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Linda Ayoola brings the equity question to Building Wealth Without Borders

The former banker traces her route to Platoon's founding team and its acquisition by Apple in Lámidé Elizabeth's new interview.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

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  1. 3:22Ayoola joined Platoon's founding team in 2016 and stayed through its acquisition by Apple in 2018.
  2. 20:00Banking's intense hours left Ayoola feeling that work had displaced the rest of her life.
  3. 36:35Platoon's artist-first model supported independent musicians, including Billie Eilish and Jorja Smith.
  4. 51:19Ayoola recommends weighing equity against salary and judging whether senior career demands fit your life goals.
  5. 54:16A lawyer's content-creation dilemma prompts advice on making a safer transition between careers.

Linda Ayoola's first impressive banking salary gets a delighted recollection. The more consequential career reward comes later: owning a share of the business she helped build.

That distinction gives Building Wealth Without Borders its most watched new upload of an eight-upload week. Speaking with Lámidé Elizabeth, Ayoola describes moving through banking roles before leaving a career whose hours had crowded out the rest of her life. A sabbatical and a blog post called "I Quit" preceded her arrival at music-services company Platoon, where she joined the founding team as chief operations officer.

The episode connects that leap to Apple's acquisition of Platoon, then gets to the practical argument behind its wealth-building title: Ayoola urges people to consider equity rather than salary alone, and to ask whether the sacrifices required at the top of their industry suit the life they want. The interview includes sponsored segments.

It had drawn roughly 5,500 views within nine hours and is also the channel's busiest upload by daily views. "My Nigerian Mum's Reaction To Me Quitting My Job" is drawing attention too, while the earlier Ama Hill interview continues to gather viewers. Hill's discussion ranges from building Plantmade to funding decisions and the sustainability of creator careers, themes echoed across several of this week's shorter uploads.

The channel added about a thousand subscribers over the week, although daily views are running below their usual pace. Among nearby business channels, The Caleb Hammer Show and Kyla Scanlon had substantially larger weekly audiences. For Elizabeth's listeners, the week's distinctive thread is less about a bigger pay cheque than what a career can let you own.

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  • Very informative, great interview! Keep up the great work. Looking forward to next week!
    @SleeplessNights-b3xSee it on YouTube
  • One of the BEST conversations and guests so far!! So insightful, authentic and inspiring. Great work to you both!

    Bless 🙏🏾🖤✨
  • The most touching and sincere interview . Thanks for sharing!
    @aurelianmbzibain8223See it on YouTube
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  • Great episode. Impressive something different.
  • Being wondering where my Baby Sistah Lamide disappeared to. I have always find her podcast fascinating 😊.

    Great interview with the Legend Linda Ayoola.
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The facts
Subscribers
262,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
187,472
Videos published this week
8
Video published
November 8, 2026
Video views so far
5,523

The numbers

Here is how Building Wealth Without Borders' audience and uploads moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Kyla Scanlon
1,524,480
David Lin
1,082,222
BNN Bloomberg
1,026,038
Inc.
51,700
subscribers
262,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
18,356,417
views per day
18,082
typical day: 29,443
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
David Lin
340,000
Inc.
307,000
As of November 9, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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