Meet the Boss: Justin Melvin, general manager, Kuku Foods Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 March 2016 ‘I think the important thing in any job is attitude. I don’t need degrees. I don’t need MBAs. I need attitude.’
Meet the Boss: Dan Githua, CEO, Tuskys Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 February 2016 ‘You shouldn’t wait for 100% certainty because if you wait too long you will find someone else has seized the opportunity.’
Meet the Boss: Heril Bangera, CEO, Flame Tree Group Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 January 2016 ‘I love music. I wish I was a musician.’
Meet the Boss: Phyllis Wakiaga, CEO, Kenya Association of Manufacturers Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 January 2016 Phyllis Wakiaga tells us about what keeps her up at night.
Meet the Boss: David Ohana, MD, KenolKobil Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 December 2015 ‘Forget about the hype surrounding Africa. You have to be ready to work hard.’
Meet the Boss: Adenike Ogunlesi, founder, Ruff ‘n’ Tumble (Nigeria) Published by Kate Douglas on 25 November 2015 ‘Find out who you are, what your purpose is, what you are passionate about – and then go after it with everything in your total being.’
Meet the Boss: Frans van der Colff, director, Fruit & Veg City Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 18 November 2015 ‘If you cannot make it in Africa, you cannot make it anywhere in the world in this day and age.’
Meet the Boss: Julian Kyula, founder and CEO, MODE Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 14 November 2015 ‘A leader is not a boss,’ says Julian Kyula of financial technology company MODE.
Meet the Boss: Kevin Teeroovengadum, CEO, AttAfrica Published by Kate Douglas on 6 November 2015 ‘I have learnt more from my taxi driver in Ghana and my taxi driver in Zambia than from market studies.’
Meet the Boss: Duncan Muchangi, MD, Hellofood Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 October 2015 ‘Be willing to take risks, innovate, and most importantly learn fast,’ says Duncan Muchangi.
Meet the Boss: Amy Jadesimi, managing director, LADOL (Nigeria) Published by Kate Douglas on 22 October 2015 ‘Don’t imagine that just because you hear fantastic stories about people who drop out of school and make a fortune, and do things the easy way, that this is typical. It is far from typical.’
Meet the Boss: Jesse Moore, MD, M-KOPA Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 October 2015 ‘If you work hard, you enjoy what you are doing and you treat people well, the world is typically okay.’
Meet the Boss: Greg Ogbeifun, CEO, Starzs (Nigeria) Published by Kate Douglas on 8 October 2015 ‘I am prepared to set legacies and put succession plans in place so that there will be continuity after I am gone.’
Meet the Boss: Andrew Reicher, chairman – investment committee, Catalyst Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 September 2015 ‘There is much to do and so little time to do it in.’