The Sound of Accra Podcast

Adrian attended Building Startups in Ghana event in December2021. This was a fireside chat with experienced startup founders sharing their lessons from building their businesses and judging pitches. This took place at Buro in Osu , Accra. He shares over 20 lessons taken from the exclusive event. The panelist included: Stephan Eyeson - Survey 54 ,Julian Owusu - Zuberi Nana Adomako - Zuberi Samuel B...

In today's episode, we recap the highlights from our second year running the Podcast. The Sound of Accra Podcast was originally established in 2020 and conceived by Adrian as far as September 2019. Thank you to all existing and new listeners, those who have left reviews on the Podcasting platforms. If you haven't, you can do so by clicking here . If you are listening on Spotify, you can now leave...

Uber and Bolt have revolutionised the way we commute and travel across Accra and Ghana. However, it comes with it's fair share of problems! We discuss everything from ordering taxis and Ubers for days and night outs and pot hole nightmares, to shipping your own car out to Ghana and failing MOT! For today's show visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/ubermadness Follow us on Social Media and watch on Y...

A research article on Numbeo ranked Accra, Ghana's capital, second most expensive city in the world with regard to property price ratio. It also ranked Accra for lowest loan affordability. We debate this on today's episode. Numbeo also revealed that Accra has the world’s highest Mortgage percentage income ratio, followed closely by Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Tehran (Iran) in second and third pla...

Yaa Ofori-Ansah joins Adrian in the hot seat today to explore the African and Ghanaian Travel Industry. Yaa is a multiple award-winning professional and the proud founder of Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace. She started Talking Drums following her passion for Africa, its development and her frequent (largely solo!) travel throughout her land of origin.  She has been fortunate to have since t...

Adrian is joined once again with some members from Young Ghanaian Professionals (UK) who was last featured in season 1 , for a highly engaging discussion on why everyone from the likes of popular Black Celebrities such as Dave Chappelle, Stevie wonder and US Rapper Nas (Nasir Jones), to fellow Africans and foreigners all relocating to Ghana. We also explore the pros and cons of this move. IN THIS...

Since preparing to fly over to Accra and arriving, I've had a number of friends, contacts and family approach me on the must do's when flying over to Ghana.  I've decided to pack all this information in a ten-minute PodBites episode. Show notes: https://thesoundofaccra.com/surviving-kotoka-international-airport/ Below are some of the key websites mentioned in this episode: Ghana Pre-Departure Heal...

Kobina Wood-Andoh joins Adrian in the hot seat today to explore the Factual Entertainment industry. Adrian sits down with Kobina Wood-Andoh , Assistant Producer who works in UK TV production. He's been working in the industry for over 6 years working on some of UK's biggest television shows. He usually specialises in working on Factual Entertainment shows and Observational documentaries. His TV cr...

The Sound of Accra Podcast Season 3 Trailer If you have an opinion you want to share, please get in touch with us on social media, on Linkedin or instagram or email on info@thesoundofaccra.com Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com All links: https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod Support the show LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES BELOW https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.buzzsprout.com/ ALL OF OUR OTHER LINKS https:/...

Since their 2017 Christmas Launch, Bolt (formerly Taxify) has come a long way in a short time to become Ghana's leading Ride- Hailing / Ride sharing app service, and have supposedly knocked off Uber and friends off the top spot! Bolt is not only available in Accra, but has also expanded to Koforidua, Cape Coast, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi. This shows that slick technology and a clever growth mark...

Have you ever read an article or a story, and thought to yourself, this would make a great movie? In this episode, we explore two different yet eyebrow-raising stories of two Ghanaians from different backgrounds pursuing their respective dreams  in the media and creative arts industry, one a photographer raised in Ghana, the other a musician, raised in the UK, also from Ghanaian descent. If you ar...

We have now entered September 2021, with the end of the year just around the corner.  Whilst Ghana's economy is showing some signs of progressive growth, while other reports are suggesting otherwise? In this episode of PodBites, we explore both sides of this topic.  If you have an opinion you want to share, please get in touch with us on social media, on Linkedin or instagram or email on info@thes...

In this episode, discover how Sarah Friar, CEO of NextDoor and former CFO of Square, leveraged her internship in Ghana to launch a billion-dollar tech career. Learn about unicorn startups, building global leadership through diverse experiences and the lasting impact of early internships in shaping industry leaders. Perfect for listeners interested in entrepreneurship, tech, and African success sto...

Tokyo 2020 has been one of the better olympic tournaments for Ghanaians, who haven’t won a medal since 1992. On today's episode, we explore a couple of Athletes who have setup startups or social enterprises on the back of their athletic careers including: Emmanuel Yeboah - A Ghanaian athlete and Disability rights advocate who won awards from  Nike 's Casey Martin award and CAF ( Challenged Athlete...

In this episode, we review social missions or non-for-profit organisations that provide support in Ghana to the less privileged in Ghanaian society, whether that be helping out Schools, giving out food and water, providing shelter and healthcare, and providing clothing to the young and grown people of Ghanaian. We may not be able to help everyone, but charity certainly starts at home. We cover: Pe...

Today we celebrate the Ghanaian Women in Business and Entrepreneurs making a statement in Africa and across the World, coming from Ghana. The 2020 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has once again ranked Uganda (39.6%), Botswana (38.5%) and Ghana (36.5%) as the world’s three leading economies, having the most women business owners. Ghana has the highest percentage of women business own...

"The New Normal" and the "Diaspora Investment" was the theme of the Ghana investment summit in June 2021, held at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra, hosted by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.  The concept behind the event was to bridge the gap between the diaspora and Ghanaians around the world in the realms of business, trade and investment, with the hopes of building back a better G...

With our Nigerian Neighbours dealing with a series of unfortunate events including political unrest, the exit of a number of multi-national companies including Shoprite, The banning of Social Media Giant Twitter and the the decline of the Nigerian Niara, could we start to see Ghana become the new flag bearer of Technology in West Africa?  Twitter recently made Ghana their headquarters despite most...

Ghana’s housing sector right now is in a state of emergency and needs entrepreneurs who understand Ghana to bring innovation in the country to help create housing opportunities, make better use of land and create more accessibility to project funds. Ghana currently has a two-million-housing unit deficit . What this is means is that the prices of house have gone up in value because of the lack of h...

Ghanaweb.com and allafrica.com , two reputable african media news sources are reporting that Amazon is set to hit Ghanaian shores very soon as an introduction to the african e-commerce marketplace. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured the nation that the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is working to ensure that Amazon.com establishes its head office in Ghana just as Twitter has don...

Cryptocurrency transactions are starting to pick up across Africa. In early 2021, you’ve may companies like Tesla have invested billions into Bitcoin .  And more payment systems like Visa, PayPal and Mastercard are following sui t.  Music Artist Akon even has his very own cryptocurrency, Akoin , which is a cryptocurrency which is designed to be used in all 54 countries in Africa, now available on...

Ghana Twitter staff are reporting the Jack Dorsey moving to Ghana to June for 6 months. Jack Dorsey has previously visited Ghana and spoken at a few events and meetups. Last year, Jack Dorsey discussed the usage of Bitcoin in Africa, and is a big fan of the cryptocurrency having integrated the ability to purchase bitcoin on the CashApp (another one of his companies). He even attended a Bitcoin mee...

The Sound of Accra Podcast team are launching a new pre-season podcast series called "PodBites" - 5-minute podcast bulletins designed to explore current affairs and news topics related to Global Ghanaian-orientated entrepreneurship, business and creative arts, through unique insights and perspectives from the host, Adrian Daniels. Visit : https://thesoundofaccra.com All The Sound of Accra Podcast...

Kevin Brewerton joins Adrian all the way from Los Angeles, USA, with a live audience on The Sound of Accra Podcast, for a very special Season Finale. For the first time ever, the podcast goes live with just under 100 attendees! Kevin Brewerton is a 5x World Kickboxing champion, Visual artist, and Author of the “ Warrior Within” (The mental approach of a Champion). He pioneered the sport of karate/...

Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/adrianbenjamin Adrian has worked for UBS Investment bank at 22, was in New York as part of the Mountbatten Internship scheme after graduating university in Birmingham where he studied Business Studies. Since then Adrian has been a Financial Consultant where he has worked internationally for the largest Investment Banks, Consultancy Practices and Payment companies...