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WISE On Air88: The Future is Now - Young Tunisians on AI’s ImpactIn this episode, we talk to four young Tunisians who are making waves in their fields of education, filmmaking, public policy, computer science, and edtech. They share their stories, insights, and perspectives on how AI is shaping the future of education, employment, and technology in Tunisia and the region. We also explore the impact and implications of AI and other new technologies on their own work and personal relations.
Samy Chaffai, a filmmaker, content creator, and animal rights advocate who is pursuing a PhD in filmmaking. He is the founder of two YouTube channels, Ti 3leh and Samy Chaffaï, where h...2023-10-051h 25
#BuildOurAfrica Speaker SeriesPayroll Panic to Client Catastrophe: S.A.'s Trailblazing Entrepreneur Velani Mboweni #BuildOurAfricaSerial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder & CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa.
He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people...2023-08-2948 min
My Product Tested - Interviews With Top Founders Who've Tested Their Way To SuccessPositioning fit first, product-market-fit second with Simon Ellis of SmartWageIn studio this week, Simon Ellis, founders of SmartWageSimon and his founding team have spent over 2 years building a company that’s on a mission to make HR & Communication easier for deskless workforces.Simon himself is a top founder working his way through the ranks at companies like Investec & Deloitte. Key role player in startups across the world through 20:40 and Harambeans. Advisor and capital raise lead for DigsConnect getting over $830k in cash - this man has the ability to get money from customers like a pissed off debt collector, and now joining us in...2022-09-0534 min
Harambeans at WorkChannel Africa – KudiGo, Mr. Kinsley Abrokwah H'21Mr. Kingsley Abrokwah H'21 spoke to Channel Africa about KudiGo, a business management app for retailers in Africa.2021-09-0207 min
Allan Gray Orbis FoundationEpisode 4: Entrafluence SeriesGray Matter and chill with Timothy Maurice Webster in the fourth episode of our Entrafluence Series where we hear from Okendo Lewis Gayle, the founder of the Harambeans entrepreneur alliance, an alliance dedicated to supporting the visionaries and innovators of Africa. Hear about the beginnings and experiences that shaped Okendo and how one moment inspired him to continue to pursue a better world. 2021-06-3010 min
Harambeans at WorkArlene Mulder H'21 shares BiB's journey with Smile 90.4FMArlene Mulder H'21 shares BiB's journey with Smile 90.4FM by Harambeans2021-04-2317 min
Harambeans at WorkChannel Africa Interviews Giancarlo Beukes H'21 of the 14th Class of HarambeansChannel Africa helped us welcome the 14th class of Harambeans with an interview of Mr. Giancarlo Beukes H'21, co-founder of Impulse Biomedical.
Mr. Beukes is one of 30 new Harambeans selected from a pool of over 4900 applicants who have collectively raised over $130 million to scale their ventures across Africa.2021-03-2606 min
Black GeniusSeni Sulyman: Building Exemplary Global BusinessesThe Harambe 10×10 series continues with Lolade Siyonbola interviewing Seni Sulyman, owner and managing partner at Rincon, a firm partnering with CEOs and executives to build world-class businesses and high performance teams through a focus on strategy, people, culture, operations and executions. Sulyman inspired the Harambeans 10×10 series with his prescient writings on the breaking point to which Nigeria was heading, just prior to the EndSARS movement. Before Rincon, Seni was a Vice President of global operations at Andela, where he "contributed tremendously to lighting the spark for an entire generation of technologists", growing the company 400% and earning it the status be...2021-02-211h 12
Black GeniusIyinoluwa Aboyeji: Building The Future In AfricaHappy Black History Month! We're thrilled to invite Iyinoluwa Aboyeji to sit in the genius chair for our first episode of Black Genius, season 2. Aboyeji's interview opens the Harambeans 10×10 series through which we'd be highlighting the stories of 10 Harambeans building Africa's future through visionary, market-creating, global enterprises. Aboyeji says: "personal success cannot insulate from the failures of your society. I don't see entrepreneurship as a way to personally enrich myself but as a tool for social change. It must be done not just for profit or personal interest but most importantly as a service in the public interest." The f...2021-02-211h 01
Harambeans at WorkThe Creation of Affordable Access To Corporate TrainingIn today’s episode, we feature Melvyn Lubega H'16, University of Oxford, co-founder of Go1.com. Go1 is an online learning platform built on a subscription-based model that makes corporate training content available to businesses of all sizes.
Lubega shares insights into the eLearning market, the power of the Harambean community, and his vision for the future.2020-09-2412 min
Black GeniusLanre Aina: Digital Storytelling for Global BrandsLanre Aina is Co-founder of Content Garage, a Lagos-based video production company that has developed digital commercials for Samsung, MTN, Google, Facebook, Nestle, Wikipedia, Access Bank and Diageo - helping these businesses actualize new ways of engaging with their customers through compelling digital storytelling. Before Content Garage, Lanre led Brand Activations at Google, supporting large brands in Nigerian and Kenyan markets to develop integrated experiential marketing. In his earlier days at Google, he launched and grew YouTube’s content partnerships in Nigeria, supporting the online publisher community. Today, he is focusing his attention on sports-media, using his experience at Go...2020-08-171h 10
Hub Culture presents: The Chronicle DiscussionsEpisode 27: Empowering Africa’s Entrepreneurs of TomorrowHub Culture presents: The Chronicle Discussions, Episode 27 - Empowering Africa’s Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow with Okendo Lewis Gayle, Founder & Chairman, Harambeans.
Stan Stalnaker hosts virtually from Hub Culture Innovation Campus 2020 in Emerald City. August 11, 2020.2020-08-1546 min
Harambeans at WorkLeveraging Tech to Improve Access to Specialist HealthcareIn today’s episode we feature Dr. William Mapham H’18, the founder of Vula Mobile. Vula gives health workers, particularly those in remote rural areas, a tool to get patients quick and efficient specialist care. The app was initially created for ophthalmology referrals, but it quickly became clear that the functionality provided by Vula was widely needed. A redesign enabled the app to scale and now includes referrals for any number of specialties.
Mapham shares the Vula story, which came from his own experience as a rural health worker in South Africa and Swaziland and then as a specialist in publ...2020-07-0116 min
Black GeniusOkendo Lewis-Gayle: Building Africa's FutureOn Episode 5 of Black Genius, we're excited to have in the Genius Chair, Okendo Lewis-Gayle. Lewis-Gayle is the author of Harambeans: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, in which he chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Diaspora returnees building scalable ventures in Africa. He is also founding partner of Harambeans Prosperity Fund and Founder and Chairman of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance.
Harambe is an ecosystem of over 300 young African leaders (Harambeans) which has spawned a series of tech-enabled ventures such as Andela, Yoco and Flutterwave. Collectively Harambeans have generated over 3000 jobs, and raised over $500m from Google Ventures, C...2020-06-1753 min
Harambeans at WorkUnlocking Opportunity Through the African Innovation ReportToday’s episode features Harambeans Founder and Chairman, Okendo Lewis-Gayle who is interviewed by Michael Avery on the Classic Business podcast. Mr. Lewis-Gayle comments on the African Innovation Report and highlights the importance of innovators for the development and prosperity of the continent of Africa.2020-04-1609 min
Harambeans at WorkCRE Venture & Harambeans Building Africa’s FutureIn today’s episode, we feature venture capitalist, Pardon Makumbe, the co-founder of CRE Venture Capital. CRE partners with visionary entrepreneurs who are building category-defining tech companies in Africa. They leverage their capital, relationships and experience to position the teams they work with for outsized success.
Makumbe reflects on the power of young entrepreneurs to shape Africa and to see it differently and the value of Harambe as a community for African entrepreneurs. As a loyal supporter, mentor and investor in several Harambean-led ventures, Makumbe has seen these businesses not only grow exponentially but also reap the benefits of being in...2020-02-1304 min
Harambeans at WorkVatican Radio Interview of Harambeans Founder, Okendo Lewis-GayleVatican Radio Interview of Harambeans Founder, Okendo Lewis-Gayle by Harambeans2019-11-2515 min
Harambeans at WorkCisco Catalyzes the Harambean Human NetworkOn today’s episode we feature Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco and Mary de Wysocki, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Cisco. Cisco strives to inspire, connect, and invest in global problem solvers to catalyze an entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports progress and inclusive growth - as such, Cisco has established the Harambeans Prosperity Fund – a rule-based, co-investment fund which enables Harambe to invest in high-performing Harambeans and drive Africa's prosperity.
Yoo and De Wysocki reflect on the missed opportunities engendered by the lack of early-stage investments in Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Cisco seeks to address this c...2019-10-0315 min
Harambeans at WorkPioneering Principles for Innovation and ScaleIn this episode we meet up with legendary entrepreneur Jeremy Johnson who is the CEO of Andela which he co-founded with Harambean Iyinoluwa Aboyeji. Andela is a pioneering startup that builds distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers. They have recently raised $100 million Series D funding.
Johnson shares on the journey of Andela from idea to scale, as well as on the principles of entrepreneurship that allow for true innovation and growth.2019-06-2417 min