In this week’s episode of the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. my conversation is with a brother/friend, and a former guest, Oluyomi Martins.

Our conversation covers various issues and concerns about Nigeria’s current economic situation. We are asking questions to try to find out what happened and the way forward.

00:00 Introduction
02:35 NLC Protest in Nigeria
03:32 Fuel Subsidy & Nigeria's Failed Projects
15:27 Leadership Will Needed to Remake Nigeria
17:06 Things Nigerians are Afraid to Say!
21:22 What The CBN is Doing
25:17 Inflation in Nigeria
27:01 Solution to Productivity Issues
32:40 Value chain & Supply chain
41:59 8. Human Capital Issues
48:10 Productivity, Inflation & Exchange Rate
52:03 Tough Challenge for Young Nigerians
58:04 Reversed Education Curriculum
1:04:03 New Age Responsive Institutions
1:07:00 12. Abia State Electrification Project
1:11:13 Recalibration of Nigeria's Future

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Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. In today’s episode, my guest is Mbulelo Jili; a Branding Guru and Market Analyst. Mbulelo is the Founder and Managing Director of “The Local Agency.” The Local Agency helps brands scale & construct data-driven marketing strategies in African markets. 

This conversation was relatively short, however we covered several important topics. It started with banter where I exposed my Ignorance of music trends – I had only recently discovered Burna Boy.

1.        Mbulelo’s life journey that led him to a Career in Advertising

2.      The Diversity and Uniqueness of African Markets  - Led to The Birth of The Local Agency

3.      Audience Research and The Road Map for Effective Marketing Strategy

4.     The Evolution of Marketing and Branding in Africa

5.      Ideal customers of “The Local Agency”

6.      Personal and Business Branding in the age of the internet and social media.

7.      Challenges in marketing in Africa 

8.     Identifying and managing privacy issues in Africa

9.      The next moves of  “The Local Agency”

10.  What does representation mean to you?

11.     Reading books to expand our horizon -  Mbulelo’s Recommendations

12.   Fixing local issues through fostering entrepreneurial minds in Africa – a few more.

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In today’s episode of the Think BIG for Africa Podcast, my guest is a polyglot Adedeji Odulesi. Adedeji is fluent in three Nigerian and four European languages. This extraordinary language skill and composure enable Adedeji to become a sort after International Master of Ceremony. Also, Adedeji has a YouTube channel where he showcases other Africans with excellent language skills.

Africa being a continent with over 3,000 languages, I was excited to speak with Adedeji on his views about the impact of the diversity of language and culture on Africa. Here are our conversation topics;

1.        Build a career around your talents, skills, and what you love 

2.      How a polyglot farmer became a most sort-after Master of Ceremony

3.      How does Africa’s diversity of languages and cultures affect its unity 

4.     The role of language in development in a fast-paced world

5.      Advise for young Africans - See your cup ss HALF-FULL and take ownership of your present and future 

6.      Why we shouldn’t place our hope on politicians – most have never successfully built ANYTHING.

7.      Africa Will Be The Center of The World in 20-30 Years 

8.     Why Africans must challenge our norms

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This month is the 3rd anniversary of the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. I’m grateful to all my guests and members of my audience worldwide. I’m thankful for supporting me on this incredible journey. Please help me reach more people by sharing and inviting others to the podcast.

In this first episode of our anniversary month, my guest is an uncommon Sports Business Entrepreneur; Syombua A Kibue. Syombua is a Sports Pathway Specialist and an advocate for Girls and Women in Sports, Investor & Mentor. She is the CEO of SKEIYA. Syombua understands the huge economic and social opportunities that sports bring to Africa, and she is working on making them work for our communities.

Though this conversation with Syombua was primarily focused on sports, it opened and expanded different issues in Africa worth discussing. The huge opportunities in sports in Africa are wholly untapped. Our conversation topics included;

1.        How to make the global sports systems work for Africa

2.      How to make the world come to Africa to learn

3.      Why do African players prioritize their European clubs ahead of their countries

4.     Why don't Africans speak with one voice?

5.      Her journey -Entering the business of Sports

6.      Taking advantage of the love of sports in Africa - Where is Sports going in Africa? –

7.      Should African countries have permanent standing national teams?

8.     Creating sustainable environments to attract global talents to build Africa

9.      Girls and Women in Sports

10.  Advice to young Africans and 20-30 Vision for Africa

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Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. In today’s episode, my guest is a medical doctor, a Public Health Specialist, and a Researcher; Bridget Nwagbara. Bridget is an advocate for cardiovascular health and longevity. She is also the Co-founder of Viedial Healthcare which builds personalized care to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
 
In this conversation, we covered topics like;

-       Why Africans are prone to Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       The MYTH of long life in African villages

-       Public Health Advocacy for Cardio-Vascular Diseases in Nigeria 

-       How to get stakeholders to buy-in into the implementation of public health policies and proposals

-       The issues that motivated Bridget to choose to work on Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       The need for individuals to find out their Risk Factors for Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       Bridget’s books recommendations - Biographies and Philosophies that shape our times

-      AI, “Coded Gaze” and other ways of knowing – interesting concept 

-       Longevity and Re-designing of Life 

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Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. My guest on today’s episode is one of my many brothers, Oluyomi Martins. Yomi is a Business Coach and financial services consultant with over two decades of work experience in various International Banks and Financial Services Training and Consulting Firms.

Nearly all of us have bank accounts, and incur fees and charges for using them. In his recently published book “How to Conduct A Bank Statement Forensic Audit” Yomi takes us from debit through recovery of erroneous fees and charges. 

As a financial services consultant and bank statement forensic auditor, Yomi has assisted individuals, corporations, and government agencies in recovering over N2B (two billion naira) in excess bank charges and fees.

In this conversation, our discussion included;

-       Bank charges and fees specifically in Nigeria.

-       The extent of excess changes and unlawful fees by banks in Nigeria and globally.

-       Training in Financial literacy for customers.
- Looking out for excessive and unlawful changes and fees in your bank account

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Happy New Year! I wish you and your loved ones good health, joy, and happiness. May you use 2024 to advance your purpose for the betterment of all in your orbit.

Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. Today’s episode was recorded just before Christmas and got caught up in the holiday celebrations. Now, this insightful episode starts our exciting 2024.

My guest is an American Entrepreneur and angel Investor who lives in Nairobi; Paul Breloff. Paul is the CEO and co-founder of Shortlist, a talent platform connecting skilled professionals to great careers across Africa, India, and now 25+ countries globally. In his spare time, he finds other ways to support innovative & impactful startups as an angel investor (particularly edtech/job tech) and as an advisor/venture partner to VC funds & venture studios.
 
In this insightful conversation, Paul addressed important issues that many young Africans would like to understand about jobs, careers, and entrepreneurship.

-       The role of Shortlist in solving Human Capital challenges in fast-growing Africa and recruiting for Executive roles in Africa. The huge challenge of creating hundreds of millions of jobs for the teeming young Africans.

-       Entrepreneurship is a mindset with a passion for problem-solving. His hobby as an Angel Investor. How to attract Investors to your business venture, the value, and how to De-Risk a business venture

-       Paul’s advice to young Africans - Embrace the low-cost but high return of personal development. Think locally and act locally. And finally, his vision is to make Africa the home of the industrial world.

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ALL Pan-Africanists MUST Hear This!

A bonus topic in my recent conversation with Sylvester Sedibane; a young, purpose-driven leader from South Africa.

If Africans want to be United, then we MUST stop telling ourselves bogus and untrue stories.

#africa #developafrica #leadership #panafricanism #oneafrica #africandiversity #criticalthinking #curiosity #africanyouths #makeafricagreat #africa2050 

On today’s episode of the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. my guest is a young Educationalist. Entrepreneur and Ethical Leader from South Africa; Sylvester Sedibane. Sylvester is a purpose-driven individual who is passionate about personal growth and development and has a strong desire to help young people navigate the challenges and opportunities of life.

He is currently in Kigali, Rwanda, so we started the conversation with a constructive discussion about traveling in Africa and the recent announcements of Visa FREE travel by Kenya and Rwanda.

-       Education - Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

-       The Big Challenge for Educators in Africa – Funding and Keep Their Student Excited to Learn

-       The Profound Process to Discover Your Purpose

-       Servant Leadership is People Oriented

-       Sylvester’s 5 Books to You Reach The Next Level 

-       Advice for young Africans - Do Away With The AVERAGE Mindset

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As part of my recent conversation with John Kofi Annan, we delved into the Meaning, Relevance, Status, and Future of Pan-Africanism 

Skill Based Education, Technology, Meritocracy, Integrity in Leadership | John Kofi Annan
Video: https://youtu.be/Db-z8YhM08Y
Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1709230/14118646