In this episode, Elishama Okungu, a skilled business strategist shares his expertise on the best lean business model that will help entrepreneurs prepare a plan to make money out of their business. He also sheds light on what entrepreneurs are doing wrong and what they should focus on as they create efficient and effective businesses.
Elishama has a vast experience in entrepreneurship, SME advisory, business development, project planning and implementation, financial management, and business analysis. He holds extensive experience working with small and micro-sized enterprises, assisting over 100 businesses in creating structures, redesigning processes, and developing successful sales strategies. He is also an expert in program development, technology-based solutions, and resource sharing aimed at enhancing business activities and improving society's lives. Elishama is interested in agricultural technology, food production systems, environmental sustainability, data and innovation, social capital, and information sharing.
So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and join us as we dive into the world of business modeling. Trust us, you don't want to miss this! Click that play button and let's get started!
Network with Elishama on Linked In - https://ke.linkedin.com/in/elishama-okungu-36b450152
Get ready with your notepads for an informative episode on growing your business with Pivot Hive business strategist - Wilson Heri. We'll examine the fundamentals of growing your business, earning money and revenue, providing excellent client service, having the appropriate internal and external business processes in place, and developing your staff.
Wilson Heri is a Business Strategist with extensive experience in technology, business development, and public-private partnerships in various sectors across Africa. He has supported technical assistance to donor-funded projects aimed at developing Africa. Wilson has expertise in venture building, SME support, project planning and implementation, strategic planning, operations, financial administration, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and concept note design. He is detail-oriented, skilled in training, and experienced in optimizing business processes through innovative strategies and data-driven decision making.
To sign up for Pivot to Thrive reach out to Pivot Hive on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivot-hive/
Connect with Wilson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-heri/
Starting a business is an exciting venture, but it's important to ensure that your company is legally sound from the beginning. In this video, Misare Njagah - An advocate of the high court will guide you through the steps to create a business that is protected by law. From understanding the legal structure of your business to registering for the necessary licenses and permits, we will cover it all.
Whether you're starting a small home-based business or a large corporation, this video will help you build a foundation that is secure and compliant. Watch now and start your business with peace of mind knowing that you've taken the necessary steps to protect it legally.
Business fire occurs where there is data smoke. Join Pheneas Munene, a Pan-African, cyclist and machine learning engineer who co-founded Phindor and whose product, LISA, enables users to use the potential of big data and AI to expand their businesses.
Do you know how data may help your company grow? In this podcast episode, learn more. The life of Pheneas serves as an example for people just starting out. Listen in and find out how he has scaled up his start up.
To engage with Phindor and on board your business to get data. Here's the link: https://phindor.com/
Connect with Pheneas on Linked In - Pheneas Munene : https://ke.linkedin.com/in/pheneas-munene-20a05813b
Melvine Akoth is a tour-preneur that specializes in travel and tours. At Mellsafaris, she is the company's founder and managing director. Mellsafaris provides tour packages for Kenya and all of East Africa. Hotels, flights, group tours, excursions, bush safaris, beach vacations, staycations, corporate team building, and much more are all available. After two years of employment at Mellsafaris, Melvine has been nominated for one of the Top 30 Under 30 CEOs of the Year awards at the Roundtable Africa Awards, where she is representing Kenya. She will bring home the award from the event, which is scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this November. She enjoys networking, reading, watching movies, and traveling.
Jerry Toroitich is a Forex guru with 5 years of experience in the field having failed in the first 3 years. He believes that “Forex is very easy, you can spend a month or 2 trying to understand how it works and after that, the next phase is all mental, trying to work on your emotions as greed and patience has a huge part in this game."
He has worked as a project manager intern at Printicket ads and as an architect intern at Habit-Art+Partners, among other places. By the age of 24, he has been able to launch two businesses. Lawn tennis, swimming, hiking, and cycling are some of his interests.
Listen in to Jerry's journey as a forex trader.
Nyevu Karisa is founder CEO and Professional coach of Less Stree Communication, where she trains effective communication skills to enable individuals to speak with confidence and clarity. Nyevu is passionate about grooming others to realize the power of their voice, and mentoring youth to guide them as they journey through challenging life transitions, including dealing with stressful changes at home or transitioning to adulthood as well as guiding individuals to set efficient SMART goals through vision boarding. She has a career background in Computer Science where she is a astute Project Manager with more than a decade of vast experience. She is loving mother of one and a cuddly aunt to many.
Born in Mombasa, seasoned in the USA, and cultivated in Kenya.
Listen to Nyevu and be effective communication which leads to business success.
Magati Kwamesa is a natural-born entrepreneur who launched several businesses as soon as he graduated from high school. While other businesses have failed along the way, he has built businesses to their full potential for 4 years now.
He firmly believes in meritocracy and reckons that anyone can achieve greatness if given the right environment and opportunity.
He is the founder of Iconic Fusion Limited which is a vehicle surveillance startup focused on Leveraging AI Technology to monitor public service vehicles and their drivers.
He enjoys writing, playing the guitar and taking road trips.
Listen in to his journey of how he leverages AI in today's business landscape.
Derrick Karani is a digital marketer and brand business developer who has worked with international brands to help them grow in profits and presence. He has also scaled up a number of brands taking them from 0 all the way to $700k in online sales. In this podcast, Derrick will be sharing his wealth of knowledge on marketing and business.
Interior design is not just about face value but about functionality, how you feel in the space and how you live in it.
Meet Brenda and Emma, who founded an online community of designers two years ago. They have been able to refurbish amazing premises and start a retail store with well curated home design items.
This is their journey.
Hello Space Instagram:
https://instagram.com/_hellospace?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Jairus (Jay) is the founder and CEO of Jairus Service (Jay CVS), a company that improves job seekers' chances of finding employment, provides training, outsources HR Services, talent attraction, and placement to different organizations, with a focus on CV Makeover and youth employability. He has more than four years of experience teaching courses on mentorship, entrepreneurship, and personal branding. He has so far assisted in teaching local universities how to write resumes, cover letters, and job applications. He also mentors high schools such as Maryhill Girls and has also partnered with Afrika Transition Hub and Corporate Career Academy in the Vuka Employability Program.
Sheila Thoya is a transformational life coach, certified NLPPractioner and mental health coach. She is the author of 'Finding The True You' - a simple guide to self-discovery and living a fulfilled life.
Sheila is also a business consultant who supports individuals to develop behaviors of success, live out their purpose as they purpose their personal development and self-mastery goals. Her mission is to help people find their authentic selves and live fulfilling lives.
Join us as we get deep insights on how to create wealth with Felix Ochouga, the founder of Adonis Capital - https://www.adoniscapital.co.ke/
We talk about Golf, starting to invest simply and understanding real estate investment.
Clarence Muhoro is the founder of Young Investor Africa and F1 Space.
His vision is to guide young people to create wealth and be financially free. Join us as we speak with Clarence Muhoro about how to invest and run online businesses.
Young Investors: https://www.instagram.com/the_investors_space/?hl=en
F1 Space: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=%2Fthe_f1_space%2F
Erick Forester is a brand-focused corporate headshot portrait photographer based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has been able to use SEO marketing and the internet to capture images for global brands like Forbes Japan, Djurens Rätt, and General Electric (GE).
His life's mission is "Express to Impress," which he does with ease in his photography. His interests are in music, travel, and art design.
Erick's Website: https://erickforester.co.ke/
Email: hello@erickforester.co.ke
Grace Kimama is a Business Development Specialist with a keen eye for Business Psychology. She has more than 8 years of experience in business development, working with more than 14 organizations. Grace loves outdoor excursions, outdoor games, and singing--and she's always up for learning new things. She has successfully built and established residual revenue streams for various mid-sized and large companies in diverse industries such as financial services, banking, human resources, Fintech and social enterprises.
In this podcast we talk about business development, psychology and the value of an intrapreneur v entrepreneur.
Connect with Grace on LinkedIn - Grace Kimama [https://ke.linkedin.com/in/grace-kimama-47a063231]
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Our first episode with Sean Karanja an EdTech entrepreneur, Business consultant and Co-host at the boardroom banter podcast where he speaks to us about his journey in business, Finance and investment.
Sean's deep interests in business have seen him take part in the Draper University Summer entrepreneurship boot camp in Silicon Valley in 2016 and hence his journey into the entrepreneurship, blockchain and forex world.
We talk about finance discipline, entrepreneurship habits, having an investment portfolio and building high value skillsets
Sean's handles: Instagram: @SeanKaranja LinkedIn:@SeanKaranja
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Welcome to the Money Monkey Africa podcast. The goal here is for you, as a listener who has either just started their journey with financial freedom or are already on it but want some new ideas about how best use your money and resources available now that we're living in an increasingly digital world filled up by distractions all around us; this show will provide everything from interviews of people making waves across various industries - like cryptocurrency & tech-to principles which can help lead one down successful paths when dealing publicly handled assets while still staying true themselves at heart.
Money Monkey Africa is the most exciting financial podcast in Africa! Join Mutheu Mbuvi and Wangechi Nyamu for a neighbourhood chat about how Money Monkey will help you take control of your money, today.
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