Cyril Akola
Lyfe and Money
Lyfe and Money is a podcast to encourage and inspire individuals who strive in a tough environment like that of Cameroon. It hopes to provide guidance to all those who seem lost and alone in a fight we all have fought and/or are fighting. It looks to serve everyone who feels alone in the struggle for success, financial independence, and advancement in life. To remind and assure its listeners that we are all one in the struggle regardless of the environment
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Episodes
EPS #12. Building Against the Odds – How to Marginally Increase Your Chances of Success in Cameroon (and Tough African Economies) with Gaston CHE 27.10.2025 43:32
Our episode — “Building Against the Odds” — is all about what it really takes to succeed as an entrepreneur in tough African economies. 💡 From sleepless nights to big wins, we explore: 👉 The challenges of starting up when the odds are stacked against you. 👉 How innovators keep pushing despite funding gaps, regulation, and uncertainty. 👉 Practical lessons for anyone dreaming of building somethi...
EPS# 11 . Sorry Not Sorry — The Art of Corporate Apologies with Whitney Philis 05.10.2025 31:39
When a brand makes a mistake, should they apologize? How? And does “sorry” really fix anything? 👀 In this episode, we unpack the right and wrong ways companies say sorry — and why a bad apology can do more damage than silence. 💡 With insights from a CX expert, we break down real-world examples and explore what makes an apology authentic enough to win back trust. 👉 Follow Whitney ( LINK ) an...
EPS# 10. Investing in the CEMAC Capital Markets: Building an Investor Mindset with Njitack Pele 17.03.2025 27:54
Every dreamer and hard worker will like to be financially independent. In Africa and particularly Cameroon, reaching this point is as tough as the word itself. Learning about how the wealthy make money work for them makes this the hard work towards financial independence less heavy On this first episode of the year, we were with Msr NJITACK Pele of EDC Investment Corporation, where he shares on ho...
EPS#9. LIVING Intentionally: Adapting or succumbing to norms with Tahmo Nancy. An internationally Hardworking scholar, ambassador and analyst shares her views 04.03.2024 52:11
A conscious attempt to live a life based on values you hold dear. On this episode of the LYFE and MONEY podcast series, we dive into the trivial subject of intentional living, elaborating on questions like The relationship between living intentionally and fate, how one should look at the two subjects Dealing with anxiety in the pursuit of your attempt to live intentionally How to live intentionall...
EPS#8. The things I wish I knew before High School, University: A Teacher's perspective - Fru Evelyn, shares from her experience what it means to be a teacher in this day and age (Part III) 30.12.2023 39:05
Fru Evelyn is a young secondary and high school teacher in Yaounde Cameroon. She shares with us her experiences as a boarding and day school student and now a teacher on how she navigates being a thoughtful shaper of destinies in this day and age through her profession. She helps us navigate tough questions about how to treat teaching, curious children, and early adults on the verge of being open...
EPS#7. SpotLight - PenBoy the Artivist who uses his words as a tool of empowerment and activism shares his journey on spoken arts and poetry in Cameroon aiming for the world 18.12.2023 44:07
Taleambong Boris Alemnge aka "PenBoy"😀 is a spoken word artist and poet. On this episode of the Lyfe and Money Podcast series, we visit his motivations for writing poetry and explore who he is as a performer behind the scenes PenBoy has struggled and watched others struggle to the point where he now fights for the rights and acts as the voice of the vulnerable and marginalized. He uses...
EPS6: The things I wish I knew before High School, University: A conversation between former and current students (PART II) 24.11.2023 49:40
Adonai, Noela, Charnelle, and Divine continue to engage on the topic right up to University. They share their view on how University life can be lived to the fullest, exploring the best moves for University students and first years all from the pertinent questions asked by our host Cyril Akola. They reflect on their time in secondary, and high school and suggest the best ways current students can...
EPS#5. The things I wish I knew before High School, University: A conversation between former and current students (PART I) 14.11.2023 34:52
Adonai, Charnelle, and Divine engage on this topic by sharing their views on the pertinent questions from our host Cyril Akola. They reflect on their time in secondary, and high school and suggest the best ways current students can maneuver trends in high school and University. Part one navigates the dilemmas at these stages of growth for every child, we reflect on our time as students and give be...
EPS#4. Networking: What, When, Why and How with Alexia Tata. A finance professional with experience in some of the world's top companies, notably GIZ, AFDB, AFC & USIP 30.10.2023 35:32
Alexia Tata, a current Fulbright scholar and financial professional, shares with us the ins and outs of professional networking. She believes we all grow by helping others and does her part to always be available for any hungry hustler. In this episode, we get into a detailed breakdown of professional networking. Alexia draws inspiration from her experiences to deconstruct the concept of networkin...
EPS#3. Kernyuy Mariant, an AgriTech Farmer and Founder of Ideal Farmers. She is on a mission change the way people think and engage with farming in Cameroon. 14.10.2023 33:17
Mariant is the Founder and CEO of Ideal Farmers. A 21st-century Agricultural company that specializes in Greenhouse construction and farming, project management, and agricultural consulting She shares her struggles as a farmer and vision in the agricultural space. Encouraging a change in the way the general public perceives farming. Through her flagship project, the Ideal Farmers Youth Recognition...
EPS#2. TIME: An awareness of Experience. Taking advantage of stages in Life. A Reflection 28.09.2023 23:12
Consciousness, Experience, Time, Life, and the Stages of Life , are topics deserving of their own podcast episode but we have tried to bring them all into one episode by instigating a reflection for all my listeners as early as now on the subjects. What would you change if you had the chance to go back in time to your younger self and why? Si vous deviez revenir en arrière, à l'époque où vous...
EPS #1. SpotLight - The Beauty and Spa Iron Lady | Didi never gives up and does not loss sight of what her journey teaches - Being Intentional in your journey 10.09.2023 38:55
We get to share in the struggles of Yong Didi Tovia, a Cameroonian Youtuber, Content creator, and Entrepreneur in the Beauty and Spa Business. She shares her story and lessons on how she became an entrepreneur. The lessons she has been able to learn from her journey as well as what keeps her going in her field as an entrepreneur despite the odds. She advises those who have not found their passion...
Teaser 30.08.2023 1:47
The Lyfe & Money Podcast seeks to shed light on the typical struggles we all face as career professionals, entrepreneurs, or individuals who have not figured out what they would like to do or who they would like to be in their lives. We will do this using the Spotlight segment, then use the table topic segment to dissect vital issues of our society, debating on the best moves to make as hustle...
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