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:
www.refinery29.com
Vice:
www.vice.com
iNews:
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?
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.
Vice:
Does Manifesting Money Really Work?
Abundance experts and manifestation coaches claim you can attract cash
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
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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