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Accelerate PodcastCompetence, Creativity, and Innovation with Rita NjugunaRetrenchment during COVID was a reality for many professionals. Rita reveals how she explored new entrepreneurial opportunities after being let go of a job, with over 20 years of experience in employment. By drawing on her innate skills, life experiences, and determination to keep going, she was able to explore a range of business opportunities, driving forward her success. Listen to this episode and learn more about her drive, intercultural businesses, and how to identify growth opportunities.
Rita has over 20 years of experience in Strategy, Partnerships, Programme, Innovation and Business Management fueling growth, competitive ad...2022-05-0242 min
Accelerate PodcastCareer Sponsorship and Mentorship with Bukola SmithBukola Smith, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FSDH Merchant Bank, holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, U. K, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Lagos. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, and an Associate Member, Certified Institute of Pensions (Nigeria).
She was Executive Director, Business Development at First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and held several other leadership positions since she joined FCMB in 2006. She was responsible for the banks over 200...2022-01-1743 minAccelerate PodcastThe Year 2021 in Review with Nneka NwobiIn this podcast, I share some questions that will help you reflect in detail on your 2021. The reason I ask myself these very questions is to determine what direction I should follow in 2022. I want to grow and improve in every area of my life, as well as remain aligned to my overall 25-year plan. Here is a glimpse of the questions you can ask yourself:
What did I do that I shouldn’t have?
What did I spend a lot of time on?
Where did I let things happen to me?
How can I take a good ex...2021-12-2816 minAccelerate PodcastEmpowering Women Through Social Entrepreneurship with Nataliey Bitature
Nataliey Bitature is the Chief of Staff at The Simba Group, and the founder of Musana Carts, a social enterprise building solar-powered street food vending carts and HER an online mentorship platform with over 3000 young African women.
She has been recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30, The World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and World Economic Forum as a business leader and innovator.
Passionate about learning, Nataliey has multiple executive education certifications from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Master's in Social Entrepreneurship with a specialization in Project Management from Hult University in...2021-12-1434 min
Accelerate PodcastTurning a Passion into an Empire with Yoadan TilahunWhen passion meets opportunity, a side hustle becomes a business empire. In this episode of Accelerate Podcast, Yoadan Tilahun discusses the foundation on which she built a successful business, as well as the key attributes that led to her company's tremendous growth in Ethiopia and throughout Africa.
Yoadan founded Flawless Events while working full time in the Washington, DC area. She re-located the company to Ethiopia in 2008 in recognition of the opportunities on the African continent. Flawless Events organizes summits, corporate events and conferences throughout the African continent. The most rewarding part of her work is t...2021-11-3039 minAccelerate PodcastHow to 10x Your Business as You Plan for 2022My initial exposure to 10X thinking was through Google. Google engineers are guided by seeking ways to improve something 10 times, rather than by 10%. They begin their thinking process with a blank sheet of paper and ask themselves questions that are out of this world.
Naturally, we think about how to double and consider our existing systems and processes. This is the easiest way we think, as our brains are wired to think this way. However, this leads to working harder and putting more effort into what we do. Instead, we need to start thinking exponentially.
10...2021-10-0512 min
Accelerate PodcastSuccessfully Building a Globally Competitive & Profitable African Social Enterprise with Nora BannermanNora Bannerman is an accomplished and internationally acclaimed fashion designer and entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience promoting indigenous businesses and successfully managing a number of companies.
Nora served on the Africa Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA) National Implementation Committee to get Ghana the AGOA VISA that enables the export of over 6,000 Ghanaian products duty and quota free access to the USA market. She is credited with promoting Made-In-Ghana Textiles and Clothing in Europe and the US since the 1980s. Her company, Sleek Garments Export Ltd recently received the Made-In-Ghana Awards for the ‘Outstanding Textile and Garment Company of...2021-08-3135 min
Accelerate PodcastAccessing Capital through Angel Investors with Yemi KeriYemi Keri is the CEO of Heckerbella Limited, a Technology Business Transformation company, and a Partner at Holmen Consulting, an IT Business Consulting firm. With over 22 years of experience in the Information and Communications Technology sector at top management levels in both the public and private sectors, she was the Director and Regional Manager, West Africa for SAP Africa and the pioneer Managing Director/CEO of the Edo State Government ICT Agency.
Yemi serves as a mentor to various digital and technology-enabled start-ups, a Director of the Lagos Angel Network and Co-founder of Rising Tide Africa, a...2021-08-2432 min
Accelerate PodcastThe Importance of Culture and a Functioning Board for Growing Businesses with Catherine EngmannCatherine Engmann is the Partner and Head of Sirdar Ghana with over two decades of experience in corporate governance and company secretarial practice. She was the Managing Director and Founder of Platinum Corporate Solutions, an organization that focuses on supporting entities with the implementation of best practice corporate governance frameworks, cultural transformation, leadership development, organizational development and personal growth.
Catherine has a degree in Biotechnology, is a graduate of the ICSA (UK) and has several certifications in the human potential arena, including cultural transformational tools, leadership development, coaching and self-esteem. She is also a certified John Maxwell...2021-08-1026 minAccelerate PodcastSuccessfully Navigating the Corporate Landscape with Peju AdebajoPeju is a seasoned C Level Executive who has led significant P&L’s ($500m in 2015) and is an experienced Non- Executive Director, Board Advisor and Chair. She has led in different ownership and governance structures including Publicly listed, Private Equity, Individual and Family-Owned businesses and has extensive international experience in Africa, Europe, the US and the UK. She has worked across multiple sectors including Manufacturing and Distribution (Cement, Mattresses, Food), Energy (Renewables), Agriculture, Financial Services and Consulting.
Peju won the 2015 CNBC Africa Business Woman of the Year award and the 2013 Harvard Business School Nigeria Leadership award. She...2021-08-0336 minAccelerate PodcastBuilding an International Cosmetics and SkinCare Brand with Oke MaduewesiOke Maduewesi is the Founder and CEO of Zaron group of companies and a mother of two girls, Zara and Ona, from which she had coined the name of her beauty line ‘Zaron’. She holds a degree in Economics from Edo State University, Ekpoma and a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
In 2009, a pregnant Oke lost her husband in a tragic plane crash and was left with a two-year-old child to take care of as well. However challenging, she fought her way through a very dark moment to do more...2021-07-2041 minAccelerate PodcastBuilding Meaningful Networks as a Female Leader with Olatowun Candide-JohnsonOlatowun Candide-Johnson is an entrepreneur and a lawyer with 30 years of experience in corporate and commercial law and business development and governance of multinational corporations. During her career, she worked in Law Practice, Shipping, Oil and Gas. Before taking early retirement from Total Group, she held the combined role of General Counsel, Executive General Manager, Management Services Division and Chief Compliance Officer for the Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria.
In 2016, Olatowun obtained a Global Executive MBA awarded by LSE, NYU Stern and HEC (Paris), known as the TRIUM Global Executive MBA. She is passionate about creating networking...2021-07-1336 minAccelerate PodcastThriving as an Intrapreneur and an Entrepreneur with Audrey MwalaAudrey Mwala, the Acting CEO of the Public-Private Partnerships Commission of Malawi, is a Certified Public Private Partnership Specialist (IP3) USA, a Certified Project Finance Specialist (IP3) USA, a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) UK, holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. She has extensive experience in Project Finance, Project Management, Project Risk Analysis, PPP contract negotiations, Privatization and PPP structuring through her 24-year career.
She is also the Founder of Sycamore Credit Limited, a successful microfinance company and Sycamore Consult- a training and consulting company. She serves as a Non- Ex...2021-07-0643 minAccelerate PodcastBuilding a Thriving Law Practice of International Repute in Africa with NanaAma BotchwayNanaAma is the founder of N. Dowuona & Company. She is ranked as a leading lawyer in Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and the International Financial Law Review. She has advised on numerous significant investments and divestments in Ghana and in other parts of Africa including the USD 200 million sale of Fan Milk International, the acquisition, development and divestment of the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel and Leapfrog Strategic African Investment’s USD 180 million investment in the Enterprise Insurance Group. NanaAma is a graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School Undergraduate Program, New York University’s Stern School of Business and Columbia University School...2021-06-1533 minAccelerate PodcastFollowing Through and Staying the CourseIn this episode, Nneka shares her insights while connecting and working with high-performing women and the straightforward tool for accountability she used to track performance, progress, and goals. Also, you'll learn about her new book "Finding Your True North: Your Guide Book for Revolutionized Thinking."
2021-06-0813 minAccelerate PodcastLanding the CEO Role: Career Planning Tips for the High Performing Female Executive with Enife AtobiloyeEnife Atobiloye is the Managing Partner of Human Leadership Resources, a leading Human Resources Solution Provider, and the Regional Head of the TRANSEARCH MEA, a top executive search, and leadership development organization. She has over 25 years of international experience in executive search and Human Resources consulting. Enife has gained comprehensive proficiency and exposure in several executive roles, such as being Managing Consultant of Kimberly Ryan, a leading indigenous HR Consulting firm in Africa with offices in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, where she progressively built a well-knit team and brand to international standards.
Enife holds a Masters's degree i...2021-06-0145 minAccelerate PodcastThriving as a Top Executive in a Global Conglomerate outside Africa with Violet OkpereViolet Okpere has 28 years of professional and leadership experience, with a strong track record of safety, retail delivery, and transformational change in contracting and procurement. Violet started her professional career with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering alongside MCIPS from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. Expertise in all facets of supply chain management from Asset operations, Logistic Operations, Wells operations, and Major Projects. Diverse work experience in multiple countries, 24 years in Shell (UK, Brunei, Netherlands, and Nigeria) and four years for Sasol Petroleum International (South Africa, Mozambique, Canada, Gabon, Papua New Guinea).
Violet is cu...2021-05-2527 minAccelerate PodcastLanding the CEO Role: How I made it to the top with Tinuade AweTinuade Awe is the Chief Executive Officer of NGX Regulation, which is a subsidiary of The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc.
She is: a Trustee of The Nigerian Exchange Limited’s Investors’ Protection Fund; member of the Board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC); and a Non-Executive Director of the Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS).
She has an LL.B Degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife as well as LL.M Degrees from Harvard Law School and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is admitted to both the Nige...2021-05-1838 minAccelerate PodcastAgainst All Odds To Be At The Top with Wambui MbesaWAMBUI MBESA is the CEO of INTRASOFT International East Africa, a Subsidiary of INTRASOFT International, an IT solutions and services company headquartered in Luxembourg. She oversees operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zambia. She is passionate about giving back and giving forward. Furthermore, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of leaders in general and in the IT space in particular.
An entrepreneur at heart, Wambui has co-founded and run a technology company that was recognized by Microsoft 5 times over the years for excellence and business growth within West, East and Central Africa a...2021-05-1140 minAccelerate PodcastBecoming Bridge Builders - Ask for a Connection and Give a ConnectionIn this episode, Nneka shares her takeaways from guests - Audrey Joe-Ezigbo & Ndidi Nwuneli. While listening, you are encouraged to ponder on the following provocative questions. What are you doing about the book you have always wanted to write? What are you angry about in your country? And how can you expand and widen your networks to be and do more?
2021-05-0408 minAccelerate PodcastTapping into Agribusiness Opportunities in Africa with Ndidi NwuneliNdidi is the Managing Partner of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd., which works across West Africa, shaping agricultural policy, creating catalytic ventures, and implementing ecosystem solutions. She is also the co-founder of AACE Foods, which sources from over 10,000 farmers and produces a range of packaged food products for local and international markets. She is the founder of LEAP Africa, which inspires, empowers, and equips a new cadre of moral, disciplined, and dynamic young leaders in Africa.
Ndidi is the author of "Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact," published by Routledge. She is a...2021-04-2737 minAccelerate PodcastThe Significance and Opportunities at Half Time with Audrey Joe-EzigboAudrey Joe-Ezigbo is a Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker, Facilitator, Mentor, Writer, Published Author, and Blogger. She has over 26 years of entrepreneurial experience, with core competencies in business strategy, finance and investment management, commercial system, business development, and resource management.
In this episode, Audrey talks about the key learnings from the challenges she experienced, What does half-time mean, how to avoid complacency in success, believing in yourself, finding an accountability partner, and identifying your business areas that need improvement or changes.
2021-04-2032 minAccelerate PodcastIntroduction and Why Accelerate?Nneka Nwobi is an Author, Business Strategist, and Leadership Coach with over 25 years of combined experience in general, financial and sales management, strategic planning and thinking information, and communication technology strategy. She is passionate about helping high-achieving entrepreneurs build profitable and scalable businesses while enjoying financial and time freedom to enable them to live meaningful lives.
She is a Nigerian Chartered Accountant (ACA), USA Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and a UK Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) with an MBA and international working experience across 12 countries, including several Fortune 500 including SAP and Microsoft. Nneka serves on several boards as...2021-04-2011 minAccelerate PodcastAccelerate Podcast is Live!Are you a High Performing Pan-Africa Female Founder or CEO? Or you are aspiring to be one? Then Accelerate Podcast is for you. This podcast is also for you, if you have a heart for empowering African Female Leaders. My name is Nneka Nwobi. I am an Author, Business and Leadership Coach and an Entrepreneur. I have decades of invaluable global experience and cherished African roots.
In this podcast, I will be having stimulating conversations with various High Performing Pan-African Female Founders and CEOs. As my guests, they will be speaking from their wealth of experience that you can glean...2021-04-1301 min