22. Africa's Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World's Next Big Growth Market – Book Review

01/26/20 • 53 min

Thanks for tuning in to episode 22—doing something a little different this episode and reviewing a phenomenal book: Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market. So happy I finally got my hands on this book over the holidays. As soon as I started reading it, I immediately knew that it would be worth sharing with you all. If you have an interest in doing business in Africa—this book was created for you.

Africa’s Business Revolution is co-authored by Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga and Georges Desvaux. Acha Leke is chairman of McKinsey & Company’s Africa practice and leads the firm’s expansion across Africa. If you don’t know about McKinsey and Company, they are the world’s largest consulting firms in the world. They consult organizations across the private, public and social sectors in 65 countries.

Mutsa Chironga is an executive at Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest banking groups. He was previously a partner at McKinsey and Company, where he served banks in a dozen African countries, mostly capturing growth opportunities.

Georges Desvau is a senior partner at McKinsey and Company and a former managing partner of its African and Japanese offices. He helped build the firm’s consumer insights and analytics capabilities.

The goal of this bookis to essentially provide an overview of what it takes to succeed in Africa; it was written really for global business executives looking to expand their operations in Africa and for those that are seeking a roadmap to access the continent. During the episode, I share more about the 5 big growth trends underway across the continent:

Young, fast growing urban population with a lot of unmet demands.
Africa’s coming industrial revolution.
Africa’s Infrastructure Gap and the big push to close it
Africa’s Untapped Resource wealth and new innovations to unleash it.
The rapid adoption of digital and mobile – and the leapfrog opportunity.

Tune in for a breakdown of each of these trends and how they are shaping Africa’s business growth and development.

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Young, fast growing urban population with a lot of unmet demands.
Africa’s coming industrial revolution.
Africa’s Infrastructure Gap and the big push to close it
Africa’s Untapped Resource wealth and new innovations to unleash it.
The rapid adoption of digital and mobile – and the leapfrog opportunity.

Tune in for a breakdown of each of these trends and how they are shaping Africa’s business growth and development.

Get the book here: https://amzn.to/37r4rLK

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21. How You Can Get Better with Money in 2020 with Journey to Launch’s Jamila Souffrant

Thinking about how you can get better with money in 2020? You’re in luck because for today’s episode, I had a wonderful chat with Jamila Souffrant, money expert and creator of the Journey To Launch podcast and blog!

Jamila is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), savvy budgeter, and launched Journey to Launch to teach what she’s learned over the years about all things personal finance.

Jamila was born in Jamaica and grew up in Brooklyn, where she learned the concept of hard work and the value of money from her single mom. At 22, she bought her first real estate property and recently, she and her husband saved $85,000 in a year! Yes, ONE year!

The Journey To Launch podcast was named one of “27 Podcasts You Need To Start Listening To In 2018′′ by BuzzFeed. Jamila is also the resident financial expert on a weekly segment on News12, the most watched local TV news-station in NYC and has been featured in other notable media outlets such as Money Magazine, TIME, Business Insider, Refinery29, CNBC, ESSENCE Magazine & CBS.

During the episode, Jamila walks us through:

Her journey from Jamaica to Brooklyn, NY
The money habits that helped her buy her first property at 22
How expanding your circle could help you reach your financial goals
How to embrace your unique, personal finance journey

Tune in for more!

“Seek out people who you want to be like and communities that inspire you.” Jamila Souffrant

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23. Ashley Akunna on Creating The Grapevine, Staying Consistent and Lessons She’s Learned as a Creative Entrepreneur

Thanks for tuning into episode 23 of Dear Diaspora! For today’s episode, I had a lovely conversation with Ashley Akunna, creator of The Grapevine!

Frustrated about how millennials were stereotyped and portrayed in the media, Ashley brainstormed ideas to change the narrative and find a way to amplify the voices of millennials. In came The Grapevine.

Picking fresh views from fresh minds, The Grapevine is a fresh and innovative take on the panel style discussion. With over 15 million collective views to date, the show places the topics of today in the hands and minds of young game changers, artists, cultural innovators, and professionals to dissect what the impact is for this generation.

During the episode, Ashley walks us through:

The early days of The Grapevine and how she marketed the show with no marketing budget
How she’s stayed consistent over the years
The lessons she’s learned as a creative entrepreneur
What excites her about Africa’s future

Tune in to hear more!

“You're going to be frustrated, but hopefully you have people in your life who want to see you succeed and who speak life into you.” –Ashley Akunna

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