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SUMMARY:The Workshop // Create Brilliant Online Ads to Drive Sales
DESCRIPTION:The Workshop // Create Brilliant Online Ads to Drive Sales\nNow more than ever\, online ads can help small business owners grow their awareness and presence as we all start to plan for life after pandemic lockdowns.\nAdvertising your small business to the right customers is crucial. From attracting new customers to launching a new product line\, a great campaign can help sustain and grow your business.\nUnfortunately\, while many business owners are aware that online ads may be effective\, they are not sure if it is the right kind of marketing for them or they are not sure of what it entails. \nFirst\, you may ask\, why do I need to advertise my business? Well\, the following are statistics\, conducted by Google\, on online marketing and the results it has provided for numerous businesses: \n\n80% of consumers used a search engine when searching for information about local businesses\n76% of people who search on their smartphones for something nearby visit a business within a day\n28% of people searching for something nearby result in a purchase\n33% of wireless shoppers start their purchase journey unsure of which business they will choose to make their purchase\n\nWhile these numbers might be convincing\, we need to know how your business can plug in & be part of the statistics. \nJoin us for a workshop with Francis Waithaka\, CEO of Digital 4 Africa that will help you start on your digital marketing journey as well as see the proven results of successful businesses. You will also learn how to: \n\nCreate a persuasive design\nChoose suitable targeting options\nThe choice of channel/ platform to run the campaign is important\n\nWho Should Attend:\nEveryone who is interested in digital marketing to grow their small business\, we strongly recommend that the business owners and those who play a direct role in the marketing department of their companies attend. This includes the following individuals: \n\nMarketing managers who want to increase their brand awareness online.\nBusiness owners who would like to see their organizations on the first page of the search engine results list.\nOwners of local franchisees who do not have the resources to increase and measure their ROI but want to use the internet to grow their business.\n\nFinally\, you will be able to walk away knowing how effective business online ads can help your business. \nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\nWebinar: The Workshop // Create Brilliant Online Ads to Drive Sales\nSpeaker: Francis Waithaka CEO // Digital 4 Africa\nDate: Tuesday October 19th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am\nRegister here.\nAbout the Speaker\nFrancis Waithaka has 20 years of experience in technology and new media. He is the founder and CEO of Digital 4 Africa Ltd that is based in our Westlands space. He studied Information Technology at the Jomo Kenyatta University and has done advanced courses in digital marketing at The University of Manitoba in Canada. \nFrancis is a certified digital marketer by Google\, Facebook\, Twitter and LinkedIn. He has been recognized as one of the top men in Digital in Kenya. \nHe has worked for companies such as KCB\, Rich Management and KAPC. As a digital marketer for KCB\, he supported and trained hundreds of bankers in six East African countries – Kenya\, Uganda\, Tanzania\, Burundi\, Rwanda and South Sudan. Francis has taught and mentored entrepreneurs and students at Centonomy\, PRSK\, Africa Digital Media Institute and Tangaza University College. \nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\nWebinar: The Workshop // Create Brilliant Online Ads to Drive Sales\nSpeaker: Francis Waithaka CEO // Digital 4 Africa\nDate: Tuesday October 19th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am\nRegister here.
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SUMMARY:The Workshop // Nurturing a Winning Business Idea
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on Tuesday\, November 9th  with Eunice Nyandat on nurturing a viable business idea.  \nThe entrepreneurs’ journey is unpredictable. This is because\, starting a business takes time and energy\, and one must undergo periods of extended self-reflection to find a business idea that’s both realistic and viable. \nBetter yet\, once you have a good idea\, you are now tasked with how you can be sure it will blossom into a successful venture. This is why the planning stages are essential\, however\, mostly overlooked. \nMany have failed in the pursuit of business\, even with all the right ingredients.  \nIn fact\, stats show that about 50 percent of small businesses fail — that is\, cease operations entirely — within five years\,  according to the Small Business Association. \nThere could be a number of reasons for this but if you skip the planning process journey you often fail on getting the right insights &  possible solutions that need to be tested\, validated\, and developed.  \nSo what can you do to ensure that your company won’t be one of the 50% that fail? The key lies in making sure you have a viable business idea that’s positioned well to help your company succeed. \nGreat ideas commonly spring from frustration and the realization that it takes more skill to solve than those used to identify them. \nThe journey to solving a business often leads to an insight into a possible solution that needs to be tested\, validated\, and developed.  \nOne possible route is to start a company is to develop the concept into a marketable product. Wondering how? This workshop with Eunice Nyandat on nurturing a viable business idea will help you. \nAt the end of the session you will also learn: \n\nSome great questions that have led to significant business ideas\nWhat goes into developing your idea into a business? \nKey elements to ensuring  business success\n\nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\nWebinar: The Workshop // Nurturing a Winning Business Idea\nSpeaker: Eunice Nyandat // Founder at MBM [MyBizMarketer] \nDate: Tuesday November 9th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am\nRegister here.\nAbout the Speaker\n\nEunice Nyandat is the Founder at MBM [MyBizMarketer] based in Nairobi\, Kenya. In 2019\, MBM Africa started the following programs MBMLABS and MBMSKILLS\, a mini-ecosystem for young founders of startups to get their ideas to commercialization and accelerate to minimum viable companies.  \nAt swwekenya.com Eunice\, started Startup Bootcamps to help Women startups\, start on the right foot\, and have worked with over 100 teams. \nEunice has been coaching startup founders since 2016 from over the world. She supports all sectors\, from tech-enabled to deep tech as well as SME’s looking for ways to innovate their business models. \nHer passions are travel and technology. In her spare time\, she mentors women founders. \nYou can find her mentoring startups and women entrepreneurs at the following organization EuniceNyandat.com VC4A\, iHUB\, Kamilimu\, Tentmaker-Ghana\, and WhiteBox by Kijiji.  \nShe is consistently mentoring women in entrepreneurship\, STEM\, AI\, Software Development\, Cyber Security\, Data Science & more. Has been involved with Startup Weekend since 2016 and recently with Nairobi Innovation Week 2018\, 2019.  \nShe has worked with Startup Weekend Education since 2016\, Nairobi Innovation Week 2018\, 2019\, started Startup Weekend for Women Entrepreneurs\, and recently in 2020\, World Innovation Forum where Kenyan Startups pitched virtually on a global platform.  \nAbout MyBizMarketer\nMy Biz Marketer (MBM) was launched in 2008 & has handled over 1\,000 individual consultations\, 23 organizations & 33 independent projects across 2 continents. Over the years\, MBM has become a trusted partner to Startups and innovators from across Africa. The company has continued demonstrating the end-customer-driven approach that puts clients into a stronger long-term position towards commercial viability. \nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\nWebinar: The Workshop // Nurturing a Winning Business Idea\nSpeaker: Eunice Nyandat // Founder at MBM [MyBizMarketer] \nDate: Tuesday November 9th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am\nRegister here.
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SUMMARY:The Workshop // Education System Alignment for Skills at The Workplace
DESCRIPTION:The Workshop // Education System Alignment for Skills at The Workplace\nThe concept of Education in the 21st century recognizes that we are living in times of rapid change in an increasingly globalized environment (economical\, technological\, and societal shifts)\, to which education systems need to adapt continuously. It also helps us think through what our children need to succeed in a world where more than half of the jobs they’ll have over their careers may not even exist yet.   \nSo how do we prepare our children to thrive in today’s as well as tomorrow’s dynamic workplace? Join Catherine Bosire as she provokes these discussions with her team of educators/ education consultants as they take us through aligning your child’s education pathway for their future.   \nLead Compass (a product of Wingspan Consultancy) is an education consultancy service that seeks to empower the parents and guardians in the decision-making process of children’s education pathway. With the growth of schools in the private education sector and the diverse options of local and international curriculums\, decisions around the choice of schools and curriculums can be challenging especially with a lack of knowledge on what the curriculums entail.  \nYour choice is as good as your options and having an experienced companion in finding the direction that is best suited for their children’s educational needs could be the best decision yet. In addition\, through our journey\, we avail information to families on opportunities that they may not have been aware of.  \nAs you make the decision\, we provide an environment where you as a parent and/or guardian can make financially sound decisions\, are confident\, and enjoy peace of mind concerning their children’s education and future.  \nAt the end of the webinar\, you will: \n\nUnderstand the skills\, competencies\, and qualities around education in the 21st century\nAsk the right questions when choosing the education pathway for your child(ren)\n\nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\nWebinar: The Workshop // Education System Alignment for 21st Century\nSpeaker: Catherine Bosire // Managing Director at Wingspan Consultancy\nDate: Tuesday November 9th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am\nRegister here.\nAbout the Speaker \nCatherine Bosire is the Managing Director of Wingspan Consultancy. Catherine built her career experience in senior leadership positions when she served in a blue-chip company in Kenya for over 14 years. She now runs Wingspan Consultancy\, a  management consultancy firm providing services in Healthcare and Education. Lead Compass is a product of Wingspan Consultancy.  \nShe also holds an MBA in Healthcare Management from Strathmore University in  Kenya and a certificate in Advanced Management from IESE Business School in  Barcelona\, Spain. Her undergraduate is a Bachelor of Arts\, Economics from Kenyatta  University\, Kenya.  \nHaving identified synergies between the Healthcare and Education sector and working with a team of experts\, Catherine is passionate about providing value in the education sector having identified various untapped opportunities. \nInterested in attending this webinar? Sign up today!\n Webinar: The Workshop // Education System Alignment for 21st Century \nSpeaker: Catherine Bosire // Managing Director at Wingspan Consultancy\n Date: Tuesday November 9th\, 2021 \nTime: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Register here.
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SUMMARY:The Workshop // Leveraging Social Media Presence to Grow your Company
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop\, on Tuesday 23rd November\, with Joan Thuo\, the career coach\, as she takes us through the different ways we can leverage the Social Media platforms to grow our businesses.\nWe are living in the age of digitalization. Everything is online. Whether you are trying to get a job\, buying your groceries\, looking for a place to live or vacation\, or simply looking to buy a new outfit\, you have to go online. \nWith the proliferation in technology and the adoption of social media as a commercial platform\, every entrepreneur is now forced to have an online presence for their business. \nThe disruption brought about by Social Media platforms has pushed business owners previously hesitant to digitize their marketing efforts\, to consider implementing social media as a major component of their company’s marketing & growth strategy. \nCompared to traditional advertising methods\, social media is fast becoming the most affordable marketing tool\, and with the reach and engagement metrics they provide\, you can easily track customers’ interaction with your product and gather feedback on areas to improve on. \nThe primary goal of any business owner or management team should be to plan and execute a strategy that ensures their company’s growth and expansion.  \nCommon target areas when aiming for growth may include your customer base\, transaction size per customer and purchasing frequency. \nAs technology continues to advance\, so does the need and importance of social media in this facet of your business. From investors to clients\, everyone demands an online view of your business as a mark of transparency\, trust\, and compatibility. \nBut\, as an entrepreneur\, how can you position yourself and your business strategically online? What are the nitty-gritty details that you need to know to get the most out of each social media platform? How do you grow your engagement and what platforms will favor your products and services as the space gets flooded daily? \nJoin us for a workshop\, on Tuesday 23rd November\, with Joan Thuo\, the career coach\, as she takes us through the different ways we can leverage the Social Media platforms to grow our businesses. \nBy the end of the workshop you have learned how to: \n\nGrow your brand presence online\nBuild an online community that trusts you\nCreate a social media strategy and run successful campaigns\nStudy the algorithm for each platform and use this to your advantage\n\nSounds interesting? Sign up today\nThe Workshop // Levering your Social Media Presence to Grow Your Company\nSpeaker: Joan Thuo // Career Coach\nDate: Tuesday\, 23rd November 2021\nFrom 10:00 am (EAT)\nRegister Here\nAbout the speaker\nJoan Thuo is a career coach with a strong HR background and a proven track record of achieving results.  \nShe excels at career coaching\, interview preparation\, presenting client skills in a compelling manner\, and boosting client confidence in the process. \n She founded JoanwinningCV with the belief that every job seeker\, no matter the level of employment or industry\, needs a well-crafted CV\, A five star optimized LinkedIn profile and a cover letter that tells the story of their career and makes the reader sit up and take notice. \nJoan is on a mission to help individuals obliterate the glass ceiling\, soar all the way up the corporate ladder and take a seat at the big BO$$ table where they belong.  \nShe utilizes her expertise to help individuals overcome self-doubt so that they can confidently articulate their value (on paper\, online and in person)\, and position themselves for success in today’s highly-competitive job market both globally and locally. \nAfter working with her\, clients have: \n\nLanded their dreams jobs;\nDoubled their previous salary after almost giving up hope from months of no interviews;\nGone from absolutely no call backs to several interviews lined up;\nBeen recruited for high-level positions; and\nBuilt enough confidence to actually turn down offers simply because they weren’t the right fit.\n\nStorytelling is in her blood\, utilizing this skillset\, she authored Purposeless Bride and recently published a podcast dubbed Careerwise which seeks to help individuals scale upwards in their career journey.  \nShe has also featured in TV and Radio Shows. Some of these shows include: Career danger signs by NTV; Interview preparation and CV writing by Radio Maisha; Use of social media for employment opportunities by Blazespaces; and Qualifications vs Experience by Family Radio. \nSounds interesting? Sign up today\nThe Workshop // Leveraging your Social Media Presence to Grow Your Company\nSpeaker: Joan Thuo // Career Coach\nDate: Tuesday\, 23rd November 2021\nFrom 10:00 am (EAT)\nRegister Here
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SUMMARY:Webinar // 360 Approach to Business Reviews & Goal Forecasting for 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, Feb 8th for a webinar on 360 Approach to business reviews and goal forecasting for 2022 at 11am.\nSales growth\, gross margins\, inventory turns and cash flow capture the status of an enterprise. But to understand how to improve a business you have to look beneath the financials—and no single cheat sheet of metrics works for all industries.\nThis is because just like colors\, each business case study has its own shade—business is ultimately about people\, and no two are alike\, let alone entire management teams\, client lists and corporate cultures. Yet it turns out\, as in fiction\, that there are only so many plot lines to go around. \nIt’s easy to forget that prospering over the long haul demands of your business relentless focuses on the basics of your business. Asking yourself the simplest questions around your business goals\, ambitions\, visions and mission and finding the ‘why’ . \nAs we begin the year we know that you are taking time to review your business and set the goals for this quarter\, year and even the coming x number of years. Wondering where to start? \nJoin us for our first virtual event this year where our panel will share tips around creating a 360 approach to your business review and goal forecasting this year. \nDuring the session\, we will help you create a definitive road map and grow out all the gapping fiscal holes in your business. \nOur panel discussion will be led by Kenneth Gichinga\, Chief Economist at Mentoria\, Mike Otieno\, CEO Wowzi and Lilian Ngirichi of Kioko & Associates and will be moderated by Symone Askah\, Community Manager Nairobi Garage Karen. \nDuring the session the panelists will also share basic guidelines that will help you align and set realistic goals even as you work on your business. \nWe will also a delve deeper into your business and try to help you review your business from these perspectives: \n\nCompany Goals:\n\n-Are your assumptions still reasonable?  \n-Are your  goals as bold as they can be? \n\nInternal Assessment\n\n– Do you have the right people on your team?  \n– How much power do your suppliers have?  \n \n– Are you outsourcing the right tasks?  \n– How much power do your customers have?  \n– Do you have the right customers?  \n– What’s the smartest way to fund your operation?  \n\n Innovations \n\n– Are you truly harnessing technology & social media?  \n– What differentiates your product from the competition?  \n\nThe future \n\n– What’s your appetite for risk?  \n– What can I do to encourage a positive company culture?  \n– Is my business ready to fundraise / do I approach investors?  \n\n Worst case scenario: \n\n– Can the business function day-to-day without me?  \n– What\, if any\, are the expected trends or upcoming economic changes that can affect my business? \nSounds interesting? Sign-up today\nWhen: Tues\, 8th February 2022\nTime: 10 am\nWhere: Livestorm Link\nAbout the panelists\nLilian Ngirichi\nLilian Ngirichi is a Leadership and Strategic Management Specialist.  \nShe has extensive experience in Strategic Management and Leadership\, Training\, Finance Management\, Procurement\, Business Development\, Administration and Resource Mobilization.  \nShe holds a Masters in Management and Leadership from the Management University of Africa and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and is also a Certified Public Accountant (Kenya). \nNgirichi is currently the Team Leader for Continuous Learning and Development Programs\, Business Advisory and Solutions at Kioko and Associates. She has provided strategic guidance in various fields including Financial management\, Strategy Management and Leadership. Organizational Development and business excellence among others.  \nIn addition\, she has successfully trained for Kenya Institute of Management; over 100 students in Strategic Management and Leadership\, Mentored and trained New Business Owners and Professionals in different sectors. \nMike Otieno\nMike Otieno is Co-Founder of Wowzi\,  a leading African multi-channel media\, entertainment\, and data company\, headquartered in Nairobi\, Kenya.  \nAs a technology marketplace\, Wowzi creates jobs for “nano-influencers” and celebrity personalities alike by connecting them to brands\, creative agencies\, research companies\, and NGOs.  \nWowzi helps brands maximize ROI on their marketing spend through a vast influencer network\, powered by a proprietary software platform.  \nThe platform is currently active in Kenya\, Uganda and Tanzania serving over 60\,000 influencers and is on its way to launch in Nigeria\, Ghana and South Africa in the coming weeks.  \nWowzi is on an audacious mission of creating one million jobs for upcoming content creators in Africa.  \nKen Gichinga\nKen Gichinga serves as the Chief Economist at Mentoria Economics\, a research company that monitors economic trends and advices clients on emerging opportunities in the new economy.  \nPrior to that\, Ken served as a Senior Economist at Commercial Bank of Africa and Equity Bank which came after his stint as an analyst at Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle USA.  \nHe holds an Economics Degree from Harvard University and  in 2011 was named in the inaugural Business Daily’s Top 40 under 40 edition. \nSounds interesting? Sign-up today\nWhen: Tues\, 8th February 2022\nTime: 10 am\nWhere: Livestorm Link
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua\nEntrepreneurship is a rewarding and challenging career path. Whether you’re the CEO of a major company or the co-founder of a small business\, entrepreneurship requires vision\, hustle\, drive\, logistical competence\, and a desire to make one’s mark on the world. \nIn Kenya\, the economic environment in the country alone has bred different types of entrepreneurs and a number of young people have seized opportunities and worked hard to ensure they succeed early in life despite the industry they are in \nOne such entrepreneur is Eugene Mbugua\, CEO Documentary & Reality Television Ltd. His love for entrepreneurship has seen him make routes in different industries that to many could be seen as worlds apart; the media industry\, hotel industry and agriculture industry. \nEugene excels at many things: he’s a renowned producer\, director\, entrepreneur\, and employer. You have probably interacted with some of his work on your screen.  \nBut do you know who Eugene Mbugua is at his core\, and what makes him a Leader Worth Following? As we began to learn more about the man behind the image\, we discovered there was so much to share about his past\, present and vision for the future. \nAs we resume our in-person events this year\, join us for our #AfterOfficeHours with Eugene Mbugua\, CEO Documentary & Reality Television Ltd on Thursday\, 24th February 2022\, at Nairobi Garage // Kilimani. \nApart from Documentary & Reality Television Ltd\, Eugene is also the managing director of the Number 7 club and bar located along Koinange Street in Nairobi CBD and Number 7 Lion-CBD.  \nHe is also the CEO of a publishing enterprise called My Yearbook Kenya Ltd\, which publishes yearbooks for schools\, companies\, and also the government. \nTogether with his friends\, they own a feedlot in Isinya\, Kajiado County where they purchase bulls and fatten them for a period of 12 weeks to become premium beef before selling them off. \n \nOther achievements include: \n\nForbes Most Promising entrepreneurs under the age of 30\, 2016 \nForbes Africa Top 30 under 30 \, 2017 \nBusiness Daily Top 40 under 40 men 2014 \nKalasha best editor 2014\n\nDuring the session\, Eugene will  share with us his entrepreneurship journey & how his business was affected by being in the media & entertainment industry that has seen sweeping changes to normal work routines and processes due to the pandemic crisis. \nHe will also highlight some of the challenges entrepreneurs meet on their journey and how to overcome them as well as the milestones achieved and the works in the pipeline in the coming days. \nHis is a story of resilience\, brilliance\, passion\, drive and breaking all the barriers to succeed.  \nCome learn the ropes of operating your own business and if your passion is in the media  industry here is an opportunity to listen and network with a great mind. \nSign-up Today \nWhat: After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua\nWhen: Thurs\, 24th February\nWhere: Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\n\n\n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-eugene-mbugua/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:#AfterOfficeHours with Mercy Kyallo
DESCRIPTION:#AfterOfficeHours with Mercy Kyallo\nWorld over\, March 8 is commemorated as International Women’s Day. The 2022 celebrations were themed Break the Bias\, with everyone being called upon to imagine a gender-equal world\, free of prejudice\, stereotypes\, and discrimination. \nThis year’s Women’s Day and month came at such a time when women’s empowerment has taken center stage in most African countries hence the need to hear the stories of more women entrepreneurs who have broken barriers on gender biases in businesses as well as women leading industries today while paving the way for the next generation. \nIn line with this\, join us for the #AfterOfficeHours Session with Mercy Kyallo\, CEO and Founder Yallo Leather as she shares with us the biases she has experienced as a young black woman entrepreneur in her field. \nMercy will also walk us through her entrepreneurship journey\, how she found a footing in the leather industry\, an industry that is slightly untapped into yet according to The World Bank\,  the world trade in leather is currently growing and is estimated at more than $100 billion a year and the demand for leather and leather products is growing faster than supply. \nYou don’t want to miss out! \nSign-up!\nWhen: Thurs\, 31st March\nWhere: Nairobi Garage\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\, off Ngong’ Road \nTime:5:00pm-8;00pm\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\nMercy Kyallo is the Founder and Director of Yallo Leather\, a company that designs and manufactures functional leather goods for the modern man. The company consistently develops products that meet market trends and industry demands.  \nThe company’s mission is to ensure that every product we make achieves a design and performance balance. The product range includes laptop bags\, travel bags\, Ipad and tablet covers\, and many more. \nMercy holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)\, Public Relations\, Marketing\, and Applied Communication from Daystar University. \nBefore founding Yallo Leather\, Mercy was the Marketing Director of Batian Crest Holdings\, She also worked as an Account Management at Transcend Media Group & also Public Relations officer at Postal Corporation of Kenya. \nMercy describes herself as a young spirited entrepreneur and marketing enthusiast. She enjoys the business environment and the art of building strong brands through innovation and strategic planning. \nSign-up!\nWhen: Thurs\, 31st March\nWhere: Nairobi Garage\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\, off Ngong’ Road \nTime:5:00pm-8;00pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/afterofficehours-with-mercy-kyallo/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Caroline Mutoko
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Caroline Mutoko\nBuilding a brand be it personal or professional at times can be tasking this is because there are many facets to the developmental process.  \nHowever\, how you choose to manage your personal brand will influence your daily leadership decisions and career management plans.   \nSome leaders put less emphasis on their personal brand growth– thus they lose career momentum\, focus\, and impact along the way.  \nManaging your personal brand as an entrepreneur means knowing how to make the right decisions that strengthen your leadership skills\, capabilities and influence.  \nUltimately\, it allows you to more effectively lead others\, build your career path and shape the legacy you will be leaving behind. \nWondering how to start it off? Join us for an #AfterOfficeHours Session with Caroline Mutoko\, a Celebrated Media Personality\, and a budding entrepreneur as she walks us through her career journey\, shift into entrepreneurship\, and how you can create a development path for yourself that leverages and buoys your personal brand. \nSign Up for the event today!\nWhen: Thurs\, 28th April\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5pm\nAbout the speaker!\nCNN once referred to Caroline Mutoko as a firebrand and she has lived up to that definition in everything she does. \nAt 25 she was a trailblazing female radio anchor\, the first of her kind – at  28 she was running the radio station.  \nCaroline Mutoko is a pioneer in many areas. She thrives in the vortex of creativity and breaking barriers.  \nShe lives for the challenge of doing what many like to say can’t be done – in life\, love and work.  \nThe ability to push boundaries\, establish a new normal and make it work\,  is something she loves to do and she does it well. She is a philanthropist who believes in sustainability and focuses her efforts in the areas of education for all children and empowering  women.  \nShe claims SDG No.5 as her very own.  \nA Woman On A Mission:\nAs she spreads her wings beyond her native Kenya and East Africa\, Caroline Mutoko seeks to be the voice that tells the African narrative on the global stage and also the person you can call upon when you’re seeking contact on the continent. Caroline is A One Young World  Ambassador\, an international panelist\, and moderator for The United Nations and other leading world forums in East Africa\, New York\, Moscow\, and London.  \nHow Does This Story end?\nBorn in Nairobi\, Caroline Mutoko has lived her life out loud quite literally on radio and now on digital media. In Kenya and East Africa\, she is a well-known media proprietor\, sort after keynote speaker\, panelist\, and moderator. She is also a budding entrepreneur. \nShe believes that relying on your best strengths yields tremendous outcomes and has re-engineered her life by asking herself\, “If my life was a book … how would I want this story to  end?” \nSign Up for the event today!\nWhen: Thurs\, 28th April\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-caroline-mutoko/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220516T193000
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SUMMARY:Event // Scaling An African Startup
DESCRIPTION:Event // Scaling An African Startup\nAfrica is world’s second largest continent and the second most populous continent  with a population of about 2 billion people. It is estimated that By 2050\, more than half of the world’s population growth will be in Africa. \nAnd currently\, the continent is home to six out of the ten of the fastest-growing economies in the world\, however\,  lack of formal infrastructure means a smartphone is often the best gateway to access everyday services or finance or start a business.  \nThis has forced the continent to be innovative in order to survive – and in fact has propelled the continent to the forefront of the new digital economy\, leapfrogging over the rest of world with solutions such as MPESA.  \nToday\, Africa has 16% of the world’s population and just 2% of the world’s doctors\, yet this under supply has created a market for new health tech companies aiming to plug the gap\, from Silicon Valley (Zipline) to Rwanda (Babyl). \nDespite  a myriad of challenges\, Africa is still bringing up some of the best innovations\, and attracting more funding globally than before. Despite the challenges\, African start-ups are being named in global platforms like TIMES 100\, alongside global companies like Facebook and Alphabet. \nBut what does it really take to build a successful business in Africa? What are some of the challenges that young African Entrepreneurs face? How can you overcome these challenges?  \nWith experience from founding leading African startups\, Jihan Abass (CEO of Lami)\, and Mutethia (Tesh) Mbaabu (CEO of Marketforce)\, and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji\, (General Partner of Future Africa)\, join us on Monday 16th May from 5:30pm at Nairobi Garage Kilimani for a session on scaling the African Startup. \n \nDuring the Session the three speakers will be sharing their learnings from their failures and successes in scaling African startups. The session will be followed by a Q&A and networking session will follow the conversation.  You don’t want to miss. \nRSVP: https://bit.ly/RSVP-FoundersMeetup \nWhen: Monday\, 16th May\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5:30PM\nRSVP: https://bit.ly/RSVP-FoundersMeetup\nAbout the speakers\nTesh Mbaabu\, CEO of Marketforce\nTesh is an African serial technology entrepreneur who lives to blend commerce and technology. He is a creative and strategic thinker from both a product and commercial perspective; he is experienced in building startups in the African scene.  \nHe is the Co-founder & CEO of Mesozi Group\, an information technology holding company offering and investing in tech-enabled solutions across several industries and markets in Africa.  \nTheir flagship product\, MarketForce\, provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source\, order\, and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently\, access financing\, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime\, electricity tokens and bill payments.  \nAs an avid adventure seeker\, Tesh co-founded Cloud9xp\, which helps travelers quickly discover and book the best leisure experiences\, at the best price\, across Africa.  \nCloud9xp was among the 11 startups to be selected for the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa program in 2018. They exited to HotelOnline in 2020.  \nPrior to founding Mesozi\, Tesh was the Founder and Creative Director of a graphic\, web\, and digital design agency\, Tesh Technologies Limited(TeshTeq)\, a venture he started at 18.  \nThrough his personal blog\, he shares about his journey as a technology entrepreneur\, the adventures he undertakes\, the people he meets\, the books he’s reading\, and what he’s learning; as an African trep (a young business mogul).  \nHe is a Harambean 2020\, Westerwelle Young Founder 2019\, Alibaba and UN Fellow 2019\, and was awarded Techpreneur of the Year 2019 in the East Africa FOYA(Founder of the Year) awards and African Garage Top 25 under 25 Entrepreneurs in Kenya in 2015. He is a graduate of Computer Science from the University of Nairobi. \nJihann Abbas\, CEO Lami\nJihan Abass is the founder of Griffin Insurance\, Kenya’s first digital car insurance company.Griffin Insurance was formed in 2016 and seeks to revolutionize the way car insurance and the processing of claims is done in Kenya – done through a mobile app that allows one to buy insurance policy in less than two minutes. \nGriffin Insurance\, released its flagship mobile application\, Kenya’s first digital-only car insurance company\, which lets customers pay in installments and pause coverage if they travel abroad. \nGriffin will process claims in a week rather than the industry standard of 30 days. \nIn 2017\, Abbass also founded Lami Technologies a company is committed to embracing innovation and leveraging technology and big data to address markets in Kenya and the wider region. \nHowever\, Lami is not just about technology or risk\, but rather a customer-centric company with a culture of innovation and creativity\, a culture of data and measurables\, and a culture of collaboration and solidarity. \n​Lami’s purpose is to increase insurance penetration and its distribution beyond the traditional channels\, mainly through digital pathways. \nIyinoluwa Aboyeji\, (General Partner of Future Africa)\nIyinoluwa Aboyeji is an entrepreneur in the public interest. He is passionate about partnering with missionary talent and capital to build an African future.  \nHe spent the last few years as the CEO of Flutterwave\, a business building payments technology and infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy.  \nOver those years\, he led the company to become one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transaction with annual revenues of millions of dollars a year.  \nIt also attracted significant investment from experienced players in the global payments arena such as Y Combinator (investors in Stripe)\, Greycroft (investors in Braintree)\, Greenvisor Capital (Led by the Former CEO of Visa)\, Mastercard amongst others.  \nPrior to helping to co-found and lead Flutterwave\, Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela – Africa’s largest engineering organization with over 1000 software engineers which has received investment from Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures amongst others.  \nIyin now heads Fund for Africa’s Future where he spends time helping founders\, philanthropists and investors from around the world understand how to do build fast growing and impactful technology businesses in Africa.  \nHe is working to identify passionate and experienced missionary entrepreneurs with the integrity and courage to flawlessly execute in Africa while developing a data backed and informed point of view on how to turn Africa’s largest challenges into incredible business opportunities. \nFund for Africa’s Future celebrates missionary entrepreneurs while empowering them to serve the next generation of missionary entrepreneurs. Iyinoluwa holds a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo; and sits on the board of several institutions including Paris’ Share Africa Project\, Rainbow Educational Services Limited and Filmo Realty. \nWhen: Monday\, 16th May\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5:30PM\nRSVP: https://bit.ly/RSVP-FoundersMeetup
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/event-scaling-an-african-startup/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem event
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220524T123000
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Leveraging Technology to Increase Financial Growth
DESCRIPTION:Most business owners typically collect financial data for the sole purpose of keeping records and not necessarily utilizing the information as a tool to improve their business performance.  \nThis is evidenced by the fact some entrepreneurs consider management accounts/financials as nice to have or as documents that are used for the bank or KRA.  \nIt has been proven that businesses can be improved based on leaders utilizing real-time accurate financial data.  \nUsing real-time tools such as financial dashboards\, ERPs and the like allows decision-makers to make real-time changes or adjustments to their business’ / teams’ performance to ultimately get the best out of their resources and maximize profits.  \nA good example of this technology can be leveraged to quickly and effectively track Key Performance  Indicators (KPIs) that allow decision-makers to fine-tune the organization’s practices in real-time instead of waiting until the end of the month. \nIn the past businesses would have to wait until the end of the month to get financial reports/ data from accountants that would then be used to improve the company’s performance.  \nJoin Njoroge Kibutu from S10 Global on 24th May from 11 am where he will help you get a better understanding of the opportunities that technology affords business owners in improving financial performance. \nRSVP your attendance \nWhen:Tues\, 24th May\nTime:11am\nRSVP Link:https://app.livestorm.co/p/3660d3a6-0816-467d-8a24-afba3f8e7739\nAbout the Speaker \nNjoroge Kibutu is a Financial Consultant with 20 years of experience working with large international financial institutions and local SMEs.   \nHe is a financial expert that uses a data-driven approach to finding solutions for various organizational issues. \nHe has combined his knowledge in software development\, database management\, and financial planning and management to help SMEs develop financial models that are easy to understand and quickly adopted.  \nHe has a passion for creating wealth by working with business owners to achieve their objectives faster. \nRSVP your attendance \nWhen:Tues\, 24th May\nTime:11am\nRSVP Link:https://app.livestorm.co/p/3660d3a6-0816-467d-8a24-afba3f8e7739
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/leveraging-tech-for-financial-growth/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220526T190000
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Roy Gitahi
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Roy Gitahi\nArts and Sports could be a  huge contributor to job creation in Africa this is because innovation and creativity are key drivers in the world of sport and art \nIn every sporting field\, inventors and creators are working behind the scenes to push the boundaries\, creating new opportunities for enjoyment and for athletes to better their performance. \nHowever\, like most industries\, the sector is faced with myriad challenges and mostly leading to most youths letting go of their talents in sports and arts to pursue other interests. \nOne major challenge that sportsmen and the youth in the Art industry face understanding their Intellectual Property rights and how this can be an enabler for them to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. \nIP rights encourage innovation and creativity in all areas\, including in sports. More innovation and creativity in sports means access to a continuous flow of new ways to enhance athletic performance and our enjoyment of sports better equipment\, more business opportunities\, more jobs\, and a fabulous fan experience. \nWell\, some organizations like Art at Work have come up with ways that facilitate the creation of sustainable jobs in Arts and Sports while emphasizing the need for the creatives industry to understand and patent their work. \nThat’s why this month during the #AfterOfficeHours\, we have the privilege of having Roy Gitahi\, Founder and Chairman of Art at Work host our session. \nForget the hard talk on patents\, Mr Gitahi being a serial entrepreneur will also share with us his learnings in his journey as an entrepreneur; the good\, the bad\, and well… the obvious. You can’t afford to miss this. \nRSVP your attendance here and see you then.\nWhen: Thurs\, 26th May\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\nAbout the speaker\nRoy Gitahi is the founder of Art at Work Limited\, a company facilitating the creation of sustainable jobs in Arts and Sports.  \nThe company focuses on the youth with an aim of monetizing God-given talents and skills to make a sustainable livelihood.  \nThe firm partners with stakeholders in the financial sector\, Education\, technology\, Market development\, Policy\, and Legal fields to develop the framework for a robust creative economy ecosystem. \nRoy enjoys puzzles\, challenges\, traveling\, socializing\, and a great out-of-the-box story. \nRSVP your attendance here and see you then.\nWhen: Thurs\, 26th May\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-roy-gitahi/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Up Your Brand Game // Keys to Building Valuable Local Brands in the African Context
DESCRIPTION:Up Your Brand Game // Keys to Building Valuable Local Brands in the African Context\nJust like the way that we make carefully crafted choices about our own personal appearances before starting each day\, the brand builders behind companies do much the same for their businesses in order to ensure that people perceive it in exactly the right way. \nBut it’s not as simple as deciding what outfit you’re going to wear. Brand building is a lot of hard-won\, conscious decisions that you need to put together in a meticulously crafted way. It takes a lot more than creating a nice logo and hoping for the best. \nYour brand is the first thing that your customers interact with and evokes certain emotions for them. Think of Apple\, Safaricom\, Java and many more companies. These companies resonate with us differently.  \nTo become the brands they are today is not an overnight success. Some work has been put in place to help create an incredible brand\, each with a promise of what you can expect when you purchase from them (a promise that they deliver on). \nIf you’re in the thick of brand building and aren’t sure where to go next\, join Waithaka Maina\, Co-founder Magma\, for a workshop on keys to building valuable local brands in the African context . \nThrough this workshop the participants will be able to get a better grasp of what a brand building is\, why it is so important and how to apply it to their own ventures to produce better results in the market. The following is a breakdown of questions we will answer .  \n\nWhat is a brand?\nWhat is brand building ? \nWhy does it matter ? \nWhat steps can I take to build my brand? \nWhere do I begin? \n\nJoin us and don’t forget to RSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Tues\, 28th June\nTime: 10:00 am\nRSVP: Livestorm\nAbout the speaker\nWaithaka Maina is an entrepreneur and co – founder of Magma \, an independent creative agency focused on brand building based in Nairobi\, Kenya.  \nHis educational background is in Marketing and Microenterprise management . He then became a self – taught graphic designer and together with Ernest Kahome \, his co – founder\, started Magma in 2017 .  \nWaithaka lives with a severe form of a bleeding disorder called hemophilia and this partly fueled his passion for entrepreneurship \, seeing it as a tool to positively transform people ’ s lives regardless of their context and disposition.  \nHe runs a startup coaching practice helping early – stage startup entrepreneurs prepare for the entrepreneurship journey and set the right foundations for their ventures. \nHe believes that every entrepreneur has a n immeasurably valuable contribution to make t o the world\, they just need the right mindset and the right tools to be activated . \nWhen: Tues\, 28th June\nTime: 10:00 am\nRSVP: Livestorm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/building-valuable-local-brands-in-africa/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220705T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220705T113000
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SUMMARY:Workshop // How to Plan and Invest for Retirement
DESCRIPTION:Workshop // How to Plan and Invest for Retirement\nAs certain as death is to the living\, so is retirement to the employed\, including the self-employed. Statistics show that lack of a retirement plan results in old-age poverty and a short-lived retirement period.  \nFor one to be financially independent in retirement\, one needs to prepare adequately by setting aside funds to take care of them during their years of retirement. \nStatistics have also shown that people are living longer in retirement. For the sake of life after retirement\, one needs sustenance to cope with expenses at that age. It is not only good for self but also for the family\, community\, and economy at large because it alleviates dependence. \nWhen should one start saving for retirement has been of key interest in recent retirement planning discussions? As soon as one starts to generate an income then one must immediately envision their retirement form that income source. That will be on your first salary when you get employed or the first cheque you make in business. \nRetirement planning isn’t just about money. It is a deliberate course of action towards a comfortable retirement outcome. It is thinking through one’s desired life in retirement and setting out a strategy to get there. It is holistic in nature so that one incorporates the physical\, social\, and mental aspects of preparation as well. It requires continuous monitoring and progressive review for an objective outcome. \nInsurance penetration is generally low in the country and so is saving in general. Little if any is going towards saving or investing for our retirement. It is about our mindset and culture. In nature as human beings\, we tend to prefer instant gratification and are blinded to the potential gains of delayed gratification. We value present rewards at the expense of future exponential gains. \nRSVP your attendance for #AfterOfficeHours session with Christian Duffus \nMore education and sensitization about financial literacy will go a long way in bringing on board those yet to be covered by retirement schemes in the country. Better structured product offering – It has to make sense why someone should consider saving over spending.  \nChanging employment structures has also constituted to lower uptake of retirement savings. Talking about short contractual employment\, gig-economy\, etc. There is a need for restructuring the products on offer for us to achieve better financial inclusivity for the uninsured lot within the population. \nJoin us for a workshop on Planning and Investing for Retirement with Michael J. Gachanja Wanyeki\, Business Development Manager-Retirement Benefits at Prudential Life Assurance Kenya on Tues\, 5th July 2022\, 10 am-11:30 am. \nDuring the session you will learn: \n\nWhen one should start saving for retirement\nGreat options available for people to do while preparing for retirement\nThe wholistic nature of retirement planning\n\nRSVP your attendance and see you then \nWhen:Tues\, 5th July\nTime:10:00 am\nRSVP: Livestorm\nAbout the speaker\nMichael J. Gachanja Wanyeki is a Business Development Manager\, Retirement Benefits at Prudential Life Assurance Kenya Ltd. \nMichael is an experienced retirement benefit expert with over 11 years of experience in the management of retirement benefits schemes at both investments and administration of member benefits. \nA Fellow of the Secured Retirement Institute (FSRI) with a master’s in Finance and investments. Michael has a certification from the College of Insurance under the Trustee Development Program of Kenya and served as a board member in the CIC Staff RBS offering governance and oversite roles. \nMichael is participating in the growth and development of the retirement benefits industry through his active participation as a member of the Association of Kenya Insurers Pensions Committee. He has written an article about retirement planning published in Nation Africa\, interviewed on NTV and Hope FM radio about the same topic\, and interviewed on KTN about youth saving for retirement. \nMichael has conducted many talks and training about retirement benefits schemes and retirement planning to boards of trustees and members of refitment benefits schemes. \nWhen:Tues\, 5th July\nTime:10:00 am\nRSVP:Livestorm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/how-to-plan-and-invest-for-retirement/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:#AfterOfficeHours with Christian Duffus
DESCRIPTION:#AfterOfficeHours with Christian Duffus\nCryptocurrency\, once only understood among a relatively fringe community\, is becoming a household name quickly.  \nAnalysts estimate that the global cryptocurrency market will more than triple by 2030\, hitting a valuation of nearly $5 billion.  \nWith such numbers\, whether they want to buy into it or not\, investors\, businesses\, and brands can’t ignore the rising tide of crypto for long. \nHowever\, with its quick rise comes a lot of paradoxes surrounding it. Investors believe in regulation\, yet are worried about many of the impacts that regulation will bring about. While businesses and brands also have their fair share of worry. \nDigging into these nuances is key to understanding overall consumer sentiment and predicting consumer behavior around a very uncertain future of cryptocurrency. \nCryptocurrencies may present opportunities but also challenges remain. Now this has seen jurisdictions around the globe also step up efforts to ensure that their legal frameworks meet these challenges.  \nTheir sentiments being that maybe through having legal frameworks in place\, the cryptocurrency potential and impact can be realized.  \nWith all these in mind there has been an ongoing debate on whether cryptocurrency is a boon or a bane. In line with this\, this time we do things a little bit differently in our After Office Hours session. \nJoin Christian Duffus\, Founder at Fonbnk on July 7th for an #AfterOfficeHours session as he leads us in a discussion on the future of crypto\, fundraising and path to exits.   \nChris has 3X FinTech exits under his belt and is a leading finTech & telecom & Web3 advisor\, CXO\, entrepreneur & investor.  \nHis insights are not only relevant to the blockchain businesses but to entrepreneurs at various stages of their businesses. \nAlso Read: Dear Younger self // Key Lessons Gathered from a Serial Entrepreneur (AOH Recap) \nDuring the session Chris who is an experienced financial technology entrepreneur and will also share insights from working with innovative organizations in finance\, technology\, and policy having worked on and with a number of venture-backed start-ups in the FinTech and Wireless industries; cumulatively raising nearly $50+ million from top-tier VC firms and successfully exiting three fintech startups: \n\nVite.Money acquired by RoundlyX\nLeaf – acquired by SoFi\nExited payment providers Govolution.\n\nYou don’t want to miss out on this session. RSVP your attendance here. \nWhen: 7th July\nTime: 5 pm\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nAbout the Speaker\nChristian Duffus is the Founder and CEO at Fonbnk\, a mission-led crypto web3 company that enables unbanked and underbanked users in mobile-first markets to onramp to digital money using prepaid airtime. Fonbnk recently closed a $3.5 million seed round and is live in 5 markets in Africa including Kenya. \nChristian has a track record of co-founding and exiting 3 financial technology businesses each with a social mission at its core such as LEAF College Savings\, an education focused\, social gifting platform that makes it easy for third-parties to contribute to a child’s college savings. LEAF was acquired by SoFi in August 2019. \nHe was selected as one of Washington DC’s Tech Titans 2022\, by Washington’s Magazine’s most important and innovative people in the tech world today. \nChriss Duffus began his career with Goldman Sachs in Mergers & Acquisitions. \nChris is a graduate of Florida A&M University and the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration where he currently serves as a member of the Alumni Board of Trustees. \nHe is also a board member of the National Educators Association Foundation and serves on the investment and development committees. \nFonbnk was started as a bet between the founder\, Chris Duffus\, an experienced Fintech entrepreneur\, and his brother-in-law who recently returned from a vacation to Kenya.  \nThe wager involved an unused Safaricom SIM and how Chris might sell the value locked in the unused SIM card back to an airtime reseller in Kenya from his home in Washington\, DC USA.  \nWith some ingenuity\, he devised a hack taking out digital ads. He was able to find a few interested parties who he invited to join a Whatsapp group and was able to sell the airtime credits using the Safaricom SIM card and mPesa account. From here Fonbnk was born. \nFind Chris on linkedin and follow Fonbnk on linkedin and twitter. \nRSVP your attendance here \nWhen: 7th July\nTime: 5 pm\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/afterofficehours-with-christian-duffus/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Navigating the Investment Maze
DESCRIPTION:Workshop // Keys to Creating Successful Investment Plan for Personal and Business Growth\nRecession? Inflation? Depression? \nThose are terms we have seen being thrown around. And it seems like chicken little is literally crying as the sky is falling. In the US\, the inflation rate moved to 8.6% in May 2022.  \nThe highest it has been since August 1981\, I know\, I know\, some of us were not even born then.  \nMoney is considered a sensitive topic and for most\, it is spoken in hushed tones. And yet\, money is a medium of exchange and we use it every day. It represents value. The phone cost $350 or KES 35\,000. \nThen the two main questions become\, how do we make money work for us? How do we make better money decisions early to save ourselves from a series of financial heartbreaks? \nWith such craziness happening in the global financial sector\, we still have to make great money decisions. The money decisions we are making affect our ecosystem. We have to pay our bills at home\, pay our employees\, keep the lights on and meet our shareholders’/investor obligations and have fun\, enjoying ourselves all the while.  \nOur choices have to be curated towards keeping and growing our monetary value. Investment though comes with a whole lot of pitfalls and shortcomings. We all have a story or two of an investment plan that didn´t work.  \nThe investment landscape is quite interesting. We have a whole range of options\, it is like a supermarket\, from shares\, bonds\, real estate\, the works including REITs\, crypto\, and managed futures. Truly there are as many options as there are needs. \nOur main aim is to help you navigate the choppy waters\, and the options available and give you a compass\, as to where\, and how to ensure you keep to your true north. Your investment road map should be guided by the current market and future considerations.  \nWe have many voices speaking and pulling us in many directions\, yet investment needs to be done with facts and figures\, devoid of emotions\, focused on growth.  Investments that make you an income must be well researched\, and curated\, and must protect the initial capital. This means making very conscious decisions on where and how to invest. \nAre you curious about how to build your investment road plan\, join Alex Rurii\, a seasoned financial expert\, and CEO of Moran Capital Management for a workshop on solutions to building an investment plan?  \nThrough this workshop the participants will be able to get a bird´s eye view of investments\, what to look out for when choosing an investment vehicle\, how to plan ahead\, adjusting for currency volatility\, in order to produce better results in the market.  \nAt the end of the session participants will be able to understand: \n\nHistory and Investment life Cycle \nWhat is an investment? Investment options and their definitions\nInvestment Diversification \nWhy does it matter? Which vehicles do I use?\nWhat steps can I take to make my investment decisions sound and profitable?\nWhere do I begin? \n\nRSVP your attendance and see you then! \nWhen: Tues\, 19th July\nTime: 10am- 11am\nRSVP: Livestorm\nAbout the speaker\nAlex Mungai Rurii is a high-impact Business Consultant with a strong ability to identify initiatives and facilitate action-driven plans to support corporate growth and objectives.  \nHe is currently the CEO of Moran Capital Management Limited. Alex is a finance professional with a proven record of over 20 years of accounting and finance\, insurance\, banking\, and fund management operations experience which are key in evaluating business and investment opportunities\, quickly understanding the financial needs of clients within their markets\, and making sound\, profitable and sustainable investment decisions.  \nHe has vast experience having worked in PWC\, Britam\, and Standard Chartered Bank\, Kenya. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and enjoys farming.  \nHe is an expert in the identification and implementation of financial management strategies to capture margin improvement opportunities that impact bottom line profits. Alex has consistently delivered a strong performance in new business development\, growth\, and diversification and is a regular feature in business articles on Wealth Management in East Africa \nRSVP your attendance and see you then! \nWhen: Tues\, 19th July\nTime: 10am- 11am\nRSVP: Livestorm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/creating-successful-investment-plan/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chats // The Do’s and Don’ts of Fintech Business
DESCRIPTION:Fireside Chats // Scaling A Fintech Business\, Do’s & Don’ts\nThe last couple of years have been chaotic and the dust is still settling for most African Businesses in the different sectors\, however as far as doomsday scenarios go\, fintech investments have been doing pretty well. \nAccording to Fintech Circle the numbers in terms of funding went up over the pandemic period: In 2020\, Series A\, B\, and C rounds had increases of 12%\, 21%\, and 69% YoY respectively\, as did the global number of fintech startups\, which doubled over the year.  \nThis goes to show that\, the fintech market is ripe globally and especially in Africa\, and the new emerging leaders all have the same in common: agile\, efficient\, forward-looking scaling. \nScaling\, however\, comes with a lot of inherent challenges that demand the right answers. For growth-driven startups\, regardless of industry sector or specialty\, some tried and tested guidelines can be followed to enable steady scaling — and with it\, expand their clientele\, attract more capital\, and repeat. Wondering how? \nJoin us for a Fireside Chat with Benjamin Fernandes a Tanzanian technology entrepreneur and the founder of NALA —a cross-border money transfer service to reduce the costs of sending money from the diaspora to East Africa\, starting with the UK. \nEarly in the year\, Nala secured a seed round of $10 million in a new fundraising round\, backed by leading US Venture Capital firms including Y-Combinator\, Accel Partners\, and DST Global. \nThis comes three years after NALA secured a seven-figure pre-seed round led by Accel in 2019. During that time\, NALA built a mobile money service in East Africa and scaled it to more than 250\,000 users.  \nBut in 2021\, NALA started testing international money transfers after some users expressed interest in moving money from the U.K. to East African countries (Kenya\, Uganda\, and Tanzania)\, thus ushering Tanzanian fintech into the remittance business. \nDuring the Fireside Chat\, Benjamin will share with us the success behind Nala Money\, the DOs and DON’Ts of scaling Fintech Businesses in Africa as well as his passion for solving problems and the incredible story that is FinTech in Africa! \nRSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Fri\, 22nd July  \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Ngong Road \nTime: 5 PM \nAbout the speaker\nBenjamin Fernandes is an award-winning Tanzanian speaker and entrepreneur. Benjamin grew up in Tanzania\, then earned scholarships that took him to America for the first time at the age of 17.  \nAt age 21\, Benjamin was the youngest African in history to ever be accepted into Stanford Graduate School of Business.  \nHe holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an Exec Ed from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government\, being the first Tanzanian to attend both institutions.  \nFernandes was previously a national television personality in Tanzania. After that\, he worked at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States.  \nIn 2018\, Fernandes founded Nala\, a fintech startup that is on a mission to increase economic opportunity for Africans globally. NALA recently raised $10m backed by leading US investors such as Y-Combinator\, Accel\, Amplo\, and Bessemer Partners.  \nIn 2020\, Fernandes was listed as the 15th most influential Tanzanian. In 2022\, Fernandes was listed in the inaugural ROW100 most influential technology leaders in the world.  \nRSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Fri\, 22nd July  \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Ngong Road \nTime: 5 pm \n \n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/fireside-chats-the-dos-and-donts-of-fintech-business/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Tesh Mbaabu
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Tesh Mbaabu\nStarting a business is full of exciting challenges and potential learning opportunities gained from the risks that come with it. Understanding these unique obstacles may prepare professionals to handle them if they encounter any as they start a business. \nIn an ultra-competitive business world\, these challenges are quite inevitable. Fortunately\, entrepreneurs also have more resources than ever before to tackle those problems. There are also a number of entrepreneurs who have gone before and pushed boundaries by establishing priorities\, setting goals\, and developing systems to achieve those goals. \nFrom raising capital to managing teams\, entrepreneurship is never an easy uphill task\, there are always low moments which in most cases can be more than the highs. In fact\, most people opt to try both worlds of entrepreneurship and employment. \nSo how does one push the boundaries in a world where we are all programmed to find employment? Join us for an After Office Hours session with Tesh Mbaabu\, Co-founder and CEO of Mesozi Group. \nDuring the session\, Tesh will share with us his entrepreneurship journey as a young entrepreneur spanning close to one decade. Over the years Tesh Mbaabu has implemented several projects in Kenya. With his numerous national and international recognitions\, he has won the trust of investors ready to support the East and West African expansion of his B2B platform. \nRSVP your attendance!\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nWhen: August \, 25th 2022\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP here\nAbout the Speaker\nTesh is an African serial technology entrepreneur who lives to blend commerce and technology. He is a creative and strategic thinker from both a product and commercial perspective; experienced in building startups in the African scene.  \nHe is the Co-founder & CEO of Mesozi Group\, an information technology holding company offering and investing in tech-enabled solutions across several industries and markets in Africa.  \nTheir flagship product\, MarketForce\, provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source\, order\, and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently\, access financing\, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime\, electricity tokens and bill payments.  \nAs an avid adventure seeker\, Tesh co-founded Cloud9xp\, which helps travelers easily discover and book the best leisure experiences\, at the best price\, across Africa. They exited to HotelOnline in 2020.  \nHe is a Harambean 2020\, Westerwelle Young Founder 2019\, Alibaba and UN Fellow 2019\, and was awarded Techpreneur of the Year 2019 in the East Africa FOYA(Founder of the Year) awards and African Garage Top 25 under 25 Entrepreneurs in Kenya in 2015. He is a graduate of Computer Science from the University of Nairobi.  \n MarketForce is a leading B2B Commerce and Banking platform that empowers informal merchants in Africa to source\, order\, and pays for inventory digitally and conveniently\, baking services access a banking wallet with credit facilities\, collect digital payments and earn extra income by offering agency and reselling digital financial services such as airtime\, electricity tokens and bill payments in their communities.  \nLaunched in 2018\, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC-backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa\, with over 100\,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform. They recently closed the largest Series A round out of East and Central Africa. \nRSVP your attendance!\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nWhen: August \, 25th 2022\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP here
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-tesh-mbaabu/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Streamlining Processes in Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on streamlining processes in your business with Faith Nkatha Makeba on Tues\, 30th August from 10 am.\nBusiness processes are the lifeline of every business. Improving business process outcomes has a direct impact on the business bottom line \nDo it wrong\, and you’ll end up defeating the very reason you started streamlining business processes in the first place. \nOrganized and streamlined business processes ensure better and predictable business outcomes. Continuous business improvement starts with understanding business processes and simplifying them. \nJoin us for a workshop on streamlining processes in your business with Faith Nkatha Makeba\, CEO\, and Founder of Makeba Consulting. \nIn this webinar\, Faith will help us explore how businesses can reduce costs through process definition and documentation.  \nShe will also cover what businesses must do before they outsource or automate processes. \nWhen: Tues\, 30th August\nTime: 10 am\nWhere: Livestorm.co\nAbout the Speaker\nFaith is an operations governance\, analytics\, and project management executive with 17+ years’ success leading operations innovation for high-growth organizations. \n She is a Triple Threat Project Leader with repeated success in guiding sizeable\, cross-functional teams to achieve leading-edge business solutions\, especially through Project Management\, Monitoring & Evaluation\, Business Analysis\, Change\, and Process Management.  \nShe has a talent for problem-solving and leadership\, and is an expert presenter\, negotiator\, and businessperson; one who is able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels.  \nShe has a passion to help organizations get to where they want to go by ensuring that it’s the right place for them and they use the right path. Cost optimization and operational efficiency are key in all her interventions. \nRSVP your attendance here! \nWhen: Tues\, 30th August\nTime: 10 am\nWhere: Livestorm.co
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/streamlining-processes-in-your-business/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Webinar // Cybersecurity 101 for Businesses
DESCRIPTION:Webinar // Cybersecurity 101 for Businesses\nUnderstanding what it takes to secure your business from online fraud. \nAs cyber threats continue to escalate and data breaches grow in scale and prominence\, there is nothing more important than keeping your business safe.  \nUnfortunately\, these threats seem to evolve as quickly as the technology designed to prevent them. You need a plan to keep your business ahead of the game\, protected and secure. \nOften prime targets for cyberattacks because they aren’t protected by the same level of security infrastructure as larger companies — yet they still have valuable data to offer.  \nAccording to studies\, about 60 percent of small companies go belly up in the six months following a cyberattack and another one in five small businesses fall victim to cybercrime each year!  \nBlack hat hackers have a bullseye on small businesses because they know SMBs can’t afford the same defense systems as enterprise giants\, making it simple to break into your network. \nWhile small businesses are disproportionately targeted by hackers\, large businesses also fall victim to data breach. \nExamples include Yahoo\, Target\, Sony\, and Dropbox; each resulting in a PR nightmare that harmed business relations and public perception. \nUntangling the aftermath of a cyberattack can be expensive\, stressful and time-consuming for your business.  \nDon’t let this happen to your organization! Join us for a webinar with Dr. Bright Gameli Founder Africahackon and Judy Ngure\,  Board Member of CyberSafe Foundation and Senior Cyber security Engineer and Senior Cyber security Engineer at Sendy Ltd on cybersecurity101 tips to secure your business. \nDuring the session\, you will learn: \n\nProactive steps to safeguard your company’s most important information.\nEmerging technologies\, hidden security vulnerabilities and other cybersecurity challenges\nDefending against ransomware trends\nSecuring your business from online fraud and much more\n\nRSVP your attendance\, \nWhen: Tues\, 27th September\nWhere: Livestorm\nTime: 10 am\nRSVP:\nAbout the speaker\nDr Bright Gameli\nDr. Bright Gameli Mawudor is the founder of the Cyber Security collective Africahackon\, the first ever Live demonstration Cyber Security Conference in East and Central Africa.  \nHe acquired a Ph.D. in IT Convergence and Application Engineering with a concentration in Information Security from Pukyong National University\, South Korea.  \nFor his professionalism\, Dr. Bright is an Advisory Board member of  \n\nEC-Council Global Advisory Board Member – CTIA \nCybersafe Foundation \nAfCAA – African council for accreditation and accountability \n\nHe has over 10 years of professional experience in the Cyber Security industry with strong expertise in Cyber security Strategy building\, Resilience\, and system penetration testing. Bright has also presented at over 195 Cyber Security conferences\, lectured at various universities\, and contributed to cyber security publications.  \nHe was also recognized by Tribe of Hackers: Blue Team 2020\, Top 40 Under 40 2016/2021 of young entrepreneurs in Kenya and worked with world-class organizations such as Dimension Data/NTT\, Cellulant\, and Ushahidi.  \nDr. Mawudor has performed various evaluations and selections of Cyber Security tools and successfully implemented IT security systems to protect the Confidentiality\, Availability\, and Integrity of critical business environments to curb and mitigate risks. \nTechnically highly skilled in various environments\, especially in the Cyber Security space\, dedicated and a team player with excellent leadership qualities \nAbout Judy Ngure\nJudy Ngure is a cyber security practitioner with over 4 years of experience in the field\, she has been working in cyber security mostly specializing in application security \, Bug bounty programs\, enterprise security \, data compliance \, information security and overall security exposure of organizations. \nShe sits on different advisory boards across Africa\, mostly to help bring diversity in the cyber security field: Ie cyber safe foundation and Vigi trust   \nIn her line of work she has managed to co-found a community of women in cybersecurity that aims to upskill women in cyber security  and in 2021 founded an Identity management platform that services 32 countries across african. \nShe has been nominated and won awards in the following categories\, just to mention a few: \n\nTop 50 women in cybersecurity africa – 2021\nYoung CISO awards 2022 – Nigeria\nWoman hacker of the year(africa) -2020\nNominated woman hacker of the year award internationally- 2020 \n\nShe continues to build for Africa and help bring about cyber safety in our beautiful continent of africa. \nWhen: Tues\, 27th September\nWhere: Livestorm\nTime: 10 am\nRSVP:
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/webinar-cybersecurity-101-for-businesses/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Gloria Michelle Otieno
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Gloria Michelle Otieno CEO Recours Global HR\nFor many entrepreneurs\, quitting a well paying  job with a great company\, finding the perfect niche for a business & keeping the business lucrative can be quite challenging.  \nNo wonder different entrepreneurs would say\, “not a single day is the same in their journey.”  \nWith entrepreneurship having been lionized in the recent past\, there is always a push in most of us to ‘Become our own Bosses’ mostly driven by headlines about firms that turned from someone’s solo vision into a global success story seemingly overnight.  \nWell\, the tendency to equate entrepreneurship with startups or Silicon Valley does us all a disservice\, and what we mostly forget is that  there is so much energy and sweat that most entrepreneurs put in their businesses. \nFor many entrepreneurs what sets them apart is their zeal\, passion and the need to revisit their business ‘why’ over and over again. \nHaving quit her job at Kenya Airways\, Gloria Michelle Otieno started off her journey into entrepreneurship by identifying a gap in the Human Resource sector. \nFrom how interviews are conducted\, to the manner in which hiring companies select candidates\, and the quality of candidates being churned into these workplaces\, all these were drivers that made such a significant contribution to her desire to make an impact in the industry. \nClose to a decade later\,  Recours Global HR \,is an award winning\, global\, innovative\, sustainable and technological HR Firm specializing in recruitment\, staff outsourcing\, payroll\, surveys and training. \nJoin us for an After Office Hours session with Gloria Michelle Otieno\, CEO and Founder  Recours Global HR \,as she shares her journey into entrepreneurship\, the hurdles she has faced in her field of human resources and training and what drives her in this journey. \nApart from her journey into entrepreneurship\, Gloria will also share how her business is making a huge difference to the development of a new\, well-trained population who will drive the future economy of the country. \nAlso learn about how  Recours Global HR \, is allowing live her dream and fulfill not just her aspirations\, but also those of all the young people who use its services. \nRSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Thurs\, 29th September\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5 pm\nRSVP Here\nAbout the speaker\nGloria is a champion of the Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent work and Economic Growth for all. \nShe is The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of  Recours Global HR \, (formerly Recourse Four Kenya Consultant Limited) i  a company that she founded in 2013 to create an award winning Human Resources Firm that pushes the boundaries way beyond the limitations of a standard Human Resource Firm.  \nHer organization is an accredited HR Firm which is youth focused\, Education orientated and heavily pegged on the belief that there is a solution to global youth unemployment and the soft skills development training gaps faced by most Organizations.  \nHer firm has trained several professionals on several soft skills programs which have gone as far as to boost careers and influence promotions. \nWith nearly 10 years of industry experience\, she has built a diverse team focused on developing long-term client partnerships\, providing in-depth expertise and delivering the comprehensive solutions required in Recruitment\, Training\, Staff Outsourcing\, Strategic Planning\, Payroll and HR Consultancy. \nThe results have earned her accolades and she has been featured in several international and local publications as a beacon of excellence\, a further testament to her gift of leadership\, business and entrepreneurship. \nAs part of her achievements Gloria was Listed as: \n\nForbes Africa Top 30 under 35  ‘Most Promising Entrepreneurs in Africa 2017 and 2018’\n\n\nWinner of a Business Excellence Award Certificate by World Confederation of Businesses\, USA 2017\n\n\nEast  Africa Finalist for the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) 2018 – Young Business Leader of The Year\n\n\nWinner of The 254 Youth Entrepreneurship Awards\, 2019\n\n\nWinner of The World Woman Leadership Awards by The World Women Leadership Congress\, 2019\n\nShe has also had a chance to speak in Global Forums such as  \n\nThe Wilton Park Event in South Africa on Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa which featured the Secretary General of the Commonwealth:\nThe Women Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit 2018\, Nairobi\n\nHere is a great chance for you to listen into her inspiring story and also link up with her. RSVP your attendance here \nWhen: Thurs\, 29th September\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5 pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-with-ceo-recours-global-hr/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:The Role of Fintech Companies In Helping Achieve SDGs
DESCRIPTION:The Role of Fintech Companies In Helping To Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals & Vision 2030\nIn recent years\, we’ve seen a ballooning of activity in the fintech scene\, where financial companies and startups use artificial intelligence (AI) and other tech in their day-to-day processes. \nAs consumers increasingly turn to alternative\, digital methods of managing their finances\, tech-savvy startups and traditional financial institutions (FIs) alike are diving into the fintech industry. And investors would be wise to take note of this digital shift. \nIn Fact\, The Global Fintech Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 20% over the next four years. The market value is expected to reach around $305 billion by 2025\, according to GlobeNewswire. \nAdditionally\, this year marked a watershed moment for the fintech sector\, with the once clear distinction between fintechs and financial services now blurred significantly.  \nVirtually every incumbent financial institution is now looking inward and engaging in an innovation drive\, spurred on by competition from fintechs amid the coronavirus pandemic. As such\, incumbents are now actively investing in\, acquiring\, and collaborating with their fintech rivals. \nWith all these going on\, Fintechs also continue to play a major role in helping us achieve quite a number of the 17 SDG Goals and Vision 2030. While many may argue that the FinTech Sector Lacks a Long-Term Vision\, from blockchain\, to mobile money and digital lending platforms\, the contribution of fintechs has helped in one way or another\, directly or indirectly achieve a number of SDGs Goals.  \nFor example Building Blocks (BB) is a World Bank Food Programme (WFP) blockchain technology used to distribute humanitarian assistance and is helping to achieve SDG Goal 1 and 2.  \nThis programme expands refugees’ choices of how they access and spend their cash assistance. WFP uses Building Block technology to transfer cash to Syrian refugees in Jordan and vulnerable families in Pakistan.  \nThe refugees buy food from local retailers using a biometric scan of their eye. This digitizes and protects beneficiaries’ data\, eliminates fraud\, and lowers administration fees.  \nNot forgetting how the use of blockchain technology\, which had helped revamp the fintech industry\, has been used in renewable energy as a tool for  decentralizing the electricity market\, carbon credits\, and climate finance.  \nAlso\, the World Bank established an innovation hub that uses blockchain technologies to address land administration\, supply chain management\, health\, education\, cross-border payments\, and carbon market trading. \nAway from blockchain\, Mobile money platforms also helps to achieve SDG Goal No 1 and 2 (no poverty and zero hunger) through the employment of agents.  \nIn Kenya there are over 160\,000 M-Pesa agents who earn a living from commissions on transactions. With over 20 MNO and licensed third-party providers in Africa offering mobile money services\, the number of agents employed are extrapolated at 500\,000. \nWell\, these are just but a few examples of how fintech has played a huge role in achieving a number of SDGs\, to further carry-on this discussion\, join us for a fireside chat with Fiona  Umulisa\, Regional Director East Africa at Grey\,  Ted Pantone\, CEO and Co-Founder Turaco \, Ali Quedraogo\, Head of Expansion Strategy MFS Africa and Andrew Letting Cluster Lead\, East Africa Fintech and PSP Enablers at  Mastercard as we explore on the ways that fintechs are becoming a huge contributor in achieving the SDGs and Vision 2030. \nThis fireside chat will bring a unique focus on the importance of sustainability and digital technology in reorienting the role of finance to help economies rebuild towards a more inclusive\, resilient\, and sustainable future. \nThe fireside chat will also aim at raising awareness among financial institutions on the strategic role that fintech could play in addressing the financing challenges of the sustainable development agenda including the role of fintech in: \n\nImproving financial inclusion of underserved groups\nBuilding resilient infrastructure \nFostering innovation\n\nThe session will also cover a number of fintech topics from different countries; giving a perspective on what is available in the market\, how to be more resilient and better prepared for innovative solutions\, as well as providing participants with best practices on fintech in their market. \nRSVP your attendance\, join us then and reinforce your knowledge\, and network with the industry. \nWhen: Fri\, 7th October \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5:00 pm\nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/the-role-of-fintech-companies-in-sdgs/
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chats
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Hilda Moraa CEO Pezesha
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Hilda Moraa CEO Pezesha\nThe fintech market offers more and more solutions each year. In fact\, we can witness the real boom of such products.  \nEven before the pandemic\, analysts predicted the global industry revenue to grow up to $188 billion by 2024. Not to mention that global lockdowns shifted the attention to digital options even more significantly. \nThese stunning prospects attract increasingly more enthusiasts. Last year\, the number of fintech startups passed the 25\,000 mark.  \nAlthough the market seems saturated\, there is still a place for your fintech business to compete with the industry giants as access to finance still remains a key growth constraint for small businesses\, with data showing a $330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa’s businesses. \nWondering how you can set-up your fintech business or still how you can scale and grow  your current business? Well\, here is a chance for you to learn from a leading entrepreneur in the space. \nFrom founding then selling Weza Tele\, a mobile solution firm in the distribution\, supply chain and financial services to building Pezesha which has helped more than 30\,000 mid- and small business owners get a credit score and find affordable financing\, generating more than 10\,000 jobs combined\, join us for After Office Hours session with Hilda Moraa CEO and Founder Pezesha. \nPezesha\, a pan-African Fintech Company offers a B2B digital lending infrastructure focused on providing affordable working capital to financially excluded SMEs. This sector is estimated to face a $328 billion financing gap. \nIn August 2022\, Pezesha\, which means “capital enabler”\, raised pre-series A investment of $11 million – a mixture of $6 million in equity and $5 million in debt. The funding round\, led by Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II\, will see the start-up scale operations in its core markets while growing into new markets within Sub-Saharan Africa. \nDuring the session\, Hilda Moraa will share her story of entrepreneurship\, what drives her and also tips of running a successful fintech business in Africa. \nAlso sign-up to attend role of fintech companies in achieving SDGs and Vision 2030 \nShe will also share the challenges experienced in her journey and what it takes to scale a business into new markets. \nAlso get to learn how Pezesha has been able to build a substantial network that connects Small and Medium-sized businesses to working capital from banks\, microfinance and other financial institutions. \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance and see you then. \nDate: Friday\, 21st October \nTime: 5 PM \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani \nRSVP \nAbout the Speaker\nHilda is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. She has more than 12 years of experience in Fintech\, regulation and working with multinationals supply chain firms like Coca-Cola to develop innovations across Africa.  \nShe previously founded WezaTele\, a Fintech startup in Kenya that was acquired in 2015.  She is currently the Founder & CEO of Pezesha\, a holistic digital financial infrastructure powering embedded finance to SMEs and institutions across Africa.  \nHilda holds a Masters in Entrepreneurship & a Business Information Technology Degree from Strathmore University. \nAmong her achievements are being named as one of the 50\, Africa’s most promising innovators by Global Shaker in 2020\, one of the Quartz Africa top 30 innovators in Africa in 2018 and Kenyan’s among Forbes 30 Most Promising Young African Entrepreneurs of 2016.  She also serves as a board director at Konza City. \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance and see you then. \nDate: Friday\, 21st October \nTime: 5 PM \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani \nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-with-hilda-moraa-ceo-pezesha/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Demystifying Work-life Balance
DESCRIPTION:Work-life balance for many women seems like a far off vision that they can only dream of!\nIn recent years we have seen a steep increase in the number of female founders starting and scaling their businesses to global standards both in Kenya and Africa at large.  \nIt’s exciting to live in an era where women are empowered and have access to diverse opportunities that help improve the quality of their lives. Well\, we know the famous quote that states that when you educate the woman you educate the whole society. Much as we have seen the rise in female founders\, we have also experienced an extraordinary shift in women occupying the executive c-suite positions in various local & international companies. One exciting example is the former Chief Consumer Business Officer of Safaricom PLC\, Mulinge Sylvia who was recently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda.  \nWe can’t forget the huge milestone that another female founder\, Hilda Moraa crossed with her company Pezesha when they recently raised $11M backed by Women’s World Banking\, Cardano parent IOG. With these developments comes the greater challenge of these women having to pursue work-life balance so as to ensure that every facet of their lives thrive. The Covid-19 pandemic introduced a whole new dimension with the increased cases of remote working with women having to manage their jobs\, relationships\, parenting responsibilities and life in general.  \nThe innate desire of every human being is to live a fulfilling life\, one that touches on their innermost wants and needs that enable them to live out their purpose. According to research done by the American Psychological Association\, they deemed work-life balance an unattainable myth. Instead they advised women to seek help\, prioritize the roles and learn to rest. \nWe are excited to host a Fireside chat with phenomenal women who are breaking barriers in business and in the corporate world to Demystify Work-life balance: Igniting That Inner Spark\, Thriving in the different facets of life & Living Unapologetically. In the panel we have Wamuyu Kiragu\, Managing Director Pulse East Africa\, Pinky Ghelani\, Budding Entrepreneur\, Monicah Mugure\, Senior Payments Solutions Expert & Global Mentor\, Faith Muturi: Managing Partner Delve Training Limited & Nadia Ahmed: Chief Administrative Secretary Ministry of ICT\, Innovation & Youth Affairs ( Kenya’s youngest assistant minister) moderated by Sharon Ngugi: Marketing Manager Nairobi Garage. \nThe women will delve into their experiences building from the ground up\, challenges they have faced\, managing the various roles in their lives and ways they have managed to live unapologetically and thrive in their spheres of influence.  \nOctober being Breast Cancer Awareness month\, we have partnered with one of the leading healthcare providers AAR to have a free general check-up for the women who will be in attendance as well as a breast cancer check-up. Prevention is definitely better than cure\, your health is a priority. \nDate: Thursday\, 27th October \nTime: 5:30pm to 7:30pm \nLocation: Nairobi Garage Karen\, The Watermark Business Park \nReserve your spot today and be a part of this exciting event.  \n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/demistifying-work-life-balance/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Karen
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chats
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chats // Demystifying Venture Studio Model
DESCRIPTION:Fireside Chats // Demystifying Venture Studio Model\nVenture Studios are taking the startup world by storm.  \nIt is recorded that since 2013\, this new business model for creating startups is becoming increasingly popular across the world.  \nIn a span of about 7 years\, Enhance Ventures reported in 2020 that there are roughly 560 such studios across the globe\,  representing more than 625% growth in the studio market\,.building numerous unicorns globally like Hims\, Snowflake\, and MongoDB.  \nIt is clear that venture studios are undoubtedly disrupting the startup world\, and many people credit the  success of venture studios to several unique attributes of this model\, e.g. they provide companies with experienced entrepreneurs and investors\, a creative environment\, corporate partnerships\,  and large investors looking to build companies.  \nBut what exactly are venture studios? Venture Studios are a new way to create companies by working on a project from as early as the problem-identification stage to launch\, and this greater involvement allows the venture studio to retain more equity and returns. \nUnlike traditional entrepreneurship where one team works on a single idea\, venture studios defy the odds by bringing together talented entrepreneurs\, investors\, designers\, and engineers to repeatedly create successful startups at scale. \nUnderstanding venture studios and their growing role is essential for anyone operating in the startup ecosystem. Whether you’re looking to start\, work with\, or invest in a venture studio\, or simply looking to familiarize yourself with the model\, \nJoin us for a Fireside Chats Session with Adelaide Muthang’i Venture Sourcing Analyst at Founders Factory Africa\, John Kamara Founder Adanian Labs\, Ruth Bertens\, Managing Partner & Co-Founder Pyramidia Ventures and Ben Peterson\, Founder and CEO Purple Elephant Ventures as we try to demystify this phenomenal disruptor in the startup world and get a better understanding of the history of venture studios and their strategies.  \nWe will also explore the structural\, operational\, and financial factors that impact studio performance. And finally\, evaluate the studio industry’s track record and future outlook to determine how the model stacks up to other asset classes like venture capital.  \nTo book your slot\, kindly RSVP here \nWhen: Wednesday\, 16th November \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani \nTime: 5:00 PM \nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/demystifying-venture-studio-model/
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chats
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Mark Mwangi\, CEO Amitruck
DESCRIPTION:Road Transport in Africa can be quite cumbersome as it comes with considerable challenges. \nFrom inefficient logistics companies\, long distances\, potholed roads\, and complicated border-crossing procedures the transport industry is fragmented and riddled with untrustworthy middlemen and plagued with a lack of security\, which greatly increases the cost and liability of transporting goods. \nWell\, in recent years the situation is slightly changing as we see the emergence of numerous companies that offer technology solutions to address these and other headaches faced by cargo owners and transporters on the continent. \nOne company that seeks to digitalize logistics in Africa is Amitruck\,  a Nairobi-based trucking logistics marketplace that allows transporters (owners of motorbikes\, pick-ups\, vans and trucks) to find and connect with customers through a mobile app. \nFounded in 2019\, the startup’s platform connects transporters directly with cargo owners via its web or mobile application\, avoiding middlemen. \nTransporters bid for work on the platform\, ensuring competitive prices\, while cargo owners have convenient access to a range of competitive offers and can choose a transporter based on price\, rating and experience.  \nHaving been set-up just before the pandemic hit the nation\, so how was it or has it been building the company up through the pandemics? What challenges have been encountered and what lessons can we gather from the Amitruck Journey? \nJoin us for an After Office Hours session with Mark Mwangi\, CEO and Co-founder at Amitruck as he walks us through his entrepreneurial journey that has seen him build one of the leading and successful companies in the transport and logistics industry. \nDuring the session\, Mark will also walk us through his journey from being a truck driver to becoming a logistics start-up co-founder and CEO\, what really pushed him into taking this bold step and what opportunities lie in the continent’s logistics industry? \nAway from the company\, Mark will also share the dos and don’ts of scaling a company in new territories\, his elevator pitch\, his biggest mistake (and what he learnt from it)\, and what one needs to look out for while seeking company funding. \nAmitruck raised pre-seed round of USD1 million in 2021\, and less than a year later the company backed US$4 million seed round to help it expand across Africa and expand its team across key functions\, including sales\, engineering\, and customer success.  \nAmitruck’s database consists of over 8\,000 vehicles\, which have in just over two years completed almost 100\,000 deliveries for more than 300 corporate clients.  \nConsequently\, its revenue grew 1\,000 percent in 2021. The startup is now eyeing market dominance in the Africa trucking and logistics market\, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of transported goods. \nYou can’t miss this. RSVP your attendance and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 24th November\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani - 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\n About the speaker\nMark Mwangi\, Founder and CEO is an ex-investment banker and worked in the Capital Markets in London where as part of a team of four he managed a €5bn public equities portfolio at Pictet Asset Management.  \nHe also co-founded a startup in the UK called Dalwyn\, a platform that enabled consumers and producers of natural gas to connect and transact directly with each other.  \nBy combining industry experience and technical expertise\, they were using artificial intelligence and automation to transform Europe’s gas market.  \nOne of the origins of Amitruck is that to pay for his full-time Mathematics degree in the UK\, he worked as a full-time night shift truck driver.  \nWhen he moved back to Nairobi in 2018\, he identified a gap in the trucking industry after spending some time with family friends in the cement business.  \nThis culminated in the formation of Amitruck in 2019 to use technology to bring transparency to the logistics industry in Kenya. Mark is part of the Harambean alliance.  \nWhen: Thurs\, 24th November\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani - 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP and see you then!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-mark-mwangi/
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:WYLDE Meta Boost// The Digital Business Transformation Session
DESCRIPTION:WYLDE Meta Boost// The Digital Business Transformation Session\nEverybody learns at their own pace\, and technology often develops at a rate faster than any one person can keep up with.  \nFrankly\, improving your digital skills can be scary to some employees. It is easy to get overwhelmed by new software applications\, marketing platforms\, and the ever-creepy Internet Of Things. \nBut if you keep a tight focus\, employees at every level of business can improve their digital skills.  \nAfter all\, technology exists to assist us and make our jobs easier. If your digital skills are not on point for your profession\, you are going to lose your job.  \nEvery aspect of your job nowadays requires some level of digital skills. \nIt doesn’t matter if you’re a roofer\, retailer\, or corporate CEO—your job requires some level of digital skill. \nIn fact statistics show that in Sub-saharan there are significant gaps in education that have led to  labor market implications\, and education experts fear that many Africans are not learning the skills they need for 21st-century jobs.  \nThe World Bank’s most recent Future of Work in Africa report\, published on June 21\, 2020\, uses self-reported data on LinkedIn users from 27 countries across sub-Saharan Africa to better understand the level of digital skills held by workers in the market. \nEach country observed had at least 100\,000 members who were currently in the labor force (ages 15-65).  \nWhile LinkedIn data is only available for the small\, nonrandom subset of African populations using the platform and is correspondingly biased towards white-collar professionals employed in technology-intensive sectors\, the data still offer valuable information on skills attainment where other sources of data are limited. \nAnd as everything gets disrupted by technology\, your organization needs to stay current.\,your competitors will pass you by. \nAs Humphrey Bogart notes in Casablanca\, “It might not be today or tomorrow\, but soon and for the rest of your life.” Don’t let a lack of digital skills become a great regret. \nToday\, Social Media platforms are a great tool that can help you boost your digital skills through the different learning programs they offer  to help you learn and teach digital skills including free courses\, online training and certifications. \nFor most businesses\, social media works as a marketing tool and statistics show that a whopping 93% of marketers worldwide are using social media business & in 2022\, almost 92% of marketers who work for companies with more than 100 employees  are expected to start using social media for marketing. This goes to show the huge potential that lies in Social media. \nTo help your teams achieve this\, join us for an in-person training series designed to connect you with content that relates to the changing digital dynamics\, to suit small and medium sized business owners seeking to create an impact in the digital space. \nThis 3-day digital skills session will be held in partnership with WYLDE International and Meta.inc. \nThe session is also designed to help you create a business impact in the digital space through Facebook\, WhatsApp and Instagram. \nWhen: 28th\, 29th and 30th November \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Spring Valley  \nTime: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nRSVP your slot
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/drivers-to-digital-business-transformation/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Spring Valley
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem event
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SUMMARY:Webinar // How To Tackle The Idea of A Winning & Excellent Mindset
DESCRIPTION:Mindset In The Age of Chaos // How To Tackle The Idea of A Winning & Excellent Mindset\nWe all want to know the secret to success\, but the reality is that there are so many factors that go into what makes one truly successful. \nSuccessful entrepreneurs\, leaders and other top performers understand that the journey is the destination.  \nYou never arrive. You work hard to succeed\, and then you work twice as hard to maintain your success. It’s a slow grind. And it starts with your mindset. \nA winning mindset\, like success in business\, isn’t handed to you. You have to build a winning mindset over time. \nIn a world full of chaos though\, developing the right mindset can be a little bit hard but we can help. Wondering how?  \nJoin us for a workshop on Mindset In The Age of Chaos // How To Tackle The Idea of A Winning & Excellent Mindset hosted by Nangami Masakha. \nDuring the session you will learn: \n\nSteps to creating a winning mindset\nWhat does it mean to have a winning mindset?\nHow do you develop a winning mindset?\nWhat are the Mindsets of success?\n\nWhen: Tues\, 29th November 2022 \nWhere: Livestorm \nTime:10:00am \nRSVP: Livestorm \nAbout the speaker \nNangami Masakha is a public speaker and a corporate trainer. \nHer vast knowledge of communication using the power of storytelling has been pivotal in helping entrepreneurs and brands articulate deliverables and make them desirable to consumers and audiences. \nAs a public speaker\, tackling the idea of a winning mindset in the age chaos is pertinent to her mission of reinforcing mindset shifts particularly among entrepreneurs. \nWhen: Tues\, 29th November 2022\nWhere: Livestorm\nTime:10:00am\nRSVP: Livestorm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/mindset-in-the-age-of-chaos-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Webinar // How to Take Care of Mental Health As an Entrepreneur
DESCRIPTION:Webinar // How to Take Care of Mental Health As an Entrepreneur and Ensure Maximum Productivity\n2022 hasn’t been the easiest year for most entrepreneurs especially those operating from Kenya.  \nAs we were just recovering from the pangs of COVID-19\, the electioneering period began and before we could even wrap our minds around the elections\, a recession appears likely to hit in full force by the second quarter of 2023\, and many people are already living the reality of a recession thanks to inflation and rising interest rates.  \nWith a downturn in the near future\, business executives are now faced with a new challenge on how their companies can weather the storm and come back stronger once it subsides.  \nApart from these global challenges\, as an entrepreneur\, intense work hours or conflicts among co-workers also add to the stress and pressure that entrepreneurs face \nIt is then important to take care of your mental health. Stress can be a huge factor in the success or failure of an individual’s business. It is easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in the day-to-day work and forget about their own needs. \nAs entrepreneurs\,  There are also times when our mental health is at risk because of the problems that come with the business such as  \nIt can be hard to deal with your daily life and still give 100% attention to what you do for your business.  One of the most important things you should keep in mind is your mental health because it will affect how you do business tomorrow and for years to come. \nAs we come to the end of the year\, there is a need to take a look back at the year that has been and take account and while at it take a look at the state of our mental health and well-being. Wondering how?  Join us for a webinar on The mental health and the well-being of entrepreneurs hosted by Abdibasid Ali\, Founder of The Project Inside Out  \nDuring the session\, you will inform\, inspire\, and share knowledge and skills that businesses can use to better their well-being when dealing with the day-to-day stresses of running a business while managing other responsibilities.  \nIn addition\, the webinar will delve into practical techniques for increasing psychological safety and productivity and how to optimize the workplace\, especially for women entrepreneurs. \nYou can’t miss out on this. RSVP your attendance here! \nWhen: Tues\, 6th December\nTime: 10:00 am\nWhere: Livestorm\n\nAbout the speaker\nAbdibasid Ali is a psychotherapist\, a Behavioral Analyst\, a Paul Ekman Associate\, and a private and corporate coach specializing in the mind-body connection and emotional intelligence.\n\nAbdibasid uses mindfulness\, self-compassion\, and cognitive behavioral therapy to help others work through their challenges.\n\nAbdibasid is currently working on a research project examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ICU personnel (intensive care unit) within the Norwegian Health Authorities.\n\nThis research is one of few globally and focuses on the emotional intelligence of ICU nurses post-pandemic.\nAbdibasid has rich experience providing counseling and psychotherapy services to teens\, adults\, couples/families\, groups\, corporations\, executives\, and political refugees. \nHis areas of expertise include anxiety disorders (panic attacks\, phobias)\, marital/couples counseling\, PTSD(post-traumatic stress disorder)\, depression\, and work-related issues. \nAbdibasid is a sought-after expert in emotional intelligence and mental health advocacy. \nHe has trained large organizations around the world in how to improve their teamwork and productivity. His unique approach combines cutting-edge science with real-world experience\, giving his clients the tools they need to succeed.” \nWhen: Tues\, 6th December\nTime: 10:00 am\nWhere: Livestorm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/webinar-how-to-take-care-of-mental-health-as-an-entrepreneur-and-ensure-maximum-productivity/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Waceke Nduati
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Waceke Nduati\nFinancial independence is a goal many strive to achieve\, yet only a few accomplish it. \nHowever\, in most cases\, this is a topic that can spark heated debate\, promote quirky get-rich-quick schemes\, or drive people to pursue transactions that they might otherwise never consider.  \nAs we start the new year\, we are sure to top of your new year’s resolution is managing your personal finances better.  \nKnowing your financial status at all times is vital. We should always be ready to take a reality check to assess the areas needed to improve and identify blind spots that hinder us from reaching our goals. \nBut how can you manage this and is it too late to get your finances right? \nJoin us for After office Hours with Waceke Nduati\, Director and Founder of Centonomy Ltd\, a company in the knowledge industry with a focus on Wealth Creation\, as she shares with us her passion for equipping Africans with the essential tools. This knowledge helps them live financially successful and impactful lives. \nShe will also share with us her journey and transition into entrepreneurship\, lessons learned on the way\, milestones covered\, and why everybody can create wealth and live out of their aspirations. \nDuring the session\, Waceke will also share the secrets of wealth creation through different types of investments. \nWaceke has been talking money for the last 10 years and has gathered experience in the stock market\, portfolio management\, unit trust management\, investment research\, property finance\, and accounting. \nPlease RSVP and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 26th January\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5:00 PM\nAbout the Speaker\nWaceke Nduati is the Founder of Centonomy Ltd (which she started in 2009 in Kenya)\, an Author\, and an Entrepreneurship Coach.  \nShe is driven by her passion for teaching people how to create wealth and Centonomy under her leadership\, has been able to significantly change the lives of people in the East African Region region. This has been done through the various Financial Literacy as well as Entrepreneurship coaching programs which have reached over 500\,000  people.   \nThe impact has been seen as people who have gone through the programs get the confidence to pursue their dreams\, overcome financial challenges\, create wealth\, start and grow sustainable businesses\, employ people and become solution providers in their unique ways. \nWaceke is a renowned thought leader and is popular for her ability to break down and demystify money & entrepreneurship in a way that is relevant for all.  \nThis combined with her own practical experience in starting and growing a business that has the kind of impact Centonomy enjoys\, has made her the go-to expert in matters of Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship for most media outlets and organizations in Kenya.  \nWaceke has been a financial columnist for the top daily newspaper in the country (the Daily Nation) publishing over 500 articles. She published her first book Making Cents in March 2019 which is being distributed across the region and has sold over 5\,000 copies. \nShe has been called on to speak and train at various forums\, seminars\, and conferences.   \nThis includes on several occasions being a panelist/speaker in various regions for UN Women on Economic/Financial Empowerment for Women.  \nShe has given keynote addresses at various forums including at the Central Bank of Kenya\, Safaricom\, various banks\, universities\, churches\, media organizations\, numerous private organizations\, and NGOs.  \nShe has also worked with governments and parastatals. She is a board member at Old Mutual Securities and has also sat on a bank board.  \nApart from her work with empowering over 2\,000 entrepreneurs through Centonomy\, she teaches Money & Entrepreneurship at Babson College (Massachusetts\, USA); mentors other entrepreneurs in partnership with the Stanford Seed program (run by Stanford University) and has been an adjunct faculty member of Strathmore Business School (Nairobi\, Kenya.)  \nShe has received much recognition for her work including being nominated as of the top 50 Women to Watch in the country by Business Daily.  \nIn 2021 she received the Builders of Africa Award from the African Diaspora Network in partnership with the United States African Development Foundation. \nWaceke holds Masters Degrees in Banking & Finance\, Professional Accounting. She also has had advanced entrepreneurship training from Babson College (USA)\, Stanford Seed Transformation Program (run by Stanford University)\, and the owner Manager Program at Strathmore Business school.  \nPrior to starting Centonomy\, she had ten years of experience in the investment industry locally as well as internationally in Australia. \nPlease RSVP and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 26th January\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5:00 PM
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-waceke-nduati/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything // An Open Discussion with Matteo Rizzi
DESCRIPTION:Ask Me Anything // An Open Discussion with Matteo Rizzi\nThe entrepreneurship journey can be an interesting one filled with a number of its own challenges. The process involves a journey of improvising and coping with uncertainty.  \nWith this past year of nonstop crises\, economic uncertainty\, and social injustices\, entrepreneurs and company CEOs have experienced quite uncertain times. \nThese many uncertainties have wreaked havoc on employees’ lives to make it even harder for management teams to maneuver the landscape. \nThere are also many obstacles as well as pulling\, pushing\, and driving forces that entrepreneurs may encounter along the way\, and many times the journey is filled with questions of whether this was even the right decision in the first place. \nAlso\, Read// 11 slides that you would like to include in your next pitch deck \nTo help us answer all the questions you might have as an entrepreneur\, Nairobi Garage and Timepledge have partnered to host the first of its kind\, Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session with Matteo Rizzi\, the Founder\, and CEO of Timepledge. \nWhen: Tues\, 31st Jan\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Ngong Road\nTime: 5 PM\nCome ready to learn from the best! This event is open to all entrepreneurs and those seeking to start of their journey into entrepreneurship. \nRSVP your attendance here \nAbout the speaker\nMatteo Rizzi is an unconventional entrepreneur and a book author with two decades of experience in Financial Services. For three years in a row (2014-2016)\, Financial News has nominated Matteo as one of the “40 most influential FinTech executives in Europe”. \nHe has been an investor till today\, and specifically today he is an Impatient Investor with Bamboo Capital Partners. \nIn 2008 Mateo Rizzi co-founded Innotribe\, the innovation arm of SWIFT\, where he worked for 13 years. He also launched the Innotribe Startup Challenge\, the first global deal flow of its kind. He left SWIFT in 2013.  \nFrom 2013 until 2015\, Matteo Rizzi was a Partner in SBT Venture Capital\, one of the first funds (100M USD) solely dedicated to FinTech investment (Series A)\, building a portfolio of 12 startups. \nIn 2015\, Matteo created and cofounded FTSGroup.eu a platform for Investors\, Innovators and start-ups to foster FinTech innovation globally\, with some 50+ missions and events all over the world. \nThrough it\, Matteo founded the Timepledge.org initiative\, a global program helping African entrepreneurs in several domains of their businesses\, from product to strategy to channel management to investor pitching. \n \nHe is the author of «The FinTech Revolution» and «Talent & Rebels»\, where through the life and professional story of the author\, helped by a number of conversations with renowned innovators and leaders across industries\, the book finds predictable patterns to figure out ways to not only spot these lateral thinkers in your organization but also to deal with them and use their peculiar talent to help your business thrive. \nRecently\, Matteo Rizzi took the position of Executive Producer of Breaking Banks Europe (a spin-off of Breaking Banks US) available on Soundcloud\, iTunes\, Spotify\, and Google Podcasts. \nMatteo Rizzi speaks five languages and holds a University degree in Computer Science (University of Genova) and a Postgraduate in Financial Transactions (Solvay Business School). \nWhen: Tues\, 31st Jan\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Ngong Road\nTime: 5 PM
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