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    <title>#BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series - Episodes Tagged with “Nala”</title>
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    <description>BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series is a podcast meant to showcase the African start-up space. We strive to offer a platform for entrepreneurs on the continent, showcasing their creations, highlighting their journey, and sharing in their success. Follow us on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nala.money/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nalamoney/?viewAsMember=true X: https://twitter.com/NALAmoney FB: https://www.facebook.com/NALA.money</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Telling Entrepreneurship Stories That are Shaping and Building the African Continent</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Benjamin Fernandes</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series is a podcast meant to showcase the African start-up space. We strive to offer a platform for entrepreneurs on the continent, showcasing their creations, highlighting their journey, and sharing in their success. Follow us on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nala.money/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nalamoney/?viewAsMember=true X: https://twitter.com/NALAmoney FB: https://www.facebook.com/NALA.money</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Scaling Success: Navigating Africa's Tech Frontier - Startup Growth, Funding, and Profitability</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:30:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:author>Benjamin Fernandes</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Join us as we delve into the dynamic landscape of African tech startups with the brilliant Yele Bademosi, co-founder and CEO of Nestcoin.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:15</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us as we delve into the dynamic landscape of African tech startups with the brilliant Yele Bademosi, co-founder and CEO of Nestcoin. Discover the shifting tides of tech funding in Africa and gain invaluable insights on growing your startup amidst industry changes. From venture capital to profitability, Yele shares expert advice on scaling your tech startup for success. Tune in for a compelling discussion on the future of African entrepreneurship!  Special Guest: Yele Bademosi.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us as we delve into the dynamic landscape of African tech startups with the brilliant Yele Bademosi, co-founder and CEO of Nestcoin. Discover the shifting tides of tech funding in Africa and gain invaluable insights on growing your startup amidst industry changes. From venture capital to profitability, Yele shares expert advice on scaling your tech startup for success. Tune in for a compelling discussion on the future of African entrepreneurship! </p><p>Special Guest: Yele Bademosi.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us as we delve into the dynamic landscape of African tech startups with the brilliant Yele Bademosi, co-founder and CEO of Nestcoin. Discover the shifting tides of tech funding in Africa and gain invaluable insights on growing your startup amidst industry changes. From venture capital to profitability, Yele shares expert advice on scaling your tech startup for success. Tune in for a compelling discussion on the future of African entrepreneurship! </p><p>Special Guest: Yele Bademosi.</p>]]>
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  <title>Master the Art of Fundraising | Exclusive Insights with Fincra's Wole Ayodele #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Learn the intricacies of fundraising in the African fintech space from the Co-founder and CEO of Fincra, a leading payment solutions provider for businesses in Africa.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>12:55</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Wole Ayodele, Co-Founder and CEO of Fincra walks us through the ups and downs of raising funding in the African fintech space. Special Guest: Wole Ayodele.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Wole Ayodele, Co-Founder and CEO of Fincra walks us through the ups and downs of raising funding in the African fintech space.</p><p>Special Guest: Wole Ayodele.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Wole Ayodele, Co-Founder and CEO of Fincra walks us through the ups and downs of raising funding in the African fintech space.</p><p>Special Guest: Wole Ayodele.</p>]]>
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  <title>From Failure to Fortune: How Y-Combinator Shaped My Startup Journey - Tunde Kara #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Tunde is the Founder and CEO of Vendease. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In his role as CEO, Tunde has embedded the core values of Adventure, Transparency, Excellence, Respect and Ownership in the foundation of all business operations at Vendease. With his leadership, the formidable Vendease team have been motivated to achieve meteoritic growth and expanded the company’s operations to 16 cities with fulfilment coverage all across Nigeria and Accra, Ghana, while serving over 4,000 food businesses.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Prior to his role as CEO, he was the Head of Playstudio, where he strategically enhanced brand reputation and presence for global brands such as Google, Samsung, General Electric and Coca-Cola in sub-Saharan Africa. He was also the CEO of RED Media - increasing sales and signing notable brands for customers like Unilever, Heineken, and FrieslandCampina.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Tunde shares his entrepreneurship journey, the ups, the downs, and the people in his life who made his current success possible. Special Guest: Tunde Kara.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tunde is the Founder and CEO of Vendease. </p>

<p>In his role as CEO, Tunde has embedded the core values of Adventure, Transparency, Excellence, Respect and Ownership in the foundation of all business operations at Vendease. With his leadership, the formidable Vendease team have been motivated to achieve meteoritic growth and expanded the company’s operations to 16 cities with fulfilment coverage all across Nigeria and Accra, Ghana, while serving over 4,000 food businesses.</p>

<p>Prior to his role as CEO, he was the Head of Playstudio, where he strategically enhanced brand reputation and presence for global brands such as Google, Samsung, General Electric and Coca-Cola in sub-Saharan Africa. He was also the CEO of RED Media - increasing sales and signing notable brands for customers like Unilever, Heineken, and FrieslandCampina.</p>

<p>In this episode, Tunde shares his entrepreneurship journey, the ups, the downs, and the people in his life who made his current success possible.</p><p>Special Guest: Tunde Kara.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tunde is the Founder and CEO of Vendease. </p>

<p>In his role as CEO, Tunde has embedded the core values of Adventure, Transparency, Excellence, Respect and Ownership in the foundation of all business operations at Vendease. With his leadership, the formidable Vendease team have been motivated to achieve meteoritic growth and expanded the company’s operations to 16 cities with fulfilment coverage all across Nigeria and Accra, Ghana, while serving over 4,000 food businesses.</p>

<p>Prior to his role as CEO, he was the Head of Playstudio, where he strategically enhanced brand reputation and presence for global brands such as Google, Samsung, General Electric and Coca-Cola in sub-Saharan Africa. He was also the CEO of RED Media - increasing sales and signing notable brands for customers like Unilever, Heineken, and FrieslandCampina.</p>

<p>In this episode, Tunde shares his entrepreneurship journey, the ups, the downs, and the people in his life who made his current success possible.</p><p>Special Guest: Tunde Kara.</p>]]>
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  <title>Payroll Panic to Client Catastrophe: S.A.'s Trailblazing Entrepreneur Velani Mboweni #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder &amp; CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>48:07</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder &amp;amp; CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. &lt;a href="http://www.scottbuckley.com.au" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.scottbuckley.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow us on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Spotify: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Apple Podcasts: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382&lt;/a&gt; Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder &amp; CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. </p>

<p>He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry. </p>

<p>Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.</p>

<p>Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. <a href="http://www.scottbuckley.com.au" rel="nofollow noopener">www.scottbuckley.com.au</a></p>

<p>Follow us on:</p>

<p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c" rel="nofollow noopener">https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c</a></p>

<p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382" rel="nofollow noopener">https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382</a></p><p>Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder &amp; CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. </p>

<p>He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry. </p>

<p>Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.</p>

<p>Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. <a href="http://www.scottbuckley.com.au" rel="nofollow noopener">www.scottbuckley.com.au</a></p>

<p>Follow us on:</p>

<p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c" rel="nofollow noopener">https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c</a></p>

<p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382" rel="nofollow noopener">https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382</a></p><p>Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.</p>]]>
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  <title>Ken Njoroge's Entrepreneurship Journey: Overcoming Tragedy and Building Success #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us for an inspiring and moving interview with Ken Njoroge, co-founder and former CEO of Cellulant. Ken shares his incredible entrepreneurship journey, from the highs of building a successful company to the devastating lows of dealing with tragedy, loss, and difficult business decisions.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:24</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this podcast, Ken discusses his experiences with the terrorist attack in Nairobi that took the lives of his employees, the fall-out with his co-founder and best friend, and the tough decision to step down as CEO of the company he helped build. He opens up about the emotional toll of these events and how he found the strength to push through and keep going.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Despite the challenges he's faced, Ken remains a true entrepreneur at heart, and he shares his insights on what it takes to succeed in the business world. He talks about the importance of resilience, the value of hard work, and the need to surround oneself with a strong team.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Through it all, Ken's story is one of perseverance and hope, and he shares his vision for the future and what's next on his journey. Don't miss this powerful podcast with one of Africa's most inspiring and influential entrepreneurs. Special Guest: Ken Njoroge.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>ken njoroge, cellulant, dusit, #BuildOurAfrica</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this podcast, Ken discusses his experiences with the terrorist attack in Nairobi that took the lives of his employees, the fall-out with his co-founder and best friend, and the tough decision to step down as CEO of the company he helped build. He opens up about the emotional toll of these events and how he found the strength to push through and keep going.</p>

<p>Despite the challenges he's faced, Ken remains a true entrepreneur at heart, and he shares his insights on what it takes to succeed in the business world. He talks about the importance of resilience, the value of hard work, and the need to surround oneself with a strong team.</p>

<p>Through it all, Ken's story is one of perseverance and hope, and he shares his vision for the future and what's next on his journey. Don't miss this powerful podcast with one of Africa's most inspiring and influential entrepreneurs.</p><p>Special Guest: Ken Njoroge.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this podcast, Ken discusses his experiences with the terrorist attack in Nairobi that took the lives of his employees, the fall-out with his co-founder and best friend, and the tough decision to step down as CEO of the company he helped build. He opens up about the emotional toll of these events and how he found the strength to push through and keep going.</p>

<p>Despite the challenges he's faced, Ken remains a true entrepreneur at heart, and he shares his insights on what it takes to succeed in the business world. He talks about the importance of resilience, the value of hard work, and the need to surround oneself with a strong team.</p>

<p>Through it all, Ken's story is one of perseverance and hope, and he shares his vision for the future and what's next on his journey. Don't miss this powerful podcast with one of Africa's most inspiring and influential entrepreneurs.</p><p>Special Guest: Ken Njoroge.</p>]]>
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  <title>Wins, Losses, and the Enchanting Entrepreneurship Journey: Mathias  Léopoldie #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A #BuildOurAfrica exclusive with Mathias Léopoldie, Co-Founder and CEO of Julaya. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:44</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Mathias lets us in on his entrepreneurship journey, the challenges therein, his wins, and his losses. Mathias also shares quite a bit about his personal life, his upbringing, his West-Indies background, and how that influenced his move to Africa, while also moulding him into the entrepreneur he is today. Special Guest: Mathias Léopoldie.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mathias lets us in on his entrepreneurship journey, the challenges therein, his wins, and his losses. Mathias also shares quite a bit about his personal life, his upbringing, his West-Indies background, and how that influenced his move to Africa, while also moulding him into the entrepreneur he is today.</p><p>Special Guest: Mathias Léopoldie.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mathias lets us in on his entrepreneurship journey, the challenges therein, his wins, and his losses. Mathias also shares quite a bit about his personal life, his upbringing, his West-Indies background, and how that influenced his move to Africa, while also moulding him into the entrepreneur he is today.</p><p>Special Guest: Mathias Léopoldie.</p>]]>
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  <title>From Betrayal, Rogue Co-Founder, to Landmark Exit: Paul Damalie #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This is a #BuildOurAfrica exclusive, with Paul Damilie, co-founder and CEO of Approve. Get to hear all about Paul's journey in the African tech and entrepreneurial space. Learn about his background, his upbringing, his first venture into entreprneeurship and the challenges he has encountered, key among them- betrayal from his former co-founder, and the damage it brought with it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities.  Special Guest: Paul Damilie.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities. </p><p>Special Guest: Paul Damilie.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is a #BuildOurAfrica exclusive, with Paul Damilie, co-founder and CEO of Approve. Get to hear all about Paul's journey in the African tech and entrepreneurial space. Learn about his background, his upbringing, his first venture into entreprneeurship and the challenges he has encountered, key among them- betrayal from his former co-founder, and the damage it brought with it.</p>

<p>Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities. </p><p>Special Guest: Paul Damilie.</p>]]>
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  <title>Trailer: From Betrayal, Rogue Co-Founder, to Landmark Exit: Paul Damalie #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities.  Special Guest: Paul Damilie.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities. </p><p>Special Guest: Paul Damilie.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Paul Kwesi Damalie is the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. Appruve, a product of Inclusive Innovations Inc, makes it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. It enables Pan African financial institutions and global financial service providers focused on Africa to meet AML ,KYC and CTF compliance , ensure the most stringent privacy and security standards are met, as well as reduce cost of customer acquisition. By implementing Appruve API via digital channels , customers of financial institutions can remotely access financial services, participate in cross-border trade ,hence build digital financial identities with lesser perceived risk ,that would open a world of opportunities. </p><p>Special Guest: Paul Damilie.</p>]]>
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  <title>From a Small Village to Building Tanzanias Largest Digital Agency: Edwin Bruno #BuildOurAfrica</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 18:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
  <author>Benjamin Fernandes</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us for an inspiring interview with Edwin Bruno, the founder and CEO of Smart Africa Group, a successful East African company with roots in Moshi, Tanzania. Edwin shares his incredible entrepreneurship journey, from the early days of starting his first business while still in university to growing a company with operations across East Africa.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Throughout the podcast, Edwin opens up about the challenges he's faced along the way, including betrayal from partners, employee poaching, and losing a co-founder to competitors. He talks about the lessons he's learned from these experiences, including the importance of resilience, persistence, and building a strong team.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Despite these challenges, Edwin remains focused on the future and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. He shares his vision for the growth of his company and his plans to expand into new markets and industries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Through it all, Edwin's story is one of determination and perseverance, and he offers valuable insights for anyone looking to build a successful business. Don't miss this inspiring podcast with one of East Africa's most dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs. Special Guest: Edwin Bruno.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Throughout the podcast, Edwin opens up about the challenges he's faced along the way, including betrayal from partners, employee poaching, and losing a co-founder to competitors. He talks about the lessons he's learned from these experiences, including the importance of resilience, persistence, and building a strong team.</p>

<p>Despite these challenges, Edwin remains focused on the future and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. He shares his vision for the growth of his company and his plans to expand into new markets and industries.</p>

<p>Through it all, Edwin's story is one of determination and perseverance, and he offers valuable insights for anyone looking to build a successful business. Don't miss this inspiring podcast with one of East Africa's most dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs.</p><p>Special Guest: Edwin Bruno.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Throughout the podcast, Edwin opens up about the challenges he's faced along the way, including betrayal from partners, employee poaching, and losing a co-founder to competitors. He talks about the lessons he's learned from these experiences, including the importance of resilience, persistence, and building a strong team.</p>

<p>Despite these challenges, Edwin remains focused on the future and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. He shares his vision for the growth of his company and his plans to expand into new markets and industries.</p>

<p>Through it all, Edwin's story is one of determination and perseverance, and he offers valuable insights for anyone looking to build a successful business. Don't miss this inspiring podcast with one of East Africa's most dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs.</p><p>Special Guest: Edwin Bruno.</p>]]>
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