Boardroom Banter

In the first episode of its kind, the Founders are back at the helm of the conversation in their full, authentic selves- with Yuri at his DJ decks while host duo of Sean and Omina are up to their usual mischief behind the mic. The team dives into their not-so-ordinary Christmas and New Year's experiences in 2021, eyebrow-raising lessons about emotional intelligence from observing nightclub shenani...

We are kicking off the year with a huge wake up call to everyone who has been sitting on their potential from a truly inspirational Sarah Murungi,  hostess of the Goal'd In Africa podcast. We are in the season of redesigning how things are done. With her experience as a podcast hostess, TV hostess and Voice Over artist- Sarah has clear approaches of defining her value and communicating it wit...

Today's conversation features Joshua Okoduwa - a passionate and well educated social innovator who is creating tremendous impact in Nigeria through his foundation called Restructure Africa that addresses the issues of poverty through increased access to education, public health, and humanitarian interventions in disadvantaged communities. Joshua guides us through a conversation where he sensitizes...

Numerous entrepreneurs seek out training, seminars, talks, workshops to launch or scale their ventures and are familiar with how rigorous a process it can be to make it into world-class programs. In our special month-versary episode, we have an immersive conversation with Jorge Mendez, the Director of Programs at the Watson Institute Semester Accelerator in Boulder, Colorado. All three Boardroom f...

What happens when you give three curious, open-minded and entrepreneurial young Africans a microphone? A platform to investigate the fascinating humans, principles and strategies behind the world’s cutting-edge industries, is born. Armed with a deep friendship, years of building (and sometimes breaking) businesses, an international network of guests, and catchy intro music… we set out to take you...

Today's conversation features Okeyinfu Ajayi, better known as KayKay- a passionate educator and coach who brought the classroom to the boardroom in this episode. It is estimated that by the year 2050, Africa's population would have doubled in size with its youth being at the forefront of this treasure trove of talent and potential. KayKay guides us through her view on the contemporary issues surro...

Today in the boardroom we met with Jerome Alphonse, student professional development lead at the African Leadership Univeristy in Mauritius. Jerome's worldview has been informed by global exposure and life experiences, two of the best teachers in life. After spending his time in Australia, Jerome moved back to Mauritius and plugged into the professional training and development scene. He has worke...

In this episode, we recount a conversation we had with Google Africa's Mzamo Masito on his life journey and explore his take on how people approach opportunities in life. Mzamo embodies a very candid and forthright approach to life and his career. He rose up in his profession by boldly and audaciously creating a seat for himself at the table working with Unilever, Nike, Vodacom and now Google- see...

After an encounter with a motivational speaker in high school, Charles set out to inspire the next generation of speakers through his newfound passion. He started the Personal and Corporate Development Company that has gone to train numerous people around the world to overcome their fear and take control of their own voice. Charles has lived a million lifetimes through the time and energy invested...

It is important to explore different environments and expose oneself to a variety of human reactions in order to broaden perspective. After getting his computer science degree from Colorado Univeristy- Boulder, Amar Patel plugged into the startup ecosystem in Colorado driven by a commitment to building legacy through his work with people and finding ways of contributing to their success. We look a...

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the life of Josphat Lowoi, a Mastercard and Bezos Scholar at Duke University. We journey with Josphat through his turbulent time at Lenana School, how meeting an important mentor taught him the importance of standing out and his amazing leap to the African Leadership Academy- South Africa that came with so many blessings afterward. Having worked at Wall St...

This year we celebrate the 2021 International Men's Day with Rev. Dr. Julius Weche, better known to his mentees as Daktari . Daktari is the CEO of Akad Education Group – Africa, a consulting organization that provides mentorship and value-based leadership training to youth for academic and career success, targeting upper primary, high school and college youth. We explore the topic of masculinity,...

How do I deconstruct everything I’ve learned in the past 15 years? This is one of the main questions we unpacked in our conversation with Yasmina Kazitani MBA. Ms, a fractional CMO at SKLS Consulting with 20+ years of marketing under her belt. The world of digital marketing is evolving in this 'new normal' of the pandemic era and so are the methods businesses are using to get your interest and att...