From rags to riches: Re-afric make colourful shoes from recycled African fabric that sell worldwide
This week's episode comes from Kibera, Kenya's biggest, and one of Africa's largest, informal settlements. Life is tough here, and many talk...
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A podcast interviewing entrepreneurs and business leaders in the emerging market of East Africa. Host Sam Floy showcases companies operating across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiop...
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Affordable healthcare for the masses: Ilara Health's sustainable business model saves lives
This week we're featuring what has to be one of my favourite business models to date. One of the dominant themes in East Africa is that indi...
The opportunities and challenges of making affordable socks in Kenya
This week we're talking with two friends who have set up a business making socks in Kenya. Both Vidyesh and Bishell grew up in Nairobi to en...
Cracking the nut industry: how Kenya adopted the world's most valuable nut, with Charles Muigai
Do you know what the world's most expensive nut is? It's the macadamia nut. Similar in shape and colour to a chickpea, but up to twice the s...
(Chia) Seed Investors: the surprising story of how chia seeds came to be grown in Africa
In this episode, I speak with Sabina Karumba about how she and her husband started Chia Africa. Most businesses have an interesting formatio...
How Lynk raised $1.3m and evolved from "TaskRabbit for Kenya" to micro-franchising and construction
In this episode, I catch up with Johannes, co-founder of Lynk. We initially spoke back in late 2016 along with his co-founder Adam. You can...
From Uber to call centre: why Flare decided on the human touch for emergency dispatch in Kenya
In this catch-up episode, I chat with Caitlin who runs Flare. Caitlin and I first spoke in late 2016, and you can listen to the original int...
Why Zamgoat believes goats are the next big meat in Zambia (and the world), with Paul Nyambe
In this second episode from Zambia, I speak with an entrepreneur who has found his niche and is fully focused on it. Paul Nyambe grew up far...
No credit card to drive! How City Drive Hire have opened up the Zambian car hire market
The landlocked country is just south of Malawi, Tanzania and DRC, and has the great Zambezi river as it's border with Zimbabwe, Botswana and...
Moringa revisited: catching up with Audrey Cheng on the coding school's international expansion
In this episode, I catch up with Audrey Cheng, the founder of Moringa School. We first did an interview in October of 2016, and so it had be...
How Brexit is affecting Kenya's role in the global flower market, with Chris Kulei from Sian Roses
This week we're speaking with a big player in one of Kenya's largest industries: flower farming. Horticulture is one of the biggest sectors...
A tech success story. How Africa's Talking equips African software developers with APIs
In this episode I speak with Bilha Ndirangu who is the CEO of one of Africa's most successful tech start ups. Started in Kenya nearly 10 yea...
How many eggs can you fit in an Uber? A Nairobi egg dealer on overcoming micro-business challenges
One of the nice things about having a podcast is that it allows you to have conversations with people you wouldn't otherwise get around to....
How a Kenyan couple captured the Japanese market in Kenya, with Wangari Wachira
Near to where I live in Nairobi is a Japanese cafe. Whenever I've been the food has been delicious, and the small place is full of people fr...
Why did the home of running not make running shoes? Nava the co-founder of Enda Running explains
If you think about brands that different countries have, most people probably have two strong associations for Kenya. Safari and running. Th...
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, why SunCulture can profitably sell to smallholder farmers
If you've been following The East Africa Business Podcast for a while, you might notice that most episodes are around the 30-40 minute mark....
East Africa's first board game cafe, and why most Kenyans don't know how to play, with Bao Box
There are certain business models or concepts which seem to be universally popular. One big one recently has been creating a public space wh...
Move over Tesla, Opibus has a better way to get electric vehicles on African roads
We've got a very interesting interview this week, one that brings together using modern technology with a compelling market need. It's all a...
Video Games: Africa prepares for the $bn gaming market, with Nathan Masyuko from Ludique Works
Gaming is something that a lot of people may not consider as a business industry. I, for one, know or rather knew very little about it, thou...
Relocating top African software developers to European tech teams, with Caspar Coding
An interesting heuristic you can think about when considering companies operating in East Africa is where the demand comes from. There are l...
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