Tech For Granted

Tech For Granted

Technology has changed our lives for the better, but we take it for granted. Hosted by Eugene Nzioki, Cynthia Muriithi, Levy Riungu, Melissa Malala, and Michel Atieno

  1. 11/03/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 8: Tech and Insurance in Agriculture + AfricanStockPhoto ft. Sitati Kituyi

    Sitati Kituyi is an experienced leader of software development teams, with senior management and co-founder experience at startups in Agricultural Insurance and Messaging industries. He is experienced in variety of tech industry roles, as a SOA designer, full-stack web & mobile developer, CTO/tech team lead and Co-Founder; and has worked in both startups and consultancy, with experience in insurance, e-commerce, messaging, telecoms and finance industries. On this episode, he took us through his role as CTO at PULA and his passion project AfricanStockPhoto. So many insights, have a listen and enjoy.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 8: Tech and Insurance in Agriculture + AfricanStockPhoto ft. Sitati Kituyi

  2. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 7: Revolutionising Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Africa ft. Mahmoud Safideen

    Mahmoud Safideen is well on his way to revolutionising the logistics space and supply chain management in Africa. With industry expertise having previously worked at Darling Kenya, Mahmoud shares his musings as a monologue on this episode. Listen in!

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 7: Revolutionising Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Africa ft. Mahmoud Safideen

  3. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 6: An African Millenial's Perspective On The Future of Technology ft. Roina Ochieng

    Roina is a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft where she supports the developer experience work on the Microsoft Graph SDKs. Roina is passionate about product, African developer ecosystem, technical talent. She currently writes about Product, African Feminism, Talent, Scala, Kotlin, Java and Flutter.  Roina Ochieng previously worked at Sendy, as a Product Manager (Core and Scaling) where she supported a great group of Backend, Frontend and Middleware engineers to build great core infrastructure. At Africa’s Talking, she was a Developer Relations Lead and Program Manager where she was in charge of actively headhunting for technical and non-technical talent and developing programs to build an inclusive, diverse, and positively impacting team across Africa. She has worked at Google Developer’s Group where she was the Lead Community Organizer, GDG Nairobi and was in charge of organizing community events for over 500 members of the developer ecosystem who span from beginner level developers to industry experts. While at Strathmore University, she was a  Lead Community Organizer, GDG Strathmore and she improved student participation in the group's program by 84% and increased female attendance by 124% upon entry as the lead organizer. Roina designed an effective hand-over shadowing training program for handing over the lead organizer to the co-lead for the group to enable the continuation of the group's program despite leadership changeovers and put together a specific rubric for integrating women tech makers events and general events to improve female participation.  In this episode, she shares her musings as a monologue on technology in Africa yesterday, today, and beyond.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 6: An African Millenial's Perspective On The Future of Technology ft. Roina Ochieng

  4. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 5: Bridging Gaps In Food and Market Security Across Africa ft. Caine Wanjau

    Since 2014, Twiga Foods has been bridging gaps in food and market security through an organised platform for an efficient, fair, transparent and formal marketplace. Twiga Foods sources quality fresh and processed food from thousands of farmers and food manufacturers, and deliver from their pack house to thousands of vendors, at prices fair to everyone. Their dedicated team consists of over 1000 professionals in sourcing, sales, logistics, finance, technology, business intelligence, administration and HR.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 5: Bridging Gaps In Food and Market Security Across Africa ft. Caine Wanjau

  5. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues Episode 4: Running Down To The Riptide - How Bluewave Insurance Is Redefining the Global Insurance Experience ft. Adelaide Odhiambo

    Adelaide Odhiambo has received unrivaled experience in designing both Conventional and MicroInsurance products in the market. Adelaide Odhiambo's vision is to use this experience to eradicate poverty and at the same time play a key role in improving Insurance uptake and penetration. Get insurance very close to the people who need it most. The mass-market faces the highest level of risk in Africa but has the least access to insurance. Typical barriers to insurance are Cost, Accessibility to insurance, Trust and Understanding of how Insurance really works. To tackle mass-market insurance the above barriers MUST be overcome. Adelaide Odhiambo is creating innovative solutions to meet this untapped demand, drive customer value, and expand financial inclusion on an unprecedented scale for African customers. Adelaide Odhiambo seeks to position Insurance not just as a risk mitigation tool but a channel to grow revenue inbusiness. Insurance has struggled with low penetration for years, Adelaide Odhiambo intends to increase penetration by creating a range of innovative solutions that will attract the masses and also create a channel to bring the retail consumer closer to an insurance ‘self-service’ solution. Adelaide Odhiambo's experience has led me to work with some of the Top brands globally. Listen in!

    Musings and Monologues Episode 4: Running Down To The Riptide - How Bluewave Insurance Is Redefining the Global Insurance Experience ft. Adelaide Odhiambo

  6. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 3: Nala Money - Born In Africa, Built For You ft. Benjamin Fernandes

    Nala Money is on a mission to increase economic opportunity for Africans worldwide. $48 billion was sent from overseas to family and friends in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. As well as covering basic needs, contributions from friends and family overseas provide a launchpad to save, invest and grow. Every African deserves to carve out their own path to excellence, and access to financial support plays an important role in making thisa reality. Opportunities aren’t equally distributed. Last year $3.3 billion was lost in fees. And every missed opportunity comes with a human cost. Africa is the most expensive continent to send money to, and Nala Money thinks there’s room for something better. In fact, it’s the reason Nala Money is laser-focused on building new ways to unlock progress and potential every time someone sends money to Africa. Let’s change the narrative around Africa's future for good. As Africans, we’re often underestimated. Told to wait for others to solve our problems. Nala Money represents a movement tackling global challenges with dedication, brainpower and hard work. Nala Money is creating community powered solutions for the continent and diaspora.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 3: Nala Money - Born In Africa, Built For You ft. Benjamin Fernandes

  7. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 2: Pezesha's Mission To Provide Financial Access Across Africa ft. Hilda Moraa

    Pezesha, Swahili for "Capital Enabler", was started by Hilda Moraa in late 2016. Their headquarters is in Kenya. Pezesha has created a holistic digital financial infrastructure that is on a mission to be the leading enabler platform and marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses to working capital through a collaborative approach where banks, MFIs, and other financial institutions or networks can connect on Pezesha's platform to be matched with quality SMEs driving meaningful financial inclusion and reducing any inequalities on access to formal financial services.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 2: Pezesha's Mission To Provide Financial Access Across Africa ft. Hilda Moraa

  8. 09/24/2021

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 1: Andela Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ft. Wambui Kinya.

    Brilliance is evenly distributed, but opportunity isn't. Andela exists to unlock human potential at scale. There are talented individuals everywhere, but all too often their potential is limited by arbitrary factors like race, gender, nationality, and more tangibly, through challenges of operating globally. Andela was started to bridge that gap. Beginning in Lagos, Nigeria, and now reaching across multiple continents, Andela has become the talent network trusted by hundreds of the world’s top companies to help them seamlessly tap into global brilliance. Andela has helped accelerate the careers of thousands of individuals, and brought tens of thousands more into the global talent ecosystem. Now Andela has sharpened its focus on bringing the best talent to all aspects of the digital product suite, roles that add tremendous value to the evolving tech world. With each successful match Andela delivers, their dream of a world where the most talented people can build a career commensurate with their ability – not their race, gender, or geography – becomes a bit closer to reality.

    Musings and Monologues: Episode 1: Andela Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ft. Wambui Kinya.
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Technology has changed our lives for the better, but we take it for granted. Hosted by Eugene Nzioki, Cynthia Muriithi, Levy Riungu, Melissa Malala, and Michel Atieno

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  • Creator
    Tech For Granted
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    25
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