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The Salary Scramble is a podcast born from one hard truth: payday can be one of the most challenging moments for entrepreneurs. It’s a high-stakes time that brings pressure, tough decisions, and emotional weight , the kind only a founder or entrepreneur can truly understand.
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She walked into an industry where no one looked like her. She built a company that keeps people alive. Valerie Mpholle, founder of Consuweld. Her first major contract was back home in Lesotho. Today, she supplies oxygen
She founded the business by herself. But that didn't stop them from asking: "Is she fronting?" Valerie Mpholle walked into an industry where the room was built for older white men with engineering degrees, people who had
On this episode of The Salary Scramble , Sharna Darko from Kingston Kitchen GH joins us, and we went there. She exploded an egg in the microwave as a kid. Now she's exploding queues at Green Butterfly Market. Jamaican, B
Sharna Darko from Kingston Kitchen GH joins us this week, and we went there.She started with just two dishes, jerk chicken and curry goat, pre-order only. No storefront. No grand plan. Just cooking and hoping someone wou
Sharna Darko from Kingston Kitchen GH joins us this week, and we went there. Rolling dough, chasing paychecks, she started with two dishes and a prayer. Now people are queuing at 9:30am before the market even opens. Is t
Ohene Twum once said architecture can solve social issues. We asked him to break it down. His answer? The essence of architecture is people. If there were no people, there would be no need to create spaces that inhabit t
Ohene Twum joins us this week, and we went there. He's the architect behind some of Ghana's most meaningful projects, from the Savannah Dialysis and Maternity Hospital in Tamale, the first of its kind in Ghana's five nor
"Meaningful work is not always glamorous. But it is always worth doing well."Ohene Twum joins us this week to talk about what it really means to build for people, not just for profit. He designs hospitals in northern Gha
Louise from Earcandy has seen the AI hype cycle before. She knows what it promises, speed, scale, cost savings. But she also knows what it misses: the pause, the breath, the inflection that carries a story home. In this
Louise from EarCandy has spent over 20 years in the business of language and culture, taking stories from one place and retelling them for another audience. She's localized over 1.5 million minutes of content into 28 Afr
"It's the language you dream in. That's the language of your heart." Louise from EarCandy joins us this week to talk about what it really means to localize content for African audiences. She's in the business of language
"I want the world from you. But I don't pay you the best. That's the difficult part." Musa Jesse, founder of Pilgrims Specialty Coffee, gets honest about the guilt of firing someone when you couldn't afford to pay them w
"Africa grows your coffee. You get the profit. That's theft."That's the kind of bold statement Musa Jesse, founder of Pilgrims Specialty Coffee in Zambia, isn't afraid to make. In this unfiltered episode of The Salary Sc
"Africa grows your coffee. You get the profit. That's theft."That's the kind of bold statement Musa Jesse, founder of Pilgrims Specialty Coffee in Zambia, isn't afraid to make. In this unfiltered episode of The Salary Sc
Building a business in Africa often means navigating a brutal contradiction. You need to attract top talent and demand excellence, but the numbers on your balance sheet simply won't allow you to pay what they’re worth. I
Building a business in Africa often means navigating a brutal contradiction. You need to attract top talent and demand excellence, but the numbers on your balance sheet simply won't allow you to pay what they’re worth. I
"We can work ten times more than the Chinese. Our DNA is strength. But are we building to capacity? To quality?" Papy Kaluw on why Africa has the power but still ships everything in from somewhere else.
The global fashion industry is worth $2.5 trillion. Africa's share? $31 billion, barely 1%. Papy Kaluw knows what that gap feels like. He left Congo as a child, dropped out of university, taught himself fashion, and buil
Join us on The Salary Scramble With Lee Kasumba as Papy Kaluw breaks down the one thing every entrepreneur fears: your own paycheck taking a chunk out of your business.New episode out tomorrow!
Oma Areh has worked with everyone from Coca-Cola to Davido to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She's a PR powerhouse, film producer, and now a pioneer in the $26 billion micro-drama industry. But her journey started with a colu
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The Salary Scramble With Lee Kasumba is hosted by Shespeaksafrica. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 42 episodes.
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