Building The Future with Dotun
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOne on one interviews with people who are using technology, entrepreneurship and innovative ideas to shape the future of Africa.
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BTF Podcast Season 3 Finale
March 04, 2019 13:19 - 3 minutes - 5.16 MBWe have now come to the end of season 3! It has been such an exciting journey, one I hope you enjoyed as well. Please listen to my review of the season, what you can expect from next season and when we will be returning.
#66, Doing venture investment in Africa. How to validate your assumptions. Steve Grin, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital
February 04, 2019 14:49 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBSteve Grin is the Managing Partner at Lateral Capital, a firm that invests in early and growth stage opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. Their Fund backs technology-enabled businesses that profitably solve significant pain points across critical infrastructure verticals: financial services, energy, healthcare, and education. Steven is a seasoned entrepreneur and investment professional with twenty years of experience investing as a principal and fund manager across the globe. He has extensiv...
#65, Why generating capital is important for African startups. Thesis on exits and how to manage corporate funds. Dustyn Winder, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Akili
January 28, 2019 17:51 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBDustyn Winder is the co-founder and managing partner at Akili.Vc Akili is a pre-seed to Series A fund tailored for Africa. Their philosophy is based on the belief that there are very interesting problems that are often difficult for entrepreneurs to execute on, whether because they are hidden inside corporations, neglected in disaffected communities, or in geographies that present different challenges than traditional startup markets. Thus they are bringing the Prehype model (an organizatio...
#64, On building an online marketplace in Africa: not as easy as it looks. Adam Grunewald, CEO & Co-Founder at Lynk
January 21, 2019 12:57 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBAdam Grunewald is the co-founder and CEO of Lynk, a platform designed to provide technology-based solutions for the massive informal labour sectors in Kenya. Adam has worked at Google as a project manager on new and emerging projects in the United States and Kenya. Driven by the urge to create a reliable employment system for manual workers in Kenya, he created Lynk in late 2015. Lynk has raised $1m in funding and is currently fundraising. In this episode you’ll learn: Adam’s love for ...
#63, Lesson in humility. Building business in emerging market. Ekechi Nwokah, CEO & Founder at Mines.Io
January 14, 2019 16:09 - 1 hour - 123 MBEkechi Nwokah is the CEO and founder at mines.io, a startup that provides technology infrastructure which enable local institutions such as banks, mobile phone operators, retailers in emerging market to offer credit to their customers. Mines use a combination of big data, AI and Machine learning algorithm to provide on-demand credit ratings and decision-making where there is no existing credit history. In 2018, Mines raised $13 million Series A funding from several VC within and outside ...
#62, Afonja, 18th century Oyo Empire and the dynamics of power with Tunde Leye. Author, Afonja The Rise
January 07, 2019 15:34 - 1 hour - 135 MBTunde Leye is the author of four novels, including his latest: Afonja, The Rise. He began his writing as a blogger during his mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Tunde ran this blog for three years during which he wrote seven series including wildly popular Finding Hubby. He studied Computer Science at the University of Lagos and tried numerous things including music and lecturing. In this episode you’ll learn: The process of publishing books in Nigeria, challenges and opport...
#61, Teaching girls how to code. How to democratise opportunities. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder at Pearls Africa Foundation
December 17, 2018 17:48 - 1 hour - 129 MBAbisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is the founder of Pearls Africa Foundation. Pearls Africa Foundation is a non-governmental organization that provides young girls living in underserved communities through training in technology, skill acquisitions and mentorship. One of their projects, “GirlsCoding” has reached more than 400 beneficiaries, including girls from orphanages and correctional homes, in addition to young women fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency. Abisoye was recently named “CNN Hero o...
#60, How ALAT team built a new bank from the old. Why innovation requires bold leadership. Nnamdi Azodo, Product Owner at ALAT
December 10, 2018 17:34 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBNnamdi Azodo is a product owner at ALAT by Wema bank, Africa’s first mobile-only bank. ALAT is a fully digital bank in Nigeria, designed to help customers save more. A savings account can totally be opened in 5 minutes with a debit card delivered. To open an ALAT account, you need your BVN, a phone number, email address and a few documents. Nnamdi joined Wema Bank as a youth corps member during his mandatory 1 year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) period. After his service, he stayed on ...
#59 Olumide Soyombo
December 03, 2018 17:52 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBOlumide Soyombo is the Co-Founder of BlueChip Technologies. BlueChip Technologies is a systems integrator specialized in Data Warehousing, Analytics and Business Intelligence Solutions. Olumide is also the co-founder at Leadpath Nigeria, a seed capital fund that specializes in providing short, medium and long-term funding to small and medium-sized start-up businesses. They have invested in companies like Paystack, Fashpa, Piggybank among others. He is a systems engineering graduate from the U...
#58, Investing in the African tech ecosystem. Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer at Singularity Investments
November 26, 2018 13:16 - 51 minutes - 71.8 MBIn 2012 Lexi Novitske moved to Nigeria from The United States. Lexi worked for Verod Capital Management, a Nigeria-based private equity firm. Prior to joining Verod, she had spent her career developing an expertise in financial services through her time at New York-based Sandler O’Neill Asset Management. In 2014, Lexi joined Singularity Investments as the Principal Investment Officer where she oversees the firm’s operations in Africa. In this episode you’ll learn: Why Lexi decided to move to...
#57, Bootstrapping, testing assumptions and building for growth. Frederik Obasi, Co-Founder at Hypebuzz
November 19, 2018 20:30 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBFrederik Obasi is the co-founder of Hypebuzz, a platform that connects top-tier influencers with businesses looking to build their brand and expand their reach. Frederik is also the co-founder and MD of Colour Me Digital, an African sports and entertainment marketing agency that has worked with notable Nigerian football players including Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Ademola Lookman; and brands including LG Electronics and DStv. A serial entrepreneur, he also ran a business called UniSmart, a ...
#56, Conversation with Joe Abah: governance, reforms and complexities. Country Director at DAI
November 12, 2018 19:39 - 1 hour - 126 MBDr Joe Abah trained as a barrister in Nigeria. Afterwards, he gained extensive experience in the governance sector, working on public sector reform programs for the U.K. Prime Minister’s Office. He has spent more than 10 years managing governance programs in Nigeria for the U.K. Department for International Development, including on the DAI-led State Partnership for Accountability Responsiveness and Capability project. From 2013 to 2017, Joe took a post with the Government of Nigeria as...
#55, Government, tech and ecosystems. Akin Oyebode, Executive Secretary at LSETF
November 05, 2018 20:36 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBAkin Oyebode is the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF). The fund was established to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment. Established in 2016, the fund seeks to invest N25 billion over four years. Though he began his career as a Research Assistant at the Lagos Business School, Akin has an extensive record of working in the Nigerian banking industry. Before his appointment, he was the head of SME...
#54, Disrupting property rentals in Lagos. Obinna Okwodu, Founder and CEO at Fibre.ng
October 29, 2018 15:50 - 46 minutes - 64.7 MBObinna Okwodu is the founder and CEO of Fibre.ng, a real estate company looking to provide middle-income tenants the option to pay monthly for rented properties. Renting real estate in Lagos is a lot of hassle especially for the demand side. Landlords would typically demand 2 years rent upfront. Fibre set out to solve this problem and is growing fast in Lagos. Obinna who is an MIT graduate and ex-Morgan Stanley Investment Bank analyst has been listed as Forbes as one of the most promising...
#53, Lessons from leading multinational corporations in Africa. Uche Ofodile, CEO at MTN Liberia
October 22, 2018 15:14 - 1 hour - 127 MBUche Ofodile is the CEO of MTN Liberia. Uche has extensive expertise in building businesses in emerging markets. Before her role in Liberia, she was the CMO of Vodafone Ghana. In this position, she was instrumental in the transformation of Vodafone Ghana from a struggling business, with deteriorating market share, into the country’s #2 telecommunications provider. Uche is somebody you can call a fixer. Uche was recruited to serve as CEO of Tigo DRC and transform the business. In 18 mo...
#52 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream
October 15, 2018 14:18 - 31 minutes - 44.2 MBTonje Bakang is the Founder and CEO of Afrostream. Afrostream is Afrostream is subscription video on demand (SVOD) which provides millions of fans with unlimited access to Afro-American and African movies and TV series. In 2017, Tonje penned an open letter announcing the closure of the business. The service closed in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and in 24 African countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Togo. T...
#51 (Part 1) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream
October 08, 2018 12:12 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBTonje Bakang is the Founder and CEO of Afrostream. Afrostream is Afrostream is subscription video on demand (SVOD) which provides millions of fans with unlimited access to Afro-American and African movies and TV series. In 2017, Tonje penned an open letter announcing the closure of the business. The service closed in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and in 24 African countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Tog...
#50 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV
October 01, 2018 19:09 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBJason Njoku is the co-founder at IrokoTv, a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa’s first mainstream online movie streaming websites, giving instant access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. Jason is who you can refer to as a serial entrepreneur. With several failed businesses under his belt, he went ahead to create what is largely regarded as the “Netflix of Africa” Jason founded IrokoTv alongside his friend and then flatmate, Bastian Gotter....
#49 Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV
September 24, 2018 13:25 - 44 minutes - 62 MBJason Njoku is the co-founder at IrokoTv, a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa’s first mainstream online movie streaming websites, giving instant access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. Jason is who you can refer to as a serial entrepreneur. With several failed businesses under his belt, he went ahead to create what is largely regarded as the “Netflix of Africa” Jason founded IrokoTv alongside his friend and then flatmate, Bastian Gotter....
#48. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV
September 17, 2018 22:42 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBBastian Gotter is the co-founder of Iroko TV, one of the earliest, most successful and largest video on demand platform for Nigerian movies. Bastian founded the business alongside with his university flat-mate, Jason Njoku, who is the CEO of the company, and a later guest in this show. This is not Bastian and Jason Njoku’s first project together. In mid-2010, Bastian invested in several businesses that Jason was running in Manchester, England, many of which failed. But they stuck together...
#47. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV
September 10, 2018 20:46 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBBastian Gotter is the co-founder of Iroko TV, one of the earliest, most successful and largest video on demand platform for Nigerian movies. Bastian founded the business alongside with his university flat-mate, Jason Njoku, who is the CEO of the company, and a later guest in this show. This is not Bastian and Jason Njoku’s first project together. In mid-2010, Bastian invested in several businesses that Jason was running in Manchester, England, many of which failed. But they stuck together...
Building the Future Season 3 Intro
September 03, 2018 17:34 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBTelling the African story is not new. For a very long time, Africans have expressed the narrative of their culture, beliefs, fears and exploits using stories passed from one generation to the next. Through oral traditions and accounts of eyewitnesses, we know about the riches of Mansa Musa, the exploits of Sango, the majesty of Nefertiti, and the conquests of Shaka Zulu. What has changed is the medium through which these stories are told. In this season I will be chronicling part of that stor...
Building the Future Podcast : Season Two Finale
June 21, 2018 12:50 - 10 minutes - 17.6 MBIts been a great pleasure to do this. To have conversations with interesting, smart and awesome people who are shaping the future of Africa. This show has been one of the most exciting things I’ve done as an entrepreneur. It’s fun and I get to learn from a lot of people. We’ve now come to the end of season 2. And I want to take this time to reflect on some of the lessons I learned in the conversations I’ve had. I will be touching on 4 of them. These not all the lessons learned in this season,...
Episode 46, How to launch a startup in two African countries. Prince Kwame Agbata, co-founder at Coliba
June 11, 2018 10:44 - 27 minutes - 40.9 MBPrince Kwame Agbata is the co-founder of Coliba, It is an early stage waste management platform that leverages on SMS to help users separate their waste, schedule and request a pickup and get waste picked at the comfort of users home. Coliba pays the user for the waste generated. Prince is a first class graduate of Information Technology, being the only member of his family to have completed university, his initial goal was to end up working for Google Ghana. As fate would have it, thing...
Episode 45, Transforming African businesses through data. Timothy Kotin, co-founder at SuperFluid
June 04, 2018 15:10 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBTimothy Kotin is the co-founder of SuperFluid, a data solution platform helping businesses to harness untapped potential through predictive data analytics, business intelligence and dynamic customer insights leveraging both traditional and alternative data sources. Timothy grew up in Tamale, Ghana and had to flee along with his family as a child due to ethnic violence and unrest in the 90s. Kotin holds an MPhil. in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge ...
Episode 44, Using tech to hold government accountable. Seun Onigbinde, co-founder at BudgIT
May 29, 2018 00:12 - 1 hour - 117 MBSeun Onigbinde is the co-founder of BudgIT, a non-governmental organization that helps citizens access and understand public budgets. BudgIT breaks down the national budget in simplistic charts, and track contracts and projects the government are working on. This is a classic case of doing good with tech. In 2012, he was awarded the Future Awards prize for Science and Tech Innovation. In 2014, the Omidyar Network invested $400,000 in BudgIT, In January 2017, BudgIT raised an additional...
Episode 43, How to attract investors without trying. Opeyemi Awoyemi, Co-founder at Jobberman
May 21, 2018 15:53 - 1 hour - 101 MBOpeyemi Awoyemi is a tech entrepreneur with 10 years experience in internet startup business development. He has founded and managed three technology startups including WhoGoHost, a web solutions company. He is also the co-founder of Jobberman. Jobberman is Nigeria’s largest job search portal with over one million job seekers and 10,000 companies registered. Jobberman’s mission is to solve the unemployment problem in Nigeria. Opeyemi Awoyemi calls himself an ‘unrepentant entrepreneur’ and is ...
Episode 42, Connecting 25000 small farmers to a wider market. Nasir Yammama, Founder at Verdant
May 13, 2018 20:37 - 49 minutes - 69.3 MBThis was a live podcast with an audience Nasir Yammama is the founder of Verdant, an agritech platform that aims at providing agricultural data science, market information, managerial support, and access to financial services to rural farmers for improved food production using mobile phones. Verdant though a simple low-cost technology, is solving one of the biggest challenges and transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector. Verdant is working with Oxfam and GIZ to help 25,000 farmers doub...
Episode 41. Art, tech and polygamy. Lola Shoneyin, Director at Book Buzz Foundation
May 08, 2018 00:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis was a live podcast with an audience Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010 She is currently the director of Book Buzz Foundation, Nigeria- a non-governmental organisation whose main aims are promoting literacy through the creation of reading programmes for children and developing reading spaces. The foundation also organises the Ake Arts and Book Festival, an annual literary, cultural a...
Episode 40. How to prioritize your goals. Onyeka Akumah, Co-founder and CEO at Farmcrowdy
April 30, 2018 20:50 - 1 hour - 138 MBOnyeka Akumah is the CEO and co-founder of Farmcrowdy, an agric-tech platform. Farmcrowdy gives Nigerians the opportunity to participate in Agriculture by connecting farm sponsors with real farmers for the purpose of producing high-quality farm produce. Onyeka returned to Nigeria from India in 2016 and has since then worked with business like Konga, Wakanow, Jumia and Deloitte before going ahead to start his first business, QuickGist. Though QuickGist did not work out, Farmcrowdy is doi...
Episode 39. The desire to be rich and the grit necessary to make it a reality. Akin Alabi, Founder at Nairabet
April 23, 2018 20:52 - 1 hour - 123 MBAkin Alabi is the founder of Nairabet, an online sports betting platform. Akin grew up with the hopes of being rich. According to him, he wasn’t too particular about his profession as long as it was legal and it made him rich. He started his career by selling ebooks, CDSs, audio tapes and manuals. In 2009, he launched Nairabet. Last year, he launched his book...Small Business, Big Money. A book that teaches how to start, grow and turn a small business into a “cash generating machine.” ...
Episode 38. Africa is moving from digital connectivity to building its own tech. Erik Osiakwan, Managing Partner at Chanzo Capital
April 14, 2018 17:48 - 37 minutes - 55.4 MBErik Osiakwan is an entrepreneur and an investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership. He is the manager partner in Chanzo Capital, a growth capital firm investing in Africa’s digital economy. Erik is a consultant for the world bank. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up high-tech startups He serves on the board of Farmerline, Forhey, Teranga Solutions, Siqueries, Amp.it, SameLogic, eCampus, Bisa App, SeeSayDo and Wanjo Foods, - some of which are his investments. Erik des...
Episode 37. Build a product that people want. Adeyinka Adewale, Co-founder at Kudi.ai
April 09, 2018 07:36 - 56 minutes - 80.5 MBAdeyinka Adewale is the co-founder and CEO of Kudi.ai, a financial service provider that allows you pay people and businesses over messaging interfaces like Messenger, Skype ,Slack and Telegram. He is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. Kudi.ai is not Yinka’s first foray into running a business, he was the co-founder and CEO of Sanwo Touch2pay, which started out as a payment platform for universities in Nigeria. In 2014, he also co-founded clinicfy , a cloud based financial softw...
Episode 36, Why the best need luck. Raphael Afaedor, CEO at Supermart.ng
April 01, 2018 20:30 - 58 minutes - 83.1 MBRaphael Afaedor is the CEO and co-founder of Supermart, an online store for groceries and basic home amenities. Raphael describes himself as a pan-african entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and a former CEO at Jumia. Raphael was a co-founder and co-CEO of Jumia and he set up Supermart shortly after he resigned. Supermart.ng is an online grocery delivery service that partners with local stores to upload their inventory online and deliver everyday items to custome...
Episode 35, Racing to market, executing and getting it right. Fikayo Ogundipe, CEO at ToLet.com.ng
March 26, 2018 13:33 - 57 minutes - 80.9 MBFikayo Ogundipe is the CEO and cofounder of ToLet, a real estate company he founded with his friends while in the university. ToLet is a web-based platform for property, rentals and sales. The founders all made a monthly contribution of N20,000 to start the business. Interestingly, they had to hit the ground running as there was a competitor they needed to beat to the market. Starting out involved a lot of ground work such as reaching out and getting landlords/agents listed on their pla...
Episode 34, Seeking investors, bad myths to avoid and other lessons. Franz Struwig, Co-founder at iKubu
March 18, 2018 19:40 - 57 minutes - 81.6 MBFranz Struwig is the cofounder of iKubu, Franz started out as a lover of technology before going on to study Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria. He is a lover of technology, business and people. He started with advising, consultancy, building products for others. Looking for interesting solutions to problems was the bane of the company. A totally random cycling day happened to give birth to a whole idea of helping cyclers prevent accidents. Over time they developed t...
Episode 33, Building a startup from Whatsapp, Trevor Kimenye, CEO and Co-Founder at Ongair
March 12, 2018 20:53 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBTrevor Kimenye is the CEO of Ongair, a web based social CRM tool that enables businesses to interact and communicate with their customers on popular Instant messaging platforms from a single dashboard. This is a global solution built in Africa. Businesses, regardless of where they are stationed need to communicate with their customers. This is what Trevor and his team make happen. The journey of Ongair is one that businesses should monitor and study closely, as it is one of the most succ...
Episode 32, Making it easy for everyone to invest. Rasaq Ahmed, Co-Founder at CowryWise
March 05, 2018 13:39 - 1 hour - 103 MBRasaq Ahmed is the co-founder and CEO of CowryWise, an automated savings platform. CowryWise aims to make savings worthwhile for everyone by making it simple to do and highly rewarding. Rasaq has one of the most interesting stories in the Nigerian ecosystem. His family narrowly escaped death while they were living in the northern part of Nigeria. They relocated to the south and that gave him the opportunity to attend the university - something he probably wouldn’t have done if he had st...
Episode 31, Lessons and warnings for African returnees. Adia Sowho
February 26, 2018 11:28 - 1 hour - 118 MBAdia Sowho was the Head of Digital Media and Director of Digital Business at Etisalat Nigeria. She started her career as an engineer with United States Cellular, a CDMA operator in the US. She obtained her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. After a stint at Deloitte Consulting, she returned home to Nigeria. Adia’s story is one that resonates with Nigerians who have spent a long time abroad and have returned home.
Episode 30, She quit her job and built an online marketplace across multiple cities. Aisha Pandor, Co-Founder at SweepSouth
February 19, 2018 14:53 - 59 minutes - 84.3 MBAisha Pandor is the co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth. An online platform for booking, managing and paying for home cleaning services Sweepsouth is the first South African startup to be accepted into 500 Startups. Aisha did not start out as an entrepreneur, she is a scientist who completed her PhD in Human Genetics at the university of Cape Town. In 2016, Forbes Africa featured her as a top African millennial. In this episode you’ll learn: What growing up with parents who were de...
Episode 29, We are building a bank. Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder at Piggybank
February 12, 2018 14:41 - 57 minutes - 81.4 MBOdunayo Eweniyi is the co-founder at Piggybank.ng She is also the Chief Operating Officer at SharpHire Global Limited, the organization behind Push CV, Piggybank and a new product in the pipelines. Piggybank is an online savings platform that securely makes saving possible by combining discipline plus flexibility to make you grow your savings to reach your savings target. The idea of Piggybank was born out of the desire to do something for people after they had gotten jobs (Push CV). Th...
Episode 28, Startup is not equal to raising money. Chika Uwazie, CEO at TalentBase
February 04, 2018 10:55 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBChika Uwazie is the CEO of TalentBase. TalentBase makes it easier for businesses to manage their HR processes such as payroll, benefits, staff evaluation and time tracking. Chika joined the startup as the VP of business development immediately after moving back to Nigeria from the states. She has since then risen to the position of CEO and has gone on to represent TalentBase at 500 Startups. She has a lot of tips for young people looking to start businesses especially if you are just mo...
Episode 27, How we raised $250k before building our product. Catherine Luckhoff, founder at NicheStreem
January 28, 2018 20:55 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBCatherine Luckhoff is a serial entrepreneur. She founded her first business as a fourth year undergraduate. Her wide-ranging business acumen consists of business development, mobile, big data, music, startups and innovation in Africa. She now runs NicheStreem, an end-to-end solution for anyone including content owners, artists and music enthusiasts who want to launch their own audio/music streaming service. Catherine and her team raised 250,000$ in 5 days without a product. They are c...
Episode 26, How to go after your dream - Ola Brown, Founder at Flying Doctors Nigeria
January 21, 2018 13:28 - 58 minutes - 81.8 MBOlamide Brown is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria. Already, you understand how unique and important what she is doing is. Millions of people have lost their lives because they could not be transported to the right doctor or medical facility in time. Her sister, was one of these people. She decided to do something about it. Flying Doctors Nigeria (FDN) Limited is a Medical Emergency Service that specializes in air ambulance, medevac, remote site medical solutions, and infrastructu...
Episode 25, Diving into the deep end, the story of Demi Owoseje, founder at Majeurs Chesterfield
January 14, 2018 07:32 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBOn today’s episode, we have Demi Owoseje, founder of Majeurs Chesterfield. Majeurs Chesterfield specialises in “preloved” leather and fabric furniture. They also deal with brands such as classic twentieth century pieces. They’ve got a fondness for Chesterfield sofas, and pride themselves in delivering nothing short of stunning. Demi has an interesting story. She has excelled in a male dominated industry. In this episode, she weaves an interesting story about her journey and the definin...
Episode 24, I knew what I wanted- Temie Giwa-Tunbosun, Founder at LifeBank
January 07, 2018 18:40 - 1 hour - 140 MBTemie Giwa-Tunbosun is the founder of LifeBank. LifeBank is a platform that makes blood available when and where it is needed in Nigeria. LifeBank has one goal… to save lives. In 2016, Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg found her work intriguing and rightly said “If she can actually pull it off, she’ll show a model that will impact not just Lagos, not just Nigeria, but countries all around the world.” She tells an enthralling story, particular is the “switches” she had and how they shap...
Building the Future Podcast: season two intro
January 02, 2018 00:14 - 3 minutes - 3.94 MBThis is to introduce the Season 2 of Building the Future Podcast. One-on-one interviews with people who are using technology, entrepreneurship and innovative ideas to shape the future of Africa. This season is in partnership with the British Council Nigeria.
Building the Future Podcast: season one finale
December 03, 2017 23:30 - 10 minutes - 17.1 MBWe have come to the end of Building The Future Podcast Season 1! It has been an interesting journey full of learnings and exposure. Season two starts next year, and already we have an impressive lineup of entrepreneurs as well as a special series planned I have given a bit of insight into what you can expect on Buildng The Future Podcast season 2. I look forward to sharing this journey with you!
BTF Epi 23 Tola Onayemi
November 26, 2017 22:32 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBThis was a live podcast recorded in Abuja! Tola Onayemi is in the economic team of the office of the Vice President. He serves as a Special Adviser on the industry, trade and investment cluster by providing technical policy assistance. Tola is strongly of the opinion that crude oil is not the solution Nigeria desperately craves. He says, “ if we are ever going to take off as an economy, it’s not just oil.” This discussion dwells on progressively and sustainably making Nigeria and easy...
Epi 22 BTF Podcast Michael Simeon
November 19, 2017 16:35 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBMichael Simeon is the Co-founder and CEO of VoguePay, a user-friendly online payment system in Nigeria. Michael believes that to launch a product, it’s essential to research the market. In his words “You have to build something that fits for a purpose.” VoguePay is a multi-million dollar business that never received any funding or grant. In today’s episode, you’ll learn: How Michael’s sister influenced his decision to start Voguepay. She owns an e-commerce platform in the UK and wan...