In this next episode, I sit down with Georgie Ndirangu, a global moderator and a curator of the brand Georgie Ndirangu. With a stellar career spanning the BBC, CNBC Africa, and Forbes Africa, Georgie has earned accolades such as the Rwandan Journalist of the Year award.

His remarkable journey includes captivating interviews with global business leaders and heads of states. In the agency sector, he has been part of the team driving transformative projects for renowned clients like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Evercare, and TPG, across diverse regions—Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the UK. More recently, he served as the Head (Pan-African Communications), Mastercard Foundation.

In this conversation, we cover Georgie's upbringing and how it shaped who he is today. We discuss his relocation to Rwanda after college, a pivotal chapter in his life. We also cover his insights on building a captivating brand that has opened doors for him.

In Georgie's style, the conversation is marked with banter and profound lessons.

Georgie Ndirangu recently launched a masterclass that covers everything he has learned in his 10 year career in media and communication. You will learn public speaking, event moderation, stage presence- all from someone who has done it the African context and beyond. You can learn more here: www.georgiendirangu.com

In this conversation I sit down with Just Ivy Africa, an award-winning marketer, content creator, digital entrepreneur, and investor. We discuss the experience that have shaped her life and career to date, and the decision she made to fully bet on herself- a decision that is already paying dividends.

Just Ivy is the founder of Movers' Society- a community that enables people to access financial literacy without spending too much money and a platform for people to hold each other accountable to achieve their financial goals. Ivy has recently established investment club and in less than a year, the club has amassed over 400,000 USD in Assets Under Management.

Ivy has over 15 years of experience in digital and experiential brand building; she is an emerging pan-African voice in money matters, an adept conversation moderator, and a skillful experience curator. Her social media platforms are turning into dynamic online learning centers for women and youth across Africa.

In 2022, she was awarded Kenya's most innovative influencer and was previously the Samsung Consumer Electronics Brand Ambassador for East Africa in 2020 - 2023. Join her vibrant community, 'The Movers Society,' and prepare to embark on a journey of financial enlightenment, personal growth and a ton of fun!

Find Ivy's page:

https://www.instagram.com/just_ivy_africa_/?hl=en

The movers' society:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_movers_society_/

In this conversation I sit with the one and only, Charlot Magayi who is the Founder of Mukuru Clean Stoves- a clean cooking company that repurposes locally sourced waste metal to manufacture improved, efficient, and reliable cookstoves. In this episode, we discuss her childhood experiences growing up in one of the largest slum in Kenya, losing both her parents by the age of 10, and her experience of becoming a teen mom at 16.

Despite facing incredible setbacks early on in life, Charlot has gone on to accomplish the unthinkable including winning the Earthshot prize in 2022 an award started by Prince William and David Attenborough and a cash prize of 1 Million Pounds. In this conversation, we discuss the power of asking persistently and being comfortable with rejection. We discuss how to never let success make you complacent as there will always be more work to do and greater heights to reach.

Charlot has been recognized and awarded by Global Citizen, World Bank, and United Nations. She was among the 100 most influential Young Africans in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Her company, Mukuru Clean Stoves, has manufactured and distributed over 400,000 cookstoves, impacting the lives of 2,000,000 Kenyans living in poverty. Charlot is currently building a 300,000 square foot sustainable energy campus in Kenya and developing a malaria fighting fuel.

Charlot is an Echoing Green Fellow, an Africa Business Hero, a Global Good Fund Fellow, a Stanford Global Energy Hero, a Forbes under 30 lister and a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst and she sits on the board of three international funds. 

This is a gem packed episode and I hope you enjoy and learn from it.

Follow the work of Mukuru Clean Stoves below:

Website: https://mukurustoves.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mukurucleanstoves/

Follow Charlot:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlotmagayi/