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Fiftyfaces Focus Nigerian Voices Podcast

19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

In this series we hear about recurring themes of immigration, adjustment, integration, re-integration upon returning home, struggle, triumph and what Nigeria offers in terms of opportunities and career.

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Episode 17: Bonus: Chidiebere Ibe - Medical Illustrator - Representation with a Difference

October 20, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Chidiebere Ibe is a medical student and Forbes-Featured medical illustrator whose illustration of a black fetus in utero went viral in December 2021.  Many commentators said that this was the first time that they had seen a depiction of a dark-skinned fetus or pregnant woman and provoked a discussion about the lack of representation of such images in textbooks and journals. Chidiebere has a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of Uyo in Nigeria, and is the Chief Medical...

Episode 16: Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes - Changing the face of investing and entrepreneurship in Africa

April 18, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is the founder of Aruwa Capital Management, a growth equity impact fund investing in untapped opportunities across Nigeria and West Africa.   Founded when she was only 29, Aruwa Capital Management aims to change the narrative for women as capital allocators and entrepreneurs by investing in businesses that make an impact on addressing the gender gap. She previously was Partner and Managing Director at Syntaxis Africa and prior to that JP Morgan, and also holds...

Episode 15: Ghanaian Voices - Adam Demuyakor of Wilshire Lane Capital - On Ghost Kitchens, Self Storage and other Prop Tech Opportunities

April 06, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

Adam Demuyakor is the founder and managing partner at Wilshire Lane Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm that focuses on PropTech solutions based in Los Angeles California.  Born in the US to a family originally from Ghana, Adam started out on Wall Street in investment banking and held a number of private equity and venture capital roles before found in Wilshire Lane.  He also holds a number of Board roles and is a Board of Trustee of the education nonprofit 9 Dots. O...

Episode 15: Andara Kamara - interviewed by Justina Etteh - Why Victory Loves Preparation

March 22, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Andara Kamara works at the tax policy unit in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance.  In this podcast, in which she is interviewed by Justina Etteh, she describes her path into the role, and how she first studied Development, expecting to use her skills in an international institution. The opportunity arose to work at the Ministry for Finance, and Andara describes how she overcame her uncertainty around presenting her work, phrasing her reports and generally adjusting to life in the Ministr...

Episode 14: Justina Etteh - Lifting as She Climbs

March 16, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Justina Etteh is a transaction banking associate at a large global investment bank, based in London. She hails from Ghana and participated in a graduate training program sponsored by that bank that recruited her directly from Ghana. She spends a lot of her time mentoring young black students and colleagues in the world of finance and sharing her experiences in the workplace. Our conversation traces her journey into a role in banking, and her early introduction to financial literacy...

Episode 13: Ghanaian Voices - Dawid Konotey-Ahulu - Removing the "Kinks in the Hosepipe of Life" for a New Generation

March 08, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Our first Ghanaian voice in this series is a legend on the London-based investment management scene.  Dawid Konotey-Ahulu is an entrepreneur in financial services, technology and elderly care and the co-founder of Redington, the London-based independent pensions and insurance advisory group with $500 bn in assets under advisement, as well as mallowstreet.com, a social media platform connecting the pensions and insurance industry. He has had a long career in financial services and i...

Episode 12: Ghanaian Voices 2022 - Trailer

March 06, 2022 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MB

In celebration of Ghana’s 2022 Independence Day, celebrated on March 6, 2022, we are delighted to bring you a bonus series featuring a collection of inspiring Ghanaian voices at home and away. We hear from Dawid Konotey Ahulu, who grew up in Ghana and pursued a successful career in finance in the UK – he has now committed to placing 10000 black interns into careers in finance through the 10000 Black Interns program, Justina Etteh who grew up and studied in Ghana and has brought her ...

Episode 11: Shalom Lloyd of Naturally Tribal and eMQT - From The Kingdom of Essan to Harrods: A Journey of Impact

January 06, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

Shalom Lloyd had a career of over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry and then went on to found two businesses. She is the founder of Naturally Tribal skincare, a beauty line based on traditional remedies including shea butter, which she developed initially to cure her son’s eczema. She is also the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of eMQT, described as “the Bridge between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Africa” which facilitates clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies ...

Episode 10: Andrew Osayemi - Creator of Meet the Adebanjos (Netflix) and Diversity Specialist: Earning Your Yes; Finding Your Voice

December 29, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

At the time of recording, Andrew Osayemi was a specialist diversity recruiter at Rare Recruitment and the creator of the Netflix TV show Meet the Adebanjos. He started his career as a city trader and then took the plunge into starting a TV production company, MTA productions – although, as he claims he did not “know anything about TV”. He is the author of the book “How my Disastrous Teenage Love Life Will Get You Your Dream Job”. Our fascinating discussion starts with his upbringi...

Episode 9: Uche Orji of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority: The Journey Home; Answering the Call

December 23, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Uche Orji is CEO of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, based in Abuja, Nigeria. A native of Nigeria, he has had over 20 years experience in various financial roles including semiconductor analyst in Europe and the US, before returning to Nigeria just over 8 years ago. He also holds a number of Board roles. Our conversation starts with Uche's early career in investment banking and particularly semiconductor research. We hear about his swift rise to prominence in this area,...

Episode 8: Arthur Olunwa - Persistence, Purpose, Progress

December 15, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Arthur Olunwa is an investment professional based in Chicago, whom I got to know when he worked as a senior fixed income allocator at a large corporate pension plan there. Prior to this he spent time in fixed income risk management as well as a portfolio manager in a multi-asset team. He sits on the advisory committee of the CFA Society of Chicago and is the Chairperson of the Chicago Investment Group as well as a Partner and Mentor of Youth Guidance. Our conversation traces Arthu...

Episode 7: Bridget Uku - Global Roots; Local Investments

December 08, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Bridget Uku is Group Manager Treasury & Investments at a UK local authority, where she has spent over 14 years, and she previously worked as Investments and Insurance Finance Manager at the Greater London Authority. She is frequent participant on the local government conference circuit, which is where we met. We talk about Bridget's upbringing in Nigeria, and her time at boarding school in the UK with her sisters and the cultural shift that that involved. We then move to how she o...

Episode 6: Yele Aluko - A Journey in Medicine; An Examination of Diversity

December 01, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Yele Aluko is Chief Medical Officer at EY, a role he has held for close to 4 years. He is Co-Chair, Health Equity Advisory, at the international Well Building Institute, an Advisory Board Member at the Children’s National Hospital and a Board Member at the Wake Forest University School of Business. He has worked as a Cardiologist in hospital settings for over 30 years. Yele was born in Nigeria and we start with when he first realized his calling to be a doctor. We trace his journ...

Episode 6: Yele Eluko - A Journey in Medicine; An Examination of Diversity

December 01, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Yele Aluko is Chief Medical Officer at EY, a role he has held for close to 4 years. He is Co-Chair, Health Equity Advisory, at the international Well Building Institute, an Advisory Board Member at the Children’s National Hospital and a Board Member at the Wake Forest University School of Business. He has worked as a Cardiologist in hospital settings for over 30 years. Yele was born in Nigeria and we start with when he first realized his calling to be a doctor. We trace his journey to th...

Episode 5: Toyin Oluwole - Opportunity Knocks on the Journey Home

November 24, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Toyin Oluwole's last role was as a Senior Strategy Manager with Royal London. She previously worked in a range of financial and marketing roles at Standard Life and Moody Monday. She recently left Scotland and  returned to her home country of Nigeria, and it was a moving Linked In post that she wrote that led me to her. Our conversation starts with Toyin's upbringing in Nigeria and what led her to university and the first part of her career in the UK.  She describes how she settle...

Episode 4: Raymond Onovwigun of Romco Group - How Recycling Metal is Key to Achieving Each of the E, the S and the G

November 17, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Raymond Onovwigun is founder and CEO at Romco Group, which trades and processes non-ferrous metal. Founded in 2015, it now employs over 180 people in Nigeria, over 50 in Ghana, and another 15 in the UK and is on track to have revenues of £40m by the end of this year. Ray has a fascinating journey that has taken him from South London, to founding a successful plumbing business while still at university to his current quest to help to close the sustainability gap in Africa. Our conv...

Episode 3: Obi Ozor of Kobo360 - Disruption, Innovation and Building Resilience as a Founder

November 10, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

Obi Ozor is Founder of Kobo360, a privately owned, pan-African technology company disrupting the African third-party logistics industry.  Kobo360 was named one of the Top 100 SMEs in Africa in 2018 by Business Day and Disruptor of the Year at the Africa CEO Forum on 2019.  The company uses big data and agile technology to reduce friction and scale efficiency in the African logistics ecosystem. He previously held positions at Uber, JP Morgan and Bezmo Global, an international, social...

Episode 2: Eric Idiahi of Verod Capital - Honesty, Humility and Hard Work as a Recipe for Success

November 03, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Eric Idiahi is co-founder and a partner of Verod Capital, a private equity firm based in Lagos, which he founded in 2008. He is Chairman of the Board of Tangerine Africa as well as Eleva Group and holds a number of Non Executive Director positions. He was previously a Managing Parter of FountainHead Media Group as well as a Financial Derivatives Company.  Our conversation traces Eric's move to the US where he completed his high school and university education and what drove his de...

Episode 1: Trailer - Fiftyfaces Focus - Nigerian Voices at Home and Away

October 27, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MB

Since we launched the Fiftyfaces Podcast in August 2020 some of our most popular episodes were those featuring guests from the Nigerian diaspora and in this first Fiftyfaces Focus Nigerian Voices podcast series we have assembled a set of ten interviews of different professionals each with fascinating stories of accomplishments and career paths. Also, watch this space with a follow-up 4 part Ghanaian voices series to continue our West African focus immediately after this one.    In...