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Africa Energy Transition Advisor Silas Olan'g on Energy Access and the Transition Africa Needs
Épisode 8
jeudi 23 avril 2026 • Durée 57:38
Silas Olan’g serves as NRGI’s Africa Energy Transition Advisor, bringing years of experience at the intersection of natural resource governance and energy transition across the continent.
His passion is rooted in rural Tanzania, in the 1960s and 70s, where traditional biomass and kerosene were the only sources of energy. Electricity was a luxury only a few could afford. The situation hasn’t changed much in many African villages.
In 1975, a young Silas sat waiting for a medical procedure. There was no paraffin to light the lamp. The doctor could not see. His treatment was delayed.
He has never forgotten what it means to live in the dark.
Neither has the continent. Today, 600 million Africans still live in energy poverty, not because Africa failed to develop, but because the energy that powered the world’s development was never equitably distributed.
That same energy, coal, oil, gas, drove the emissions that triggered the climate crisis Africa now suffers most from.
A continent responsible for just 3% of global emissions faces the worst of its consequences: droughts, floods, failed harvests, and displacement. And yet the world expects full transition to clean energy by 2050.
Some African nations are already leading the way. Kenya and Tanzania have made significant strides in clean energy access, proving that the continent has both the will and the capacity. In this conversation Mr. Silas expounds in details what the continent needs.
He puts it plainly: if Africa doesn’t transition, it will not change the climate. The crisis is not Africa’s making. But the urgency a just transition, is the goal with differentiated responsibilities.
Holistic Intentional Leadership at Work & at Home: Sarah Ezra's Transformational Principles
lundi 23 février 2026 • Durée 58:05
Sarah Ezra, a senior management and board executive with over 18 years of experience managing multi-million dollar projects, shares her transformative approach to holistic, intentional leadership - both at work and at home.
In this profound conversation, Sarah opens up about a realization that changed everything: "Why don't I run my home as a company?"
From leading multi-million dollar community projects, to sitting on boards, Sarah has navigated male-dominated spaces while maintaining fierce integrity. But her most revolutionary leadership insight didn't come from the boardroom - it came from asking why she applied strategic planning, annual reviews, and accountability systems at work but not in her personal life.
Sarah breaks down her core leadership principles:
• Lead self first - Everything revolves around understanding yourself, your triggers, and how you show up
• Consensus building - True leadership means bringing people along, not making unilateral decisions
• Integrity as non-negotiable - Your word is everything; never taint your name with transgression
• Listen before being heard - The most productive thing a leader can do is sometimes just sit and listen
• Create space for others - Especially for women coming behind you
Her approach to life planning is remarkable: Sarah and her husband run their home with the same intentionality as a company - complete with strategic plans, annual reviews, family planning sessions, and a clear vision for 2033. They involve their children in these sessions, teaching them early about goal-setting and accountability.
On leading as a woman, Sarah shares powerful moments - from walking into a room of men during her parents' burial arrangements to demand her seat at the table, to her university awakening when a professor said "if I say anything wrong, feel free to challenge me" - the first time she'd been invited to question authority.
She tackles difficult leadership questions: How do you maintain integrity when you can't share confidential information? How do you distinguish between positional authority and true leadership? When is consensus-building a weakness versus a strength?
Sarah credits five books that shaped her leadership journey: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (the only book she's read twice), Lean In, Women and Money, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Daring Greatly. Each came at a different season and built her framework for holistic leadership.
Her financial mentor taught her to track everything - not just for control, but for clarity. From that lesson, she built systems that allowed her to plan five years ahead, break it into annual targets, and review quarterly. The same discipline that made her successful professionally now guides her family's future.
On the difference between true leaders and manipulative ones: "We need to strip the name 'leaders' from manipulative people. Just because someone holds a position of authority doesn't make them a leader. Leadership is qualitative, not positional."
For anyone juggling multiple roles, leading teams, or seeking to bring more intention to every area of life, Sarah offers both practical systems and the mindset shifts needed to lead holistically - without compartmentalizing the different versions of yourself.
Special moment: Sarah receives Dr. Catherine Kahabuka's book as a gift from the previous Thinkers & Builders guest - a beautiful passing of wisdom between women leaders.Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction: Holistic Leadership at Work and Home
00:00:54 Who is Sarah Ezra? Beyond Titles and Roles
00:04:18 Leadership Roles and Career Journey
00:05:51 The Consensus Builder: Understanding Your Leadership Style
00:08:46 Core Principles: Leading Self First
00:12:13 Objectivity in Leadership and Empowering Others
00:15:56 Leading as a Woman: Advocacy and Creating Space
00:19:39 Leading from Anywhere: Breaking Traditional Barriers
00:21:38 The University Awakening: Finding Your Voice
00:24:16 Workplace Structures and Organizational Culture
00:28:03 Running Your Home Like a Company
00:31:54 The Five Books That Shaped Sarah's Leadership
00:33:20 Strategic Life Planning: The 2033 Vision
00:33:54 Financial Mentorship and Organizing Your Future
00:37:02 Family Planning Sessions and Involving Children
00:40:08 What Makes Integrity Possible in Leadership
00:41:46 True Leaders vs. Manipulative Leaders
00:44:37 The Importance of Leadership Training
00:48:57 Navigating Confidential Information as a Leader
00:55:52 Women as Fierce Leaders in All Spheres
00:56:42 Special Gift: Dr. Catherine Kahabuka's Book
Four Game Changing Principles Every Business Owner Needs to Know. Jennifer Shigoli's Story
Épisode 6
dimanche 14 décembre 2025 • Durée 01:10:50
Jennifer Shigoli, CEO and Founder of Arizona Vocational Training College and ELEA ProductS, shares the four transformative principles that took her businesses from startup to training over 5,000 people across Africa.
From selling beads in school at age 16 to becoming a visionary educator and impact-driven entrepreneur, Jennifer's journey about building sustainable businesses in Africa is profound.
She studied law but found herself drawn back to entrepreneurship - making detergents, riding on tricycles with jerry cans, and facing rejection from potential clients until she learned one critical lesson: you must brand yourself, not just your product.
Jennifer breaks down her four non-negotiable principles for business success:
• Start with empathy - Understand the real pain points of those you serve, not what you think they need
• Look beyond profits - Design with purpose or money alone will lead you to dangerous places
• Build systems and structures - This is what differentiates self-employment from a scalable business
• Collaborate to elevate - 40% of a watermelon is better than 100% of a grape
Her perspective on pricing is revolutionary: "Pricing doesn't just have to make sense to your customer - it has to make sense to your business. If you're only making customers happy with low prices, you're killing your business."
Jennifer shares why she trains competitors to make sanitary pads, how her retired engineer father became a cosmology expert at her company, and why she wishes she had found a mentor from day one.
Key insights include why most entrepreneurs get stuck in self-employment instead of building companies, how to attract the right collaborations, and why data systems are non-negotiable even for small businesses.
Her vision: One household, one skilled person - a 50 to 100 year plan that she's building brick by brick.
Special Offer: Get 15% discount at Arizona Vocational Training College through December 2025. Use code: Thinkers and Builders Arizona 123
For anyone building impact-driven businesses or struggling to balance profit with purpose, Jennifer's frameworks offer both practical systems and the mindset shifts needed to scale sustainably.Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Jennifer Shegoli - Visionary Educator and Entrepreneur
00:02:06 From Law to Entrepreneurship: An Unexpected Journey
00:04:30 Early Entrepreneurial Experiences and Family Influence
00:11:53 The Power of Information and Role Models
00:16:27 Starting the Detergent Business: From Pain Point to Solution
00:25:42 The Importance of Personal Branding in Business
00:30:04 Four Guiding Principles for Business Success
00:30:21 Principle One: Understanding Pain Points Through Empathy
00:32:25 Principle Two: Purpose-Driven Business Beyond Profit
00:33:40 Principle Three: Building Systems and Structures for Growth
00:35:56 Principle Four: Collaboration as the Key to Scaling Impact
00:39:48 Birth of Arizona Vocational Training College
00:42:42 The Critical Importance of Skills Development
00:45:36 Finding Balance Between Impact and Profitability
00:50:07 Mastering the Art of Pricing Your Products and Services
00:52:15 Essential Business Systems Every Entrepreneur Needs
00:55:45 Strategic Collaboration: Working with Family and Partners
01:04:15 Special Offer: 15% Discount for Thinkers and Builders
01:06:45 Biggest Business Mistakes and the Power of Mentorship
01:08:36 Staying Grounded Through Faith and Purpose
Expand Your Impact and Make More Money: Dr. Catherine Kahabuka’s Framework
Saison 1 · Épisode 5
dimanche 16 novembre 2025 • Durée 01:07:11
Dr. Catherine Kahabuka, PhD, Founder of Cremes International, shares her “Muscle to Brain Framework” - helping professionals move from trading hours for money to creating passive income through intellectual assets.
Learn how she went from early-career doctor to global board member and internationally recognized coach by overcoming perfectionism and fear of visibility. Discover the pathway to becoming a thought leader.
Stop waiting for perfect - start building your legacy today.
Watch until the end for a special offer!Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction: From Humble Beginnings to Helping Others
00:04:36 The Five Levels of Career Advancement Framework
00:11:29 Level 1: Breaking Free from Employment Limitations
00:23:59 Level 2: Freelancing and Independent Consulting
00:31:37 Level 3: Building Systems and Running a Company
00:50:05 Level 4: Communication and Influence
00:55:03 The Power of Visibility in Career Advancement
01:02:03 Excellence as the Foundation of Success
00:47:01 Special Book Offer for Viewers
01:05:23 Final Wisdom: Everything Will Be Okay
Mike Mushi on turning privilege into startup advantage in Africa
Épisode 4
dimanche 19 octobre 2025 • Durée 01:01:29
Mike Mushi on turning privilege into statrup advantage in Africa
Mike Mushi shares his extraordinary journey that began when his father decided primary education was enough and pushed him into the business world as a teenager.
In this powerful conversation on Thinkers & Builders, Mike reveals how what seemed like a disadvantage - being denied secondary education - became the foundation for understanding privilege differently.
Having access to computers and internet in 1999 Tanzania wasn't just luck; it was a head start that shaped his entire entrepreneurial path.
Now one among the leading voices in Tanzania's startup ecosystem, Mike breaks down why Africa doesn't need to compete on who owns AI technology, but rather on how many people can be uplifted through it.
He challenges conventional thinking about startups, explaining why they're not just tech companies but any business with the potential to scale massively with the same inputs.
Key insights from this episode:
• Why institutionalizing privilege through startup policies can transform entire economies
• The critical difference between having resources and having the technology to extract value from them
• How Africa can leapfrog development stages just as it did with mobile banking
• Why partnerships fail more startups than bad ideas or lack of funding
• The blueprint for creating national venture funds that attract 10x private investment.
Mike's perspective on failure is refreshing - comparing building startups to going to the gym, where each failure builds the muscles needed for the next venture. He advocates for visa programs to attract global talent, arguing that human resources, not minerals or land, are Africa's most crucial asset.
For anyone building in Africa or interested in emerging market entrepreneurship, this conversation offers both practical frameworks and mindset shifts essential for navigating the startup landscape.
Mike's vision: create an environment where youth have more different options to generate income, not just one.Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction: From Child Entrepreneur to Tech Pioneer
00:01:24 Early Privilege and Computer Access in 1999
00:03:02 Working at 13: Building Websites Out of Necessity
00:05:39 AI as Africa's Great Equalizer
00:07:56 Building on Existing Infrastructure vs. Being Consumers
00:09:30 The Critical Importance of Policy and Environment
00:11:17 Institutionalizing Privilege Through Startup Policy
00:12:47 National Venture Capital Funds: Learning from Ghana
00:14:35 What Qualifies as a Startup?
00:18:45 Africa's Resources Need Technology to Extract Value
00:22:24 Attracting Global Talent Through Visa Programs
00:24:47 Creating Multiple Income Options for Youth
00:27:50 Institutionalizing Privilege for Equal Opportunity
00:31:11 Understanding Risk Capital and Investment Flow
00:33:56 Local Funding Models: Learning from Wedding Committees
00:40:42 Embracing Failure as Part of Success
00:45:01 Managing Partnerships: The Biggest Challenge
00:48:07 Youth Taking Ownership of Their Future
00:49:30 Tanzania Startup Week and Building Ecosystems
00:55:56 Finding and Keeping Talent: The Founder's Key Skill
Healthy Parenting and Family Psychology Expert:You may be raising violent adults.
Épisode 3
vendredi 3 octobre 2025 • Durée 01:14:29
What shapes who we become as adults? In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the powerful connection between childhood experiences and adult behavior with Prof. Lusajo Kajula, a Tanzanian international scholar in health behavior and psychology for adolescents and families, and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.
Mtoto wa Nyoka ni Nyoka/ The child of a snake is a snake: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260521997443
00:00 Teaser
00:37 About Prof. Kajula and what she does
01:35 About The Child of a Snake is a Snake research
05:05 Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)-Traumatic childhood experiences and how they affect children’s personalities
06:20 Most abused children become abusive parnters
06:31 Healthy families raise healthy adults
06:44 Whatever you plant in a child is what they will become
07:16 How to break the cycle
07:56 Healthy Parenting and types of parenting
11:40 How to respond to children and what type of a parent are you?
15:33 Permissive parents raise children who do not know the word no
16:10 These are the best perfoming children as adults
17:05 Do not beat children, do this instead - conscious vs Lazy parenting
21:25 Do absent parents know they are absent? The power of communication, Do intimate relationships equate to danger?
26:20 Girls being warned that men are bad and how it affects them
27:37 It is not an insult to be a single parent. Sometimes Divorce could be the best thing that could happen to children
30:00 Being a single parent is a lot of work - role of the father vs role of the mother
31:02 This is why teenagers detach from their parents and this is what you should do.
33:26 Being a present father
34:49 Partner support to new mothers
33:11 Fathers love to their partner has a positive impact on their children
37:28 The power of understanding each other in marriage
39:37 Is it true that women marry their fathers and males their fathers
41:16 Unbecoming your toxic parents
43:21 Introspection and feedback is necessary in relationships. Enxiety can negatively affect relationships.
48:26 The most painful abuse on earth and how it reflects back on the abuser
50:37 How can single parents balance the missing role
53:18 Fathers should play good cope bad cope and this is why it is important
55:40 It is not too late to be a present parent
59:24 If you notice this in your children consult the Dr.
1:03 Threshold for changing children behaviours and how can parents support
1:06:31 Quality vs Quantity parenting time
1:13:10 Key take away from Prof. Lusajo
1:14:22 Outro
This is how you can make money in mining without mining - sustainability is the key
Épisode 2
samedi 20 septembre 2025 • Durée 40:23
In this conversation, Mariagoreth Charles sits down with Simon Shayo to discuss gold sourcing, where Simon shares sustainability insights from AngloGold Ashanti Tanzania and explains how you can make money in mining without actually mining.
Simon Shayo is Vice President for Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at AngloGold Ashanti Africa. He began his career in Tanzania’s energy sector in the early 2000s, working on natural gas projects and rural electrification planning.
He transitioned to mining in 2007 with Geita Gold Mining (AngloGold Ashanti Tanzania). After leaving and later rejoining the company, he has spent the past decade with AngloGold Ashanti, where he now oversees sustainability operations across Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, and Egypt.
With over two decades of experience in natural resources and extractive industries, he has witnessed and helped drive the evolution of sustainability from an external consideration to a core business function in mining.
00:00 Teaser
00:27 About Simon Shayo
01:17 How to Make Money in Mining Without Mining
08:59 Why Tracking Gold Prices Will Drive Gold Prices Higher
10:43 Huge Opportunities for Small-Scale Miners to Create Better Livelihoods and Revenue Streams
13:23 How Technology and AI Are Changing the Mining Industry
15:28 How Anglo-Gold Ashanti Is Reducing Its Carbon Emissions
17:10 Lessons from Anglo-Gold Ashanti on Employee Treatment
20:56 Secrets to Hiring and Retaining High-Performing Teams
23:10 Why Contributing to Public Health Challenges Is Necessary
27:40 Intentionality in Ensuring Gender-Inclusive Leadership
29:14 Examples of Women’s Representation in Senior Management at GGM
31:10 What Gets Women Promoted at GGM
31:20 Why Your Gender Equality Plan Will Fail If You Do
34:00 Why Tanzania Receives More Taxes from Anglo-Gold Ashanti Than Any Other Country
36:36 25 Years of Geita Gold Mine
38:11 Thinking of Starting a Mine in Africa? Learn from Anglo-Gold Ashanti
39:37 Simon’s Non-Negotiables
40:16 Outro
With this, you do not need collateral to access funds for your business
Épisode 1
samedi 6 septembre 2025 • Durée 59:28
In this conversation, Burak Büyüksaraç shares insights on Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC). He reflects on lessons from his past business experiences, explores the potential of Tanzania’s capital markets, discusses how to identify promising businesses, and explains what it takes to become investor-ready. He also highlights the differences between successful and unsuccessful startups and offers advice to both foreign investors and local investees, among many other topics.
Burak is a Turkish serial entrepreneur who has been residing in Tanzania since 2010. He has worked across Türkiye, the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa—particularly Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo—and Europe. In 2024, he founded AFRICAPITAL Investment Holdings Limited, a company specializing in private equity and venture capital services. The firm is dedicated to funding and advancing innovative enterprises and startups in Tanzania.
0:00 Teaser
0:31 Early life lessons
7:39 Early career journey
10:28 Experience working in a family business
11:48 Two lessons from a failed business that can make your business thrive
13:06 If you have a different perspective from most people, you can start a unique business
17:38 Why invest in Tanzania's Capital Markets?
22:10 Foreign investors need to know this
23:33 This is the hotcake right now in the Venture Capital Ecosystem
25:37 Tech funding in Africa compared to other parts of the world
27:31 AI incorporation into businesses
28:55 Understanding Capital Markets
30:30 With this, you do not need collateral to access funds for your business
33:14 Access to funds: Local context vs Global context
34:52 How long can it take to close a deal
36:25 Start by doing this to become investor-ready
38:56 Are you an established company? This is what you need to know to raise funds.
40:38 You need to know this before engaging Africapital
45:14 Working closely with the Government of Tanzania for Vision 2050
48:57 Sustainability positioning - Foreign investors wouldn't be much disappointed
51:22 This is one thing in common that successful startups have
54:00 Listen to this advise if you would like your company to be listed to the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in the near future.
55:38 Foreign Investors: this won't work...Investees: this is what you should do.
57:30 The art of staying grounded
59:14 Outro
