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[00:01:24] Ronel Blanco's no-hitter excitement.
[00:06:03] No-hitters in baseball.
[00:08:44] Astros' incredible scouting success.
[00:13:15] Bases loaded frustration.
[00:17:08] Dusty Baker's managerial decisions.
[00:19:15] Dusty's decision to leave the vineyard.
[00:24:30] Yainer Diaz appreciation segment.
[00:28:24] Breggy bomb salsa resurgence.
[00:33:49] Glut of outfielders discussed.
[00:35:08] Orioles' stacked minor league talent.
[00:39:34] Wyatt Linkford's impressive performance.
[00:43:17] Where to find the hosts.
[00:47:31] Mom plays basketball too.
[00:49:29] Baseball drama with D-backs pitcher.
2024-04-0549 min
Bigshot Business Podcast027. Where Is Your Drinkerbell? - with Peach PicheIn this episode, I set down with CEO of Fresh Eyes, Peach Piche, to talk about her businesses and in particular the work she is doing with Drinkerbell, another company of hers, in the fight against drink spiking.Help keep our woman safe out there. You can support the Jumpster Campaign on this link - http://www.jumpstarter.co.za/projects/drinkerbell/About GuestPeach is a businesswoman, entrepreneur and mom of 5 children ranging between the ages of 23 and 17.To say that her life is...2021-04-1441 min
Bigshot Business Podcast026. Your Network Will Give You Access with Uwem UwemakpanI sat down with VP of Fund Operations at Ingressive, Uwem Uwemakpan, to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and what he is seeing on the continent in terms of where Africa is going on the business front.Join me, as we explore the what and how of building a business in Africa.About GuestUwem is a Startup Coach and investor in early-stage startups. He helps entrepreneurs gain the clarity they need to turn their idea/passions into profitable businesses. Uwem is the VP, Fund Operations at...2021-03-3141 min
Bigshot Business Podcast025. We Need Blended Leadership with Jumane MtambalikeSat down with Sahara Ventures CEO, Jumane Mtambalike to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and what he, as a futurist, is seeing in the near future, including how we get there.LINKSConnect with meBBNFacebookTwitterLinkedInInstagramConnect with Jumanne MtambalikeAfruturistTwitterSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bigshot-business-podcast/donations2021-03-1054 min
Bigshot Business Podcast024. Why Achievers Fail, Even After Great Successes.What you need to know about setting goals. Why most people end up becoming one hit wonders and never get to know what causes the lapse in drive. I think I have found it. I think I found the why, my drive in business dropped and how I solved it.Join me in this episode as I explore the reason many entrepreneurs fail even after great successes.LINKSConnect with meBBNFacebookTwitter...2021-02-2340 min
Bigshot Business Podcast023. Talking Entrepreneurship with Tumi MoagiIt's tough enough starting a business but turns out it can be tough when your business succeeds too. The solution? Learn from your competition. Push coopetition over competition and learn on the go.This week my guest goes into her entrepreneurial journey from her very first business to where she is now. Meet Tumi Moagi, Co-Founder of Growth Factor Technologies.About GuestItumeleng Moagi trained with the Meltwater School of Entrepreneurship (MEST) in Ghana, West Africa which focuses on training African entrepreneurs looking to make a global...2021-02-1656 min
Bigshot Business Podcast022. You Need A Little Arrogance with Mlamli MangcalaMlamli Mangcala deserves entrepreneur of the year award after pushing his brand, Abantu, direct to the clients because major distributors had refused to put his products on their shelves.His story is a perfect example of when arrogance is handy as part of your entrepreneurial arsenal.He goes to tell us about profound lessons from his childhood that cemented a spirit of defiance in him that has driven him in life.LINKSConnect with meBBNFacebook2021-02-0946 min
Bigshot Business Podcast021. Why You Should Do Business in AfricaWho would you rather build businesses in Africa? The Germans? The Americans? The Chinese? The English and the French already had their share. But who really should be doing the most of business on the continent. Isn't it the African?In this episode I look at what the world is saying about doing business in Africa. What they are telling investors about Africa that Africans are not telling each other.LinksBrookings article - https://www.brookings.edu/research/spotlighting-opportunities-for-business-in-africa-and-strategies-to-succeed-in-the-worlds-next-big-growth-market/ Growth Africa...2021-02-0336 min
Bigshot Business Podcast020. How To Get Your Business Funded with Dagmar BreilingDagmar Breiling is a serial entrepreneur and an international funding strategist with a long history working with governments on economic development and helping entrepreneurs get funding and grants for their businesses.However as you will find in this episode, funding is not the problem but setting up a fundable business. She goes into detail to address how entrepreneurs can get their businesses ready and fundable.Join me as we look into how to get your business funded.About guestDagmar Breiling is...2021-01-2645 min
Bigshot Business Podcast019. How To Build A Resilient BusinessEvery business needs SKUNKWORKS! Especially on the African continent.It's estimated that 118 million people living on less than USD1.25 in Africa will have been exposed to draughts, floods, earthquakes, extreme heat, and other harsh weather conditions by 2030. This calls for the building of resilient cities and resilient businesses.70% of Africa's urban area and cities are yet to be built, according to a world bank report. This presents entrepreneurs on the continent the opportunity to build those cities and urban areas and also with that the opportunity to build in...2021-01-2043 min
Bigshot Business Podcast018. How To Industrialise AfricaGlobal Justice Now published a report that says more wealth leaves Africa every year than enters it. In 2015 $165bn entered but $203bn was taken from the continent. That's a deficit of almost $40bn!60 to 70% of African capital is shipped to Europe and other destinations including the United States. So why do we keep saying Africa needs capital to industrialise?Join me in this episode as I explore how we can industrialise Africa.LINKSConnect with meBBNFacebook2021-01-1235 min
Bigshot Business Podcast017. Who Owns Africa? Part 243 Billion US Dollar was spent by Africa in 2019, not on development or investment but on importing food. How is it that with the world's largest arable land by area, Africa is not able to feed itself?Talking AFCFTA and African ownership in this episode I explowe what it means to own the continent and look at some of the most mundane things that we have allowed other countries to own yet they control the African image.I also asked some entrepreneurs what it means to own the continent. Don't...2021-01-0554 min
Bigshot Business Podcast016. Who Owns Africa?This question needs and answer now because every decade or so it comes back to the surface.Who owns Africa?In this episode, I dive into what it means to own the continent, from controlling what we call education to all means of production and the policies that control them. We have to start the conversation and follow with the action steps to put Africa first again.LINKSConnect with Linkford BizBBNFacebook...2020-12-2944 min
Bigshot Business Podcast015. Africa Must Prepare for Foreign Divestment with Kouassi YebouaLack of political will and commitment got us here. If Africa is to create a robust economy and a strong reliable mechanism for growth and development we must start showing political will and commitment to that future.This week's guest believes we have skipped an important step in the path of economic development. Kouassi Yeboua urges investing in the manufacturing and agro processing sectors as pillars of the continent's development.About GuestKouassı Yeboua from Cote d'Ivoire. An Economist by training and a researcher in the African Fu...2020-12-2259 min
Bigshot Business Podcast014. Prayer: How You Can Achieve More in Business with Ndivhuwo VhuatshaIn today's world it's getting harder and harder to publicly incorporate one's spiritual life and business. In most cases people would rather keep it apart, especially on the continent.This week's guest, Ndivhuwo Vhuatsha, believes these two should never be apart. He believes prayer can actually help you achieve more in business making it an integral part of your growth.About GuestNdivhuwo Vhuatsha a 24-year-old Award winning author who is the founder of Laughtorison Group of companies which operates in the IT sector...2020-12-1558 min
Bigshot Business Podcast013. How To Empower People Through Tech with Mohamed DhaouafiThis may sound like something out of a Marvel comic or movie but it is indeed the makings of an African iron man.In this episode, I speak to CURE Bionics CEO, Mohamed Dhaouafi, about the headway his company is making in the creating of 3D printed prosthetics for the disabled.We go on to discuss some of the challenges on the ground for start ups in Tunisia and hear what Mohamed thinks could be the solution to set Africa on the path as the entrepreneurial continent.2020-12-0845 min
Bigshot Business Podcast012. First And Foremost, The Over 60s Must Go with Bright HlongwaneYouth entrepreneurship has been hailed by many voices as the solution to Africa's high unemployment rate and high levels of poverty. With the continent having over 60% youth, even if only 20% of that would become successful entrepreneurs, Africa would be in safe hands.In this episode, Linkford Biz talks to Bright Hlongwane, the Managing Director of Isimangaliso Group, a media company and marketing company, and SG of YIBSA (Youth In Business South Africa) taking the megaphone approach to promote youth entrepreneurship in South Africa and in Africa as a whole....2020-12-0158 min
Bigshot Business Podcast011. How to build a great brand with Silke BuckerJoin Linkford Biz on this week's episode as he speaks to Brand Director of Castle Lite Africa, Silke Bucker. Silke helps us understand what it really takes to build a vibrant, relevant and enduring brand.About GuestWith 12 years commercial marketing experience under her belt, Silke Bucker is a brave leader within the marketing world. Currently the Castle Lite Brand director, she believes that brands have the responsibility to shape culture and that is only possible when marketers are agile and courageous. Working on numerous brands in her c...2020-11-2435 min
Bigshot Business Podcast010. U.S Sanctions: 20 Years Later, Are They Still Relevant with Rutendo MatinyarareActivist and Entrepreneur, Rutendo Mainyarare goes deep into U.S War Sanctions against Zimbabwe. He has been very vocal about the effects of the U.S imposed sanctions on the country and the chance of entrepreneurs to succeed in the Southern African country.Linkford Biz asks whether these sanctions are still relevant, 20 years later. Why has Zimbabwe not grown out of dependencies for retooling in two decades?Rutendo implores Africa to watch out for so called donors who take more than they give. He likens aid to a hook...2020-11-171h 14
Bigshot Business Podcast009. The Art of Entrepreneurship with Arthur MararaIn this episode: Linkford Biz talks to award winning attorney and business speaker, Arthur Marara. They dive deep into ways to solve unemployment in Africa and what it really takes to build a business in Africa. Arthur goes on to talk about the mindset that one needs to make it in life, all this in a mission to inspire greatness.About GuestArthur Marara LLB (Hons) UZ, LLM (UZ) is an award-winning attorney, author, and business speaker and transformational speaker. Attorney: Arthur...2020-11-1048 min
Bigshot Business Podcast008. Business Coaching and Personal Development with Zandile GambusheJoin Linkford, this week as he goes deep into what it means to have a business/career coach. What a coach can do for you and why you should consider getting one.What should you expect from a coach? How do you deal with obstacles on your path to business success? Zandile answers it all, including how to get back up in these uncertain times.About GuestZandile is the founder of Langalethu Career & Personal Development Coaching (Pty) Ltd. She is a Coaching and Change Management Professional...2020-11-0347 min
Bigshot Business Podcast007. U.S Foreign Policy Africa's OpportunityYet another interesting episode as Bigshot Business Network CEO, Linkford Biz dives into what it could mean for Africa if the U.S stopped its support of the continent.Over the years, trade relations between Africa and the United States have slumped raising fear that the Africa is no longer a priority to the U.S anymore. This has also brought the question whether the AGOA will be renewed or not.Linkford believes it's time to disconnect from the American placenta and focus on growing intramarkets on the continent...2020-10-2739 min
Bigshot Business Podcast006. The Scramble And Partition of Africa (Part 01)If we humor the thought that Africa is the next frontier, we would have to accept that this is new then. But Linkford Biz, still believes that Africa is not the next frontier, it's been the only frontier since the world began.In this episode he encourages entrepreneurs to also take up the responsibility to make something of the opportunities that everyone else but Africans is talking about. The continent has room for growth, invention and re-invention of which Africans must be first in the line.While challenging the...2020-10-2142 min
Bigshot Business Podcast005. Money, Emotions And Entrepreneurship with Vangile MakwakwaJoin Linkford Biz, this week as he speaks to Vangile Makwakwa, author of Heart Mind and Money: Using Emotional Intelligence for Financial Success, Founder of Wealthy-Money.com and personal finance coach, about her journey as an entrepreneur and what obstacles she had to overcome to succeed.Vangile goes in detail about what she had to do to get her online business running smoothly, from personal development to working with the most skilled teams. She also talks about how she is empowering women through her business.Vangile gives us carte...2020-10-1456 min
Bigshot Business Podcast004. Tech, Africa and Entrepreneurship with Sheilah BirgenThis week, Linkford Biz zooms in to Nairobi, Kenya to speak to tech innovator and entrepreneur, Sheilah Birgen, the CEO of The CoRD Tech.Sheilah goes into detail about the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in Africa as well as what could be done to resolve the problem.Having mentored over a thousand startups across Africa, Sheilah has seen it all which has kept her working with startup out of the passion she has for growing business in Africa.Besides the work she is doing...2020-10-0747 min
Bigshot Business Podcast003. Pursue And Do What You Love with David MashabelaHave you ever pursued something you love so much that you would do it for free? This week, Linkford Biz talks to acclaimed Radio personality and South African entrepreneur, King David Mashabela.David goes into detail about his life growing up in Mamelodi, northeast of Pretoria and how that shaped who he would become. He further goes into his philosophy of life and what keeps him pushing forward in his Radio career and in business.David's experience in communications gives him the unique qualification to tell us what makes...2020-09-3046 min
Bigshot Business Podcast002. Is Africa Ready For A Post Pandemic Era?This week we look ahead as the question becomes more and more popular; Is Africa ready for a time after COVID-19 and what does that look like?Join, Bigshot Business Network CEO, Linkford Biz, as he expands on what he believes is, potentially the best time for Africa to, not only look forward, but position for massive successes to come.Links:Article by Dr Mamphela Ramphela - https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-04-15-africas-unique-opportunity-for-post-pandemic-rejuvenation/Bigshot Business Network - https://likeabigshot...2020-09-2328 min
Bigshot Business Podcast001. Welcome to Bigshot Business PodcastToday marks the beginning of something special for Africa, A True Voice and reflection of the continent's Business Frontier. In this first of it's kind episode, Bigshot Business Network CEO, Linkford Biz, sparks the African discussion on how business is done and what African youth ought to be looking at as the future of the continent unfolds.He goes on to address the lack of information about African businesses online and what can be done about it. In the midst of a global pandemic, what can African businesses take advantage of in preparation to...2020-09-1624 min