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An African Fintech Giant: The Success Story | Mukuru CGO Juan Seco | S1E4
In this episode we are joined by Juan Seco, the Chief Growth Officer and MD of East Africa at Mukuru. Strap in as Juan takes us on the colourful journey of his early life and living in places like Madrid, Paris, Luxembourg, New York, Canada and finally Kenya. Juan pulls back the curtain to give us a glimpse of what life is like in his home with his young, multilingual family. Juan shares his experience of what it’s like to build a fintech company from the ground and why he traded that to work at Africa’s most exciting fintech, Mukuru.
Join us in this wonderful, fun, and
insightful conversation with one of the most interesting guys on the continent.
0:00 Introduction
1:48 Juan's Background
11:52 Juan's family and adapting to
different cultures
16:58 Coffee Break!
17:26 Building an e-Commerce platform from
the ground up (Jumia)
31:54 Wading the Regulatory Waters
41:02 How Mukuru Creates Solutions for
Customers
55:50 The story behind the new Mukuru
Branding
57:28 The impact of leadership on a startup
1:04:36 What's in Store for Mukuru
1:08:50 How AI Will Change the Fintech
Landscape in Africa
1:11:15 How Can We Encourage Women to
Participate in The Fintech Space
1:16:39 How Juan Had His Backside Handed to
Him at The Kenya Open
1:18:38 Outro
Follow us
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/scalefintechagency/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/enabling_scale?igsh=MTR0OHllbG82ODdrNg==
Youtube https://youtube.com/@scale_Media?si=YfJJ1x9l7n6t3w_b
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By Underdogs In AfricaIn this episode we are joined by Juan Seco, the Chief Growth Officer and MD of East Africa at Mukuru. Strap in as Juan takes us on the colourful journey of his early life and living in places like Madrid, Paris, Luxembourg, New York, Canada and finally Kenya. Juan pulls back the curtain to give us a glimpse of what life is like in his home with his young, multilingual family. Juan shares his experience of what it’s like to build a fintech company from the ground and why he traded that to work at Africa’s most exciting fintech, Mukuru.
Join us in this wonderful, fun, and
insightful conversation with one of the most interesting guys on the continent.
0:00 Introduction
1:48 Juan's Background
11:52 Juan's family and adapting to
different cultures
16:58 Coffee Break!
17:26 Building an e-Commerce platform from
the ground up (Jumia)
31:54 Wading the Regulatory Waters
41:02 How Mukuru Creates Solutions for
Customers
55:50 The story behind the new Mukuru
Branding
57:28 The impact of leadership on a startup
1:04:36 What's in Store for Mukuru
1:08:50 How AI Will Change the Fintech
Landscape in Africa
1:11:15 How Can We Encourage Women to
Participate in The Fintech Space
1:16:39 How Juan Had His Backside Handed to
Him at The Kenya Open
1:18:38 Outro
Follow us
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/scalefintechagency/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/enabling_scale?igsh=MTR0OHllbG82ODdrNg==
Youtube https://youtube.com/@scale_Media?si=YfJJ1x9l7n6t3w_b
LinkTree http://linktr.ee/enablingscale