Boardroom Banter

A story can only travel as far as it is told. Without people to share them, an audience to hear, and a platform to deliver, stories about who we are and where we come from can get lost forever. Jocelyne Muhutu- Remy joins us in the boardroom as Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, leading the enablement of stories from podcasters and musicians that are shared and experienced across...

Do you believe that moving from your home country to another one guarantees you more opportunities? We explore this question and more as we look at our home country Kenya as a land of opportunities and the wealth of exposure that has built this mindset within us. This episode also introduces an amazing new segment that features a question from one of our fans accompanied by an answer from one of t...

Our core views and beliefs about what a purpose-filled life looks like, have been greatly challenged over the past couple of years. One of the most important conversations we grapple with as young learners and leaders has been the future of work and what role we’re playing in redefining workspace culture. In today’s episode, we sought to get answers, so we spoke to an expert; Steve Cadigan, Linked...

When you look at the world around us today- from our commutes to work or school, to insIde our classrooms and living rooms- technology is running almost all aspects of our lives. In today’s episode, we are joined by Rupa Chaturvedi to unpack our rapidly evolving relationship with tech as a solution to our most pressing problems as human beings. Rupa is a User Experience (UX) Design Manager at Goog...

Do you believe that following your passion in life will ultimately lead you to wealth and career success? If so, how does one discover this passion? How does one cultivate & nurture it?  In today's episode, we challenge these notions about passion and acclaimed sayings such as 'Ready, Fire Aim'. We draw examples from how we launched our podcast 11 months ago, our individual learning curve...

When we think of impacting change in a society, we often think of world-altering events like fights for independence or the invention of computers. In today's episode, our guest Michael Radke brings social change down to eye level where we discuss how you and I can lead lives that catalyze development and impact for those around us. Michael is the Executive Director of The Ubuntu Lab- a collective...

The role of social innovation in driving growth has never been more evident than in the African century that we are in today. In today’s episode, we have a chat with Egyptian-born entrepreneur and investor, Dina Sherif about the evolution of Africa as a growth market, the venture capital landscape on the continent and her experience building sustainable, inclusive, and diverse societies. Nearly a...

The founders stepped into the boardroom this week and opened up about their experiences like never before. They reflect on Steve Bartlett's latest episode on his podcast (The Diary Of A C.E.O) where he featured grammy-award-winning South African DJ, Black Coffee. The founders unpack his successful journey and juxtapose his struggles with some of theirs- highlighting how uncomfortable it can be to...

Workplace culture is changing more rapidly than ever before. In this episode, we invited Julie Winkle Giulioni, an expert on human capital development and workplace culture, to walk us through her toolkit on thriving in today's job market.  As an accomplished author of two international bestselling titles; "Promotions Are SO Yesterday" and "Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go", Jul...

With the rate of inflation increasing globally and an uncertain economic climate for both large & small companies, we look at how this affects our day-to-day lives as college students and how it affected soldiers in ancient Rome. The founders also share their thoughts on recreational activities such as shooting ranges, break down the fall of some of Kenya's fast-growing startups such as Kune F...

How similar is the product (music) that a musician creates to the product/ service that an entrepreneur sells? We explore this question with the help of innovation coach, Tristan Kromer, and relate it to a larger theme of building successful business models. Tristan’s work involves transforming the way companies innovate and coaching startups and intrapreneurs on adopting startup principles into p...

After an eventful summer spent traveling and working in different parts of the world, the Founders are back in the boardroom and still reeling from the incredible impact the year had on their lives. In this episode, they recount the unique networks they made, spaces they stepped into and challenges they met and overcame (or didn't). Sean speaks about his work in consulting, leading a training prog...

Accessibility is one of the greatest challenges facing the healthcare industry in Africa, whether in preventive care, curative care or innovative medicines- but is also its greatest opportunity. Over the past three years, Walter Mibei has been at the forefront of leading efforts in the COVID-19 and Ebola Virus pandemic response in sub-Saharan Africa. He has 12 years of experience since qualifying...

Education and teaching as a practice have seen tremendous change in the past few years. Students and teachers all over the world adapted differently to the shifts, with numerous solutions designed and launched to address the challenges of acquiring and imparting knowledge. In today’s episode, we sit down for a chat with two professors from the Stanford Univeristy School of Engineering. Chris Piech...

Today’s guest is all too familiar with the struggle of trying to fit in and learning how to embrace one’s identity. Sharon Gai was born in China but moved to Vancouver, Canada at a young age where she did not speak the local language. The bilingual and bicultural aspects of her identity largely contributed to her successful career in the e-commerce industry across both western and eastern markets....

Leading yourself and others can be tricky to say the least, even more so in a world that this week's guest describes aptly as being “VUCA”: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Dr. Vimal Shah, a manufacturing mogul in Kenya and the continent as a whole, shares with us his ultimate business and life playbook that he has adopted over the years to lead his company BIDCO Africa into the upper e...

About a year ago, our guest moved back to Harare, Zimbabwe after a noteworthy 20+ years of work as an educator, innovator and consultant for various global organizations such as The World Bank, Unilever, Pearson Vue and General Electric. Tendayi Viki began his journey as a high achiever in school and stepped into his early work-life as a reputable educator in the United Kingdom. As his interests s...

Today’s guest is an executive-level leader with 18+ years of experience in operations, consulting, supply chain and business development. Russian-born Sergey Voropaev’s long and interesting multicultural and multilingual career has spanned North America, Europe, the Middle East as well as Central Asia.  From as early as University, Sergey had a really good idea of the type of company he wante...

At the age of 12, Matija Goljar attempted to break a world-record and in the process discovered his unique ability to take risks and come out of the other side unscathed. After running an illegal underground gambling tournament and destroying the servers of the biggest Slovenian newspaper company with another one of his ventures- Matija quickly learnt how to fail fast and forward. He went on to bu...

Over the past couple of years, we have been privileged to live and study with individuals from all across the African continent and different parts of the world. In this episode, we look at the value that we have gained from these multi-cultural experiences, compare a variety of beliefs and biases that we have come across in our interactions and the significance of opening ourselves up to learning...

Today's guest was born and raised in Kenya to Dutch parents and has spent the past decade entertaining audiences worldwide through his music. DJ Kace, also known as The African Mzungu, has carved a niche for himself in the Kenyan entertainment industry and is famous for his urban music flow that has captured the hearts of Kenya's event and club-goers. In this episode, we explore Kace's early days...

If you have ever traveled to a new country, moved into a new neighborhood, started that new internship or even kicked life off in a new school- you have likely experienced a period of cultural adjustment in response to such shifts. Today in the boardroom, we speak on our experience flying back home to Kenya for summer break and exciting observations we've made in our social circles, the country's...

From his early days in investment banking, Justin realized that speculation in capital markets does not create much value for the real economy. He left the space to set up a tech startup, back when Venture Capital and Angel Investment were not a widespread concept on the African continent and worked his way through to leading strategic partnerships at one of the world's most valuable companies.&nb...

The race to win the African finance technology (Fintech) race is a fierce one, and today's guest Obadeyi is at the forefront. As the current Group Fintech Manager at Equity Bank, and having previously worked at Glovo and Cellulant, Obadeyi Oluseye sheds light on how he went from a fresh univeristy graduate to a high-level professional, strategist and thought-leader within the industry in a few sho...

When in the public eye, you are subject to public opinion. One of the greatest struggles in our generation is making tough decisions for the sake of growth and letting go of the cheers and pats on the back that sometimes come with staying in the comfort zone. We have each faced this dilemma in our own lives, at times rising up from it and in other instances falling victim to the complacency. In th...