Building & Scaling A Luxury Fashion Group featuring Yinka Ash, Founder & CEO Ashcorp Group and Host of the Star Network Podcast: ZephiaOvia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode we discuss starting a Luxury Fashion Business, embracing a leadership mindset and the importance of incorporating our culture into Fashion as a way of story telling Key learnings : 📌 The journey building Ashcorp group ( AshLux and AshLuxury) 📌 Fashion expressed through art and owning our narrative 📌Finding purpose in yo...
Jun 03, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Learnings on Real Estate and Hospitality featuring Adesuwa Belo-Osagie, Co-Founder & Director 7 Fifteen Capital Limited (@7-Fiffteen) and CEO Husk Collection and Host of the Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode we discuss starting a Real Estate business, why due diligence is important when it comes to land verification, joint ventures vs direct property ownership, trends in the hospitality space and so much more. Key learnings : Property ownership for generation weal...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Understanding VC Trends featuring Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken 22 (@norrsken_22) & Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, Lexi shares on VC trends and the trickle down effect into the African continent. Given her expertise and passion for investing in African tech businesses that are solving real problems and are scalable, she breaks down what makes a startup attractive for funding, what the fundamentals are to starting a VC and challenging c...
May 07, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Career Pivot to Bestselling Author featuring Foluso Agbaje, Author: The Parlour Wife (@foagbaje) & Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, Foluso shares how her 12-year long career in corporate prepared her to be a debut author. She shares how being resilient shapes her to keep going. From getting a lot of “No’s” to a "Yes" from one of the Big 5 English language Publishers- Harper Collins. Foluso is now the Bestselling Author of her first novel (The Parlour...
Apr 17, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
How To Scale Your Business featuring Tomi Adeola, CEO Hairitage Hub (@hairitagehub) & Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode we discuss embodying an entrepreneurial spirit, finding opportunities within your market and appreciating your career development to get you to the next level. Tomi shares on her journey - building HairitageHub, the 7 years of experience within the beauty industry and how she has managed to ensure customer retention. Last year, 2 new ...
Mar 31, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
XO Boutique Bakery: Day In A Life Series featuring Chef Alex Oke (Chef Owner XO Boutique Bakery ) and Host of The Star Network Podcast Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode we spend the day at XO Boutique Bakery with Chef Alex unpacking the journey from being a pastry chef to owning a restaurant. Alex shares with us his career transitions, being a graduate of International Business to embracing his love for Culinary Arts and becoming a Pastry Chef/Restaurant Owner Key highlights: Embracing you...
Feb 19, 2025•38 min•Ep. 19
Continuity of Family Businesses featuring Ama Peters (Managing Director) and Toksy Peters (Executive Director) of Visions Opticals and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) Visions Opticals is a family-owned business which started in 1989 by the late Dr. Bose Peter, a renowned Ophthalmologist. The company’s mission is to provide high quality and luxury eye care service to families and professionals across Nigeria In this episode we discuss succession in Family Businesses Key ...
Jan 27, 2025•55 min•Ep. 18
Bridging The Gap For Medical Emergency Response with Dr Yewande Alebiosu, Co-Founder/COO Help Station (@helpstation.ng) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) Dr Yewande is a medical doctor with over 7 years experience in emergency medicine. She has worked in the emergency department of Lagos University Teaching Hospital and other private hospitals in Lagos state. She also served as the pioneer Chief Operating Officer and Product Lead of a leading telemedicine company, Bet...
Aug 13, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Upskilling Professionals with Talstack - Seni Sulyman, CEO & Co-Founder Talstack (@talstackafrica) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) From Hosting Mark Zuckerberg during his time at Andela as VP of Global Operations to building Talstack. Seni Sulyman provides more context on the role corporate institutions could play to enhance talent productivity without over reliance on fresh recruits. Talstack curates first-hand leadership experiences from Africa’s leading entre...
Jul 18, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Generation Unlimited 9JA: About Us (Series 1) with Celine Lafoucriere, UNICEF Chief Field Office, Head Private Sector Partnership , Lead Generation Unlimited Nigeria (GenU9JA) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, we discuss UNICEF Nigeria Generation Unlimited's (GENU9JA) mandate to connect 20m young people with skills and job opportunities by 20230. Through 3 target pillars - Digital Learning, Workplace Readiness & Youth Engagement; GenU9JA has start...
Jul 08, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 15
HoaQ- An Investors Community with Joe Kinvi, Co-Founder & General Manager HoaQ and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, we discuss: 📌All you need to know about HoaQ 📌 Creating real estate investment opportunities for Africans in the Diaspora 📌 National identity cross-border investments between African countries 📌 Practical steps to investing fundamentals Joe Kinvi (CA) is the founder of PLTFM, a multi-asset investment platform for Africa and Africans...
Jun 13, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 14
ÌTÀN- A Culinary Journey with Michael Elégbèdé , Founder & Chef ÌTÀN Test and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) *Disclaimer: This episode is our first virtual (not in person) interview. Audio sound may be different/ have pause gaps due to internet connectivity* In this episode, we discuss: 📌 The journey to building ìTÀN 📌 The importance of storytelling through food and cultural identity & unity. 📌 Chef Elégbèdé's travel experiences of sourcing natural ingredien...
Jun 03, 2024•49 min
Building Expertise In Your Career with Rolake Rosiji, Africa Regional Director for Seedstars and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, we discuss Rolake’s new journey with Seedstars and helpful tips for career transitioning. Seedstars is an Entrepreneurial ecosystem merging incubator and accelerator programs with trainings and impact investing Key areas we cover: Transitioning to a new career field Building connections for job opportunities Doing things regar...
Apr 26, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The Andrea Iyamah journey with Andrea Iyamah, Founder and CEO (@andreaiyamah) and Host of The Star Network Podcast, Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, we discuss how to operationalise your business especially within the creative space. How a Fashion house such as the Andrea Iyamah brand has remained consistent and continues to scale globally. For over a decade, the brand has gained repeated recognition for it’s work, with features in Forbes, Vogue, InStyle, HuffPost and more Key highlights...
Apr 10, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Passion to Entrepreneurship with Onyekachi Iroha, CEO & Founder Beauty Atelier (@beautyatelierintl) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) Beauty Atelier is a Permanent makeup beauty salon specialising in a range of services from microblading, lashes, ombre brows, piercings etc. The brand has welcomed over 5,000 clients from all over the world with a mission to be an oasis for self-love and healing through artistic expression and personal growth. Onyekachi’s work exper...
Mar 29, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Building Herconomy and Expanding your Network with Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, CEO & Founder Herconomy (@Herconomy) and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) Herconomy is a financial technology platform that helps women securely grow their wealth by offering high-yield savings accounts, community, financial education and discounts on women – centric products and services with a mission to be the most reliable financial services platform for women in Africa. In this episode, w...
Mar 22, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Public Relations in Africa : Transcending borders with Ijeoma Balogun CEO & Founder Redrick Public Relations and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) If you’re in tech, entertainment, fashion, consultancy etc and you’re curious about expanding your brand positioning, this one is for you Key areas we cover: 📌Public Relations- brand positioning , growing demand & working with international brands 📌How to get things done by building legacy processes in the workplace �...
Mar 11, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Conservationism: Going Green with Nela Duke Ekpenyong, CEO Obudu Conservation Centre & Founder LEGA.C Capital and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In this episode, we discuss the role of Conservationism on job creation and empowerment for local communities. We also touched on the role of Family Offices and the importance of Legacy for preserving family wealth LEGA.C is a multi-family office which supports the wealth and growth of innovators, entrepreneurs, executives...
Feb 01, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Data For Risk Management with Folake Edun, CEO & Co - Founder, Towntalk and Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) Towntalk Solutions is a data intelligence company that provides risk management solutions to businesses across security, logistics and agriculture. In our 6th episode, we discuss, how Towntalk provides data to various supply chain businesses to improve their operational processes. Key highlights in our discussion: Transitioning from Investor to CEO Motherhood ...
Dec 06, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Building From The Ground Up with Shola Akinlade, Co- Founder & CEO Paystack and Founder, Sporting Lagos & Host of The Star Network Podcast: Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In our 5th episode we discuss all things payments, investing in sports and how to get things done. Shola delves into finding top talent to scale your business, navigating uncertainty and the joy of owning a football club Shola Akinlade is CEO & Co-Founder of Paystack, a technology company powering payments and growth for b...
Nov 13, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Akoma Health – Progressing Teletherapy for Mental Health with Niyi Michael-Adenuga, Co-Founder and COO (@Akomahealth) and Host of Star Network Podcast: (Zeph) Zephia Ovia-Ikem In our 4th episode, we discuss mental health and the growing narrative of therapy on the African continent We discuss the progress of therapy today in the cultural context of Nigeria. How organizations could adopt therapy to support the mental health of their employees. Niyi shares how Akoma has positioned to solve the gap...
Oct 19, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
SunFi- Advancing Finance for Solar Energy with guest speaker Rotimi Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder SunFi (@sunfihq) and Host of Star Network Podcast, Zephia Ovia-Ikem (Zeph) In our third episode, we delve into the world of Solar, financial access to payment plans and the growing narrative within the Nigerian market. We touch on the benefits of renewable energy, the effects on our environment and policies that support rural communities get access to solar Ever been curious about solar and how you c...
Oct 11, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The 16by16 Journey - A Family Business with guest speaker Tushar Hathiramani Founder & Creative Director of 16by16 & Thai Thai and Host of Star Network Podcast: (“Zeph”) Zephia Ovia-Ikem In our 2nd episode we discuss the 16by16 journey. This hidden gem in the heart of Lagos Nigeria, the framework for running a family business, space management for art and staying relevant in an ever evolving creative industry Video available on YouTube Follow us @thestarnetworkpod For partnerships: email...
Sep 09, 2023•31 min•Ep. 2
Leveraging Data for Economic Prosperity with guest speaker Michael Famoroti of Stears Business (@stearsinsights ) and Host of Star Network Podcast Zephia Ovia-Ikem (“Zeph”) In our first episode, we dissect why data is essential for decision making and economic growth. Historically, accessing data in Africa’s largest market (Nigeria) has been challenging. Today, insight companies such as Stears are building frameworks to solve this problem. We touched on other areas, where data can be leveraged b...
Aug 16, 2023•39 min•Ep. 1
The Star Network Podcast with Zeph🎙️🌟 #Trailer Episode 1: Leveraging Data for Economic prosperity with Michael Famoroti of Stears Business (@stearsinsights ) We discuss all things data and the benefits towards decision making and policy formulation Tune in on YouTube for video recording Follow us on instagram for updates @thestarnetworkpod Email us for partnerships at: thestarnetworkpod@gmail.com Full Episode drops: Wednesday, 16th August 📍 #SNP #TheStarNetworkPodcast #starnetworkpodcast...
Aug 10, 2023•52 sec•Season 1Ep. 1
