Hello everyone and welcome back to the Made to Lead Podcast. I’m excited to welcome you to Season 2! We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare for this Season and I’m hopeful that you’ll enjoy it. First, I want to say a big thank you to our listeners and guests. This...
Today’s episode features Beau Sackey, Co-founder of Plendify, a B2B market place app for connecting buyers and suppliers in Ghana. Prior to co-founding Plendify, Beau spent over 15 years in management consulting working with Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He has a breadth of experience working for Fortune 500 companies across several industries including banking/finance, telecommunications, manufacturing...
Our guest today is Lisandra Rickards, Founder & CEO of Soul Career, Former CEO of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and a Harvard MBA. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and high-achieving professionals succeed by connecting them to knowledge, opportunities, and systems that support their growth while staying aligned to their authentic selves. She’s also done...
Today we sit down with Amoye Henry, the Co-founder and Executive Producer of the AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival, a program that has created opportunities for over 350 local and international artists, entrepreneurs and cultural practitioners. Amoye, who started her first business at age 12, discusses her journey to becoming a young entrepreneur in the creative...
Today we’re pleased to have as our guest Tim Akinnusi, CEO and Co-founder of MortgageMarket, a first of its kind South African FinTech company that lets customers apply online and get approved for a mortgage from any of the 5 large South African banks without ever having to set foot in a branch or meet...
Our guest on this episode is Hali Farah, a Senior HR Consultant for the City of Toronto, leading the Diversity and Next Generation Programs. Hali shares her story from her upbringing as a young Somali-Canadian kid growing up in Hamilton to graduating with a psychology degree and somehow becoming a pharmacy technician to finally ending...
Today’s guest is Walter Ajogbor, an award-winning commercial banker who’s spent the last 10 years in the financial services industry. Walter recounts his journey from his humble beginnings as a customer service representative to being a top-notch commercial banker. He discusses how moving from country to country as a kid helped him develop really good...
My guest today is Linus Akanoh Jr. a crisis recovery Senior Manager with a global consultancy who works to help public sector organizations develop and operationalize resilience in response to man-made and natural disasters. His experience spans some of the largest and most complex disasters events in recent U.S. history and focuses on helping communities...
Sabaa Quao joins us as today’s guest on the show. He’s a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 26. Over the past 25 years, he has had the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with creative producers, markerters, and technology teams in over a dozen countries. Born to Ghanaian and Nigerian parents, Sabaa...
Today we chat with Rumbi Mugwagwa, a Fixed Income Associate with the Portfolio Advisory Team at Bank of Montreal (BMO) Nesbitt Burns. As the Guaranteed Investment product expert she is the principal liaison between Issuers and advisors. She also supports daily trading and provides product advice to the Wealth broker channels. Prior to the role...