Podcast
Unlocking Africa
Episodes — page 11
- Why Africa Needs to Improve Cybersecurity to Boost Investment and Economic Development with Kendrall Felder and Larry Yon
Episode #36 with Kendrall Felder and Larry Yon who are Co-Founders of CyberAlliance, which is a global technology solutions firm, with a Pan-African focus, creating strategies that…
- How to Accurately Forecast Africa’s Long-Term Development Potential. African Futures & Innovation with Jakkie Cilliers
Episode #35 with Jakkie Cilliers who is the author of Africa First!: Igniting a Growth Revolution, and Head of African Futures and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies.…
- How to Successfully Structure and Start an Africa Focused Venture Capital Fund with Samantha Lee
Episode #34 with Samantha Lee who is an angel investor, venture capitalist and the founder of StoneSoup Partners, a firm that invests in African startups. StoneSoup Partners belie…
- The Power of Media: How a Ghanaian Radio Station Transformed a Community with Phillip Nyakpo
Episode #33 with Phillip Nyakpo who is an author and former journalist. His most recent book, Absolute Radio, is a spellbinding true story of entrepreneurship, media, culture and t…
- What Is the Future of the Creator Economy in Africa? Creating Value Through Community with Patrick Palmi
Episode #32 with Patrick Palmi who is CEO and Founder of Palm TV, which is Africa's first ecommerce marketplace platform for affiliate creators. If you run an online community, Pal…
- Impact Investing in Africa. Promoting Positive Capital for Development in Africa with Gert van Veldhuisen
Episode #31 with Gert van Veldhuisen who is Co-Founder of BiD Capital Partners and Director Africa of Unknown Group, which is an early-stage Venture Capital and business developmen…
- How Entrepreneurship Can Play a Critical Role in Africa’s Transformation and Future Development with York Zucchi
Episode #30 with York Zucchi who is a serial entrepreneur and Founder of The StartUp Tribe, an initiative to support Municipalities, Governments and Corporates in helping people to…
- How Telling the African Story Can Empower and Contribute to the Economic Development of Africa with Lanre Aina
Episode #29 with Lanre Aina who is Co-founder and CEO of ATHLST, a digital sports news and content studio. AHLST works closely with African athletes to transform their personal sto…
- Changing the Financial Landscape of Africa by Creating a New Microfinance Model for the Continent with Viola Llewellyn
Episode #28 with Viola Llewellyn who is president and co-founder of Ovamba Solutions, which is an award winning African “TradeTech” company that creates culturally attuned technolo…
- How Africa Can Leverage the Diaspora's Untapped Wealth and Power for Future Development. MoveMeBack with Charles Sekwalor
Episode #27 with Charles Sekwalor who is a serial entrepreneur, advisor, and investor who focuses on developing startups and private equity transactions that drive change and posit…
- Why Africa Is the Future of the Fashion Industry. Now Is the Time to Trade and Invest with Jacqueline Shaw
Episode #26 with Jacqueline Shaw who is an African fashion sourcing consultant, Director at Africa Fashion Guide which is an information based platform with the focus to promote th…
- How to Win Customers in Africa’s Unstructured Market. Africa’s Goldmine with Uchenna Uzo
Episode #25 with Dr. Uchenna Uzo who is the current Faculty Director at Lagos Business School, and teaches marketing management, personal selling, sales, and channel management cou…
- Using Blockchain for Social Impact in Africa: The Good, Bad, and in Between with Pretty Kubyane
Episode #24 with Pretty Kubyane who is Co-Founder of Coronet Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain vetted products to African markets throughout the Beauty, Fashion, and F…
- Why the Informal Business Sector Is the Next Great Frontier of Africa. Africa’s Economic Revolution with GG Alcock
Episode #23 with GG Alcock. GG has been at times a shebeen owner, anti-apartheid activist, community worker and African adventurer, and more recently the founder of Minanawe Market…
- How the Gig Economy Is Creating Jobs and Changing Work Culture in Africa with Nicolas Goldstein
Episode #22 with Nicolas Goldstein who is Co-founder of Talenteum, which is an impactful and Pan-African web platform designed to help companies recruit and employ teams working re…
- An Expert Interview About Africa’s Tech Startup Ecosystem in the Midst of an Economic Downturn with Satoshi Shinada
Episode #21 with Satoshi Shinada who is a Partner at Verod Kepple Africa Ventures which is an early stage VC fund that backs exceptional founders in and from Africa who are address…
- What Must Be Done to Ensure That Africa’s Youth Can Contribute to the Continent’s Economic Prosperity with Dr. Faith Nwaobia
Episode #20 with Dr. Faith Nwaobia who is President & Founder of YouthUp Global which is a fast-growing social enterprise focused on the extrapolation and utilization of human capi…
- How to Develop a Disruption-Proof Supply Chain in Africa and Globally with Brian Aoaeh
Episode #19 with Brian Aoaeh who is a Cofounder and General Partner of REFASHIOND Ventures, an emerging venture capital fund manager that invests in early stage supply chain techno…
- The Truth and Facts About How Africans Consume Brands with Feyi Olubodun
Episode #18 with Feyi Olubodun who is the Founder and Managing Partner of Open Squares Africa, a marketing strategy consulting firm with the mission to “interpret Africa for busine…
- Why the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Is a Global Game Changer with Louis Afful
Episode #17 with Louis Yaw Afful who is Executive Director at AfCFTA Policy Network Group, which is a burgeoning international NGO focused on highlighting free trade and upholding…
