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The Grinders Table — 87 episodes

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1

Zahra Baitie-Boateng: Building Africa's Bridge to China

2

Dayo Koleowo (Microtraction) on Turning Desperation Into Fuel

3

Oluseun Onigbinde: What 15 Years of Civic Tech Actually Taught Me

4

Yvonne Johnson - The Infrastructure Layer Africa's Credit Ecosystem Is Built On

5

Eunice Ajim on Conviction, Community, and Backing Africa's Next Category Leaders

6

Momentum Is All You've Got - Opeyemi Awoyemi

7

Mike Hudack didn't set out to build a payments company. He set out to fix an interface.

8

Building Africa’s Carbon Neobank: A Conversation with Mélanie Keita

9

Why SaaS Dies in Africa, the Talent Myth & the Only Thing That Actually Matters - Flo Nduwayezu

10

Fundability vs. Buildability: What African Venture Actually Demands - Dotun Olowoporoku, Ventures Platform

11

Complexity Is the Moat: Stone Atwine on Building Eversend Across 12 Markets Without Losing the Plot

12

From 70 Women in Accra to 5,000 Across Africa: Ethel Cofie on Building Community

13

The Global Language of Entrepreneurship: Connecting Ecosystems Across Continents with Harvard iLab's Rym Baouendi

14

How Brenton Naicker is Building Africa's Blockchain Future From The Frontlines

15

From Cyber Cafes to Y Combinator: Building Africa's Financial Future

16

The Outlier's Path: Building Africa's Healthcare Future with Ayodeji Alaran (Founder, PBR Insights)

17

Why Africa Needs Boring First with Bernard Laurendeau

18

When Revolution Meets Innovation: Dr. Houda Ghozzi's Journey from Academia to Ecosystem Builder

19

Survive First, Scale Later: Tunji Andrews on Resilience, Regulation and Retirement Planning

20

The Builder's Mindset: Yassine Laghzioui on Entrepreneurship, Deep Tech, and Africa's Future

21

RESHARE: Scaling E-Commerce in Africa: Insights from Jumia's Ex CEO - Massimiliano Spalazzi

22

Technology, Faith, and Purpose: Jelle Schuitemaker's Mission to Reduce Child Mortality with Goal 3

23

Leading by Following: Ghita Zniber's Unique Approach to African Startup Investment with Kalys Ventures

24

Building Deep Tech in Kenya: The Octavia Carbon Story with Martin Freimüller

25

Influencing African Tech from Dakar: Sabrine Chahrour's Journey in Venture Capital

26

Navigating the Challenges in African Healthcare: with Tobias Reiter (CEO, Viebeg)

27

From high performance sports to retail success, our chat with Amber Penney (Co-founder, Faro)

28

Balancing Passion and Business: Lara Dendy Young's Story with Conservio

29

The Operator's Edge: A conversation with Seni Sulyman (Founder, Talstack)

30

Navigating Success with Oyin Solebo

31

Repost: Clive Butkow's guide to navigating success in Business

32

Investing in Africa's Future: Kola Aina's Path to Ventures Platform

33

Building an effective company culture with Jem HR's Caroline van der Merwe

34

The African startup landscape, a conversation with Oo Nwoye (Part 2)

35

The African startup landscape, a conversation with Oo Nwoye (Part 1)

36

Building an Integrated Life with Kanini Mutooni

37

Scaling E-Commerce in Africa: Insights from Jumia's Ex CEO - Massimiliano Spalazzi

38

Redefining Tourism Through Technology with David Gonahasa

39

Breaking Barriers and Building Networks: A Conversation with June Angelides MBE

40

The Intersection of Tech, Policy and Entrepreneurship with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia

41

Mastering the art of building a business with Anil Atma (CEO, Kreem Inc)

42

Turning lemons to lemonade with Seyi Abolaji (Founder, Wilson's Juice Co)

43

A Journey of Resilience: Joe Kinvi's Path to Pan-African Impact

44

Unconventional Routes with Ikpeme Neto (Founder, Wella Health)

45

Increasing the Odds with Cindy Ai and Mark Kleyner of DreamVC

46

The Balance of Passion and Practicality with Eugene Nwoke (Country Manager, Roche)

47

Leading with influence: Babajide Duroshola (M-Kopa)

48

Bonus: Building in a Crisis

49

Digitising the Hospitality Industry with Havar Bauck, CEO of HotelOnline

50

Launching in a pandemic with Mayowa Alli (Co-founder, Traction Apps)

51

Creating Change with Angie Madara (Founding Partner, Athena FundX)

52

Bonus Episode: Navigating Uncertainty with Yusufa Sey

53

Navigating Growth, Risk, and Empathy in Financial Services: Insights from Branch's Dayo Ademola

54

From Passion to Profession: Diji Aderogba's Inspiring Journey

55

Navigating Academia to Entrepreneurship with Hafsah Jumare, CEO of CoAmana

56

Connecting the dots with Desigan Chinniah aka Dees

57

Unlocking potential with Ashley Immanuel (Co-founder, Semicolon)

58

The road less travelled with Oyinkansola Fawehinmi (Foza)

59

Taking ownership with Caleb Maru, GP at Proximity Ventures

60

Nurturing Tech Talent with Snehar Shah, CEO of Moringa School

61

Navigating Career with Mouna Akefli

62

Championing Inclusivity with Solape Akinpelu, CEO of Hervest

63

Scaling impact with Will Senyo, CEO, Impact Hub Accra

64

Transformation using digital skills with Martin Ndlovu

65

Tackling emergency healthcare challenges with Folake Owodunni, Founder of Emergency Response Africa

66

Building in uncertainty with Damilare Ogunleye

67

Enduring tough times with Thrive Agric's Uka Eje

68

Taking Risks with Yvonne Bajela (Local Globe)

69

Building Teams with Sam Sturm (Founders Factory Africa)

70

Zouheir Lakhdissi, The Accidental Entrepreneur

71

Conversations with Kristin Wilson

72

Conversations with Joseph Agunbiade

73

Conversations with Prasanth Kumar

74

Conversations with Kanini Mutooni

75

Conversations with Olawale Adegoke

76

Conversations with Bola Lawal

77

Finding Clarity with Tomilola Majekodunmi (Bankly)

78

Conversation with Temitope Ekundayo

79

Conversation with Tomi Solanke

80

Conversation with Max Cuvellier

81

Conversations with Eman Wahby

82

Conversations with Clive Butkow

83

Conversation with Pamela Wagner

84

Conversations with Blessing Abeng

85

Conversations with Maxime Bayen

86

Making Impact: work-life, health and Balance with Anta Diallo (BPIFrance)

87

Conversations with Oliver Blantern