Founder at the Ecobarter company – Rita Idehai Rita Idehai is a geoscientist turned social entrepreneur whose vision is to ensure that every urban household across Nigeria gets connected to a sustainable waste management platform. As founder at Ecobarter – a sustainable waste management company – Rita consistently works to help entrepreneurs and organisations make social impact where it matters the most. In a recent LinkedIn post, Rita shares the groundbreaking capabilities of the reverse vending machine – a machine that allows insertion of recyclable material in exchange for a reward – locally and proudly built by her team. Twenty…
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Earlier this year, Justin Norman (Founder, The Flip) says he hit the streets of Lagos-Nigeria to answer one question: “How did Moniepoint grow so big, so fast?” Read his thoughts below about the phenomenal growth of fintech company, Moniepoint Group, founded by Tosin Eniolorunda: Justin Norman (Founder, The Flip) All over Nigeria, more agents & merchants are using Moniepoint’s light blue devices across Nigeria. But how did they do it?There are millions of Moniepoint point-of-sale terminals in use across Nigeria.These point-of-sale devices power Nigeria’s offline economy, and while there are many competitors in this space, Moniepoint appears to beating them…
🎥 Onyeka Okonkwo Onyeka Okonkwo is a Risk Manager who also writes about money, career, and self development . She describes herself as a Knowledge Fairy 😊 In her viddeo, Onyeka shares what she says are three unconventional practices helped her skip away from feelings of helplessness and being stuck, into living her best life. Onyeka hopes her tips may come in handy for un-knotting those moments of uncertainty that life sometimes throws our way. Interesting Read: How to Get Out of a Rut in 8 Steps [Masterclass] Numeris Média is officially accredited media to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo is the Deputy Managing Director of Falcon Corporation Ltd., a company co-founded by herself and her husband in 1994. In its 29+ years of existence, Falcon (and the Falcon brand) has been recognised as a multiple award-winning, wholly indigenous mid- and downstream Energy, Natural Gas sistribution and LPG trading company in Africa, enabling the deployment of Natural Gas and LPG as drivers of economic growth and industrialisation. In this video clip, Audrey says: Putting too much faith in someone else nearly cost us our business. That experience was a wake-up call. We realised that taking ownership of our…
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Funder, Future Africa) Iyinoluwa Aboyeji – brilliant entrepreneur and 2 x founder of unicorns Andela and Flutterwave, says: If you are a startup founder who wants to build a healthy, growing company in these perilous times my sincere advice is to drop whatever you are doing and attend this fireside chat.Jonathan Ruwanika CA(SA) who I fondly call my startup IMF has saved several startups from the claws of death by helping them achieve financial fitness through tight controls and a relentless focus on unit economics so they can cut their fat and grow lean and profitable yet scalable,…
Ann Smarty is the founder of Smarty Marketing, a boutique SEO agency based in New York, and Viral Content Bee, a social media promotion tool. Ann’s search engine optimisation career began in 2005. She is the former editor-in-chief of Search Engine Journal, and contributor to prominent search and social blogs, including Small Business Trends and Mashable. Brand identity is the impact of a company’s visual elements — logos, colours, fonts — from its website, marketing campaigns, social media channels, emails, and more. An effective brand strategy drives recognition, trust, and loyalty. The brand identity process used to take much time and money.…
Ola Brown (Founder, Healthcap Africa) Make Something People Want is the motto of Y Combinator, the early stage startup accelerator that has supported the launch of ultra-successful companies such as Airbnb and Reddit. Build something— not that people need — but rather something they want and are willing to pay for, Y Combinator adds. Ola Orekunrin Brown (Founder, Founder at Healthcap Africa) shares this immensely important reminder below, saying: Y Combinator, a renowned leader in startup investing, operates by a guiding principle that resonates deeply. This philosophy has undoubtedly contributed to their remarkable success in identifying and nurturing innovative ventures.As we strive for excellence in…
🎥 AndrewFirman A significant talk from Andrew Firman, CFA (co-Founder & Managing Partner at Kaleo Ventures – providers of early-Stage Venture Capital in Africa). Andrew is a faith driven fund manager who has invested in more than 50 faith-driven entrepreneurs across sub-Saharan Africa. In the video above – a talk shared with a church in Lagos – Firman dissects workplace theology in a thoroughly mind-enthralling manner. 🎥Faith Driven Investor podcast In this video, Andrew Firman and Henry Kaestner (another faith-driven investor) are interviewed about the risks, rewards, and returns of investing in Africa. Both gentlemen discuss the opportunities and challenges…
📸 Nainika Seth By Nainika Seth (Sport and performance psychologist) As the best athletes from each country gear up for Paris 2024 Olympics. What goes on in the mind of an Olympic athlete days before the biggest event of their lives? How do they focus, get into the zone and motivate themselves in their quest for gold? Winning an Olympic gold medal is universally recognised as the pinnacle of sporting achievement. All eyes are on this prize, nobody wants consolation advise. It’s no longer about being happy to participate, it’s about being the best in the world when it matters…
📸 John Fowlie For four Olympic Games, John Fowlie was a swimming coach at the Australian Institute of Sport / Swimming Australia National Training Centre. During his tenure, his athletes won nine Olympic medals and set seven world records. For the last years, John has been working with high-talent, high-pressure teams in other specialised environments. On July 26th the Olympic Games will begin in Paris. Incredible athletes from around the world will gather and perform superhuman feats under immense pressure. John asks: ‘As a business leader, how can you draw inspiration from this event, extract lessons and talk to your…