echoes of Resilience.
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Aug 17, 2026
ChristineHOST
So tell us, how do you segue to, when does Olivia the entrepreneur start to kind of come out? What's the journey, what's her journey like?
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And, you know, wanting to have my own business, wanting to be my own boss was something I had dreamt of for a long time, even working for someone in HR.
8:14
But just how to do that never really came about until it got to that point where I had to do it in the sense.
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So, you know, leaving a toxic relationship with four kids, being a single mom, I was going through burnout, you know, and I have a special needs child on top of things.
ChristineHOST
How did that come about? Why the passion? Why the need to write?