"A Series of Ands" is a powerful podcast that highlights the inspiring stories of entrepreneurial women across Africa. In each episode, we dive into the journeys of women who are breaking barriers, innovating, and making an impact in various industries—from fashion and beauty to tech and beyond. These trailblazing women share their challenges, triumphs, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way, all while embracing the "and" in their lives: the many roles they play, the diverse passions.
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"A Series of Ands" is a powerful podcast that highlights the inspiring stories of entrepreneurial women across Africa. In each episode, we dive into the journeys of women who are breaking barriers, innovating, and making an impact in various industries—from fashion and beauty to tech and beyond. These trailblazing women share their challenges, triumphs, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way, all while embracing the "and" in their lives: the many roles they play, the diverse passions.
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How She Is Revolutionizing Informal Lending Through Technology In Nigeria: Onyinye Okonji
A Series of Ands
1 hour 48 minutes 20 seconds
2 years ago
How She Is Revolutionizing Informal Lending Through Technology In Nigeria: Onyinye Okonji
We are giving you a one-way ticket to “Africa Giant”, yes, the home of Burna Boy! We are talking about The Federal Republic of Nigeria! A country known for its vibrant music, diversity, and culture. Nigeria is Africa’s largest country with 200 million people with over 500 languages spoken.
Meet the dynamic Naija Boss Babe Onyinye Okonji. Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Sycamore. An online peer to peer lending platform where lenders, investors, and borrowers can access financial solutions with great returns. Sycamore offers investment products that provide competitive returns to savvy lenders and personalized loan products to individuals and SMEs to operate and extend capital.
As a fintech expert, Onyinye is part of the budding number of female entrepreneurs on the continent who are taking the lead and trailblazing a revolution in Africa’s fintech industry. We tap into how she’s been able to break into the “boys club” as a female fintech founder. The challenges that come along with such a demanding and critical role, gender biases that stifles women’s ability to access finance, gain exposure, and grow their businesses.
With her leadership, she has built a dynamic team and c-suite executives who as a collective have been able to push Sycamore to the forefront of fintech on the continent.
Onyinye is a passionate gender equality and women’s rights advocate, a rising philanthropist, with commitments to supporting sustainable women led ventures to expand their growth and economic empowerment. She’s also an empath, leading with compassion and empathy, defying the myths that empaths can be nice but still lead with fierceness.
We applaud a boss babe who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo and hold her own in a predominantly male industry.
A Series of Ands
"A Series of Ands" is a powerful podcast that highlights the inspiring stories of entrepreneurial women across Africa. In each episode, we dive into the journeys of women who are breaking barriers, innovating, and making an impact in various industries—from fashion and beauty to tech and beyond. These trailblazing women share their challenges, triumphs, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way, all while embracing the "and" in their lives: the many roles they play, the diverse passions.
Connect with us:
IG: @ASeriesOfAnds
Twitter: @ASeriesOfAnds
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YouTube: @ASeriesOfAnds