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Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaThe Honorable Ahmed Hussen - S4.E1On this episode we chat with The Honorable Ahmed Hussen, Canada's Minister for International Development. We discuss his path from being a refugee to rising to become a Minister in the Canadian government handling different portfolios. 2023-11-0933 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeason 4We're back after a hiatus. New episodes launch on November 9, 2023. 2023-10-2801 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E6: Ifę Elizabeth ShabiToday we chat with Ifę Elizabeth Shabi, a prolific brand consumer brand builder, entrepreneur, CEO, and biochemist focused on creating products and businesses in the beauty industry. She's the founder of beauty brands including Loola Cosmetics, Serumize Skin, and HB Labs, and her work has been recognized by Forbes and Elle.
We discuss her impressive story as a young black female founder in a traditionally white space, including how she started her company and the challenges she overcame to get to this point in her life. 2021-06-0143 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E6: Ifę Elizabeth ShabiToday we chat with Ifę Elizabeth Shabi, a prolific brand consumer brand builder, entrepreneur, CEO, and biochemist focused on creating products and businesses in the beauty industry. She's the founder of beauty brands including Loola Cosmetics, Serumize Skin, and HB Labs, and her work has been recognized by Forbes and Elle.
We discuss her impressive story as a young black female founder in a traditionally white space, including how she started her company and the challenges she overcame to get to this point in her life. 2021-06-0143 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E5: Dr. Opiyo OloyaThis episode features the fascinating story of Dr. Opiyo Oloya , Superintendant at the York Catholic District School Board.
Dr. Opiyo's story is truly inspiring. He left Uganda, the country of his birth, as a refugee as a 23 year old university student. First into Kenya and then eventually to Canada where the World University Service of Canada sponsored his undergraduate program at Queen's University.
Dr. Opiyo's love for education led him to complete a Master's degree in Education at the University of Ottawa, which allowed him to begin an illustrious career as a teacher culminating in his...2021-05-181h 26Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E5: Dr. Opiyo OloyaThis episode features the fascinating story of Dr. Opiyo Oloya , Superintendant at the York Catholic District School Board.
Dr. Opiyo's story is truly inspiring. He left Uganda, the country of his birth, as a refugee as a 23 year old university student. First into Kenya and then eventually to Canada where the World University Service of Canada sponsored his undergraduate program at Queen's University.
Dr. Opiyo's love for education led him to complete a Master's degree in Education at the University of Ottawa, which allowed him to begin an illustrious career as a...2021-05-181h 26Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E4: Thandi NtuliToday we chat with amazing South African multi-award winning jazz pianist and vocalist, Thandi Ntuli . She shares her journey into jazz music, specifically on the piano, which started at a very young age. After high school, Thandi went on to study music formally at the University of Cape Town. In this episode we also discuss some of the emotional events in her life that inspired much of the work on her albums.
To date, her many collaborations with various artists and musicians around the globe display her fluidity in genres.
Her work has received many aw...2021-05-0448 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E4: Thandi NtuliToday we chat with amazing South African multi-award winning jazz pianist and vocalist, Thandi Ntuli . She shares her journey into music which began at a very young age. She also discusses some of the emotional events in her life that inspired much of the work on her albums.
Her work is available on every music streaming platform2021-05-0448 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E3: Mansa ChintohWe're joined on the show today by Mansa Chintoh , Director, Business & Legal Affairs at Entertainment One (eOne). She shares here story as a first generation Black Canadian finding her path in life that eventually led her to a career as a lawyer in the entertainment industry.
Mansa gives back by mentoring young individuals looking to get into the entertainment industry and volunteers with Artist's Legal Advise Services , a not for profit that helps creators understand their legal rights.2021-04-2044 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E3: Mansa ChintohWe're joined on the show today by Mansa Chintoh , Director, Business & Legal Affairs at Entertainment One (eOne). She shares here story as a first generation Black Canadian finding her path in life that eventually led her to a career in the entertainment industry as a lawyer.
Mansa gives back by mentoring young individuals looking to get into the entertainment industry and volunteers with Artist's Legal Advise Services , a not for profit that helps creators understand their legal rights.2021-04-2044 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E2: Kimberly OforiBefore she became Head of Growth at ScaleUpNation, Kimberly Ofori had a very interesting journey that took her from the Netherlands to Dubai and to Spain. Without a colleage degree, she started her full time career in insurance at age 16 and, after a few years, moved on to investment banking and wealth management where she rose quickly up the ranks. An unfortunate turn of events turned an opportunity in Dubai into a mad scramble for survival.
Kimberly eventually became an entrepreneur in Spain, sold 2 companies and found her way back to the Netherlands where she helps start u...2021-04-1352 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSE3.E2: Kimberly OforiBefore she became Head of Growth at ScaleUpNation, Kimberly Ofori had a very interesting journey that took her from the Netherlands to Dubai and to Spain. Without a colleage degree, she started her full time career in insurance at age 16 and, after a few years, moved on to investment banking and wealth management where she rose quickly up the ranks. An unfortunate turn of events turned an opportunity in Dubai into a mad scramble for survival.
Kimberly eventually became an entrepreneur in Spain, sold 2 companies and found her way back to the Netherlands where she helps...2021-04-1352 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaS3.E1: Nicole Nomsa MoyoIn our first episode of Season 3, we chat with Nicole Nomsa Moyo, an Urban & Architectural Designer. She has a passion for human-centric design, master planning, innovative and disruptive sustainable development, community engagement processes, intelligent future thinking and Africa her beloved continent. Her work “Rising”, was recently selected as one of six international finalists for the 2020 Miami Design District Commission. In 2019, her work was recognized on multiple international design platforms, including the World Architecture Community, Dezeen, and ArchDaily, where two of her drawings were selected as “The Best Architecture Drawings of the Year.” FRAME Magazine Issue 129, identified her as an "an...2021-04-071h 01Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaS3.E1: Nicole Nomsa MoyoIn our first episode of Season 3, we chat with Nicole Nomsa Moyo, an Urban & Architectural Designer.
She has a passion for human-centric design, master planning, innovative and disruptive sustainable development, community engagement processes, intelligent future thinking and Africa her beloved continent. Her work “Rising”, was recently selected as one of six international finalists for the 2020 Miami Design District Commission. In 2019, her work was recognized on multiple international design platforms, including the World Architecture Community, Dezeen, and ArchDaily, where two of her drawings were selected as “The Best Architecture Drawings of the Year.” FRAME Magazine Issue 129, identifi...2021-04-071h 01
In Session: Conversations with University Councillors – CFRC Podcast NetworkIn Session with Kofi Adow, Anita Jack-Davies and Aziz GarubaIn this episode we chat with Queen’s University Councilors Kofi Adow, Dr. Anita Jack-Davies and Aziz Garuba. Each share details about their work on University Council and advice they have for students and alumni to stay connected during the pandemic. Adow, an Executive Management Consultant in Seattle, also shares insights about his lifelong love of […]2021-04-0754 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeason 3Welcome to Season 3 of the Made to Lead podcast hosted by Aziz Garuba. New episodes of this season are launching April 6 so follow/subscribe on your favourite podcast platform to get notified. 2021-03-2401 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaWelcome to Season 3Welcome to Season 3 of the Made to Lead podcast hosted by Aziz Garuba. New episodes of this season are launching April 6 so follow/subscribe on your favourite podcast platform to get notified . Also subscribe to Braided Media to stay up to date on all things Made to Lead. 2021-03-2401 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaMide Akerewusi - Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 2) | S2E11On this episode we continue our conversation with Mide Akerewusi, Founder and CEO of AgentsC. He shares how he got demoted from his executive role, leading him to quit and find another job, and how he eventually decided to venture out and start his own non-profit philanthropy agency.2020-12-0832 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaMide Akerewusi - Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 2) | S2E11On this episode we continue our conversation with Mide Akerewusi, Founder and CEO of AgentsC. He shares how he got demoted from his executive role, leading him to quit and find another job, and how he eventually decided to venture out and start his own non-profit philanthropy agency.2020-12-0832 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaMide Akerewusi - Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 1) | S2E10On Part 1 of a 2-part episode, we sit down with Mide Akerewusi, a British born African living in Canada. Mide is Founder and CEO of AgentsC Inc., a Canadian based international company delivering equity philanthropy and social research services to the non-profit and private sector. He has worked in senior relationship fundraising roles and consulted for a number of the world’s leading non-profit organisations.We discuss how having a very fractured childhood filled with numerous failures and setbacks eventually led him to the world of philanthropy and the non-profit industry.2020-12-0244 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaMide Akerewusi - Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 1) | S2E10On Part 1 of a 2-part episode, we sit down with Mide Akerewusi, a British born African living in Canada. Mide is Founder and CEO of AgentsC Inc., a Canadian based international company delivering equity philanthropy and social research services to the non-profit and private sector. He has worked in senior relationship fundraising roles and consulted for a number of the world’s leading non-profit organisations.
We discuss how having a very fractured childhood filled with numerous failures and setbacks eventually led him to the world of philanthropy and the non-profit industry.2020-12-0200 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaOmonye Phillips - It's All In The Mind | S2E9On today's show we chat with one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company Omonye Phillips, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Rite Aid. Her role involves overseeing the operations of 180+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Omonye has dedicated countless hours to other business, service and philanthropy efforts all focused on empowering others. She shares with us how a personal tragedy led her on a path towards a career in Pharmacy and how she eventually became an executive. We also discuss her leadership mindset and how it propelled her to run...2020-11-1841 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaOmonye Phillips - It's All In The Mind | S2E9On today's show we chat with one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company Omonye Phillips, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Rite Aid. Her role involves overseeing the operations of 180+ stores and managing a budget in excess of $2B. Omonye has dedicated countless hours to other business, service and philanthropy efforts all focused on empowering others.
She shares with us how a personal tragedy led her on a path towards a career in Pharmacy and how she eventually became an executive. We also discuss her leadership mindset and how it propelled her to run a marathon even...2020-11-1800 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaHorace Matthews – Moving By Faith | S2E8Our guest today is Horace Matthews, Vice President, Digital and Information Technology / CIO at World Vision Canada. Horace discusses his life story from growing up in Mandeville, Jamaica to eventually moving to the cold country of Canada in search of a better life for his family. He also talks about how his faith helped him […]2020-11-0338 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaHorace Matthews - Moving By Faith | S2E8Our guest today is Horace Matthews, Vice President, Digital and Information Technology / CIO at World Vision Canada. Horace discusses his life story from growing up in Mandeville, Jamaica to eventually moving to the cold country of Canada in search of a better life for his family.
He also talks about how his faith helped him through the initial tough times upon getting to Canada and how he eventually got a breakthrough into the Canadian workforce, ultimately leading him to executive roles in major companies.2020-11-0300 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaHorace Matthews - Moving By Faith | S2E8Our guest today is Horace Matthews, Vice President, Digital and Information Technology / CIO at World Vision Canada. Horace discusses his life story from growing up in Mandeville, Jamaica to eventually moving to the cold country of Canada in search of a better life for his family. He also talks about how his faith helped him through the initial tough times upon getting to Canada and how he eventually got a breakthrough into the Canadian workforce, ultimately leading him to executive roles in major companies.2020-11-0338 min
The Freshstart PodcastHow to progress in your career and create a job security for life with Aziz GarubaThere are a huge number of factors that can contribute to successful and efficient career progression and, like most things in life, there are some aspects that we have no control over and that are hard to predict. That said, there are several really vital things that we can do, which can lead to better career progression, promotions in our work, and successful career ladder climbing.
Today's episode is all about progressing in your career. We discussed extensively how newcomers, immigrants, and international students can advance in their careers and create job security for life.
...2020-10-2649 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaMary Mosope Adeyemi - viSHEbility | S2E7From initially hating banking to eventually becoming an executive at Goldman Sachs, this episode is the exciting journey of Mary Mosope Adeyemi, a passionate, people-oriented and purpose driven woman who lives out these traits in various spheres. She is an experienced investment professional currently working as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs supporting the risk focused deployment of credit capital in the Technology, Media and Telecom Sectors. We discuss her journey into investment banking and how she eventually launched viSHEbility, a talk show and social initiative through which she inspires, coaches and...2020-10-2052 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaMary Mosope Adeyemi - viSHEbility | S2E7From initially hating banking to eventually becoming an executive at Goldman Sachs, this episode is the exciting journey of Mary Mosope Adeyemi, a passionate, people-oriented and purpose driven woman who lives out these traits in various spheres.
She is an experienced investment professional currently working as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs supporting the risk focused deployment of credit capital in the Technology, Media and Telecom Sectors.
We discuss her journey into investment banking and how she eventually launched viSHEbility, a talk show and social initiative through which she inspires, coaches and fosters a community of black women who aspire...2020-10-2000 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaMary Mosope Adeyemi – viSHEbility | S2E7From initially hating banking to eventually becoming an executive at Goldman Sachs, this episode is the exciting journey of Mary Mosope Adeyemi, a passionate, people-oriented and purpose driven woman who lives out these traits in various spheres. She is an experienced investment professional currently working as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs supporting the risk focused […]2020-10-2052 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaTapfuma Musewe – Africa To The World | S2E6Today’s guest is Tapfuma Musewe, Founder of Eschaton Solutions, a boutique firm that promotes sustainable trade and investments with African markets. Having grown up a Canadian citizen, his passion led him to spend most of his working life across Africa. He began in community development, then pivoted to entrepreneurship and established a couple of companies […]2020-10-0646 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaTapfuma Musewe - Africa To The World | S2E6Today's guest is Tapfuma Musewe, Founder of Eschaton Solutions, a boutique firm that promotes sustainable trade and investments with African markets. Having grown up a Canadian citizen, his passion led him to spend most of his working life across Africa. He began in community development, then pivoted to entrepreneurship and established a couple of companies including a logistics company that moved FMCG’s for a blue-chip company. He then worked in market intelligence, consulting multinational clients seeking to penetrate African markets....2020-10-0646 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaTapfuma Musewe - Africa To The World | S2E6Today's guest is Tapfuma Musewe, Founder of Eschaton Solutions, a boutique firm that promotes sustainable trade and investments with African markets.
Having grown up a Canadian citizen, his passion led him to spend most of his working life across Africa. He began in community development, then pivoted to entrepreneurship and established a couple of companies including a logistics company that moved FMCG’s for a blue-chip company. He then worked in market intelligence, consulting multinational clients seeking to penetrate African markets.
We discuss the motivation behind creating his own company and his mission to expose Canadian businesses and investment to wh...2020-10-0600 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaFenton Jagdeo – Try Even When You’re Not Sure | S2E5On today’s show we chat with Fenten Jagdeo, Co-founder and COO of Faculty, a venture capital-backed modern grooming company based in San Francisco. Fenton discusses how he went from working management consulting to become a young entrepreneur co-founding his start up in an industry that focused largely on women. He also talks about how his […]2020-09-2900 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaFenton Jagdeo - Try Even When You're Not Sure | S2E5On today's show we chat with Fenten Jagdeo, Co-founder and COO of Faculty, a venture capital-backed modern grooming company based in San Francisco. Fenton discusses how he went from working management consulting to become a young entrepreneur co-founding his start up in an industry that focused largely on women. He also talks about how his company ended up securing venture capital within a few months of launching.Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts: https://apple...2020-09-2946 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaFenton Jagdeo - Try Even When You're Not Sure | S2E5On today's show we chat with Fenten Jagdeo, Co-founder and COO of Faculty, a venture capital-backed modern grooming company based in San Francisco.
Fenton discusses how he went from working management consulting to become a young entrepreneur co-founding his start up in an industry that focused largely on women. He also talks about how his company ended up securing venture capital within a few months of launching.
Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2UcfLr7Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33DsiqISpotify: https://spoti.fi/3djrpaW2020-09-2900 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaKike Fischer – Leading Without Screaming | S2E4Today’s guest is Kike Fischer, Chief Risk Officer at Leadway Assurance, the largest insurance company in Nigeria. Kike’s rise to become a C-level executive in Risk Management began with a serendipitous encounter in an elevator that eventually led her to supervising a number of trading platforms including the London Stock Exchange. Her inspirational story takes […]2020-09-2200 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaKike Fischer - Leading Without Screaming | S2E4Today's guest is Kike Fischer, Chief Risk Officer at Leadway Assurance, the largest insurance company in Nigeria. Kike's rise to become a C-level executive in Risk Management began with a serendipitous encounter in an elevator that eventually led her to supervising a number of trading platforms including the London Stock Exchange.Her inspirational story takes us on her life and career journey across 2 countries (UK and Nigeria) as she found her voice in an industry largely dominated by men, and eventually learned to lead without screaming.2020-09-2252 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaKike Fischer - Leading Without Screaming | S2E4Today's guest is Kike Fischer, Chief Risk Officer at Leadway Assurance, the largest insurance company in Nigeria.
Kike's rise to become a C-level executive in Risk Management began with a serendipitous encounter in an elevator that eventually led her to supervising a number of trading platforms including the London Stock Exchange.
Her inspirational story takes us on her life and career journey across 2 countries (UK and Nigeria) as she found her voice in an industry largely dominated by men, and eventually learned to lead without screaming.2020-09-2200 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSam Effah – Charting Your Own TRACK To Success | S2E3“Action without thought is empty, thought without action is blind” – Nkrumah. This is the philosophy that guides Sam Effah, a Canadian Olympian of Ghanaian heritage, and a 2-time Canadian Champion and multiple award winning athlete. In today’s episode, Sam shares his story of triumphing as a track athlete despite many setbacks from injuries. He […]2020-09-1500 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSam Effah - Charting Your Own TRACK To Success | S2E3"Action without thought is empty, thought without action is blind" - Nkrumah. This is the philosophy that guides Sam Effah, a Canadian Olympic hopeful of Ghanaian heritage, and a 2-time Canadian Champion and multiple award winning athlete. In today's episode, Sam shares his story of triumphing as a track athlete despite many setbacks from injuries. He also tells how he landed a sponsorship deal with Nike at 21 all on his own with no agent. Sam has been able to combine...2020-09-1541 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSam Effah - Charting Your Own TRACK To Success | S2E3"Action without thought is empty, thought without action is blind" - Nkrumah. This is the philosophy that guides Sam Effah, a Canadian Olympic hopeful of Ghanaian heritage, and a 2-time Canadian Champion and multiple award winning athlete.
In today's episode, Sam shares his story of triumphing as a track athlete despite many setbacks from injuries. He also tells how he landed a sponsorship deal with Nike at 21 all on his own with no agent.
Sam has been able to combine his enthusiasm for sport, marketing and the Olympics seamlessly, and give back to his community in many ways.
Subscribe now...2020-09-1500 min
The Empowered in My Skin PodcastAziz Garuba: Made to Lead
In today’s episode Nkechi has a discussion with Aziz Garuba, a dynamic financial professional with a decade of experience in both the Public and Private Sector, he is also a super-talented photographer and most recently a podcast host of “Made to Lead” a show that tells the stories of amazing people of African descent who are leading in their own way.Aziz talks about courage, the power of role models, how he overcame being quiet, while harnessing his inner introvert and speaking in a way that commands attention and impact which expanded his ability to be a Difference Maker and be...2020-09-1449 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman – Knowing When To Pivot (Part 2) | S2E2On today’s episode we continue where we left off in our conversation with Seni Sulyman, an experienced executive on a mission to build and develop Africa through technology. Today Seni talks about how he made the decision to move back to Africa after turning down offers from tech giants like Facebook and Google. This decision […]2020-09-0800 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman - Knowing When To Pivot (Part 2) | S2E2On today’s episode we continue where we left off in our conversation with Seni Sulyman, an experienced executive on a mission to build and develop Africa through technology. Today Seni talks about how he made the decision to move back to Africa after turning down offers from tech giants like Facebook and Google. This decision ultimately led him to building an airline and eventually becoming an executive at Andela.Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/d1Qo1WUn2020-09-0841 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman - Knowing When To Pivot (Part 2) | S2E2On today’s episode we continue where we left off in our conversation with Seni Sulyman, an experienced executive on a mission to build and develop Africa through technology. Today Seni talks about how he made the decision to move back to Africa after turning down offers from tech giants like Facebook and Google. This decision ultimately led him to building an airline and eventually becoming an executive at Andela.
Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/d1Qo1WUn2020-09-0800 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman – Knowing When To Pivot (Part 1) | S2E1From tinkering with cell phones in Paris, to negotiating with an unexpected individual in New York, to eventually becoming an executive at one of Africa’s best Lagos-based tech startups. We discuss these and many other topics with Seni Sulyman, a Harvard MBA grad and business executive whose purpose is to develop exemplary African businesses and […]2020-09-0100 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaWelcome to Season 2Hello everyone and welcome back to the Made to Lead Podcast. I’m excited to welcome you to Season 2! We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare for this Season and I’m hopeful that you’ll enjoy it. First, I want to say a big thank you to our listeners and guests. This […]2020-09-0100 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman - Knowing When To Pivot (Part 1) | S2E1From tinkering with cell phones in Paris, to negotiating with an unexpected individual in New York, to eventually becoming an executive at one of Africa's best Lagos-based tech startups.We discuss these and many other topics with Seni Sulyman, a Harvard MBA grad and business executive whose purpose is to develop exemplary African businesses and leaders who create value through ethical leadership and superior execution. Through our conversation, we learn about recognizing your strengths and having the courage to pivot...2020-09-0135 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaWelcome to Season 2Hello everyone and welcome back to the Made to Lead Podcast. I'm excited to welcome you to Season 2! We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare for this Season and I’m hopeful that you’ll enjoy it. First, I want to say a big thank you to our listeners and guests. This show would not have been possible without you, and I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you. I also want to say thank you for making our first season very successful. When I starte...2020-09-0103 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaSeni Sulyman - Knowing When To Pivot (Part 1) | S2E1From tinkering with cell phones in Paris, to negotiating with an unexpected individual in New York, to eventually becoming an executive at one of Africa's best Lagos-based tech startups.
We discuss these and many other topics with Seni Sulyman, a Harvard MBA grad and business executive whose purpose is to develop exemplary African businesses and leaders who create value through ethical leadership and superior execution.
Through our conversation, we learn about recognizing your strengths and having the courage to pivot your career/life to match what drives you.2020-09-0100 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaWelcome to Season 2Hello everyone and welcome back to the Made to Lead Podcast. I'm excited to welcome you to Season 2! We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare for this Season and I’m hopeful that you’ll enjoy it.
First, I want to say a big thank you to our listeners and guests. This show would not have been possible without you, and I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you. I also want to say thank you for making our first season very successful. When I started this podcast, I did not imagine how many people...2020-09-0100 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 12: Beau Sackey – Returning HomeToday’s episode features Beau Sackey, Co-founder of Plendify, a B2B market place app for connecting buyers and suppliers in Ghana. Prior to co-founding Plendify, Beau spent over 15 years in management consulting working with Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He has a breadth of experience working for Fortune 500 companies across several industries including banking/finance, telecommunications, manufacturing […]2020-06-0200 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 12: Beau Sackey - Returning HomeToday's episode features Beau Sackey, Co-founder of Plendify, a B2B market place app for connecting buyers and suppliers in Ghana. Prior to co-founding Plendify, Beau spent over 15 years in management consulting working with Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He has a breadth of experience working for Fortune 500 companies across several industries including banking/finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and retail.We discuss Beau's journey across 4 different countries before eventually starting his own company and moving back to Ghana. He shares the importance o...2020-06-0233 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 12: Beau Sackey - Returning HomeToday's episode features Beau Sackey, Co-founder of Plendify, a B2B market place app for connecting buyers and suppliers in Ghana.
Prior to co-founding Plendify, Beau spent over 15 years in management consulting working with Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He has a breadth of experience working for Fortune 500 companies across several industries including banking/finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and retail.
We discuss Beau's journey across 4 different countries before eventually starting his own company and moving back to Ghana. He shares the importance of having a good network of people that you can trust in order to help you achieve you goals.
Beau b...2020-06-0200 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 11: Lisandra Rickards – Explore MoreOur guest today is Lisandra Rickards, Founder & CEO of Soul Career, Former CEO of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and a Harvard MBA. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and high-achieving professionals succeed by connecting them to knowledge, opportunities, and systems that support their growth while staying aligned to their authentic selves. She’s also done […]2020-05-2600 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 11: Lisandra Rickards - Explore MoreOur guest today is Lisandra Rickards, Founder & CEO of Soul Career, Former CEO of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and a Harvard MBA. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and high-achieving professionals succeed by connecting them to knowledge, opportunities, and systems that support their growth while staying aligned to their authentic selves. She's also done economic research for the book Superfreakonomics, worked as a management consultant in the Private Equity Group at Bain & Co in New York City, consulted for the Ministry of Finance in Jamaica, and worked in corporate strategy for...2020-05-2642 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 11: Lisandra Rickards - Explore MoreOur guest today is Lisandra Rickards, Founder & CEO of Soul Career, Former CEO of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and a Harvard MBA. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and high-achieving professionals succeed by connecting them to knowledge, opportunities, and systems that support their growth while staying aligned to their authentic selves.
She's also done economic research for the book Superfreakonomics, worked as a management consultant in the Private Equity Group at Bain & Co in New York City, consulted for the Ministry of Finance in Jamaica, and worked in corporate strategy for a Caribbean conglomerate
On the show, we dive into...2020-05-2600 min
Leadership 360Being Present as the Leader with Aziz GarubaAziz is a finance professional with over 12 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.His most recent experience was Engagement Manager in the Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young where he led performance improvement and...2020-05-2015 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 10: Amoye Henry – Don’t Be In A RushToday we sit down with Amoye Henry, the Co-founder and Executive Producer of the AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival, a program that has created opportunities for over 350 local and international artists, entrepreneurs and cultural practitioners. Amoye, who started her first business at age 12, discusses her journey to becoming a young entrepreneur in the creative […]2020-05-1900 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 10: Amoye Henry - Don't Be In A RushToday we sit down with Amoye Henry, the Co-founder and Executive Producer of the AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival, a program that has created opportunities for over 350 local and international artists, entrepreneurs and cultural practitioners. Amoye, who started her first business at age 12, discusses her journey to becoming a young entrepreneur in the creative space and the challenges and obstacles she had to overcome to bring her vision of AfroChic to life over the span of 10 years. Her work and efforts...2020-05-1945 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 10: Amoye Henry - Don't Be In A RushToday we sit down with Amoye Henry, the Co-founder and Executive Producer of the AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival, a program that has created opportunities for over 350 local and international artists, entrepreneurs and cultural practitioners.
Amoye, who started her first business at age 12, discusses her journey to becoming a young entrepreneur in the creative space and the challenges and obstacles she had to overcome to bring her vision of AfroChic to life over the span of 10 years.
Her work and efforts have earned her recognition as one of Canada's Top 100 Accomplished Black Women (2018).2020-05-1900 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 9: Tim Akinnusi – No Experience RequiredToday we’re pleased to have as our guest Tim Akinnusi, CEO and Co-founder of MortgageMarket, a first of its kind South African FinTech company that lets customers apply online and get approved for a mortgage from any of the 5 large South African banks without ever having to set foot in a branch or meet […]2020-05-1200 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 9: Tim Akinnusi - No Experience RequiredToday we're pleased to have as our guest Tim Akinnusi, CEO and Co-founder of MortgageMarket, a first of its kind South African FinTech company that lets customers apply online and get approved for a mortgage from any of the 5 large South African banks without ever having to set foot in a branch or meet with anyone. On the show, Tim discusses his career path from graduation through to working in banking and eventually leaving to start his own company. He shares the stories behind many of the career opportunities he was...2020-05-1240 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 9: Tim Akinnusi - No Experience RequiredToday we're pleased to have as our guest Tim Akinnusi, CEO and Co-founder of MortgageMarket, a first of its kind South African FinTech company that lets customers apply online and get approved for a mortgage from any of the 5 large South African banks without ever having to set foot in a branch or meet with anyone.
On the show, Tim discusses his career path from graduation through to working in banking and eventually leaving to start his own company. He shares the stories behind many of the career opportunities he was fortunate enough to have which eventually saw him become...2020-05-1200 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 8: Hali Farah – Lead With CompassionOur guest on this episode is Hali Farah, a Senior HR Consultant for the City of Toronto, leading the Diversity and Next Generation Programs. Hali shares her story from her upbringing as a young Somali-Canadian kid growing up in Hamilton to graduating with a psychology degree and somehow becoming a pharmacy technician to finally ending […]2020-05-0500 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 8: Hali Farah - Lead With CompassionOur guest on this episode is Hali Farah, a Senior HR Consultant for the City of Toronto, leading the Diversity and Next Generation Programs. Hali shares her story from her upbringing as a young Somali-Canadian kid growing up in Hamilton to graduating with a psychology degree and somehow becoming a pharmacy technician to finally ending up in as an HR professional.She also discusses where her true passion truly lies which is in giving back to Black Youths, especially to...2020-05-0543 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 8: Hali Farah - Lead With CompassionOur guest on this episode is Hali Farah, a Senior HR Consultant for the City of Toronto, leading the Diversity and Next Generation Programs.
Hali shares her story from her upbringing as a young Somali-Canadian kid growing up in Hamilton to graduating with a psychology degree and somehow becoming a pharmacy technician to finally ending up in as an HR professional.
She also discusses where her true passion truly lies which is in giving back to Black Youths, especially to the youths from the Somali community who over the years have had such a bad reputation.
Hali closes off by...2020-05-0500 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 7: Walter Ajogbor – Don’t Knock Small BeginningsToday’s guest is Walter Ajogbor, an award-winning commercial banker who’s spent the last 10 years in the financial services industry. Walter recounts his journey from his humble beginnings as a customer service representative to being a top-notch commercial banker. He discusses how moving from country to country as a kid helped him develop really good […]2020-04-2800 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 7: Walter Ajogbor - Don't Knock Small BeginningsToday's guest is Walter Ajogbor, an award-winning commercial banker who's spent the last 10 years in the financial services industry. Walter recounts his journey from his humble beginnings as a customer service representative to being a top-notch commercial banker. He discusses how moving from country to country as a kid helped him develop really good relationship building skills that have become a great advantage to him now. He also shares why he believes that it's important to understand that things and...2020-04-2837 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 7: Walter Ajogbor - Don't Knock Small BeginningsToday's guest is Walter Ajogbor, an award-winning commercial banker who's spent the last 10 years in the financial services industry.
Walter recounts his journey from his humble beginnings as a customer service representative to being a top-notch commercial banker. He discusses how moving from country to country as a kid helped him develop really good relationship building skills that have become a great advantage to him now.
He also shares why he believes that it's important to understand that things and situations are bigger than just you and it's crucial to put others first. He encourages us to not skip the...2020-04-2800 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 6: Linus Akanoh – Be Authentic With YourselfMy guest today is Linus Akanoh Jr. a crisis recovery Senior Manager with a global consultancy who works to help public sector organizations develop and operationalize resilience in response to man-made and natural disasters. His experience spans some of the largest and most complex disasters events in recent U.S. history and focuses on helping communities […]2020-04-2100 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 6: Linus Akanoh - Be Authentic With YourselfMy guest today is Linus Akanoh Jr. a crisis recovery Senior Manager with a global consultancy who works to help public sector organizations develop and operationalize resilience in response to man-made and natural disasters. His experience spans some of the largest and most complex disasters events in recent U.S. history and focuses on helping communities leverage federal assistance to recover in an expedited, cost-effective, and compliant manner.In this episode, Linus talks about the personal crisis he faced losing his father and how that propelled him towards being the leader...2020-04-2134 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 6: Linus Akanoh - Be Authentic With YourselfMy guest today is Linus Akanoh Jr. a crisis recovery Senior Manager with a global consultancy who works to help public sector organizations develop and operationalize resilience in response to man-made and natural disasters. His experience spans some of the largest and most complex disasters events in recent U.S. history and focuses on helping communities leverage federal assistance to recover in an expedited, cost-effective, and compliant manner.
In this episode, Linus talks about the personal crisis he faced losing his father and how that propelled him towards being the leader he is today. He also shares what it means...2020-04-2100 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 5: Sabaa Quao – Just Watch MeSabaa Quao joins us as today’s guest on the show. He’s a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 26. Over the past 25 years, he has had the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with creative producers, markerters, and technology teams in over a dozen countries. Born to Ghanaian and Nigerian parents, Sabaa […]2020-04-1400 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 5: Sabaa Quao - Just Watch MeSabaa Quao joins us as today's guest on the show. He's a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 26. Over the past 25 years, he has had the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with creative producers, markerters, and technology teams in over a dozen countries.Born to Ghanaian and Nigerian parents, Sabaa grew up in Montreal, built his career in Toronto and London (UK), and his closest collaborators and biggest inspirations are still scattered in cities all over the place — Bucharest, Bangkok, New York, Helsinki, Tokyo, and more. As a cr...2020-04-1430 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 5: Sabaa Quao - Just Watch MeSabaa Quao joins us as today's guest on the show. He's a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 26. Over the past 25 years, he has had the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with creative producers, markerters, and technology teams in over a dozen countries.
Born to Ghanaian and Nigerian parents, Sabaa grew up in Montreal, built his career in Toronto and London (UK), and his closest collaborators and biggest inspirations are still scattered in cities all over the place — Bucharest, Bangkok, New York, Helsinki, Tokyo, and more. As a creative director, he launched the Toronto Raptors and Playdium, a...2020-04-1400 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 4: Rumbi Mugwagwa – Be FlexibleToday we chat with Rumbi Mugwagwa, a Fixed Income Associate with the Portfolio Advisory Team at Bank of Montreal (BMO) Nesbitt Burns. As the Guaranteed Investment product expert she is the principal liaison between Issuers and advisors. She also supports daily trading and provides product advice to the Wealth broker channels. Prior to the role […]2020-04-0700 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 4: Rumbi Mugwagwa - Be FlexibleToday we chat with Rumbi Mugwagwa, a Fixed Income Associate with the Portfolio Advisory Team at Bank of Montreal (BMO) Nesbitt Burns. As the Guaranteed Investment product expert she is the principal liaison between Issuers and advisors. She also supports daily trading and provides product advice to the Wealth broker channels. Prior to the role Rumbi was the Business Team lead in trade management services within the BMO securities operations division where she managed the processing team and oversaw business automation and change management projects. Rumbi holds a degree in Economics...2020-04-0750 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 4: Rumbi Mugwagwa - Be FlexibleToday we chat with Rumbi Mugwagwa, a Fixed Income Associate with the Portfolio Advisory Team at Bank of Montreal (BMO) Nesbitt Burns. As the Guaranteed Investment product expert she is the principal liaison between Issuers and advisors. She also supports daily trading and provides product advice to the Wealth broker channels. Prior to the role Rumbi was the Business Team lead in trade management services within the BMO securities operations division where she managed the processing team and oversaw business automation and change management projects.
Rumbi holds a degree in Economics from University of Toronto. She is also a CFA...2020-04-0700 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 3: Chiedza Museredza – Your Dreams Are ValidOn this episode we chat with Chiedza Museredza, a lawyer working at a prestigious Bay Street law firm in Toronto. Chiedza was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She left Zimbabwe at 18 years old to pursue her studies in Law and International Relations at the University of Cape Town. During her time at the […]2020-03-3100 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 3: Chiedza Museredza - Your Dreams Are ValidOn this episode we chat with Chiedza Museredza, a lawyer working at a prestigious Bay Street law firm in Toronto. Chiedza was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She left Zimbabwe at 18 years old to pursue her studies in Law and International Relations at the University of Cape Town. During her time at the University of Cape Town, Chiedza was involved in student governance and lead projects that aimed to connect female students (mainly of colour) to executives of companies such as Deloitte, PwC, Standard Bank, McKinsey and Company, and to...2020-03-3141 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 3: Chiedza Museredza - Your Dreams Are ValidOn this episode we chat with Chiedza Museredza, a lawyer working at a prestigious Bay Street law firm in Toronto.
Chiedza was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She left Zimbabwe at 18 years old to pursue her studies in Law and International Relations at the University of Cape Town. During her time at the University of Cape Town, Chiedza was involved in student governance and lead projects that aimed to connect female students (mainly of colour) to executives of companies such as Deloitte, PwC, Standard Bank, McKinsey and Company, and to promote social entrepreneurship.
After completing her studies at the...2020-03-3100 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 2: Dr. Obi Jude Nzeako – Family, Focus & ExcellenceOn today’s show, I interview Dr. Jude Obi Nzeako, a fully qualified and practising Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist interests in Trauma. He graduated from the University of Manchester in the UK then completed a prestigious Orthopaedic Surgical Training programme in London before moving to complete fellowship training in Trauma Surgery at the University […]2020-03-2300 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 2: Dr. Obi Jude Nzeako - Family, Focus & ExcellenceOn today’s show, I interview Dr. Jude Obi Nzeako, a fully qualified and practising Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist interests in Trauma. He graduated from the University of Manchester in the UK then completed a prestigious Orthopaedic Surgical Training programme in London before moving to complete fellowship training in Trauma Surgery at the University of Toronto in Canada. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He’s a passionate teacher, who enjoys speaking and writing within his field. He is acti...2020-03-2328 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 2: Dr. Obi Jude Nzeako - Family, Focus & ExcellenceOn today’s show, I interview Dr. Jude Obi Nzeako, a fully qualified and practising Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist interests in Trauma. He graduated from the University of Manchester in the UK then completed a prestigious Orthopaedic Surgical Training programme in London before moving to complete fellowship training in Trauma Surgery at the University of Toronto in Canada. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He’s a passionate teacher, who enjoys speaking and writing within his field.
He is active on social media with a following of approximately 25,000 foll...2020-03-2300 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 1: Introducing Made to LeadIntroducing the Made to Lead Podcast and host, Aziz Garuba2020-03-1200 minMade To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 1: Introducing Made to LeadHello and welcome to the Made to Lead Podcast. I am your host Aziz Garuba. If you have just subscribed or downloaded this podcast, it means you are looking to be inspired by inspiring leaders. That’s the goal of podcast, to inspire you to take action in your own leadership journey.Over the last 12 years in my career and throughout my travels around the world, I’ve met and interacted with some truly amazing individuals of African descent who are making a real difference in their spaces. Some of these people are leading large teams and impl...2020-03-1202 min
Made To Lead with Aziz GarubaEpisode 1: Introducing Made to LeadHello and welcome to the Made to Lead Podcast. I am your host Aziz Garuba. If you have just subscribed or downloaded this podcast, it means you are looking to be inspired by inspiring leaders. That’s the goal of podcast, to inspire you to take action in your own leadership journey.
Over the last 12 years in my career and throughout my travels around the world, I’ve met and interacted with some truly amazing individuals of African descent who are making a real difference in their spaces. Some of these people are leading large teams and implementing large scale orga...2020-03-1200 min