Suret is the founder of Alive - Image and Lifestyle Company. She is an avid business woman and entrepreneur who started her very first business (chicken farming) at the age of 9. She then branched out to skin care products, jewelery brands and fitness. As a professional image consultant, qualified make-up artist, counselor, and personal fitness trainer, Suret provides her clients with a unique experience during each interaction. In this episode, Suret shares how she started her business, the challenges involved in running it, and entrepreneurial tips she's learnt on her journey.

Iliana is the founder and Managing Director of Done Deal; an online market place that offers attractive deals and discounts on services in Uganda by giving users an opportunity to try out new experiences at a discounted price offered by several merchants including; Restaurants, Salons and Social Events. Done Deal also helps existing businesses to reach out to more clients in a more efficient manner through their platform. In this episode, Iliana shares her experience from the online market place, as well as the lessons she's learnt as an entrepreneur.

Ian is the founder and CEO of Peer Hustle, a mobile on-demand freelancer marketplace for the sharing economy, often called the “Uber for Freelancers.” Ian is an avid entrepreneur, and currently owns and manages three other businesses as well. Ian’s other businesses involve an international battery brand, short-term real estate rentals, and a video production company. In this episode, Ian shares some tips on how he manages to run four successful businesses at the same time, as well as the lessons he's learnt as a serial entrepreneur.

Beverley is a Ugandan writer, poet, actress, literary activist and biographer. She is the founder of the Babishai Niwe (BN) Poetry Foundation, formerly The Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award for Ugandan women, which began in 2008 as a platform for promoting poetry. It has since grown to include all African poets and runs as an annual poetry award. In 2014, the award extended to the entire continent, targeting both men and women. She is also the founder of the Babishai Niwe Women's Leadership Academy. In this episode, Beverley shares how poets can take advantage of the various ways to creatively make money from their talent.

Dale is a personal Leadership teacher. He helps people who want to take responsibility for their life, break out of the corporate rut to take back control of their time, their money, and their life, by teaching them to see their career and their work as an entrepreneurial venture. Dale is also a university faculty member at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In this episode, Dale and I have a great discussion on how start up entrepreneurs can patent and protect their ideas, as well as the importance of having systems and structure within your company. 

Samson is the founder and CEO of SchoolPlus; new generation school information management system that automates most of the school manual processes in Ugandan schools. With SchoolPlus, all processes, department and functions of an institution become automated and streamlined, leading to enhanced transparency, productivity and control and which finally translates to higher overall efficiency. In this episode, Samson shares his entrepreneurial story as well as the lessons he's learnt as a tech business owner in Uganda. 

Solomon is the founder and CEO of Yoza; a Laundry Service App that lets you find people to do your laundry right from your location.  Yoza is like Uganda's version of Uber for dirty laundry - using technology like location detection and social ratings to match service providers with clients. The uniqueness of Yoza is such that the idea is very simple and solves an everyday problem that many Ugandans face. In this episode, Solomon and I discuss the local tech industry, as well as the lessons he's learnt as an App developer.

Judith is one of the founders of AkiraChix; a not for profit organisation that aims to inspire and develop a successful force of women in technology who will change Africa’s future. Founded in April 2010, AkiraChix aims to be the leading women’s network impacting technology in Africa. It’s programs are developed to reach young women at different levels, those in Primary School, High School and University, those working in technology and those who wish to have a career in technology, making it an effectively wholesome program.  In this episode, Judith shares some of the opportunities and challenges in the Kenyan tech industry.

Sarah is the founder of Wonderbag; a simple but revolutionary non-electric heat-retention cooker. It continues to cook food that has been brought to the boil by conventional methods for up to 12 hours without the use of additional fuel. The Wonderbag also keeps food and beverages cold; "Freeze it, bag it, store it, serve it". Sarah has recently passed the one million mark for Wonderbags sold!  In this episode, she shares the story of how she started the Wonderbag, along with lessons she's learnt from her experience as an entrepreneur.

Getty is the founder of Oamobu Naturals; an all-natural handmade skin and hair care product range. Their flagship product is a range of unrefined shea body and hair butters that are whipped with carrier and essential oils for customers' convenience.  To supplement the use of their shea butter based products, they also offer African black soap. All Oamobu Naturals' imported ingredients are sourced from Fairtrade certified producers.  In this episode, Getty shares some insight on how she started her own locally made skin care products and how she has expanded the company over the past few months.