Welcome to thread #7 With a little bit of luck, I can sell some witchy shite
Thanks to @skronkywildcat for the title of this thread - mad that we're onto thread 7, but with something this rich, I'm also not surprised.
Previous thread here
(@Thetruthwillout I've used some of your great recap from the last thread as you're excellent at compiling everything )
In summary:
- Sarah Akwisombe partners (more on that later) with Llewy D to run online courses for her audience
- Claimed she was going to make a million in lockdown and show everyone how she did it
- At the same time, picks up 1-2-1 coaching clients despite not being a coach
- Service levels for both group coaching/courses and private clients fall short. People are unhappy
- All falls apart and transpires Sarah didn't really "make a milli", they had misrepresented booked business in there too
- Turns out Sarah and Llewy were having an affair
- Apparently no refunds as Llewy took the money off Sarah and was blackmailing her
- Sarah starts blocking anyone who questions her or calls her out
- Shitstorm kicks off with lots of ex clients going public, mainstream media coverage exposing her
- Sarah gets even more difficult in light of this
- Sarah is launching a tarot card business then says they aren't tarot cards
- Unequivocal evidence she used a designer from Fiverr to design them on the cheap. Ethics issues about this
- Sarah starts trying to play hearts and minds whole haemorrhaging followers
- Llewy reappears and absolutely check mates her
- Brands like Vodafone, Dell etc who SA has partnered with recently all get tagged in links to news articles about her
- Women On Top Pod, Metro, Vice and a number of other press publications have come out with articles about Instagram coaches and have named Sarah and her practices
- Some people have been able to reclaim refunds from their banks, which is good news
- She is now trying to launch a line of tarot cards, sorry, oracle cards... wait - does anyone know what these are?
- Openly touting her 'Croydon Bad Girl' image with references to smoking weed on her Instagram
- Jason is trying to grow a backbone by using his IG Stories to mansplain feminism
- Sarah actively watches these threads and takes notes for her own social media content
- Her social media following and engagement is dropping daily
- She has been trying to delete things from her social media, but you can still view everything on undelete
Press articles around Sarah and her practices:
Metro:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/04/why-...3696780/#metro-comments-container?ito=cbshare
Women on Top Pod:
Part 1: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment
Part 2: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-part-2
Part 3: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-podcast
Refinery 29:
Vice:
iNews:
A few other journalists are still looking into this story too, so more press coverage likely to come.
Have I missed anything?
Thanks to @skronkywildcat for the title of this thread - mad that we're onto thread 7, but with something this rich, I'm also not surprised.
Previous thread here
(@Thetruthwillout I've used some of your great recap from the last thread as you're excellent at compiling everything )
In summary:
- Sarah Akwisombe partners (more on that later) with Llewy D to run online courses for her audience
- Claimed she was going to make a million in lockdown and show everyone how she did it
- At the same time, picks up 1-2-1 coaching clients despite not being a coach
- Service levels for both group coaching/courses and private clients fall short. People are unhappy
- All falls apart and transpires Sarah didn't really "make a milli", they had misrepresented booked business in there too
- Turns out Sarah and Llewy were having an affair
- Apparently no refunds as Llewy took the money off Sarah and was blackmailing her
- Sarah starts blocking anyone who questions her or calls her out
- Shitstorm kicks off with lots of ex clients going public, mainstream media coverage exposing her
- Sarah gets even more difficult in light of this
- Sarah is launching a tarot card business then says they aren't tarot cards
- Unequivocal evidence she used a designer from Fiverr to design them on the cheap. Ethics issues about this
- Sarah starts trying to play hearts and minds whole haemorrhaging followers
- Llewy reappears and absolutely check mates her
- Brands like Vodafone, Dell etc who SA has partnered with recently all get tagged in links to news articles about her
- Women On Top Pod, Metro, Vice and a number of other press publications have come out with articles about Instagram coaches and have named Sarah and her practices
- Some people have been able to reclaim refunds from their banks, which is good news
- She is now trying to launch a line of tarot cards, sorry, oracle cards... wait - does anyone know what these are?
- Openly touting her 'Croydon Bad Girl' image with references to smoking weed on her Instagram
- Jason is trying to grow a backbone by using his IG Stories to mansplain feminism
- Sarah actively watches these threads and takes notes for her own social media content
- Her social media following and engagement is dropping daily
- She has been trying to delete things from her social media, but you can still view everything on undelete
Press articles around Sarah and her practices:
Metro:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/04/why-...3696780/#metro-comments-container?ito=cbshare
Women on Top Pod:
Part 1: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment
Part 2: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-part-2
Part 3: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-podcast
Refinery 29:
These Women Paid An Instagram Influencer To Help Them Manifest Money. Now They're Not Happy
Instagram is full of people offering life coaching but it can go seriously wrong.
www.refinery29.com
Vice:
Does Manifesting Money Really Work?
Abundance experts and manifestation coaches claim you can attract cash
www.vice.com
iNews:
I spent years trusting the money I needed would come, but I ended up £27,000 in debt
As I’ve learned the hard way, critical thought is absolutely vital when it comes to making sound financial decisions
inews.co.uk
A few other journalists are still looking into this story too, so more press coverage likely to come.
Have I missed anything?
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