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AfricanOptimist - how we thrive against great odds

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What does it take to survive and thrive in Africa?

This and other questions are answered weekly as we dive into the worlds of dynamic doers and thinkers who are changing the future of the continent. Join Sanja Gohre in conversation with a wide range of people as they share their journeys of triumphs and tribulations, tips and tricks, analysis and insight, and most of all their inspiration on how and why they survive and thrive. 

For the back story of all guests, transcripts and show notes, visit www.africanoptimist.co.za, where you can also sign up for the AfricanOptimist newsletter.


The AfricanOptimist podcast is proudly hosted by Afripods, the world's Nr 1 podcast for African stories.

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17 episod
sejak 14 Jan 2024
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#17 Linda Mabhena Olagunju - 'Every Opportunity is an Audition.'

#17 Linda Mabhena Olagunju - 'Every Opportunity is an Audition.'

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju saw the map of Africa when she was eight - all the gold, the oil, the diamonds - and couldn't understand why CNN kept telling her we were poor. That question never quite left her. Today she's on track to become Africa's largest Black female-owned independent power producer ...
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#16 Melusi Mhlungu - From Soweto to the Super Bowl and back again.

#16 Melusi Mhlungu - From Soweto to the Super Bowl and back again.

This episode is a behind the scenes look at the man behind the brand JozimyJozi and the unbelievable story of his rise to the top of the advertising industries in both South Africa and the United States before his return to home town Johannesburg to start a movement of hope and regeneration ...
01:28:33
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#15 Melusi Mhlungu. What do a Creative Optimist & a South African Optimist have to do with Jozi?

#15 Melusi Mhlungu. What do a Creative Optimist & a South African Optimist have to do with Jozi?

After a long break, I am cranking up the AfricanOptimist podcast again. I have spent the last while working on the 'economic engine' (thanks coach Karl Gostner!) behind the podcast, my business 'StoryBanking'. But I have missed the people who are shaking things up all around us, so am back with ...
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#14 Lita Miti-Qamata - How African Entrepreneurs & Creatives Can Protect Their Ideas and Commercialise Them

#14 Lita Miti-Qamata - How African Entrepreneurs & Creatives Can Protect Their Ideas and Commercialise Them

Masterclass on intellectual property with IP lawyer Lita Miti-Qamata from law firm Adams & Adams. Two years ago, Mita stood up at an IP workshop in Johannesburg, pulled out a Coke can, and made intellectual property law make sense to me for the first time. 'Everything you need to know about ...
01:02:20
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#13 Claudia Castellanos - How you dust off an old family recipe and build it into a super hot brand

#13 Claudia Castellanos - How you dust off an old family recipe and build it into a super hot brand

AfricanOptimist #13 Claudia Castellanos - How you dust off an old family recipe and build it into a super hot brand, while being fair to suppliers and the planet. We hold a delightful conversation with entrepreneur and self-proclaimed food rebel Claudia Castellanos who takes us on the rollercoa ...
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#12 Dr Thebe Ikalafeng - 'The African who travelled from his small town in Kimberley, to the top of Kilimanjaro, to the rest of the continent.'

#12 Dr Thebe Ikalafeng - 'The African who travelled from his small town in Kimberley, to the top of Kilimanjaro, to the rest of the continent.'

Meet the founder of Brand Africa, Dr Thebe Ikalafeng. Once decked out in immaculate corporate suits, he is now a walking celebration of African creativity and haute couture, a mentor to many a young talented creative bubbling up through the entrepreneurial ranks and a passionate promoter and pro ...
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#11 Sarah Dusek - on becoming an entrepreneur who thinks BIG, and a VC who helps African women think BIGGER

#11 Sarah Dusek - on becoming an entrepreneur who thinks BIG, and a VC who helps African women think BIGGER

#11 Sarah Dusek - on becoming an entrepreneur who thinks BIG, and a venture capitalist who helps African women think BIGGER - an insider's guide to scaling and pitching your business. Take a wild entrepreneurial ride with Sarah Dusek, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author of Thinking Bigg ...
01:12:45
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#10 Gus Le Breton - On influencing EU law, the challenges of processing wild-harvested fruit, the future power of baobab harvesters and the need for 'courage, my son'

#10 Gus Le Breton - On influencing EU law, the challenges of processing wild-harvested fruit, the future power of baobab harvesters and the need for 'courage, my son'

AfricanOptimist Episode #10 Gus Le Breton - On influencing EU law, the challenges of processing wild-harvested fruit, the future power of baobab harvesters and the need for 'courage, my son'  It is hard not to think of the Greek myth of Sisyphus when you listen to Gus le Breton tell the un ...
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#9 Joséphine Katumba - The rise (and importance) of the Intrapreneur, jumping on rocket ships without a reserved seat and 'weighing and paying' as a retail model of the future

#9 Joséphine Katumba - The rise (and importance) of the Intrapreneur, jumping on rocket ships without a reserved seat and 'weighing and paying' as a retail model of the future

AfricanOptimist Episode #9 Joséphine Katumba - The rise (and importance) of the Intrapreneur, jumping on rocket ships without a reserved seat and 'weighing and paying' as a retail model of the future  In this episode, you will learn a couple of things. Firstly, you will get a behind the sce ...
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#8 Adam Welz - why 'climate change' should be renamed 'climate breakdown', how humans have disrupted 11,000 years of relative stability, how nature is reacting to this and why we should care

#8 Adam Welz - why 'climate change' should be renamed 'climate breakdown', how humans have disrupted 11,000 years of relative stability, how nature is reacting to this and why we should care

Introducing naturalist David Attenborough's successor... In this episode, ecologist Adam Welz gives us a peak into the writing of his first book The End of Eden and his intentions as well as his difficulties in writing it. He explains why he chose to focus on wild species as the characters of t ...
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