Hiring Top Talent on a Startup Budget

How do you build a world-class team when you can’t write world-class cheques?In this episode of the Periscope Podcast, Lola Masha sits down with Abimbola Adebakin, founder and CEO of Advantage Health Africa (a company now operating in every state in Nigeria across 1,000+ pharmacies) - to break down exactly how he’s done it.From dimensioning work for part-time contributors to making transparency a non-negotiable pillar of culture, Abimbola shares the hiring philosophy that took AHA from zero to a nationwide health access company in 9 years. Whether you’re hiring your first 10 people or scaling across multiple markets, this conversation is packed with practical, field-tested insight.🎙️ Periscope Podcast explores the stories, strategies, and hard-won lessons behind Africa’s most ambitious entrepreneurs and investors. 🔔Subscribe for new episodes every month.