ALU Podcast

The journey of an entrepreneur isn’t a walk in the park. It requires a tremendous amount of work, resources and input. Join us this week as we discuss with Mrs Saruma King, an ALC Graduating Parent as she shares her journey of supporting her son in pursuing his entrepreneurship dreams.

As humans, we often put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be well-prepared before we start anything. While this sometimes minimizes the risks of failure, other times, it causes us to miss out on opportunities. Join us this week as we take a trip down memory lane with Caleb Rockstone, an ALU student who will be graduating next week.

One of the biggest challenges that leaders face are finding the right talent and building strong effective teams for their companies. Join us on this week’s podcast as we have a candid conversation with Lyndsay Holley Handler on breaking barriers and building strong pan-African teams.

In a few years, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world. When facing this reality, you can either see this as a challenge or an opportunity. Tune in to this episode as Christopher O.H. Williams, the ALU President dives deeper into his career journey and explains to us why he believes entrepreneurial leadership and young people are the keys to powering Africa’s development

Entrepreneurs are different. They are different in the sense that they create unique solutions that will transform lives and impact change. This week’s guest, Ahmed Konneh, co-founder of an incubation hub in Liberia and a goalkeeper with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will share his entrepreneurial journey of inspiring, connecting and empowering young people to create solutions to solve some of the crucial problems Africa is facing.

Leading others is often not a simple journey. Sometimes you wake up being able to move a crowd and other times, it takes a lot more to convince the masses. Tune in as we are joined by Hossam Hamdy for our first episode on the theme: "Leading self", to take a deep dive at the importance of self awareness in the process of learning to lead-self.

The importance of encouraging more female participation in the tech space cannot be overemphasized. Join our guest speaker this week, Lina Bennani Dosse, as she discusses some interesting perspectives on women participation in tech, drawing from her personal experiences

In this week's episode, listen in as Hope Mutua gives an overview of the value of leadership on the continent as the new beacon of hope in Africa as more light has been shed on its significance within the next 70-80 years powered by its young population.

Do you have an innovative idea that can help humanity, but don’t know how to start? Or would you simply like to contribute to a social cause? Tune in this week to listen to our guest speaker, Rukudzo Irene, Co-Founder & COO of Mtabe, for an overview of the impact of social innovation in Africa. Learn how she is tackling one of the major challenges on the continent: Education.

How can you be like an entrepreneur without going through the hurdles of entrepreneurship? Our guest this week is Arinze Obiezue. 20 months later, having worked in 5 different industries across 6 countries in Europe, North America, and Africa and interned in companies like Facebook, Bank of America & Sanofi, he shares how you can embrace entrepreneurship and get the professional joy of being an entrepreneur without the risks and limitations.