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Osaretin Oswald Guobadia is co-founder, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of DBH Solutions, a building infrastructure and top tier technology solutions provider in West Africa. He is a business strategy and technology consultant with over 20 years' experience in technology and business strategy, and a non-executive director of Renaissance Capital (Nigeria), a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank with access to over 50 markets globally. He sits on the Alumni Board of Wesley College, USA. His interests also span venture capitalism and entrepreneurship, with significant interests in mentorship and funding startups.   Chukuka Chukuma is an investment banker, entrepreneur and partner at Racecourse Capital, a private investment and advisory firm. With a career spanning over 20 years at world-class financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Salomon Smith Barney, Citibank Nigeria, Afrinvest West Africa, and Stanbic IBTC Bank, he has executed deals in corporate and project financings across multiple sectors. He specializes in structuring and raising large, complex, multi-source and multi-currency financings from cradle to grave.   ORDER IN PURSUIT HERE - https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Journeys-African-Entrepreneurship/dp/1734752300   FOLLOW OSARETIN - www.instagram.com/osaretin/ FOLLOW CHUKUKA - www.instagram.com/cchukuma/

Our guest this week is Oluwaseun Kukoyi aka O.O.Kukoyi. He creates brands that explore the theme of modern African cultural hybridity. By curating refined products and experiences within Arts, Hospitality, Fashion and Architecture, O.O.Kukoyi provides multicultural & multisensory expositions into the modern African aesthetic.   He is also the creator of TOMORROW IS AFRICAN, a podcast that sets out to describe and prove theories that will empower modern African entrepreneurs to create businesses that will shape the future. Each episode focuses on a core principle that sets the stage to reveal a theory about building and scaling businesses within Africa's unique entrepreneurship/venture ecosystem.   Entrepreneurship in Africa has its unique challenges, every episode approaches African entrepreneurship from an action-oriented, value-driven perspective that provides insights into how entrepreneurs can overcome these challenges and achieve scale.   To see more behind the scene content Support the Channel on Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/demisamande​​​​​   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This channel is an agglomeration of things   SUSU PODCAST Business in Africa has never been so critical as it is today. With the rest of the world leading the way, Africa must leapfrog in order to get ahead. Demi Samande explores the journey of Entrepreneurship in Africa through her own manufacturing business as well as the stories of other entrepreneurs, business owners & thought leaders who are emersed and devoted to the process of excellence within the African context.   SUSU COOLDOWN Delves into the pursuit of 'The Quality life & Balance' within the African context. Business can be rewarding, but what is REAL success to you beyond making money?   Susu Cooldown explores a series of topics that impact our mindset on a deeper level as Africans. Matters that help people develop the skills they need to improve themselves personally and then eventually impact the rest of the world. If the quality of our life is determined by the quality of our relationships, then should we not be building better relationships, first with ourselves then ultimately others.   Topics Cooldown explores: 🧬Culture 👩‍❤️‍👨Relationships 🧘🏾‍♂️Mindfulness 🖤 Self-development    

This weeks guest is Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho, a seasoned Information Technology professional with over 15 years of industry experience in Africa’s largest emerging economy with a deep purpose and focuses on bridging the digital divide and transforming Africa by harnessing the benefits of digital.   Nkemdilim is walking in her father's footsteps as a second-generation Nigerian Information Technology expert at home in technology from childhood. Currently, the CEO of Future Software Resources Ltd. (Futuresoft), one of Nigeria’s leading digital & technology solutions companies, providing a broad range of solutions for the scaling African enterprise to consistently attract and retain its target audience, optimize its processes and increase its bottom line.   *BOOK RECOMMENDATION FROM NKEMDILIM - Randi Zuckerberg - Pick 3 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pick-Three-H... To see more behind the scene content, Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demisamande.​​​​​   BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected] PODCAST ENQUIRIES: [email protected]  

A French philosopher said in a letter he wrote to a friend said ‘I am sorry to write you this long letter, but I was too busy to write you a short one.’  The long and short of that is that simplicity or, in this case, Strategy is not quick work. It's a tough and detailed skill and critical to good leadership.   So we must take the time to design our strategy and understand that it is a game of focus and not speed. I hope you are not winging your strategy game, guys. Like me, if strategy Is not your strength, lean to the experts like Amaka, founder of project lead & lead strategist at Bestman games, to get in the game & get ahead.   This week we are talking about strategy and how to implement it for your business. Donate & Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demisamande​​​   BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected] PODCAST ENQUIRIES: [email protected]

My guest this week is Onyeka Akumah a serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first digital agriculture platform with a network of over 300,000 farmers connecting with finance, market access and technical expertise across all 36 states in Nigeria, including the FCT. Onyeka is also the Co-Founder of Plentywaka, Nigeria’s premier bus-hailing app focused on transforming the public transportation space with the technology and over 200,000 successful riders in its first 12 months of operations. Prior to Farmcrowdy & Plentywaka, Onyeka held several top management positions in high-profile startups like Jumia, Wakanow and Konga. He also worked for top firms like Deloitte, The British Council and Guaranty Trust Bank where he led their marketing efforts online. Donate & Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demisamande​

This weeks guest is Tobi Ajayi a widely creative and astute entrepreneur, he is the founder of Nord Automobiles Limited, one of the first Nigerian automobile brands and Africa’s premier automobile corporation. He started his career at Mercedes-Benz Nigeria, growing very fast to become the head of division (vans) and later co-founded Jetvan, an authorised dealer of Mercedes-Benz. Oluwatobi is among the most influential people in the Nigerian Auto Industry, winning so many local and international awards and recognitions for his contributions to the automotive industry in Nigeria and Africa. He was listed by Forbes as one of the most promising young entrepreneurs in Africa for 2018.

My guest today is Sunkanmi Ola, a tech entrepreneur and a digital strategist. At just 28 years old he started his first venture, Syracuse Africa, in 2012, right after graduation from Covenant University. Syracuse Africa today has evolved into a leading digital, creative and PR powerhouse in West Africa.   In 2017 he cofounded Hirefreehands - a venture-backed, remote workplace platform looking to connect the underserved African tech talent pool to the global workforce.

Street Smarts Vs Book Smarts, What Does It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? Religion Vs Spirituality in Business what role does it play? This week I'm joined by Bayo Adedeji, known popularly as ‘The Lion’ to all about what it takes to run a business. Are you book smart or street smart? The role that religion plays in our journey and some of the mistakes we are making when relating the later to our businesses Bayo "The Lion" has a broad and diverse mix of competencies, advanced qualitative training and in-depth exposure to multiple business segments and functions.  He has experience in big data, business intelligence, space planning, cost and financial planning, management accounting, cost accounting and management.   His brilliance and tenacity have helped shape a successful performance-driven career in Finance and Business Optimization across various industries, especially in retail and technology.

We don't always know why we start our business let alone if we will stick at it. Many of our ideas were not meant to be fully births by us, but rather we experience them as part of our growth and self-discovery.  At what point do we know when to let go and move on to the next idea? This week I sat down with Patricia Ojora, a Lawyer turned Entrepreneur, the CEO of Promo print Ventures Ltd.   ----------------------------- More Content Like This? CONNECT WITH ME⇣ SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok ⇣ @DemiSamande YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2UxbMVC BLOG: www.demisamande.com BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected] PODCAST WEB: www.susupodcast.com

The word difficult doesn't even define this past week for me. It was terrifying how what began as a truly inspiring moment quickly turned nasty. It's no doubt we all want change, but we must do a lot of self-reflection as young people. We didn't realize the enemy was amongst us. Let's be wise; destroying things that provide income for our young people isn't the way forward. The enemy we think we are punishing is not who we've punished at all. Let's start using our heads instead of our hearts!   -------------------------------------- FIND SUSU PODCAST WEBSITE⇣ wwwsusupodcast.com ITUNES https://apple.co/3hdxN5D SPOTIFY https://spoti.fi/2UxziSy YOUTUBE⇣ https://rb.gy/tfpugz CONNECT WITH ME⇣ SOCIALS: Instagram | Facebook | TikTok ⇣ @DemiSamande YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2UxbMVC BLOG: www.demisamande.com BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected] PODCAST WEB: www.susupodcast.com PODCAST ENQUIRIES: [email protected]

Just as all of us want to have good personal hygiene, we should all have good mental and emotional hygiene. When looked at it in these terms, every one of us can take steps to improve our mental wellness. In entrepreneurship, this can not be more crucial. In today’s show, I am joined by 2 of my entrepreneur friends Keturah Ovio & Folakemi Alli-Balogun. To talk about wellbeing & its impact on our entrepreneurial journeys. This is the final episode for season one of Susu podcast. Wow, that has gone so quickly. I just want to take a moment to say thank you to all of our guests who took time out of their busy schedules to share their wisdom with me. I also want to thank all of you our listeners for tuning in. Thank you for commenting, liking, and sharing. We know you can be listening to any podcast in the world but you chose Susu. We look forward to giving you even more inspirational stories & shedding even more light on how we can all grow as entrepreneurs in the next seasons.   Follow Keturah Ovio @keturahovio, and Folakemi Alli-Balogun on @folakemi alli-balogun.   --------------------------- More Content Like This? CONNECT WITH ME⇣   SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok ⇣ @DemiSamande   YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2UxbMVC   BLOG: www.demisamande.com   BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected]   PODCAST WEB: www.susupodcast.com   PODCAST ENQUIRIES: [email protected]  

My guest today is Ebele Udoh, an award-winning Entrepreneur, and a disruptive force in Africa's Tech and Fashion industry. Recently named "Entrepreneur of the Year" 2019 at the Eloy Awards, a renowned platform that celebrates women making an impact and driving change in their sector. In 2016 she founded African Designers Mall (ADM), an e-commerce platform that provides Fashion and Art Entrepreneurs access to their potential customers globally. ADM exists for the love of fashion and Art. She believes in empowering individuality. Her mission is to create a global technology platform for premium fashion and Art, connecting creators, curators, and consumers from Africa to the world. She is also the Creative/Artist Director for ADM PROJECTS, a sustainable and artisan-driven fashion brand, made in Africa. She has a passion to create and uses this platform to empower and improve the standard of living of artisans through raw hand paintings done on designed clothing that are sold across the world.  She founded BrandBox Africa in 2019 a Tech company that is impacting businesses using digital solutions.   Follow Ebele Udoh on @EbeleUdoh; Instagram @Ebeleudoh https://www.instagram.com/ebeleudoh/   Facebook @Ebeleudoh https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010623945834&_rdc=1&_rdr   LinkedIn @Ebeleudoh https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebeleudoh/   --------------------------- More Content Like This? CONNECT WITH ME⇣   SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok ⇣ @DemiSamande   YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2UxbMVC   BLOG: www.demisamande.com   BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [email protected]   PODCAST WEB: www.susupodcast.com   PODCAST ENQUIRIES: [email protected]