Bukola Oriola

Author| Advocate| Mentor| Entrepreneur

SMET

A cross-sector conversation where expertise meets lived experience.

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The Subject Matter Experts Talk (SMET), hosted by Bukola Oriola is a cross-sector interview series that brings lived-experience experts, practitioners, industry professionals, and systems leaders together to examine real-world challenges and share practical insights that can strengthen systems and communities.

SMET creates space for honest, informed conversations about what works, what does not, and what needs to change. The series recognizes lived experience, professional practice, research, industry knowledge, and systems leadership as valuable forms of expertise.

Why SMET

Many of the issues facing communities cannot be solved by one sector alone. SMET brings different forms of expertise into the same conversation, creating an accessible platform for:

  • Lived-experience experts to share knowledge gained through experience.
  • Practitioners to discuss what they see and learn on the ground.
  • Systems leaders to examine policies, practices, and institutional responses.
  • Industry professionals to contribute sector-specific knowledge and solutions.
  • Organizations and communities to learn from conversations that cross traditional boundaries.

SMET is designed to be practical, thoughtful, trauma-informed, and accountable to the people and communities most affected by the issues being discussed.

Become a SMET Partner

SMET offers corporations, government agencies, nonprofits and other partners an opportunity to support meaningful conversations at the intersection of lived experience, professional expertise and systems change.

Partnerships provide opportunities for brand visibility, thought leadership and meaningful engagement with a cross-sector audience of lived experience experts, practitioners, business leaders, community leaders and systems professionals.

Partnership opportunities are available for individual episodes and full seasons. Partnership opportunities start at $10,000 per season, with customized opportunities available.

Interested in partnering with SMET?

Request the SMET Partnership Package to learn more about partnership levels, benefits and investment opportunities.

Explore Partnership Opportunities. Click this link to learn more.

Partnership opportunities start at $10,000 per season, with customized opportunities available.

Partnership Benefits

SMET partners can bebefit from:

  • Brand visibility across SMET’s digital and promotional platforms
  • Recognition as an episode or season partner
  • Thought leadership and association with cross-sector conversations
  • Promotional recognition through selected SMET content and materials
  • Customized engagement opportunities based on partnership level
  • Opportunities to engage with lived experience expertise relevant to their industry or areas of focus

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