This episode is part of a special series recorded to celebrate Father’s Day. For the series I interviews some friends and mentors. I asked them to reflect on the greatest lessons which have shaped the men they have become and also on how these lessons have influenced how they parent or wish to parent. About my Guest: Dr Nuno Alves is a senior energy professional with 19 years of experience at BP. Based in Washington, Nuno works in BP’s representative office where provides strategic operational and business advice on company policies related to energy and climate change issues. He also represen ..read more

Mo Abudu is the Founder and CEO of EbonyLife Media, Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network. She is a talk show host, TV producer, human resource management consultant, media personality, entrepreneur, and a philanthropist. The first African to chair the International Emmy Awards Gala, first African to be awarded the Cannes Medallies d'Honneurs and described by Forbes as Africa's Most Successful Woman. Mo's African Business Story is one of firsts! One dedicated to changing the African narrative, creating a global brand and inspiring people to reach higher and further ..read more

Valerie wanted to do things differently. She told herself she was young, didn’t have the funds and needed more experience. Passion said no! So she quite her job, sold everything she owned  raising $10,000. With that seed money she started Niyel, a campaigns and advocacy firm based in Dakar, Senegal. It’s been 12 years since she took that leap and we explore the journey so far.  Niyel helps organizations, countries and politicians build meaningful campaigns that influence behavior on the social level and policy on the government level. She is also passionate about increasing the parti ..read more

This interview was done prior to the COVID-19 global shutdown. Ndidi's story of resilience and grit remains inspiring in these uncertain times. She continues to use her voice and expertise to support businesses and communities on the Continent. You can read an op-ed she wrote recently -  https://bit.ly/2Wa5yMH About Ndidi Nwuneli In 2000 and at 25, Ndidi became the first CEO of FATE Foundation. In 2002, Ndidi set up LEAP Africa (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism) to address the leadership gap in Africa by facilitating value based leadership programs for youth ..read more

Vivian Nwakah is the Founder and CEO of Medsaf a tech enabled pharmaceutical distribution company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Vivian was born and raised in the United States and as part of her MBA, she moved to Nigeria for an internship in 2013 and never left! Medsaf was set up in 2016 and connects a fragmented supply chain to provide transparency to pharmaceutical companies and provide authentic drugs to hospital, pharmacies and patients. In 2019 Medsaf won the Seedstars Malaria Challenge, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also in 2019, Vivian won the VivaTech Female Founders ..read more

On this weeks episode, I chat with award winning Mountaineer, philanthropist and Executive Coach Saray Khumalo. Saray is the Founder of Summits With a Purpose an initiative that has raised funds and built physical and digital libraries in disadvantaged African schools. She believes that literacy and education have the power to change the narrative for the next generation. She is also the Founder and  Host of the Podcast, Because It's There. On May 16, 2019, on her fourth attempt, Saray summited Mount Everest, becoming the first Black African woman to summit Mount Everest. We talked about ..read more

Africa has the highest concentration of female entrepreneurs, accounting for almost a third of all businesses on the continent. It’s safe to say we are a continent of strong women! That said, women continue to face enormous institutional and systematic challenges as well as gender violence. Women seem disadvantaged from the jump.  In addressing these issue, the burden had rested disproportionately on women. What role do men have to play? The ability to shift entitlement and using privilege for good required intentionality. We discuss these in my upcoming podcast interview with Mrs. Ifeoma ..read more

Aisha Ayensu is the Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Christie Brown a fashion house based out of Accra, Ghana. An award winning fashion designer, Aisha started Christie Brown in 2008, in her final year of university, naming the company after her grand mother who was a seamstress and her inspiration. Christie Brown has grown to become an internationally recognized fashion brand manufacturing women's apparel and accessories primarily inspired by African art and culture. We talked about how being young and naive helped her at start up, the need to master ones craft, making the most of celeb ..read more

Yoadan Tilahun is the founder & CEO of Flawless Events. A corporate events company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Yoadan went to the United States for college and for 15 years did not visit her home country. On a family trip to Addis in 2007, she felt so at home she never went back. A friend knowing she did events as a side business in the United States, asked her to help organize a conference and Flawless Addis Ababa was born! Starting the company with no clear strategy or a business plan, she was successful in organizing events but soon realized that knowing how to run an event do ..read more

On this weeks episode,  I chat  with award winning entrepreneur, Jumoke Dada the Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Taeillo a tech enabled business that leverages mixed reality to sell furniture in Nigeria.  We talk about how her love for the creative process led her away from architecture to furniture design. How she has distinguished herself in the market using technology  and the path to building a direct to customer online furniture retail business in Nigeria. Jumoke  graduated with a first class in architecture from University of Lagos, Nigeria, She was part ..read more