Host Ms. Maggie Mutesi speaks with Fatoumata Diarrassouba, a strategic consultant, and the CEO and Co-Founder of Afrik’Energy Connect. The mission of Afrik’Energy Connect is to increase energy access and its productive uses in rural and urban areas of West Africa by providing affordable, climate-smart technologies to communities not connected to the grid.   During this inspiring discussion, Fatoumata Diarrassouba shares the factors that motivated her to start Afrik’Energy, how the organization empowers local communities, how she acquired financing, and the challenges she faces every day i ..read more

Host Ms. Maggie Mutesi speaks with Mélanie Keïta, the co-founder and CEO of Melanin Kapital. Melanin Kapital aims to be the next Goldman Sachs but one that completely focuses on investment in Africa by digitizing the investment banking industry, starting with fundraising, investments, and wealth management to encourage African investors to invest in African entrepreneurs.   During this educational discussion, Mélanie Keïta shares why investors invest in certain projects, the benefit of vetting investors and entrepreneurs, building a team, having a mentor, and advice for women looking for ..read more

Host Ms. Maggie Mutesi speaks with the CEO and founder of JooL International Joseph-Olivier Biley from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. JooL International is a robotics company that uses drones to assist agricultural farmers with making the most of the digital revolution. In five years, Joseph-Olivier has created a start-up that is now valued at more than a million dollars.   During this transformative discussion, Joseph-Olivier shares how his company allows farmers to manage their crops through their cell phones, how he became an architect for other start-ups, tips for growing a business, and ..read more

Host Ms. Maggie Mutesi speaks with the CEO and founder of Gashora Farm PLC, Dieudonné Diego Twahirwa from Kigali, Rwanda. Dieudonné is an agronomist, agropreneur, and visionary, who in the face of a highly-competitive landscape, created new and innovative products with his base crop, chili. In less than 10 years, he has transformed his small business into a growing global exporter of raw and finished products.   During this informative discussion, Dieudonné shares his agropreneurial journey starting his commercial business with only one hectare of land and a mere $300 in capital. Gashora ..read more

Host Fifi Peters speaks with award-winning entrepreneur, business strategist, and CEO of JA Venture Capital, John Armah (Ghana). John is an expert in entrepreneurial ventures and is currently seeking out new markets for Ghanian companies in the U.S. and Latin America. He shares his knowledge and experience with young entrepreneurs by serving on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement Ghana and other educational outlets.   During this educational discussion, John details the comprehensive and necessary process of creating a map for a successful business. He looks back on his entrepre ..read more

Host Fifi Peters speaks with the CEO of Publiseer, Chidi Nwaogu (Nigeria). Publiseer is a tech resource that helps thousands of Africans earn a living from their creative works. Chidi is also the tech guru behind the startups, Savvy and LAGbook.   During this insightful discussion, Chidi describes why his mother was determined to have her sons learn computers, the sacrifices he and his brother made to launch their first tech projects, and the entrepreneurial ventures that kick-started their journey to become leaders in the tech industry. Chidi, not content with keeping his success to hims ..read more

In our debut episode, I talk with Dorcas Owinoh, Director of LakeHub (Kenya), and Mara Michelo, founder and CEO of Jacaranda Hub (Zambia)—two dynamic female entrepreneurs making an impact.   Dorcas and Mara share how their upbringings equipped them to be self-starters. They unpack hard-earned entrepreneurial wisdom on the power of collaboration, learning who to trust and who you shouldn’t, how to leverage lessons learned from failed ventures to launch new ones, and how the next generation is integral to the future of big industries like agriculture and technology.   Not to mention, D ..read more

The OYA podcast aims at strengthening the entrepreneurial mindset to enable young entrepreneurs identify and make the most of opportunities, overcome and learn from setbacks, and succeed in a variety of settings by listening to inspiring journeys of successful young African entrepreneurs ..read more