Made To Lead
The show tells the personal and professional stories of amazing people of African descent who are leading in their various spaces. Each episode features an interview with a dynamic individual about their achievements, challenges, dreams and aspirations.
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SE3.E6: Ifę Elizabeth Shabi
Today we chat with Ifę Elizabeth Shabi, a prolific brand consumer brand builder, entrepreneur, CEO, and biochemist focused on creating products and businesses in the beauty industry. She's the founder of beauty brands including Loola Cosmetics, Serumize Skin, and HB[...]
SE3.E5: Dr. Opiyo Oloya
This episode features the fascinating story of Dr. Opiyo Oloya , Superintendant at the York Catholic District School Board.
Dr. Opiyo's story is truly inspiring. He left Uganda, the country of his birth, as a refugee as[...]
SE3.E4: Thandi Ntuli
Today we chat with amazing South African multi-award winning jazz pianist and vocalist, Thandi Ntuli . She shares her journey into jazz music, specifically on the piano, which started at a very young age. After high school,[...]
SE3.E3: Mansa Chintoh
We're joined on the show today by Mansa Chintoh , Director, Business & Legal Affairs at Entertainment One (eOne). She shares here story as a first generation Black Canadian finding her path in life that eventually led[...]
SE3.E2: Kimberly Ofori
Before she became Head of Growth at ScaleUpNation, Kimberly Ofori had a very interesting journey that took her from the Netherlands to Dubai and to Spain. Without a colleage degree, she started her full time career in[...]
S3.E1: Nicole Nomsa Moyo
In our first episode of Season 3, we chat with Nicole Nomsa Moyo, an Urban & Architectural Designer.
She has a passion for human-centric design, master planning, innovative and disruptive sustainable development, community engagement processes, intelligent future thinking and Africa[...]
Season 3
Welcome to Season 3 of the Made to Lead podcast hosted by Aziz Garuba. New episodes of this season are launching April 6 so follow/subscribe on your favourite podcast platform to get notified . Also subscribe to[...]
Mide Akerewusi – Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 2) | S2E11
On this episode we continue our conversation with Mide Akerewusi, Founder and CEO of AgentsC. He shares how he got demoted from his executive role, leading him to quit and find another job, and how he eventually decided to venture[...]
Mide Akerewusi – Fracture to Failure to Philanthropy (Part 1) | S2E10
On Part 1 of a 2-part episode, we sit down with Mide Akerewusi, a British born African living in Canada. Mide is Founder and CEO of AgentsC Inc., a Canadian based international company delivering equity philanthropy and social research services[...]
Omonye Phillips – It’s All In The Mind | S2E9
On today's show we chat with one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company Omonye Phillips, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Rite Aid. Her role involves overseeing the operations of 180+ stores and managing a budget[...]
Horace Matthews – Moving By Faith | S2E8
Our guest today is Horace Matthews, Vice President, Digital and Information Technology / CIO at World Vision Canada. Horace discusses his life story from growing up in Mandeville, Jamaica to eventually moving to the cold country of Canada in search[...]
Mary Mosope Adeyemi – viSHEbility | S2E7
From initially hating banking to eventually becoming an executive at Goldman Sachs, this episode is the exciting journey of Mary Mosope Adeyemi, a passionate, people-oriented and purpose driven woman who lives out these traits in various spheres.
She is an[...]
Tapfuma Musewe – Africa To The World | S2E6
Today's guest is Tapfuma Musewe, Founder of Eschaton Solutions, a boutique firm that promotes sustainable trade and investments with African markets.
Having grown up a Canadian citizen, his passion led him to spend most of his working life across Africa.[...]
Fenton Jagdeo – Try Even When You’re Not Sure | S2E5
On today's show we chat with Fenten Jagdeo, Co-founder and COO of Faculty, a venture capital-backed modern grooming company based in San Francisco.
Fenton discusses how he went from working management consulting to become a young entrepreneur co-founding his start[...]
Kike Fischer – Leading Without Screaming | S2E4
Today's guest is Kike Fischer, Chief Risk Officer at Leadway Assurance, the largest insurance company in Nigeria.
Kike's rise to become a C-level executive in Risk Management began with a serendipitous encounter in an elevator that eventually led her to[...]
Sam Effah – Charting Your Own TRACK To Success | S2E3
"Action without thought is empty, thought without action is blind" - Nkrumah. This is the philosophy that guides Sam Effah, a Canadian Olympic hopeful of Ghanaian heritage, and a 2-time Canadian Champion and multiple award winning athlete.
In today's episode,[...]
Seni Sulyman – Knowing When To Pivot (Part 2) | S2E2
On today’s episode we continue where we left off in our conversation with Seni Sulyman, an experienced executive on a mission to build and develop Africa through technology. Today Seni talks about how he made the decision to move back[...]
Seni Sulyman – Knowing When To Pivot (Part 1) | S2E1
From tinkering with cell phones in Paris, to negotiating with an unexpected individual in New York, to eventually becoming an executive at one of Africa's best Lagos-based tech startups.
We discuss these and many other topics with Seni Sulyman, a Harvard[...]
Welcome to Season 2
Episode 12: Beau Sackey – Returning Home
Today's episode features Beau Sackey, Co-founder of Plendify, a B2B market place app for connecting buyers and suppliers in Ghana.
Prior to co-founding Plendify, Beau spent over 15 years in management consulting working with Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He has[...]
Episode 11: Lisandra Rickards – Explore More
Our guest today is Lisandra Rickards, Founder & CEO of Soul Career, Former CEO of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, and a Harvard MBA. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and high-achieving professionals succeed by connecting them to knowledge, opportunities, and[...]
Episode 10: Amoye Henry – Don’t Be In A Rush
Today we sit down with Amoye Henry, the Co-founder and Executive Producer of the AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival, a program that has created opportunities for over 350 local and international artists, entrepreneurs and cultural practitioners.
Amoye, who started her first[...]
Episode 9: Tim Akinnusi – No Experience Required
Today we're pleased to have as our guest Tim Akinnusi, CEO and Co-founder of MortgageMarket, a first of its kind South African FinTech company that lets customers apply online and get approved for a mortgage from any of the 5[...]
Episode 8: Hali Farah – Lead With Compassion
Our guest on this episode is Hali Farah, a Senior HR Consultant for the City of Toronto, leading the Diversity and Next Generation Programs.
Hali shares her story from her upbringing as a young Somali-Canadian kid growing up in Hamilton[...]
Episode 7: Walter Ajogbor – Don’t Knock Small Beginnings
Today's guest is Walter Ajogbor, an award-winning commercial banker who's spent the last 10 years in the financial services industry.
Walter recounts his journey from his humble beginnings as a customer service representative to being a top-notch commercial banker. He[...]
Episode 6: Linus Akanoh – Be Authentic With Yourself
My guest today is Linus Akanoh Jr. a crisis recovery Senior Manager with a global consultancy who works to help public sector organizations develop and operationalize resilience in response to man-made and natural disasters. His experience spans some of the[...]
Episode 5: Sabaa Quao – Just Watch Me
Sabaa Quao joins us as today's guest on the show. He's a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 26. Over the past 25 years, he has had the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with creative producers, markerters,[...]
Episode 4: Rumbi Mugwagwa – Be Flexible
Today we chat with Rumbi Mugwagwa, a Fixed Income Associate with the Portfolio Advisory Team at Bank of Montreal (BMO) Nesbitt Burns. As the Guaranteed Investment product expert she is the principal liaison between Issuers and advisors. She also supports[...]
Episode 3: Chiedza Museredza – Your Dreams Are Valid
On this episode we chat with Chiedza Museredza, a lawyer working at a prestigious Bay Street law firm in Toronto.
Chiedza was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She left Zimbabwe at 18 years old to pursue her studies in[...]
Episode 2: Dr. Obi Jude Nzeako – Family, Focus & Excellence
On today’s show, I interview Dr. Jude Obi Nzeako, a fully qualified and practising Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist interests in Trauma. He graduated from the University of Manchester in the UK then completed a prestigious Orthopaedic Surgical Training[...]
Episode 1: Introducing Made to Lead
Hello and welcome to the Made to Lead Podcast. I am your host Aziz Garuba. If you have just subscribed or downloaded this podcast, it means you are looking to be inspired by inspiring leaders. That’s the goal of podcast,[...]
