This is an interactive episode of Africans Building Africa (ABA) Podcast! I focus on what the ABA podcast is all about and what you should expect to learn from the interviews of Africans Entrepreneurs who are participating to the Development of Africa. &nbsp;

Episode 1: Introduction - What is ABA?

Wanjiku Muhire, born in California from a Kenyan mother and Ugandan father, started an eCommerce platform, www.KuuzaHere.com, that allows African and Black American businesses to sell and promote their products. Even though she was born and raised in California; she still found ways to participate to the development of Africa.&nbsp; She’s the example of a representative of Pan-Africanism. Learning from her surrounding of great businesses in the Bay area of California, she found ways to build a diverse team and raise capital to support her business which we discussed in this Episode. From the ABA moment, Wanjiku mentioned Black Nationalism by E.U. Essiem-Udom as the book that made a huge impact on her life. &nbsp;

Ep. 4: Creating a platform for African and Black American Businesses

In this Episode, I chat with Nic Malonga who’s the Founder and CEO of Agtrium. Nic’s company is a young dynamic trading company based in the Midwest of the USA aiming to bring African food and agricultural products closer to end-consumers in the US market and supply African farmers with quality agricultural products from the Midwest of the United States.&nbsp; (www.agtrium.com) Nic utilizes websites such as tradekey.com and espaceagro.com to find suppliers and customers for his business. From the ABA moment, Nic mentioned Outliers where Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of Success, as the book that had a major impact on his life.

Episode 2: Bringing African Agricultural Products to US consumers

In this Episode, I chat with an inspiring African Entrepreneur, Awa Caba, Founder and CEO of&nbsp;Sooretul.com&nbsp; – An e-commerce based platform for women in Agriculture in Senegal. Awa also founded JiguenHub which is a technology hub for women in Senegal. As a social entrepreneur, she has twice been awarded the Rebranding Africa Award. &nbsp;Awa described the challenges she’s currently facing as consumers and producers adopt her platform.&nbsp; From the ABA moment, Awa mentioned Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People by Dale Carnegie as the books that had a huge impact on her life.

Episode 3: Building an E-Commerce Platform for Local Women in Agriculture in Senegal

In 2012, Henri Nyakaryndi left Atlanta, GA to move back to Burundi to start couple of businesses including a transportation company.&nbsp; Today, Henri is the Founder and CEO of A.R.E.D&nbsp; - African Renewable Energy Distributor (www.A-R-E-D.com), an innovative company that provides a one-stop shop destination for mobile users in rural and semi urban areas. The company has a unique business model of micro-franchise to solve unemployment issues among the youth and vulnerable communities. Henri is an innovator and a social entrepreneur who also spend his time mentoring young Africans. In this episode, he talked about how he started from prototype to product, his current challenges, and how he managed to fund his expensive project of over $100,000. He also touched on the hardware vs. software landscape in Africa and how to get ahead. &nbsp;From the ABA moment, Henri mentioned the book Unstoppable by Tim Green as the one that made a huge impact on his life.

Ep. 5: How a young Rwandan started a Mobile Solar Kiosk company in Africa

From his message of Detention to Distinction, Onyi Anyado, a Nigerian based in London, have branded himself as an International Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Growing up without a father, Onyi followed the street life of London where he almost got killed and went to prison twice. Using the power of Social Media, Onyi have managed to completely turn his life around. Today, Onyi is the author of several books and travels around the world speaking on leadership. He founded Onyi Anyado Media House (www.oamediahouse.com) and B1 Coaching where he coaches African Entrepreneurs on how to become an entrepreneur of distinguish.&nbsp; In this Episode, Onyi talks about his inspiring story, how he became a global speaker, the power of social media, and the impact he’s making in Africa.&nbsp; Read more about Onyi and several of his Quotes on www.AfricansBuildingAfrica.com

Ep. 6: How a young Nigerian became an international speaker from the streets of London

Segun Abiona is proud to say that he has left the 9-5 job as an Invest Analyst in London to start his own venture, Nicole &amp; Giovanni Socks, a sock designer and manufacturing company in Nigerian.&nbsp; Segun, Founder and Creative Director of Nicole &amp; Giovanni Socks, is the definition of an Entrepreneur as he started this venture from his bedroom. &nbsp;After leaving London to head back to Nigeria, Segun has decided to use unique strategies on Social Media and Digital Marketing to create demand for his product. By going the extra mile to satisfy his customers, Segun has also found ways to utilize word of mouth as an effective marketing tool. Today, Nicole &amp; Giovanni Socks (www.nicoleandgiovanni.com) is a well known Socks brand throughout Nigeria and its neighboring countries. In this Episode, Segun talks about the strategies he used with Social Media and Digital marketing to create demand for his product in Nigeria, the difference between a product Africans need and want, &nbsp;and how word of mouth can be an effective marketing tool in the African Market.

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