Boardroom Banter

It’s that time of year when you pause every other app on your phone and head over to Spotify to check out the crazy but surprisingly accurate statistics that describe you and your audio consumption. 

What do you get when you intersect music and technology? You get a revolution of culture, and the ability to connect and develop communities beyond borders!

Today’s guest has over 15 years of experience cultivating ecosystems in each of these two industries- working at the intersection of culture and innovation. Jessica Colaço is a bass guitarist and tech entrepreneur. She co-founded iHub Kenya in 2010, an innovation and tech hub with the goal of nurturing an ecosystem for Nairobi’s underserved tech and entrepreneurial community. 

After an illustrious career life as a Director in iHub, startup advisor and playing in a couple of rock bands around the world, she decided to work on her own Extended Playlist, enlisting a host of amazing musicians and singers to help her put it together. She is currently the first female in tech and music to release a single (Momentum) on NFT in Kenya.

In this episode, we talk about her early career life in Nairobi, the challenges she experienced stepping into the job market in a country with little tech penetration and unpack the hurdles of cultivating spaces that facilitate exponential growth for gifted individuals. Jessica also gives us her take on the current state of the music industry in Kenya, what making music means to her and how to excel as a jack of all trades.

Find out more about her work and music through her website: www.itsmejessicacolaco.com

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The last few bits of the year can be chaotic as we seek to wrap up work, school and so many of our goals for the year! 

As such the need to cultivate the skill of finding calm in the midst of storms is needed more than ever. 

On this Founders Friday conversation, Yuri, Sean and Boniface sit down to discuss Anti-fragility; a concept where strength and progress are created as a result of chaos and difficulty.

So tune in to yet another insightful and unscripted conversation fresh out of the Boardroom to catch up on some laughs and lessons.

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One of the most important questions we seek to answer in our lives are those tied to our identity.

In today’s episode, the Founders take a trip to the past to connect some of the dots that have informed the people they are today. They zoom in on Yuri’s personal story balancing his Dutch and Nubian descent, the challenges he and his community have faced over generations and the significant role that courage has played in his ability to overcome them.

One of most fascinating takeaways from this conversation is an understanding of how positive outcomes can be socially engineered to counter economic & educational inequalities facing marginalized communities in Africa.

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A story can only travel as far as it is told. Without people to share them, an audience to hear, and a platform to deliver, stories about who we are and where we come from can get lost forever.

Jocelyne Muhutu- Remy joins us in the boardroom as Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, leading the enablement of stories from podcasters and musicians that are shared and experienced across the continent. In today’s conversation, we dig deep into the link between our heritage and the narratives we tell and are told about Africa, as well as the emerging technologies at the helm of our tech-savvy culture.

Jocelyne brings her 20+ years of experience in media distribution and extensive immersion across Africa to highlight where we came from and where we are going as a land of stories, and how to tell each of ours unapologetically.

Find out more about her work through her LinkedIn profile here.

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Do you believe that moving from your home country to another one guarantees you more opportunities?

Our core views and beliefs about what a purpose-filled life looks like, have been greatly challenged over the past couple of years. One of the most important conversations we grapple with as young learners and leaders has been the future of work and what role we’re playing in redefining workspace culture.

To find out more about Steve's work and his latest book 'Workquake' check out his website here: www.stevecadigan.com

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When you look at the world around us today- from our commutes to work or school, to insIde our classrooms and living rooms- technology is running almost all aspects of our lives.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Rupa Chaturvedi to unpack our rapidly evolving relationship with tech as a solution to our most pressing problems as human beings. Rupa is a User Experience (UX) Design Manager at Google currently involved in the YouTube department, with an impressive career leading the intersection of user-centered design and emerging technology such as Conversational AI, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning and Computer Vision.

This episode highlights the lengths to which we use technology daily, use cases in various industries and the extent to which it is changing our behavior and psychology as human beings.

If you are a student in the emerging tech space, a designer building tech-based products or a researcher looking for insights from an industry expert at the heart of the world’s revolutionary advancements- this is the episode you have been waiting for.

Find out more about her work through her LinkedIn profile here or her website: www.ruparc.com

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Do you believe that following your passion in life will ultimately lead you to wealth and career success? If so, how does one discover this passion? How does one cultivate & nurture it? 

In today's episode, we challenge these notions about passion and acclaimed sayings such as 'Ready, Fire Aim'. We draw examples from how we launched our podcast 11 months ago, our individual learning curves in our current passionate endeavors, and a look at what it truly takes to cultivate strong skills and move towards making them profitable.

We draw reference from this article on 'The Danger Of The Passion Hypothesis' and look at just how vital career capital is in guiding one to valuable opportunities in the workspace.

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