Pricked

Nwaka Onwusa is a vice president and chief curator at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She shares so many interesting stories about all the pricks in her life, her roots, her name and the importance of faith in her life. Today Kevin and Kim are discussing spirituality, culture, power of music, listening to the inner voice, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin, LeVar Burton, Mavis Staples and all great musicians who influenced Nwaka’s life and shaped her to be an amazing and creative person.

Show Notes

🥂 Onwusa Nwaka became Vice President and Chief Curator of the Rock-and-roll Hall of Fame. 00:51
😇 Onwusa’s roots and intermingled influence of scripture, spirituality, faith, and music. 05:10
🎯 Follow that inner voice and do not waste your time questioning it. 09:07
🥶 Girl from Cali was surprised by the Cleveland weather. 13:41
🤩 Her work in the Grammy Museum and for the White House.17:41
🤓 Meeting and working with many celebrities taught Nawaka so many important things.  25:10
🤯 Picking only three favorite songs is not possible for Nwaka. 33:26
🎶 Her favorite band is Earth Wind and Fire and huge influences are Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, John Coltrane. 34:40
⚡ Music is power: Eric Dolphy, West Montgomery, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aretha Franklin. 37:39
🙃 Funny situations Nwaka had because of her name. 49:14
🔥 ‘Child greater than money’ and  ‘Moon shines all over the world’. 51:09
💽 It is important for kids to know that music is not coming from phones--we had vinyls, tapes, CD’s. 57:48
🍸 Kevin is good at making cocktails and improvising on recipes. 1:07:59
😍 get real with yourself, reclaim your time. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonwusa/
https://www.instagram.com/nwaka.onwusa/
https://bornthatwaythemovie.com/about/
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/nwaka-onwusa-rock-hall-future-25-1179542/


What is Pricked?

Kim Brown Sims is a board-certified senior executive, global healthcare & biotech consultant and health worker with over 35 years of experience across nonprofit, hospital and healthcare industries. Kim expresses the value of our clinical providers, nurses, doctors, social workers, mental health providers and discusses issues important to those on the front line, issues that the pandemic has brought to light, issues that have been in play for over 30 years. The Pricked podcast talks about the disruption and the innovation that's needed in health care through the policy changes that need to happen in order for us to truly make this an equitable and healthy world for all.