Tom Jackobs is known as the Impact Pilot for helping business owners sell their services better through public speaking training and a unique sales process which incorporates questions and stories that sell. Over the last 30+ years as an entrepreneur Tom has owned a dozen businesses. His personal training studio was the one he is most proud of. This is where he learned the power of a sales system and public speaking with telling stories . Tom shares his entrepreneurial journey on this episode of...
Aug 04, 2021•33 min•Ep. 27
Peter Kwaku Anowie is Co-founder of Kolics Ventures, a social enterprise with a focus on making products from recycled materials (waste- e.g. discarded clothing) while fostering young talents, supporting the unemployed and protecting the environment. The company uses waste materials like used textiles like used jeans, bedsheets, jute sacks, and rubber like used car tires, discarded leather and woolen from used furniture to make eco-friendly and sustainable footwear. Peter in this episode shares ...
Jul 08, 2021•32 min•Ep. 26
Terry Begue is living proof that every single one of us has the ability to overcome our challenges and create the most extraordinary life we can imagine. Terry started his painting business fresh out of high school with no money, no experience, no connections, and no skills. Armed with nothing more than a pick-up truck and a dream. He spent years refining his painting skills only to discover no matter how good he became he was just another painter in an overcrowded market. Refusing to settle, he...
Jun 26, 2021•25 min•Ep. 25
Nina Baksmaty Djamson is Founder and CEO of KoshieO , a fashion brand that brings new life to everyday wear by combining ethnic inspired prints with contemporary designs. She was born and raised in Ghana but now resides in the United States of America. Nina shares her entrepreneurial journey on this episode of ‘The Entrepreneur Speaks’ Podcast. Listen to get some valuable insights from her entrepreneurial journey. Visit https://koshieo.com/ for more information....
Jun 07, 2021•44 min•Ep. 24
Dipti Shankar trained as a fashion designer but left the fashion profession to undergo training in Israel in Krav Maga & Kapap, the martial arts of the special forces. Dipti who is the founder of social enterprise , Safe Campus, is my guest on this episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast. She talks about her work promoting mental, physical and emotional well being and safety of children in schools and institutions.
May 22, 2021•28 min•Ep. 23
Serial Entrepreneur James Ash is my guest on The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast. He is a multiple business owner with an infectious energy and zest for life in everything that he does. James' has a wealth of experience in public speaking, presenting, business mentoring and confidence coaching. James shares his wealth of experience on this episode. Podcast was originally a video podcast so the video can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDWOK8R653c_Lj7_slQ3LlA/videos...
Apr 25, 2021•56 min•Ep. 22
Janine “JJ” Conway served in the US Air Force for over 22 years. She returned from a 6-month military trip to discover her house sold and most of her belongings thrown out. That week she signed divorce papers and not only became a single mom, but also had to figure out how to deal with over $845,000 in divorce debt. The personal growth and financial skills she used to overcome these challenges are the same skills she teaches today. She shares her entrepreneurial journey of setting up her firm th...
Apr 12, 2021•54 min•Ep. 21
Over thirty years ago, Bridgette began experimenting with sculpture during a family vacation while laying in the sand. When she returned home, Bridgette began a journey of self-education in her new-found passion. A few years later, she gave up her career in advertising and marketing to become a full-time sculptor and writer. I host Bridgette and her daughter Christina Sizemore, a marketing consultant and a multimedia artist on this episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast. We talk about sculpt...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 20
Genesis Amaris Kemp joins me on this episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast. She shares her journey, challenges as a minority in the workforce and how she refused to allow negative self - talk and self - doubt to prevent her from succeeding.
Mar 26, 2021•29 min•Ep. 19
Award winning Business and Marketing Strategist Vince Warnock joins me on this episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast. Vince was in 2018 inducted into the Fearless50, a program to recognize the top 50 marketers in the world who are driving bold, fearless marketing and digital transformation. He was previously the Chief Marketing Officer at Cigna Life Insurance and co-founder of high growth tech startup Common Ledger. In this episode , Vince shares his entrepreneurial journey as well as share...
Mar 13, 2021•58 min•Ep. 18
Tracy Sena Yeboah holds a degree in Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Ghana and a Masters degree in Finance from Coventry University . She worked in banking for over 10 years but left her job in banking to follow her passion. Tracy's passion for the health and fitness of women led her to establish TNYOU FITNESS in Ghana. In this episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks podcast, Tracy shares her journey from banking to fitness as well as offer pieces of advice for us to keep fit...
Mar 02, 2021•45 min•Ep. 17
Brazilian-born professional dancer and actor Glauco Araujo is my guest on #theentrepreneurspeakspodcast. Glauco has teamed several times with the award- winning German dancer/director Severine Reisp. Their films have been recognized in a number of international film festivals: A Tango to Remember – Best Romance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards; Ruminate – Best Musical and Best Dance Choreography, Oniros Film Awards. Glauco shares his journey of building a career in dance & acting on #theentrepr...
Feb 20, 2021•39 min•Ep. 16
Diogène Ntirandekura, talks about his voyage into consulting in this episode of 'The Entrepreneur Speaks' Podcast. He is an ERP consultant with over 12 years experience practicing his craft all over the world for clients in different industries. He founded his own consulting firm ERP Happy in 2017.
Feb 09, 2021•39 min•Ep. 15
I host Shanique Davis on this episode of 'The Entrepreneur Speaks' podcast . In this episode she talks about her journey as an author and a talk show host. She also talks about her book BREAKING YOUR BARRIERS: Change Unhealthy Life Cycles & Unravel the True You.
Jan 31, 2021•25 min•Ep. 14
I sit down in conversation with Bryan Clayton, who is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Peachtree Inc and GreenPal. Bryan grew Peachtree Inc from 0 to 150 employees before navigating its exit to LUSA holdings in 2013. Shortly after exiting Peachtree Inc, Bryan went on to become the CEO and Co-Founder of GreenPal, aka the Uber for lawn care, which he founded in 2014 and has grown to almost 200,000 active users and over $20 million in annual revenue. Listen as he shares his journey as well ...
Jan 17, 2021•30 min•Ep. 13
In this special episode, Kofi Anyemedu, host of "The Entrepreneur Speaks" podcast talks about the reason for the setup of the podcast, the journey so far as well as talks about the future of the podcast. This special episode features the key messages from the first 10 episodes.
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 12
Rebecca Kilimnik, founder of The Concept Spot shares her journey in building her business in the arts. Her story highlights the odds she’s had to overcome as she worked to grow The Concept Spot, which is today noted for its services such as developing user-friendly educational materials, web design, and technical illustration among others. Becky holds an MBA from Georgia Tech. and an MFA in Visual Communications from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has also lectured at over a hal...
Dec 29, 2020•33 min•Ep. 11
Dancho Dimkov, shares the BizzBee Solutions story on the latest episode of “The Entrepreneur Speaks” podcast. As a Senior Business Consultant and a Serial Entrepreneur, Dancho together with his team assist startups and businesses with critical tasks such as market research, business plans, product sourcing, lead generation, and other services so their clients can focus on growing their business and core proposition. BizzBee Solutions can be contacted on: Phone: +389 22 778 815 E-mail: contact@Bi...
Dec 15, 2020•38 min•Ep. 10
Patrice Bisiot is known worldwide as a stylist for celebrities, models, and entertainment industry professionals. In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Speaks” podcast he shares his entrepreneurial journey highlighting the high and low moments. He also talks about style, image and grooming in this latest episode.
Nov 29, 2020•45 min•Ep. 9
Bhavana Issar, Founder and CEO of Caregiver Saathi talks about caregiving and her social enterprise Caregiver Saathi on the latest episode of ‘The Entrepreneur Speaks’ podcast. Bhavana has committed herself to the well-being of caregivers for terminally ill patients, and especially looks after their psycho-social needs. She is a passionate person with diverse interests such as motorcycling, and she believes that her interests have influenced her and her work with caregivers of terminally ill pat...
Nov 19, 2020•36 min•Ep. 8
Fafali Amengor is the Founder & CEO of SnS Legacy Company Ltd, a brand in clothing, accessories and general trading. Prior to her entrepreneurial journey she worked full time as a banker. She is driven by her desire to make a difference through mentorship and sharing her knowledge and experiences. She is also the Co-founder of Mazina Creative Institute, which focuses on empowering individuals through skill-based training and entrepreneurship. She joins me on the latest episode of ‘The Entrep...
Nov 10, 2020•22 min•Ep. 7
On the latest episode of The Entrepreneur Speaks Podcast, I chat with Britta Ofori-Kuragu, a purposeful parenting coach on her journey in raising two enterprising children. She has a 7-year old son and 3-year old daughter who both have their enterprises centered on their unique interests. Britta shares her motherhood journey and how she is supporting her children to build their little ventures namely ‘Plush Playsoap by Prince ‘and ‘My Beyoutiful Identity by Verity’ Visit the link below to sign u...
Oct 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 6
Aku-Shika Diabah, CEO of Yesli Ice Ghana joins me on ‘The Entrepreneurs Speaks’ podcast to talk about her entrepreneurial journey. Yesli Ice, producers of low on sugar ice – cream and organic beverages in 2017 was adjudged winners of the SME Micro Light Industry Manufacturing Award (Beverage Products category) at the 2017 Vodafone SME Ghana Awards. In 2018, her company was also recognized as ‘The Company of the Future’ in the 2018 edition of the prestigious Ghana Club 100 awards organized by the...
Oct 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 5
This week on “The Entrepreneur Speaks” podcast I chat with the ‘Mushroom Queen’ Fafape Ama Foe, CEO of E90 Ghana Ltd. Her company which started with only 10 bags in 2015 now boasts of production capacity in excess of 50,000 bags. They are embarking on climate-smart mushroom farming with their revitalized process of reusing sawdust and rice bran from saw/rice mills to produce nutritious mushrooms for healthy eating. In this episode, we discussed: Her motivation for setting up a mushroom productio...
Sep 20, 2020•29 min•Ep. 4
What started as a hobby for Marian Ofori Twumasi, CEO of Mariseth Farms & Supplies, has now blossomed into her full time job. The young accounting graduate of the University of Ghana today owners over 150 acres of oil palm, 40 acres of cocoa, and is also into the cultivation of food crops such as maize, rice and plantain. Mariseth Supplies is engaged in the supply of palm oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel cake, maize among others. In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Speaks” podcast, Marian ...
Sep 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 3
In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Speaks” podcast, I engage Nii Kpakpo Sylvester, CEO of Ankara Textiles (pty) Ltd in a conversation on his entrepreneurial journey. Nii has lived most of his career years as a global serial entrepreneur pursuing business in areas such as IT, advertising, TV and production, agriculture and in economies such as Ghana, Nigeria, USA, UK and now South Africa. Ankara Textiles (pty) Ltd has its head office in Pretoria and retail spaces in East London, Nelspruit, Durb...
Sep 08, 2020•56 min•Ep. 2
In this episode of " The Entrepreneur Speaks" podcast, Stephen Wilson , CEO of Skylink Agro Solutions Ltd, talks about stepping out of the teaching service to establish a high end agribusiness company engaged in farming and the processing of organic commodities . Listen to this podcast to get some valuable insights from his entrepreneurial journey. Skylink Agro Solutions Ltd can be contacted on : Phone : + 233 243273511 E-mail : info@skylinkcommodities.com Website: www.skylinkcommodities.com...
Aug 23, 2020•21 min•Ep. 2
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