Erik Hersman, co-founder and CEO of BRCK (a 'backup generator for the internet'), technologist, investor, writer, Marine, and advocate of technological and entrepreneurial innovation in Africa, joins Michael on the podcast today.

 “I like solving big problems, and there’s big problems to solve.” - Erik Hersman

They discussed Erik’s amazing life growing up in South Sudan and Kenya, the surprisingly difficult cultural transition he faced when moving back to the United States for college, and his spectacular entrepreneurial career.

Erik is an incredibly humble man, particularly for someone who has accomplished so much in his life. He displays a quiet kind of grit, one that’s infectious in a different way than we usually see from the flashy and charismatic leaders of Instagram. But make no mistake, Erik is an absolute world-class leader.

In this episode Michael and Erik talked about:

• What Betting on Yourself means to him
• The culture shock of moving from Africa to America
• His drive to build his own company
• What it takes to build something meaningful
• Facing failure, then going at it again
• How COVID affected his business
• What drew him to entrepreneurship
• How he looks for opportunities
• The immense talent that’s waiting for the world in Africa
• The future of technology in Africa
• The absolute necessity of entrepreneurship

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Resources:

• Erik Hersman on Twitter
• Michael Redd on Instagram