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OVAReact Podcast Season 4 is back and proudly sponsored by Johnnie Walker: A bold drink to be enjoyed in moderation and responsible drinking – Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. This 4th season of OVAReact we will be celebrating and highlighting ”The Progressive portrayal of women who boldly keep walking through their journey!” So we intend to focus on the bold moves women make that are...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 13 is our final episode for the season and what better than to wrap it up than by getting tips on how to be the right entrepreneur suitable for investing and scaling up from the Regional Director for Africa at We Connect International and Co-founder of Elevate SMS Ltd, Margaret Mutheu. We suggest you grab a handbook and take notes, because you will get a tip too that will...

Episode 12 features our youngest Queen Hustler, Caroline Mutiso founder of Her Hustle a business Caroline founded when she realised how much she needed to do to get her business operating in the right and legitimate way. So in realising this, she wondered how many young other women who want to venture into business are lost on how to begin, this inspired her journey into business. Be inspired by t...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 11 is with Harriet Chebet Ng'ok a Queen Hustler who's business was inspired by finding the solution to alleviate her pain regularly experiences due to endometriosis. The End Warrior shares her journey and through listening to her story you will discover the winner step formula that lead her business Harriet's Botanicals to thrive even beyond Kenya. OVAReact Podcast episode...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 10 is with Grace Akinyi Adongo is the Queen Hustler when it comes to events, she is known for bringing Africans in Africa together and curating events that make those who are not from Africa, mainly the ex-pat community feel at home. Learn more about her journey of identifying and shaping her unique value in the events space in Kenya and other parts of Africa. OVAReact Pod...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 9 is with Nadia Abdalla a Queen Hustler with a difference. The former Chief Administrative Secretary takes us through transitioning from working for local government to finding her own hustle as a Global Speaker and Communication Strategist. OVAReact Podcast episodes air every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google po...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 8 is with Darwyn Nyiramugisha a Queen Hustler reminding us to own our femininity to harness our inner creativity that will help give birth to a successful business. Darwyn's business journey leads us to explore the idea of cultivating a sexual wellness business successfully in a country that often wants to shy away from sexually related topics in public. OVAReact Podcast e...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 7 is with an admirable Queen Hustler who is using her business to help other women in business and this is none other than Patricia Okelo the founder of Circles of Women in Business: Candid Conversations and Co-Founder of Kayana Create. She shares how she accidentally became an entrepreneur but prides herself in being a successful small business owner and uses her business...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 6 is with The Legendary Queen Hustler of all times Dr Joyce Gikunda founder of Lintons Beauty World. She shares with us the secrets to building a business that lasts 40 years.  OVAReact Podcast episodes air every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital FM Kenya's Sound Cloud pag...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 5 is with Queen Hustler; Eunice Maina, the founder and CEO of Bismart Insurance. She shares her journey of working full-time for an insurance company that inspired the transition of starting a new venture in the insurance field. OVAReact Podcast episodes air every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotif...

OVAReact Podcast episode 4 features the Queen Hustler Wanjiru Mambo who runs three businesses - Wedgehut Food Ltd an Agri-Business company, Mambo Express Courier a logistics company and is part owner of two clubs in Nairobi The Empire Lounge in Kilimani and Art Club in Imaara Mall. She shares with us the tactics she applies when running her businesses and how she continuously balances them all. OV...

OVAReact Podcast Episode 3 features proud and failed entrepreneur Sheena Raikundalia. Sheena as a Queen Hustler was short-lived because of being unable to succeed in business but she shares with us the importance of embracing failure and how her failed business now leads her to help other women entrepreneurs through her role as Country Director for UK-Kenya Tech Hub. Be inspired by her incredible...

Queen Hustler's first guest is the incredible Dr Ijeoma Kola some of you may know her for her content creation but Ijeoma is also a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Notre Dame and she juggles this with multiple side hustles, this includes being the Executive Director of Cohort Sistas and the CEO of the Safe Journey Retreat of which was officially launched this year. Her story i...

Season 3 is back and this season is all about "Queen Hustlers". The first episode features the hosts Monicah Muhoya, Angela Wambui and Lush Angela sharing their experiences as entrepreneurs, and the trials and errors that have helped shape them. OVAReact Podcast episodes air every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and An...

We end season 2 of the OVAReact Podcast with an interview with Kenya's Supermodel Ajuma Nasanyana, the founder of Ajuma Foundation and Ajuma Limited. She talks about how she has sustained a longevity career in modelling and how she has juggled being an entrepreneur and philanthropy. It was an exhilarating conversation where we were reminded that standing out can be the affirmation you need to real...

Wangari Muchiri, Director of Africa WindPower for Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and she OVAReacted with us on the statement that women are engineers too as she spoke candidly of being an African woman leading countries into becoming more sustainable through adopting renewable energy sources OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Spe...

Country Director of Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Kenya, Esther Gathigi talked us through how she evolved from the banking industry and thrust herself into a new role that led her to create digital opportunities for women to innovate and lead in tech in order to become more employable and improve on the operations of their businesses. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM...

Kui Mbugua, GM of UberEats Kenya talks through how she navigated her career from being a practising lawyer to being a leader for one of the biggest tech companies globally. Her journey of switching career ladders proves that we should never limit ourselves and box ourselves into one career option because you can truly blossom where you plant and apply yourself. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday a...

Muna Mohamed had a brush with period poverty while growing up and this inspired her journey into one of the leading organisations that create safe menstrual health products, Afripads Limited. Learn how her position as a Regional Business & Partnership representative helps her change the narrative for girls who are experiencing challenges around period poverty like she once did. OVAReact Podcas...

How to change the narrative in leadership as African Women in Tech and developing one's EQ (Emotional Quotient / Emotional Intelligence) for a successful leadership path. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital FM Kenya's Sound Cloud page. This is a Sister Speaks Global and C...

How do you find your voice in leadership? Exec-Director of Kilimani Project Foundation, Wanjiru Kanyiha-Lusiola takes us through how she found her voice and how that has led her to great leadership heights as a result. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital FM Kenya's Sound...

We discussed leadership in government positions and the importance of implementing the 2/3 rule of ensuring more women in politics with one of the contestants of MS President Show of 2022 representing Machakos, Mary Mutula. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital FM Kenya's S...

Founder, Tori Elizabeth and Co-Founder, Rachelle Daglis share with us their journey as leaders in the redefinition of women of color through their organisation The Colored Girl.  OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital FM Kenya's Sound Cloud page. This is a Sister Speaks...

The fourth episode features Confidence Staveley, Cybersecurity Woman of The Year 2022 she speaks candidly on how it is to be African Woman in Tech and calls on other women to join the industry to bridge the gender equality gap. Her passion and plethora of knowledge will motivate and spark some tech love in you. OVAReact Podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is availab...

The third episode features Aanya Patel who is the founder of Global Girls Initiative at the fine age of 16, she shares with us her journey so far and how her passion for helping girls with menstrual health products is important to her. OVAReact podcast airs every Monday at 10.30 pm on Capital FM Kenya radio. It is available via Sister Speaks Global, Google podcast, Spotify and Anchor, and Capital...