Faustina ‘Fuzzy’ Agolley
Broadcaster, Writer, DJ, Clean Beauty Entrepreneur & MC
Profile
Faustina Agolley, affectionally called Fuzzy, has enjoyed a career over 15 years across Broadcast Television, Music, Djing, Writing, and Theatre. She’s a proud Black and Asian gay Australian of Ghanaian and Chinese-Malaysian heritage.
Current Work:
Faustina began her career interviewing her idols like Alicia Keys to then icons-in-the making like Adele, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga while bringing joy to Australian homes on Video Hits.
She’s also co-hosted The Voice and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. She openly speaks and writes about queer matters, queer life and overcoming her own mental health struggles for Women of Letters, ABC, Netflix Pause, and Huffington Post.
She was personally chosen by the Harpo team to be Oprah Winfrey’s touring DJ across Oprah’s tour of Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand and can verify that Oprah gives some of the best hugs ever.
Since early 2021 Faustina has embarked on her entrepreneurial journey, founding a haircare brand for textured hair that will launch in the United States at the end of 2022. This brand was selected to be part of Credo For Change, an entrepreneurial program for BIPOC founders established by America’s fastest-growing clean beauty retailer, Credo.
She loves nature, surfing, and traditional practices from her heritage for personal health, wellbeing, and care for the environment.
Faustina’s practice in Arts and culture, work in unison to imagine and transform new, sustainable and inclusive ways of working, promoting cultural safety and distancing a practice of grind culture – cause that has never done any good for anybody.
Media
Feedback
Faustina hosted an online masterclass for Hampton Water Rosé with Jon Bon Jovi and Jesse Bongiovi. Team members from Dan Murphy’s around the country, plus food and wine media at a luncheon event in Sydney, tuned in live to watch Faustina chat with Jon and Jesse about their wine, its history, awards and what makes it unique. Faustina did a great job of relaxing the guests and keeping the interview upbeat and engaging for people watching. She’d absorbed the brief and had also done her own research which came through in the questions she asked and the way she juggled the livestream.
Thank you for jumping in when needed and making the show work in every city in Australia and New Zealand despite minimal rehearsal. Your hustling to get it done, to make smooth transitions and a seamless show, was felt by me and, of course, our audiences in every arena. You have earned a special chapter in my Gratitude journal.
Visa invited Faustina to be on a panel discussion on the topic of The Art of Joy at Splendour in the Grass. This event is one of Visa’s major marketing investments and together with our team and the agency, we create an insightful and interesting environment for our clients so they can learn more about the behaviours, trends and cultural engagement with young Aussies, and the positive impact music and marketing to this audience in their ‘environment’ has for brands. Faustina was devoted to her preparation for the panel topic and gave an abundance of ideas during our group briefing call whilst also being respectful and an astute listener to what our other rockstar panellists had to say. Faustina arrived early on the day, was professional, respectful to everyone involved including my team, my agency team, the Splendour team, invited guests, and the production crew. With Faustina's ability to read the room, she was able to bring an in-depth and nuanced contribution to our panel topic. She was honest, vulnerable, and, where appropriate, humorous as she navigated topics around women's rights, collective pain, and the comfort and potential joy that comes from the solidarity of #MeToo. Faustina spoke about the power of music and its intersection with political and social movements. And she spoke candidly about ways to be accountable with systemic racism and bias in our workplaces and to be more inclusive and genuine with the stories we put out to the world. Faustina's contribution deeply connected with our invited guests and took what could've easily been a light-hearted discussion to a level of deep connection.
Fuzzy looked beautiful, behaved in a totally professional way and was an outstanding MC - perfect for the audience of young kids, families and tweens.
Fuzzy did a fantastic job and was a pleasure to work with. She was very well prepared and arrived with plenty of time to be briefed. She was also a celebrity draw card with lots of people asking for photos and signatures.
On behalf of ASF Limited and the Australian Science Festival team, we would like to thank you for your participation in the festival this year. We appreciate your time, enthusiasm and professionalism in preparing for and being involved with Hot Innovation…
The feedback we have received from your contribution has been extremely positive, and ASF were very happy with the event in general.
Once again, thank you for helping make the 2009 Australian Science Festival such a success. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you on future festivals.
Faustina was an absolute delight as the MC for our Spotify Sparks event. From the moment she took the stage, her professionalism, humour, and engaging presence shone through. It's no small feat to have an audience laughing by 9am on a Thursday, but Fuzzy accomplished this effortlessly, setting the exact light-hearted and fun tone we wanted for the day.
Her ability to keep the crowd entertained and engaged throughout the event was remarkable. Fuzzy was not just a pleasure to work with, but she also went above and beyond in her role. She actively leaned into her responsibilities, providing valuable input on her script and offering creative ideas to enhance the event's flow and impact.
Her relaxed and calm demeanour made the entire process smooth and enjoyable. Fuzzy's dedication, coupled with her easygoing nature, made her an indispensable part of our event's success. We couldn't have asked for a better MC to bring our vision to life and keep our audience captivated. Thank you Fuzzy!
