Konnected Minds Podcast with Derrick Abaitey

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Amir Debra — one of Ghana's pioneering bloggers and influencers with 20 years in media — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that waiting for perfect opportunities or clinging to old strategies will keep you relevant in the rapidly changing world of content creation and digital media. This episode...

He doesn't sell popcorn - he sells happiness. And it built him a multi-branch business empire in Ghana. 🍿 While 137 of his classmates waited for government jobs after KNUST, Kwabena started selling popcorn out of a single machine his mum gave him. Today he runs Favry — 3 branches, 12 employees, and up to 1,000 sales a day — with ZERO investors. Every cedi came from reinvested profit. In this epis...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Amir Debra — one of Ghana's pioneering bloggers and influencers with 20 years in media — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need a clear path, perfect qualifications, or massive funding to build a lasting career in content creation and media. This episode breaks down the brutal truths mo...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Ebenezer Kajou Sakka Aroumeza — CEO and founder of Sakka Homes and five other businesses most people don't know about — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need massive capital, a perfect degree, or connections to build real wealth in Ghana. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down for a conversation that dismantles the myth that real estate in Ghana will ever become affordable by waiting or hoping for cheaper prices. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most young Ghanaians refuse to hear: why homes are not going to get cheaper in Ghana, not today, not tomorrow, why when something...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need massive capital, a perfect degree, or connections to build real wealth in Ghana. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most young Ghanaians refuse to hear: why waiting for the perfect job is killing your potential, why a university degree should te...

Why You're Still BROKE in Africa – Here’s the truth Real estate millionaire Ayo Akindipe started at 19 with no money, no loans and no investors - sleeping on couches, in offices and even at a park - and built a multi-property portfolio before 30. In this Konnected Minds episode, he reveals exactly how to build wealth in Africa from absolute zero, why he believes "purpose" and "failure" don't exist...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need massive capital, perfect timing, or a flawless plan to build real wealth in Ghana. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most young Ghanaians refuse to hear: why the idea is more important than the capital, why your yes should be yes and your no sh...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need to travel abroad, raise millions, or wait for perfect conditions to build a real business in Ghana. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most young Ghanaians refuse to hear: why 70% of people think you need to go abroad to make it when the biggest...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down for a conversation that dismantles the myth that business success is all about capital, strategy, and systems. The truth? Your business will never scale past your ability to build the right team. And most African entrepreneurs are getting this dangerously wrong. This episode breaks down the brutal truths most...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Samuel Agyapong — founder of Banana Bread GH — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need to travel abroad or raise millions to build a real business in Ghana. Samuel didn't travel. He didn't get investor money. He started with 600 cedis and an MTN loan — and built two bakeries, all from so...

In this raw and deeply personal episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Charity — founder of a thriving feminine hygiene brand — for a conversation that goes far beyond business. This is the story of a woman who was bullied, unheard, and misunderstood growing up — but turned all of that into a business that now serves women across Ghana, Nigeria, the US, UK, Canada, and...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Samuel Agyapong — founder of Banana Bread GH — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need to travel abroad or raise millions to build a real business in Ghana. Samuel didn't travel. He didn't get investor money. He started with 600 cedis and an MTN loan — and built two bakeries, all from so...

In this raw episode of Konnected Minds, host Derrick Abaitey sits down with Olusola Olaleye - Lagos pastor, self-leadership coach, and business strategist - who dismantles the dangerous prosperity gospel mentality keeping millions of African Christians trapped between two extremes: the lie that Jesus is a passport to wealth, and the equally dangerous lie that being broke makes you more spiritual....

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Samuel Agyapong — founder of Banana Bread GH — for a conversation that dismantles the myth that you need to travel abroad or raise millions to build a real business in Ghana. Samuel didn't travel. He didn't get investor money. He started with 600 cedis and an MTN loan — and built two bakeries, all from so...

In this powerful episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Shalimar Abbas - the former spokesperson of The New Force political movement - for her FIRST ON-RECORD interview in Ghana since her arrest, detention, and deportation. Shalimar opens up about everything: growing up as the "different kid" in Belgium, winning her first beauty pageant, falling in love with Ghana, her...

In this episode of Konnected Minds, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Funke Bucknor-Obrute (FBO) — the woman behind Zapphaire Events, Africa's biggest event planning company. For over 24 years, FBO has built an empire defined by excellence, customer obsession, and an unshakable mindset. But this conversation goes far beyond business. From quitting law after watching a J.Lo movie, to charging her firs...

From working 27 years in corporate across Japan and South Africa to investing over 2 million US dollars in a catfish farm in Ghana to learning the brutal truth that nobody will listen to you when you tell them how to think about risk even if you were the only black equity analyst in Japan nominated by Nikkei as one of the top 15 analysts because you need to let your life shine and people will see...

From understanding why parents pushed their children into white collar jobs instead of farming because weeding was used as punishment in school making people grow up thinking farming is for those who cannot read and write to learning the brutal truth that we import 100 million dollars worth of tomatoes from Burkina Faso every year and if a young person can target just 1% of that market that's one...

From understanding why family members should never run your business unless they're your wife or daughters to learning the brutal truth that when you're not around your brother or cousin will undermine you saying oh because I'm the brother do this meanwhile it's not something you recommend and workers will be afraid to challenge them because he's the uncle of the CEO pulling your company down whic...

From understanding that danger and opportunity are the same word in Japanese to learning why the brutal truth about entrepreneurship in Ghana is that you can have all the knowledge about risk management from working in top corporate jobs in Japan and South Africa managing billions in assets but nobody will listen to you when you say this is how you should consider risk because you need to let your...

She turned down $3 MILLION. She's raised $1.5M+ for African entrepreneurs. And she has some brutal truths about why YOU haven't been funded yet. In this episode of Konnected Minds, Derrick Abaitey sits down with business consultant and Fundvestor founder Diane Akuffo - the woman behind one of the highest investor success rates in Ghana (80%). She breaks down EXACTLY how to: ✅ Build a pitch deck i...

From understanding why operating profit margin multiplied by asset turnover determines your return on assets to learning the brutal truth that in aquaculture you can start small with 20,000 cedis drying fish the traditional way but as you make money from the local market you upgrade your equipment step by step until you're exporting to Europe where they test for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons th...

From building a 100 kilowatt solar powered fish farm with greenhouses to understanding why most Ghanaian companies die with their founders, and why the brutal truth about entrepreneurship is that creating generational wealth means moving away from the one man show mentality where if you're not here the business cannot survive because knowledge and wisdom doesn't reside in only one person and you n...

From understanding that you cannot just wake up and become the MP for Kasoa or expect that buying Tom Tom for somebody will make you successful to learning the brutal truth that building wealth requires going through a process and buying shares then forgetting about them for one year to be amazed by the returns, and why the harsh reality about money is that if you're not disciplined you cannot gro...