Minding Your Business Africa

Christian Ngabo - Building The Future Of Commerce In Rwanda

In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, we sit down with Christian Ngabo, the 26-year-old founder of the Isokko App, an e-commerce platform helping people in Kigali order groceries and everyday essentials from local stores, while creating flexible income opportunities for young people through Isokko agents. Christian’s journey started with pure curiosity and grew into building tech products used by thousands of people, navigating regulatory challenges, and eventually returning to Rwanda to solve a problem many people see every day but don’t act on. We talk about what the realities of startup life in Africa, and his ambition to create 10,000 jobs in Rwanda before the age of 35.

Christopher Williams: From Corporate Success to Courageous Leadership

On this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, I sit down with Christopher O. H. Williams to talk about what success really looks like for young Africans navigating corporate spaces. Christopher shares his journey from growing up in Sierra Leone to studying and building a career in the United States, rising through global institutions, and eventually stepping away to focus on something deeper, purpose. We talk about self worth, confidence, and what it takes to survive and thrive in environments that were not built with you in mind. We also explore courage, leadership, and why helping the next generation of African youth matters more than titles or promotions. This is an honest conversation about ambition, identity, and making your success count for something bigger than yourself.

How Suo Chapele Found Her Voice Through Sports & Media

Sports media plays a major role in shaping public conversation and culture, but it has historically been dominated by male voices. For many women in sports broadcasting, entering that space means pushing against long standing expectations about who belongs and who is taken seriously.In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Fola Folayan sits down with Chief Suo Chapele, a trailblazer in African sports media, to unpack her journey from growing up in Warri to becoming one of the most recognizable female voices in sports commentary. Suo shares how language, culture, and confidence have played a role in carving out her path, and how she learned to stand firmly in her voice in an industry that has not always made room for women. In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, I sit down with Chief Suo Chapele, a trailblazer in African sports media, to unpack her journey from growing up in Warri to becoming one of the most recognizable female voices in sports commentary. Suo shares how language, culture, and confidence have played a role in carving out her path, and how she learned to stand firmly in her voice in an industry that has not always made room for women.

Building A Successful Food Brand: The SoFreshNG Story

Building a successful food brand in Nigeria is about patience, systems, and learning the market one decision at a time. In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Olagoke Balogun, co founder and CEO of So Fresh Nigeria, shares the real story behind building So Fresh from a small fruit and vegetable store into one of Nigeria’s most trusted healthy food brands. We talk about listening to customers, surviving the early years of slow growth, managing fresh produce in a tough operating environment, building systems that scale, and why hustle can start a business but structure is what keeps it alive. This episode is for anyone trying to understand what sustainable entrepreneurship really looks like.

From Radio Voice to CEO: Aissa Cyiza is Leading Rwanda’s Airwaves

In this episode of Minding Your Business Africa, Fola sits down with Aissa Cyiza, one of Rwanda’s most recognizable radio personalities and the CEO of Royal FM. Aissa opens up about her journey from the studio microphone to the executive office, the challenges and breakthroughs that shaped her career. She shares the lessons she has learned along the way, how she continues to grow personally and professionally, and the vision she has for the future of Rwandan broadcasting.