Going Home: Recent Episodes
Going Home
Are you an African in diaspora? Are you thinking of going back home to start a business? This podcast is for you.
Polymath Brian Hammond left a job in the UK as the CFO of a finance firm to return home to Nigeria to run an oil palm plantation, In this episode, he shares his experience moving back to Nigeria to run a family business and why he believes you should avoid trends.
After the financial crash in 2008, Ife Fashola, a lawyer turned information technology professional, turned finance expert who had previously worked at Lehman Brothers, turned her eyes home to Nigeria to start a full service investment firm called Kedari Capital. She shares her journey, challenges faced & creative strategies used to overcome them.
As a student, Taiwo discovered the credit reporting system in the US after he was denied a loan, an incident he said inspired him to go back to Nigeria to start Credit Registry, which claims to be the largest credit reporting bureau in Nigeria.
In this episode, he shares his journey of determination and doggedness in the face of obstacles as well as his innovative family arrangements to make his journey back home a rewarding reality.
Ndidi shares her journey back to Nigeria, motivations, challenges faced and how she overcame them.
Chika has built several businesses in the technology sector in Nigeria, in this episode, he shares his journey back to Nigeria, the challenges faced and how he overcame them.
Tosan openly shares his story of why & how he moved back to Nigeria, his struggles, victories and scaling his business.