Podcast
Unlocking Africa
Episodes — page 11
- Creating a Tech-Enabled Marketplace That Helps Africa’s Most Promising Startups Find Funding and Grow with Debo Omololu
Episode #43 with Debo Omololu who is an Intrapreneur & Entrepreneur with two decades of experience in business development, market research & venture capital. He is also the CEO &…
- Why It Is Essential to Have the Right Legal Structure in Place When Doing Business in Africa with Amne Suedi
Episode #42 with Amne Suedi who is an Investment Adviser, International Lawyer, and Director of Shikana Group, a leading legal and investment advisory firm specialising in East Afr…
- How Sustainable Circular Economies are transforming African Communities with Olivier Vanden Eynde
Episode #41 with Olivier Vanden Eynde, who is Founding Partner and Executive Director at Close the Gap Kenya, which is a Circular Economy HUB In Mombasa. Close the Gap Kenya focus…
- Why Investing in “Boring” Companies Can Boost Employment and Economic Growth in Africa with Brendan Mullen
Episode #40 with Brendan Mullen, who is Co-founder and Managing Director at Secha Capital, a lower-market impact private equity fund in Southern Africa employing an Operator-Invest…
- How Tourism in Africa Is Being Reinvented. A Bright Future for African Tourism with Yaa Ofori-Ansah
Episode #39 with Yaa Ofori-Ansah, who is an expert in African development, trade, sustainability & ESG, finance & policy, and founder of Talking Drums, a travel and tourism marketp…
- Creating a Tech Talent Pool in Africa for the Real Economy. Powering Digital Transformation With Eric Annan
Episode #38 with Eric Annan who is Founder and CEO of AYA, a curated marketplace for early-stage startups and high growth businesses to access vetted African Web3 digital skilled t…
- The Significance of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Development in Driving Africa’s New Era with Prof. Tal Edgars
Episode #37 with Prof. Tal Edgars is Group Executive Chairman at GBSH Consult Group. Also, a multi-award winner, globally renowned business authority, seasoned diplomat and a cutti…
- 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…
