Everyone wants to earn more but not everyone understands what actually drives salary growth.In this episode, Peter breaks down the gap between effort and reward, and why working harder doesn’t always translate into earning more. If you’ve ever felt stuck, underpaid, or unsure about your next move, this episode is for you.Full episode out today!

She sat on the idea for 10 years. Now her company is about to turn 10.Tiffanie Anderson, founder and CEO of Away to Africa, joins Lee Kasumba on The Salary Scramble to talk about building a bridge between the diaspora and the continent on her own terms.From her first trip to Cape Town as a law student (pre-Africa trending on Instagram) to bootstrapping a business that prioritizes ethical tourism and narrative control, Tiffanie shares what it really takes.She takes us to the places that move her, the stillness of Lamu, the raw beauty of Madagascar and explains why simplicity might be the key to going further in life.She also gets real about the diaspora's relationship with Africa:"You don't walk into a new home and open the fridge. You have to understand the rules of the household."And her non-negotiable rule for tour partners? They have to be African. Black African. No exceptions.Plus: the Craigslist connection who became her first client, why Kiswahili matters, the jollof debate (Senegal wins), and Scramble or Stable.Listen now.

Tiffanie Anderson of Away to Africa on why ownership isn't just about business, it's about narrative. For her, building a company meant being able to control the story that Africa puts out into the world. It meant joining a wave of people across the continent demanding to tell their own stories.Her philosophy is simple: take visitors to the people who can tell it best. That's why her tour partners have one non-negotiable requirement: they have to be African. No exceptions.

Full episode out tomorrow!

Tiffanie Anderson of Away to Africa takes us to the places that move her. From the star-filled skies of Lamu, Kenya, to the raw beauty of Madagascar. In a world that never stops, she reflects on the profound power of simplicity and why it might be the key to moving forward.Plus, the moment she realized the world was finally catching up to what she saw coming years ago. Full episode out on Thursday.

She designed her own prom dress at 16 because nothing in stores felt like her.

Years later, she packed two babies, 13 months apart into a double pram and showed up to fashion class anyway. Her mentor took one look and said: "It's in you. You should start."

Yousra Elsadig listened.

In 2018, a blazer made from traditional Sudanese wedding fabric went viral. Since then? London, Paris, and Milan Fashion Week. Young Sudanese women message her daily: "We aspire to be like you."

But her fabrics feel like home. They smell like home. And now, with war in Sudan, she's lost access to them.

"We've gotten the world's attention at the wrong time. It hurts to carry on."

This one stayed with me.

Meet Yousra Elsadig: designer, mother, trailblazer.

Full episode live now.

She designed her own prom dress at 16 because nothing felt like her.She started her brand pushing a double pram with two babies, 13 months apart.

Her viral Garamasis suit put Sudanese fashion on the map in 2018.Now she's shown at London, Paris, and Milan Fashion Week.

Yousra Elsadig joins us to talk about it all including the heartbreaking reality of getting the world's attention at the worst possible time for her country.

She googled a fashion class, packed up a double pram with two babies 13 months apart, and showed up anyway.That moment of survival became the start of something bigger.Yousra Elsadig on:The mentor who told her: "Carry on being different. You will get there."Why Sudanese fabrics "smell like home" and why she carries that into everything she designsThe social responsibility she feels to make impact, not just fashionAnd why she'll never separate fashion from her soulFrom a viral blazer to almost landing in a museum, this is the story of a woman who built what she couldn't find.For Yousra, fashion isn't just fabric. It's home. Listen Thursday to hear why Yousra says: "Fashion lifts me. It feeds my soul. I can't separate the two."

So how does a skirt, worn with an Adidas jumper, no less almost end up in a museum?

Ask Yousra Elsadig.

She joined us on The Salary Scramble to trace the dots from her early days: the local fashion classes, the "light bulb" entrepreneurship programs, and the pivotal moment she committed to her brand somewhere around 2016–2018.

"I never looked back," she says. And thank goodness for that.

Because her love for Sudanese fabric has led to moments she never could have scripted. Like seeing her designs displayed as cultural artifacts. Like realizing that what she wears carries stories, memories, and a piece of home.

Press play this Thursday for a conversation about identity, museum-worthy fashion, and the power of not looking back. 🎧🧵

“The first time I realized I could actually do this as a business? Game changer.” — Abokuma Ellis

Founder of Purple Twirl Events, Abokuma Ellis sat down with Lee Kasumba on The Salary Scramble and kept it all the way real.

From landing her very first client on Facebook to building one of the most intentional event brands out there.

We talked money; what events actually cost, where the budget really goes, and how she prices her work.

How the Ghanaian and Nigerian wedding industries have evolved from when she started to now.

Why she loves when clients bring their biggest dreams — and she gets to bring them to life (with their money 😄).

Her honest advice to founders who think they’re ready , because entrepreneurship is always the highlight reel.

From weddings to funerals, and everything in between, Abokuma plans it. Because in our culture, life is a full circle… and someone has to plan it all.

Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.

Full episode out now.

Okay so you know how Oprah said the best part about having money is she can just do whatever she wants?

Abokuma Ellis felt that. Just from the other side.

She runs Purple Twirl Events now, but when she was starting out she noticed something interesting especially about the difference between the Ghanaian and Nigerian wedding industries 🇬🇭🇳🇬. Two neighboring countries. Two totally different vibes back then.

And people? They saw the opportunity. They showed up. They built whole businesses around it.

Now she gets clients who come to her with these big beautiful dreams for their events. And she gets to be the one who makes it happen. With their budget. Which honestly? Kinda the dream. ✨

New episode of The Salary Scramble drops Thursday. Abokuma keeps it real about all of it.