What's Your Story

Tech Labari
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What’s Your Story is a podcast from Tech Labari, an online publication covering technology stories from Ghana and Africa. In each episode, Tech Labari creator Joseph-Albert Kuuire talks to entrepreneurs, creatives, and business people about the brands, projects, and companies they've built and are currently building. Hear the backstories of African entrepreneurs and personalities trying to make a difference with what they’ve built. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Jan 27

    Mimi Kufuor, Global COO of KoinKoin

    In this episode, we talk to Mimi Kufuor, a Ghanaian finance veteran now leading operations at KoinKoin, an Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange. From her childhood split between Accra and Manhattan, to a creative youth shaped by her dressmaker mother, Mimi explains how she chose economics over early dreams of computer science or law, landed on Credit Suisse’s trading floor, led strategy projects across investment banks, joined Meta during lockdown, and ultimately leapt into a fintech startup building a Coinbase-style platform for the continent. Nearly three years into the new company, she discusses the early struggles of crypto adoption, Ghana’s new regulatory framework, and why digital assets can tackle Africa’s currency instability, high remittance costs, and cross-border challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mimi Kufuor, Global COO of KoinKoin

  2. 07/14/2024

    Yasmin Kumi, Founder of Africa Foresight Group

    On today's episode, we spoke to Yasmin Kumi, the founder of the Africa Foresight Group. Yasmin was born to German and Ghanaian parents and lived most of her life in Germany. She worked as a senior consultant for McKinsey & Company, where she advised clients in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, and South Africa in the consumer goods and banking industry. But in 2016, she decided to start her own company, which she called Africa Foresight Group, which focused on Africa and consultancy. In 2020, the company raised $700,000 in seed funding from investors. Check out more about the business here: Africaforesight.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Yasmin Kumi, Founder of Africa Foresight Group

  3. 07/07/2024

    Yanmo Omorogbe, Co-founder and COO of Bamboo

    Yanmo Omorogbe is the co-founder and COO of Bamboo, a digital investment platform that gives Nigerians real-time access to buy, sell or hold assets traded on the US stock exchange from their mobile phones or computers. Before becoming COO of Bamboo, Yanmo worked at the Ministry of Power in Nigeria and then worked at an infrastructure investment firm. After struggling to purchase stocks and other assets from Nigeria, she and her co-founder decided to try and fix that problem. In 2019, they launched Bamboo, and in 2022, raised $17 million in their Series A round. Learn more about the company here: investbamboo.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Yanmo Omorogbe, Co-founder and COO of Bamboo

  4. 06/30/2024

    Akua Nyame-Mensah, Leadership Advisor and Coach

    Akua Nyame-Mensah is a leadership advisor, certified executive and leadership coach (ICF), recognized L&D facilitator, speaker, and host of the Open Door Conversations Podcast. As a former startup executive, she launched an online platform for the first African-based technology group unicorn, Jumia Group Akua has had the opportunity to live and work in the U.S., Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa and has consulted in and visited over 30 countries worldwide. She now partners with multinational organizations and high-growth startups to design and implement leadership experiences and immersions virtually and in person worldwide.  Outside of her coaching and corporate speaking engagements, she is a regular mentor, coach, and judge for various entrepreneurship-focused organizations, including Stanford Seed, Google for Startups, Arlan's Academy, Founders Institute, Seedstars, African Business Heroes, FemGems, and The Women's Impact Alliance (formerly The Coaching Fellowship).  Open Door Conversations Podcast Link: https://www.akuanm.com/podcast PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable: https://www.akuanm.com/roundtable Prefered Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akuanm/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Akua Nyame-Mensah, Leadership Advisor and Coach

  5. 06/23/2024

    Jorge Appiah, Founder of Kumasi Hive and SolarTaxi

    Jorge Appiah is a Ghanaian technopreneur and is the founder of the tech hub called Kumasi Hive and also the EV company SolarTaxi. Jorge founded Kumasi Hive after his university studies which brought in people who had an interest in engineering and making hardware. Later on, with a passion for creating net zero projects, he founded an EV company called Solar Taxi, which manufactures and assembles electric vehicles in Ghana. The company is currently on a path to build EV vehicles locally with the acquisition of a license from the government to assemble vehicles locally in Ghana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jorge Appiah, Founder of Kumasi Hive and SolarTaxi

  6. 06/16/2024

    Sylvia Brune, CEO of pawaPass

    Sylvia Brune is currently the CEO at pawaPass, an inclusive verification platform for Africans that enables access to services using biometrics that can be captured on any smartphone Sylvia started her entrepreneurial journey when she was part of the management team that ran Africa’s first accelerator program, 88mph. The program invested in 45 companies from 2011-2015 across Nairobi and Cape Town, and in Lagos as 440NG, a JV with L5 Labs.  She then started to start her own company called AHOY, a concierge flight booking app that empowered frequent travelers with DIY tools and 24/7 support for flight management. She ran the business from 2015 to 2021. She then started pawaPass after AHOY had to be shut down because of COVID. The company is working with brands and companies, helping to increase the number of people who can access opportunities such as remote jobs, online trade, and financial services. Learn more about the company here: pawaPass.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Sylvia Brune, CEO of pawaPass

  7. 06/09/2024

    Carmelle Cadet, CEO of EMTECH

    For our first episode of Season 3, we spoke to Carmelle Cadet. Carmelle is Haitian but grew up in the US after she emigrated. She worked for IBM for 10 years, focusing on payments and blockchain. But she decided to try to make it out her own and decided to start her own company called EMTECH which focuses on Web3 and digital currencies for countries including Ghana. She raised $4 million from Venture Capitalists in 2023 and is currently on a mission to make digital currencies for multiple countries a reality. Learn more about EMTECH on their website and their mission: emtech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Carmelle Cadet, CEO of EMTECH

  8. Season 3 Trailer

    Season 3 is coming in March

    It's been a while but we're back! Brand new episodes of What's Your Story will be debuting in March. So stay tuned. Also, please subscribe to our other podcast show, the "Labari Media" podcast where we do interviews with different folks from different sectors in Ghana and Africa. Check out all our shows here: techlabari.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Season 3 is coming in March
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What’s Your Story is a podcast from Tech Labari, an online publication covering technology stories from Ghana and Africa. In each episode, Tech Labari creator Joseph-Albert Kuuire talks to entrepreneurs, creatives, and business people about the brands, projects, and companies they've built and are currently building. Hear the backstories of African entrepreneurs and personalities trying to make a difference with what they’ve built. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Tech Labari
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tech Labari
  • Show Website
    What's Your Story