Best New Century Financial Group Podcasts (2024)

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Locally Led Development: The Importance of Local Leadership in International Development With Gretchen Villegas 54:54

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Episode 136 is with Gretchen Villegas, a global development executive with a passion for transformation—disrupting poverty and empowering vulnerable populations. Gretchen began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer, where she experienced firsthand the challenges of living in poverty without access to basic resources or education. This experience in…

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The Future of African Brands: How High-Quality Branding Enables African Businesses to Compete on the Global Stage with Sydney Scott Sam 48:21

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Sydney Scott Sam, a celebrated leader in Africa’s marketing and entrepreneurship landscape, notably recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30. Over the past decade, he has been at the forefront of a mission to assist African entrepreneurs in establishing robust brands through his tech platform, Workspace Global. Workspace Global has revolutionized access …

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Shaping the African Diaspora’s Story: Using New Media-Tech to Discover and Champion Young African Voices All Over the World with Claude Grunitzky 45:13

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Episode 134 is with Claude Grunitzky, a Togolese-American journalist, editor, and entrepreneur, renowned for his work in media and investment. As the founder of TRACE TV, Claude has built a career on elevating diverse voices, particularly women and people of colour. He's also committed to nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs in his home c…

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Boosting Government Revenue Without Raising Taxes. How African Governments Can Finance New Projects Through Governance Technology With Prakash Sabunani 49:30

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Episode 133 is with Prakash Sabunani, Senior Vice President & Partner at N-Soft, a company that uses its advanced solutions to generate extra Government revenues without raising taxes. In ten years of working with emerging states, N-Soft has built substantial expertise in creating innovative technological solutions providing essential support to na…

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Boosting Revenue and Solving Payment Failures in Africa: Payment Orchestration Explained with Nader Abdelrazik 56:04

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Episode 132 is with Nader Abdelrazik, Co-Founder and CEO of MoneyHash, a company that addresses all payment needs, helping businesses build, optimise, and scale their payment infrastructure at any stage of growth. MoneyHash recently raised $4.5 million to combat payment failures across the MEA region, despite a significant funding slowdown. They ac…

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Resilience, Creativity and Building Tech for Real Sectors: The Story of a Serial Entrepreneur Building in Africa with Onyeka Akumah 1:19:20

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Episode 131 is with Onyeka Akumah who is a serial entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of Treepz, Africa’s leading corporate mobility solutions startup, with more than 5 million customer journeys completed across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Uganda. As a seasoned executive with a background in agriculture, real estate, mobility, and e-commerce, On…

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Fashion With a Purpose: How a Ghanaian Entrepreneur Is Thriving in a Male Dominated Shoemaking Industry with Edna Frimpong 45:59

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Episode 130 with Edna Frimpong who is an award-winning entrepreneur who is making remarkable strides in the shoemaking business. Affectionately called the "shoemaker girl," Edna is breaking barriers and inspiring others to pursue their passions, regardless of societal norms. Edna's journey as an entrepreneur began while she was a student at Adonten…

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Trust, Metrics, and Impact: A Blueprint for Success in Africa’s 2024 Startup Economy With Efayomi Carr 40:38

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Episode 129 with Efayomi Carr, who is Principal at Flourish Ventures, leads Africa investments for Flourish Ventures, and has worked with founders in the startup ecosystem for the last five years. As of November this year, fundraising declined to nearly pre-Covid levels, with startup founders raising only $3.2 billion in a difficult macroeconomic c…

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Building Borderless Banking: Transforming Global Financial Access for Individuals and Businesses with Ibrahim Toyeeb Ibitade 36:41

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Episode 128 with Ibrahim Toyeeb Ibitade, co-founder and CEO of Leatherback, on his remarkable journey as a fintech founder and entrepreneur and the driving force behind his mission to transform global financial access for individuals and businesses. Driven by the need to enable global financial access, payments, commerce, and lifestyle opportunitie…

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Building a Long-Term Payment Infrastructure in Africa That Removes Currency Friction and Accelerates Economic Growth with Elizabeth Rossiello 30:21

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Episode 127 with Elizabeth Rossiello, who is the CEO and founder of AZA Finance, an established provider of currency trading solutions that accelerate global access to frontier markets through innovative infrastructure. By leveraging cutting-edge technology in its flagship products, TransferZero and BFX, AZA is able to significantly lower the cost …

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10B - Evolutionary Service Group Economists and Financiers - Part 2 of 2 28:10

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 10B - Evolutionary Service Group Economists and Financiers In the first podcast on the Financial Service Group, we discussed that in 2015, the United Nations met realizing that the current world economic order was not sustainable. They see that Populations continue to grow and resources are being depleted largely unc…

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Episode 10A – Evolutionary Service Group Economists and Financiers 32:40

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 10A – Evolutionary Service Group Economists and Financiers The Financial Service Group in the Aquarian Era, which includes Financiers, Economists, and investors, they will preeminently work with the spiritual principle of sharing at the Soul level. Servers of this group see money as energy and know it has little to d…

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Episode 9 – Service Workers in the field of Psychology 28:10

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 9 – Service Workers in the field of Psychology he major task of the Psychologist in the New Age will be concerned with the revelation of the Soul, leading to the revelation of divinity in humanity as a whole. They will act as transmitters of ideas, which will provide illumination between groups of thinkers to show ho…

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Episode 11 - Evolutionary Service Group Creative Workers 26:47

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 11 - Evolutionary Service Group Creative Workers The Creative Workers group is connected to the third aspect of divinity: "Active Intelligence". The other two aspects are Will and Love. Together these three aspects of God express creatively through mankind. Through Active Intelligence the Creative Workers creatively …

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12 - Notes and Summation for 10 Evolutionary Service Workers 13:43

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Send us a Text Message. Episode - 12 - Notes and Summation This podcast is a brief summation and observation of what is behind the activities of the 10 Evolutionary Service Groups now and their potential for the future. I will not talk specifically about any of the Service Groups but on what they’re doing from an esoteric perspective. On the face o…

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How the Africa Oxford Initiative is Supporting African Research and Innovation Ecosystems Through Equitable and Extensive Collaborations with Dr Anne Makena 57:16

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Episode 126 with Dr. Anne Makena, who is Co-Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), a cross-university platform for academic and research collaborations between the University of Oxford and African researchers and institutions. The Initiative aims to support the work of universities and research institutions across Africa and to facilitate…

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Using the Best of Tech and Human Touch to Solve Human Capital Challenges for Businesses in Africa with Paul Breloff 46:13

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Episode 125 with Paul Breloff, Founder and CEO of Shortlist, which is building a better way to hire, combining the best of tech, data, and human touch to provide executive search and youth employment programming across Africa, India, and 20+ countries globally. Since its inception in 2016, Shortlist has collaborated with more than 900 companies and…

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How a Nigerian Entrepreneur Is Cracking the Multi-Billion-Dollar Coconut Industry with Ebun Feludu 34:07

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Episode 124 with Ebun Feludu, who is the Founder and CEO of Kokari Coconuts & Company, which is an integrated coconut processing company that serves the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical markets in Nigeria and across Africa. Since they began operations in 2016, they have processed over one million coconuts into a range of premium coconut oils, coc…

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Building and Investing in Africa’s Web3 Infrastructure to Tackle Real Life Problems with Vincent LI 39:06

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Episode 123 with Vincent Li, who is a product manager, seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and mentor. He has more than 15 years’ experience in tech product management and VC investment in China, Africa, and the Middle East. Vincent is also a founding partner of Adaverse, which is the Cardano Ecosystem Accelerator that aggregates entrepreneurs, strate…

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8B - Convergence of Science and the Subjective Reality - Part 2 of 2 25:14

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we will discuss an awareness about the in flowing life energies of the Soul and its effects on dense matter and etheric substance. This will bring together members of the Scientific and Religious communities. Also discussed is science and education; the scientist being stuck in a particular paradigm; Ethics …

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7A - Service Group: Workers in the Field of Religion - Part 1 of 2 33:09

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Send us a Text Message. People of the major religions make up well over 80% of the world's population. That constitutes a major influence that they carry with them wherever they go, such as in politics, culture, and social structure. In this podcast, besides the workers in the field of religion, we are also acknowledging the beliefs of the Native o…

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8A - Service Workers in the Scientific Field - Part 1 of 2 29:43

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Send us a Text Message. In essence, science is the systematic and intelligent observation of an object or activity. Scientific workers do their work by exploring God’s manifestation in all its fullness by applying a mental understanding of universal concepts. On a practical level, a scientists physical purpose is about penetrating secrets behind th…

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7B - Service Group: Workers in the Field of Religion Part 2 of 2 29:51

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we will be discussing the science of Invocation - Evocation; Concept of Redemption; Spirituality and the coming “New World Religion”: the nature of "Spiritual Approach by God"; and the Spiritual Festivals.By David E. Hopper

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Positioning Africa as a Key Player in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain with Ola Fadiran 52:21

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Episode 122 with Ola Fadiran, who is Co-Founder and CEO at Chiplab, a company that emerged from a critical need—bridging the talent gap in the semiconductor industry and unlocking Africa’s youthful potential. Inspired by conversations with industry leaders seeking to diversify their workforce, including the inclusion of more women and diverse talen…

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Trade, Tech, and Transformation: Creating a Lean and Trusted Ecosystem for Trade in Africa with Geoffrey de Mowbray 54:39

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Episode 121 with Geoffrey de Mowbray, who is creating a lean and trusted ecosystem for trade through his two business ventures. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Via.Trade, which enables trade by digitising several aspects of the supply chain and bringing customers and suppliers together, all supported by a financial solution and world-leading l…

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From Zero to Millions: Pulse Sports Journey and the Rise of African Sports Media with James Torvaney 45:24

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Episode 120 with James Torvaney, the visionary Managing Director behind Pulse Sports, a thriving online sports news platform with a staggering 2 million monthly users. James's journey is one of amazing growth, having guided Pulse Sports from its inception to become the leader in the field in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda. Pulse Sports is part of the r…

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Advancing Women’s Economic Power in Africa Through Financial Access and Digital Technologies with Rachel Toku-Appiah 46:20

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Episode 119 with Rachel Toku-Appiah, who is the Director of Program Advocacy and Communications for Africa at the Gates Foundation, and is at the forefront of advocating for gender equality across the African continent. Her extensive expertise and leadership within the foundation's advocacy efforts position her at the forefront of this critical mov…

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The Incredible Story of Happy Coffee's Impact on Nigeria's Coffee Culture and Value Chain with Princess Adeyinka Tekenah 36:54

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Episode 118 with Princess Adeyinka Tekenah, CEO of Happy Coffee, an indigenous Nigerian coffee brand and coffee solution company that has been actively dedicated to creating awareness about the Nigerian coffee value chain and improving the production and consumption of locally sourced Nigerian coffee since its establishment in 2015. Despite facing …

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5 - Education in the New Age 31:37

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Send us a Text Message. Academic studies and intellectual development has been traditionally a primary focus of the Educators. For education in the New Age, intellectual development will be combined with character building and learning to link the lower mind of the personality with the Soul into an integrated whole. A spiritual education would teac…

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6A - The Political Organizers: Who are They? 29:34

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Send us a Text Message. The Political Organizers service group deals with problems of political and social order within civilization and the relationships existing between communities and nations. In today’s world, it is arguably the most important of the evolutionary service groups as it works in collaboration with a number of people and other ser…

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Supplemental - Implementing Creative Solutions thru Visualization and Right Thoughtform Building 16:41

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Send us a Text Message. Here in today’s world, the personality of the everyday man is dominated by a continual stream of conflicting thoughtforms in his consciousness, some harmonious and quite often, some discordant and chaotic. His wants and desires drive him in virtually all of his emotions and activities. This line of thinking causes much conte…

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6C- Political Organizers: The Path to International Consciousness 31:37

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Send us a Text Message. 6C- Political Organizers: The Path to International Consciousness Part 3 of 3 From the inception of the idea of the 10 Evolutionary Service Groups, the Spiritual Hierarchy sought to establish and develop in the minds of Humanity with an international consciousness. This level of awareness is designed to show all nations who …

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6B - Political Organizers - Working with Power and Authority 26:55

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Send us a Text Message. The Political Organizers group has the authority for enacting change in society that no other group has. They therefore must learn to wisely combine the will and synthesis with compassion, otherwise the energy of will becomes a destroyer. For this Group, we have to consider the expression of the will as a force by the indivi…

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Supplemental - Visualizing the New Civilization 19:34

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Send us a Text Message. This central theme of this podcast deals specifically with identifying what the new Aquarian civilization would look like with right human relations at its core. This is not a pie-in-the sky, utopian for “forcing my will on others” concept. This is an activity in two different exercises. We will explore the meaning of civili…

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Supplemental - Synthesis Group Integration and Crisis 16:07

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Send us a Text Message. Within our civilization there is already considerable synthesis and Soul integration already taking place. By combining their intelligence and creativity on the emotional and mental planes, they bring together diverse people with focused minds and hearts to carry out service-related activities in all nations. However, the Se…

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Discovering, Developing, and Signing Emerging World-Class Football Players From Africa with Kingsley Pungong and James Woods 45:40

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Episode 117 with Kingsley Pungong, the Founder and CEO, and James Woods, a Partner and Director of Rainbow Sports Global. Rainbow Sports Global is a leading sports enterprise with a global footprint that has successfully positioned itself as a leading Pan-African sports entity, providing holistic management, marketing, and media solutions for footb…

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Improving the Inefficiencies of Traditional Trade in Africa Through a Technology-Driven Platform with Deepankar Rustagi 38:48

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Episode 116 with Deepankar Rustagi, who is a co-founder and CEO of Omniretail, a unified consumer goods distribution platform that improves the inefficiencies of traditional trade through a technology-driven FMCG platform. During Nigeria’s cash crunch in Q1 2023, Omniretail launched an embedded finance platform, OmniPay, which achieved over $100 bi…

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How an Egyptian Startup Became the First African Lab to Acquire US-FDA Accreditation with Omar Shoukry Sakr 44:52

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Episode 115 with Omar Shoukry Sakr, who is the CEO and Founder of Nawah-Scientific. A company on a mission to revolutionise the way people do scientific research in Egypt and beyond. Nawah-Scientific is the go-to place to outsource scientific services online. Nawah is a core hub of high-tech research equipment that provides a multitude of services …

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How to Build Investment-Worthy Startups: Insights From the Godfather of Angel Investing in Africa, Tomi Davies 59:41

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Episode 114 with Harry 'Tomi Davies (TD), who is a Systems Analyst turned Public Speaker and author, Tech Strategy Advisor and Angel Investor, who is also Collaborator-in-Chief at TVC Labs, co-founder of the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) and President of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN). He is also widely regarded as the "godfather of angel in…

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4 - Evolutonary Service Groups fo Civilization - The Magnetic Healers in the Aquarian Era 30:22

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Send us a Text Message. This discussion of “magnetic healing” is about what’s current and into the future by describing how the Healer or Healing professional will operate in the Aquarian Age. Theirs will be multi-disciplinary in how to approach the whole person and bring him or her not only into personality-body healing and alignment with the Soul…

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1 - The Evolutionary Service Groups of Civilization- Introduction 36:50

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Send us a Text Message. Humanity is going through great change. Its a time where the global brain of Humanity has awakened, where individuals and groups are waking up to the realization that we are the first generation to be conscious of our own consciousness. This podcast series is designed to show there are and has been a progressive development …

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3- Evolutionary Service Groups of Civilization - The Trained Observers 28:16

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Send us a Text Message. The primary objective of the Trained Observers is to dispel illusion at the mental and emotional level and bring “light of truth and understanding into dark places”. This allows the "truth" and events to be clearly seen and known and is closely connected with the spiritual Hierarchy's task of the dissipation of world illusio…

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2 - Evolutionary Service Groups of Civilization - The Telepathic Communicators 30:46

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Send us a Text Message. The “Telepathic Communicators”, for example Think Tanks are focused through the mind where they ideally receive ideas and impressions from the Soul to implement goodwill, right human relations, and harmlessness in all their activities. In this discussion using the term “Telepathic”, we can also think of meaning that a person…

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Scaling in Africa: The Art and Science of Scaling Commercial Ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa with Scott Walker 51:17

5M ago51:17

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Episode 113 with Scott Walker, who is CEO and Founder of Systemic Innovation, which is a systems change innovation practice solving wicked systemic challenges through a collective intelligence model that connects people, ideas, and insights. Scott is also a co-author of the Scaling in Africa report, which is the most comprehensive analysis to date …

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Empowering Tech Talent: Accelerating the Growth of Africa’s Tech and Developer Communities with Sunkanmi Ola 46:12

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Episode 112 with Sunkanmi Ola, who is Co-Founder and CEO of Propel, a platform that has built one of the largest ecosystems of tech and developer communities in Africa—over 200 diverse communities with 500,000+ members spread across 22 countries and 3 continents. With its 'Community-as-a-Service' offering, companies can leverage this ecosystem of t…

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Preparing for Tomorrow: Training the Next Generation of Africa-Focused International Trade Professionals with Marco Forgione 41:11

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Episode 111 with Marco Forgione who is the Director General of The Institute of Export and International Trade, which is a professional membership body representing and supporting the interests of everyone involved in importing, exporting and international trade. The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) recently launched its expansion…

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How Government and Healthtech Partnerships Are Digitally Transforming Healthcare Supply Chains in Africa With Yomi Kazeem and Jessica Vernon 55:24

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Episode 110 with Yomi Kazeem, from Salient Advisory, which is a healthcare consulting firm that tracks innovations in African health tech, and Jessica Vernon, CEO and Founder of Maisha Meds, which is a company that has created the first and largest network of private pharmacies and clinics in East Africa through a mobile app that delivers subsidise…

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Insuring Africa's Future: Expanding Affordable Insurance Coverage Across Africa with Ted Pantone 48:38

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Episode 109 with Ted Pantone, a dynamic startup leader with a relentless drive to achieve results, boasts a proven track record of guiding young businesses and entrepreneurial teams towards success. With the launch of four startups under his belt, he has secured over $20 million in funding and has actively invested in over 50 businesses. Additional…

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9 - The Way to Soul Consciousness: Setting Up a Spiritual Practice - Selfless Service 30:01

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast, we’ll examine many elements of what it means to serve and the nature of caring and selfless service.By David E. Hopper

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Empowering Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihoods by Strengthening Africa’s Public Health Systems with Julie Gichuru 55:29

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Episode 108 with Julie Gichuru who is the Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer at the Mastercard Foundation, overseeing corporate, programmatic, policy, and thought leadership communications with a team spanning Africa and Canada. The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organisations to enable young people in Africa and Indigenous…

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