Entrepreneurial Minds

What does it take to build a fintech startup solving one of *Africa's biggest payment challenges* ? In this episode of the *Entrepreneurial Minds Podcast* ,we sit down with the founders of *Safaribucks* to discuss their journey from law, banking, and software engineering to building a cross-border payments platform connecting Africa's fragmented financial systems. We explore: * Building...

Most of us move through systems that weren’t built for everyone… and rarely stop to question it. Norah Kimathi did. She grew up in a household of 15 - where if something didn’t work, you didn’t wait for someone to fix it. You figured it out. That mindset stayed with her. In this conversation, we talk about what it really looks like to build something that solves a problem most people overlook; not...

What does it actually take to build wealth in Africa? Not the theory. Not the Western playbook. The real, practical framework, built for people who earn in shillings but want to grow in dollars. In this episode, I sit down with Radhika Bhachu, CEO and Co-Founder of Ndovu Wealth, one of Africa's fastest growing investment platforms with over 200,000 users and an average dollar return of 24%. S...

Rejected after a six-month internship. A year later, she started building furniture. Seven years later, she runs one of Kenya’s most intentional design brands. In this episode of Entrepreneurial Minds, Vaidehi sits down with Cherie Kihato,  Founder & CEO of Savannah Space, to unpack what it actually takes to build a Made-in-Kenya furniture brand from scratch. From selling at pop-up markets to...

In this episode of the Entrepreneurial Minds Podcast, we sit down with the incredible Megan McCormick, CEO & Co-Founder of Oze! 🌍✨ From her days as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea 🇬🇳 to building a Fintech startup in Ghana 🇬🇭, Megan is on a mission to close the $331 billion small business credit gap in Africa. 💼💸 Tune in as she shares her journey of resilience, overcoming challenges like...

Today, more than 95% of internet users in countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa are on WhatsApp. 📱 What if you could transform the way African businesses engage with their customers using just WhatsApp? In this episode of Entrepreneurial Minds, Ali and Ngugi candidly share their journey of building Skizaa, evolving from an initial idea of a facial recognition attendance system for ru...

In 2016 Kasha began its journey to bridge the gap in access to women’s health products and personal care items, addressing the challenges faced by many women in obtaining these essential items discreetly and conveniently.  Join us as Joanna spills all the tea ☕️ on Kasha's evolution and extraordinary journey from its humble beginnings in Rwanda to its recent $21M Series B raise and expansion...