The Salary Scramble With Lee Kasumba

Tiffanie Anderson of Away to Africa on why ownership isn't just about business, it's about narrative. For her, building a company meant being able to control the story that Africa puts out into the world. It meant joining a wave of people across the continent demanding to tell their own stories. Her philosophy is simple: take visitors to the people who can tell it best. That's why her...

Tiffanie Anderson of Away to Africa takes us to the places that move her. From the star-filled skies of Lamu, Kenya, to the raw beauty of Madagascar. In a world that never stops, she reflects on the profound power of simplicity and why it might be the key to moving forward. Plus, the moment she realized the world was finally catching up to what she saw coming years ago. Full episode out on Thursda...

She designed her own prom dress at 16 because nothing in stores felt like her. Years later, she packed two babies, 13 months apart into a double pram and showed up to fashion class anyway. Her mentor took one look and said: "It's in you. You should start." Yousra Elsadig listened. In 2018, a blazer made from traditional Sudanese wedding fabric went viral. Since then? London, Paris, a...

She designed her own prom dress at 16 because nothing felt like her. She started her brand pushing a double pram with two babies, 13 months apart. Her viral Garamasis suit put Sudanese fashion on the map in 2018.Now she's shown at London, Paris, and Milan Fashion Week. Yousra Elsadig joins us to talk about it all including the heartbreaking reality of getting the world's attention at the w...

She googled a fashion class, packed up a double pram with two babies 13 months apart, and showed up anyway. That moment of survival became the start of something bigger. Yousra Elsadig on:The mentor who told her: "Carry on being different. You will get there."Why Sudanese fabrics "smell like home" and why she carries that into everything she designsThe social responsibility she feels to make impac...

So how does a skirt, worn with an Adidas jumper, no less almost end up in a museum? Ask Yousra Elsadig. She joined us on The Salary Scramble to trace the dots from her early days: the local fashion classes, the "light bulb" entrepreneurship programs, and the pivotal moment she committed to her brand somewhere around 2016–2018. "I never looked back," she says. And thank goodness...

“The first time I realized I could actually do this as a business? Game changer.” — Abokuma Ellis Founder of Purple Twirl Events, Abokuma Ellis sat down with Lee Kasumba on The Salary Scramble and kept it all the way real. From landing her very first client on Facebook to building one of the most intentional event brands out there. We talked money; what events actually cost, where the budget reall...

Okay so you know how Oprah said the best part about having money is she can just do whatever she wants? Abokuma Ellis felt that. Just from the other side. She runs Purple Twirl Events now, but when she was starting out she noticed something interesting especially about the difference between the Ghanaian and Nigerian wedding industries 🇬🇭🇳🇬. Two neighboring countries. Two totally different vibes b...

It started with one client. From Facebook. Now Abokuma Ellis runs Purple Twirl Events, one of the most intentional event brands out there. In the first teaser for The Salary Scramble, she shares: ✨ How she turned a dream job into a real business ✨ Why her clients became her most powerful marketing tool ✨ What it actually takes to build with vision Full episode drops Thursday. You don't wanna mi...

First-class flights, soft girl era... that's what Lee envisioned for her future. Then the entrepreneurial wave hit, and suddenly, she had no choice but to dive in. Was she prepared? Nope. This podcast is the real, unfiltered story. We're sharing the nitty-gritty of being an entrepreneur and not just Lee's journey. Hear from other entrepreneurs as they talk about the paychecks that driv...

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