Minding Your Business Africa

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Created to amplify the stories of African business owners, founders and creators, Minding Your Business Africa helps propel African entrepreneurs on their journey towards achieving success and standing out in the crowded marketplace. Hosted by Fola Folayan, Minding Your Business Africa covers a variety of essential business topics such as leadership, online marketing, business management and branding.

  1. Christopher Williams: From Corporate Success to Courageous Leadership

    FEB 8

    Christopher Williams: From Corporate Success to Courageous Leadership

    On this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, I sit down with Christopher O. H. Williams to talk about what success really looks like for young Africans navigating corporate spaces. Christopher shares his journey from growing up in Sierra Leone to studying and building a career in the United States, rising through global institutions, and eventually stepping away to focus on something deeper, purpose. We talk about self worth, confidence, and what it takes to survive and thrive in environments that were not built with you in mind. We also explore courage, leadership, and why helping the next generation of African youth matters more than titles or promotions. This is an honest conversation about ambition, identity, and making your success count for something bigger than yourself.

    1 hr
  2. How Suo Chapele Found Her Voice Through Sports & Media

    JAN 29

    How Suo Chapele Found Her Voice Through Sports & Media

    Sports media plays a major role in shaping public conversation and culture, but it has historically been dominated by male voices. For many women in sports broadcasting, entering that space means pushing against long standing expectations about who belongs and who is taken seriously.In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Fola Folayan sits down with Chief Suo Chapele, a trailblazer in African sports media, to unpack her journey from growing up in Warri to becoming one of the most recognizable female voices in sports commentary. Suo shares how language, culture, and confidence have played a role in carving out her path, and how she learned to stand firmly in her voice in an industry that has not always made room for women. In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, I sit down with Chief Suo Chapele, a trailblazer in African sports media, to unpack her journey from growing up in Warri to becoming one of the most recognizable female voices in sports commentary. Suo shares how language, culture, and confidence have played a role in carving out her path, and how she learned to stand firmly in her voice in an industry that has not always made room for women.

    1h 18m
  3. Building A Successful Food Brand: The SoFreshNG Story

    12/21/2025

    Building A Successful Food Brand: The SoFreshNG Story

    Building a successful food brand in Nigeria is about patience, systems, and learning the market one decision at a time. In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Olagoke Balogun, co founder and CEO of So Fresh Nigeria, shares the real story behind building So Fresh from a small fruit and vegetable store into one of Nigeria’s most trusted healthy food brands. We talk about listening to customers, surviving the early years of slow growth, managing fresh produce in a tough operating environment, building systems that scale, and why hustle can start a business but structure is what keeps it alive. This episode is for anyone trying to understand what sustainable entrepreneurship really looks like.

    52 min
  4. From Radio Voice to CEO: Aissa Cyiza is Leading Rwanda’s Airwaves

    12/04/2025

    From Radio Voice to CEO: Aissa Cyiza is Leading Rwanda’s Airwaves

    In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Fola sits down with Aissa Cyiza, one of Rwanda’s most recognizable radio personalities and the CEO of Royal FM. Aissa opens up about her journey from the studio microphone to the executive office, the challenges and breakthroughs that shaped her career. She shares the lessons she has learned along the way, how she continues to grow personally and professionally, and the vision she has for the future of Rwandan broadcasting.

    55 min
  5. How Waithera Wambugu Is Driving Africa's Clean Tech Revolution

    11/12/2025

    How Waithera Wambugu Is Driving Africa's Clean Tech Revolution

    In this episode, Fola sits down with Dr. Waithera Wambugu, a Kenyan scientist and founder of Kasi Desert Circuit, who is merging motorsport and clean technology to power Africa’s sustainable future. From polymer chemistry to the racetrack, Waithera’s work challenges how we think about science, innovation, and who gets to lead Africa’s next big breakthroughs. She shares her journey as a young founder, the challenges of building in Africa’s clean tech space, and her vision for a more inclusive, African-led innovation ecosystem.

    51 min
  6. YorubaChic: Preserving Heritage, One Post at a Time

    10/30/2025

    YorubaChic: Preserving Heritage, One Post at a Time

    In this episode, I talk with Oyindamola Abbatty, popularly known asYorubaChic, whose creative storytelling on social media is changing how people see and understand Yoruba culture. She shares how a love for her heritage turned into a digital movement — one that challenges stereotypes, corrects misinformation, and inspires pride among Yoruba people everywhere. From conversations about identity and language to the realities of being a cultural advocate online, Oyindamola opens up about what it means to protect tradition in modern times. A thoughtful and uplifting look at culture, creativity, and the power of telling your own story.

    1h 11m
  7. Learning Kinyarwanda, Learning Rwanda With Shema Reagan

    10/16/2025

    Learning Kinyarwanda, Learning Rwanda With Shema Reagan

    In this episode, I sit down with Shema Reagan — a Kinyarwanda teacher, creative writer, and passionate cultural advocate — for a conversation about how language connects us to who we are. We talk about what it really means to learn Rwanda through its language — from the subtle ways Rwandans greet each other, to the cultural meanings tucked inside everyday words. Shema shares how teaching Kinyarwanda became his way of preserving culture and helping others see Rwanda beyond translation. It’s a warm, funny, and deeply reflective conversation about language, identity, and the beauty of understanding people through the words they speak.

    36 min
  8. Nigel Mugamu: The Accountant Who Became A Storyteller

    10/02/2025

    Nigel Mugamu: The Accountant Who Became A Storyteller

    In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, I sit down with Zimbabwean media entrepreneur Nigel Mugamu, the founder of 263Chat. What began as a simple Twitter discussion grew into one of Zimbabwe’s most influential digital media platforms, shaping national conversations and challenging how African stories are told. Nigel shares his journey from being an accountant to becoming a storyteller, the sacrifices he made and the challenges of building independent media in a difficult political and economic environment. We talk about the legacy of 263Chat, the importance of dialogue, and why Africans must continue to tell their own stories.

    51 min
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Created to amplify the stories of African business owners, founders and creators, Minding Your Business Africa helps propel African entrepreneurs on their journey towards achieving success and standing out in the crowded marketplace. Hosted by Fola Folayan, Minding Your Business Africa covers a variety of essential business topics such as leadership, online marketing, business management and branding.

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  • Creator
    Fola Folayan - Africa Talks Network
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Fola Folayan - Africa Talks Network
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    Minding Your Business Africa