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  • Empowering African Artists: Preparing for the Global Stage

    Empowering African Artists: Preparing for the Global Stage
    2025/10/09
    On this episode, we spotlight an inspiring initiative that recently wrapped up in Ibadan – a five-day intensive training programme designed to prepare Nigerian artists for the prestigious MASA 2026 Performing Arts Festival in Abidjan. The training was powered by Arts Connect Africa in partnership with MASA, the Embassy of Spain, the Spanish Cooperation Office, and Ckrowd. It brought together artists across music, dance, theatre, spoken word, and more – all to equip them with tools for success on international stages. Joining us to share more about this remarkable programme is Olukayode Adebayo, a seasoned professional in the Creative & Culture Industries, Media, Events, Technology, and Consultancy, is the Convener of the African Music and Cultural Expo (Amfest Expo), orchestrating bespoke culture professionals gatherings across the African Continent and beyond, fostering enterprise development, and facilitating invaluable networking opportunities for culture industry practitioners. Kayode is the Founder/CEO of Ckrowd.com and Board Director for the Arts Connect Africa (ACA), A Music Business Education & Digital Profiling Platform for Music Industry Professionals.
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    27 分
  • Driving Growth with Agile Innovation

    Driving Growth with Agile Innovation
    2025/09/03
    In this insightful conversation with Dr. Pooja Gupta, we dive into the world of Agile Innovation and its power to transform businesses in today’s fast-changing market. Dr. Gupta, a seasoned expert in organizational strategy and innovation, unpacks how companies can embrace agility to stay ahead, scale sustainably, and unlock new growth opportunities. From breaking common myths about Agile to highlighting practical frameworks for fostering adaptability, collaboration, and customer-centered solutions, this interview offers business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators a clear roadmap for driving growth. Whether you’re in tech, healthcare, finance, or creative industries, Dr. Gupta’s perspective sheds light on why agility isn’t just a methodology—it’s a mindset for success
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    27 分
  • Lagos Leather Fair(LLF) 2025 || Live interview

    Lagos Leather Fair(LLF) 2025 || Live interview
    2025/06/27
    Join us for a special live interview as we spotlight Lagos Leather Fair 2025—West Africa’s premier leather showcase, set to take place on June 28th and 29th at the Balmoral Event Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. Now in its 8th year, LLF has become a powerful catalyst for growth within Africa’s leather industry—offering a vibrant platform where top designers, skilled artisans, and emerging entrepreneurs connect, collaborate, and showcase their craftsmanship. This year’s theme, “Designing for Tomorrow,” is a bold call to action—championing innovation, sustainability, and cross-industry partnerships that will shape the future of African leather. Tune in as we speak with Niyi Abiola, a seasoned marketing and communications expert, about LLF’s evolution, its impact on the continent’s creative economy, and what to expect from this year’s landmark edition.
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    16 分
  • Talent Development in Africa

    Talent Development in Africa
    2025/01/14
    On this episode, Nonso Mordi delves into the pressing topic of Talent Development in Africa with Paul Breloff, a workforce innovation and entrepreneurship pioneer. We explore how businesses can identify, develop, and retain the right talent, address skill gaps, and leverage technology for workforce transformation. Paul will also share success stories, lessons learned from his work across Africa and India, and his vision for the future of Africa's workforce. Paul Breloff, Co-Founder & CEO of Shortlist, a talent advisory firm serving Africa’s impact and innovation sectors. Since its founding in 2016, Shortlist has worked with 1,000+ companies and 2,000,000+ jobseekers across 30 countries. Previously, Paul was the founder & MD of Accion Venture Lab, a VC fund investing in inclusive fintech startups globally, and the new business head for SKS Microfinance in Hyderabad, which IPO’ed in 2010. He is an active angel investor and advises multiple funds investing across Africa, with a particular focus on human capital, jobtech, and future of work.
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    29 分
  • Celebrating The Elegance of Nigerian Cultural Fashion

    Celebrating The Elegance of Nigerian Cultural Fashion
    2024/12/11
    On December 13, 2024, Lagos will witness an extraordinary celebration of Nigerian cultural fashion as Arivla, a platform dedicated to indigenous style, hosts its inaugural Asoebi Party and Fashion Show at The Podium. With the captivating theme “Old Money vs. New Money,” this exclusive event promises an exciting lineup and Today, we dive into how this event aims to showcase the elegance and evolution of Nigerian fashion while bridging tradition and modernity with Al-Mubarak MOMODU
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    18 分
  • Bridging Sectors for Sustainable Development in Africa

    Bridging Sectors for Sustainable Development in Africa
    2024/10/09
    The continent of Africa faces a myriad of challenges that daily threaten the quality of life of its population and its overall sustainable development. These challenges affect us daily and call for a collaborative approach across the Private, Public and Social sectors for definite solutions. Here comes the need for “Collaborative Leadership” and the Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation’s 8th Breakfast Dialogue scheduled to be held on the 10th of October 2024 is shedding light on this. The theme is: “Collaborative Leadership: Bridging Sectors for Sustainable Development in Africa.” On the show, Ugochukwu Nwosu, Head of programmes and grants at Aspire Coronation Trust Fund sheds more light on this.
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    28 分
  • The Rise of the Creator Economy

    The Rise of the Creator Economy
    2024/09/26
    As traditional media struggles to keep pace, a new era of direct-to-audience content is redefining the landscape. Creators, not corporations, are now at the helm, reshaping how content is delivered and consumed. The time of waiting for the evening news broadcast or the morning paper is fading fast. Content now reaches audiences instantly, directly from the source to the consumer, bypassing the slow, antiquated channels that once dominated the media industry. And we shed more light on this with Murray Legg, Co-Founder Webfluential. Murray completed his Ph.D at 25 and joined Rand Merchant Bank on the "Class of" programme in 2009. He left to start Retroviral, an award-winning digital agency, and after that an influencer marketing platform called Webfluential. The business now has offices in South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Croatia and the US. He designed a heart valve replacement for emerging market patients and holds a number of patents for that. He bought his first Bitcoin in 2013, and launched a project called PhotoChromic, allowing people to mint an NFT of their biometrically verified identity. He is an advisor to an international crypto hedge funds, runs his own investment fund in technology businesses, and consults to banks on their digital roadmaps.
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    26 分
  • Understanding the Importance of a Will in Business

    Understanding the Importance of a Will in Business
    2024/09/23
    Thinking about what happens in the event of your passing may feel like a morbid thought, but if you own a business, it’s an important consideration that should not be neglected. National Wills Week took place from 16 – 20 September and on the show, we speak to Bryan Nicol on “Understanding the Importance of a Will in Business” Bryan Nicol is a Certified Financial Planner® and owner of Freedom Financial Planning – one of South Africa's first flat-fee independent financial planning companies. Having experienced, first-hand, the shortcomings of product-focused financial advice, Bryan chose to follow a different path. As a lifestyle financial planner, he uses his skills and expertise to help clients identify and pursue their life goals and answer the question that keeps us all up at night: Will I have enough? His goal is to help people live the best lives they can with the money they have, starting now and continuing into retirement. Bryan is also a financial consultant to the digital wellbeing platform soSerene, which offers holistic well-being resources for companies.
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    25 分