Transparency and Entrepreneurship With Ngozi Dozie (Co-Founder of Carbon)
About The Episode
Quote - “If you want something really badly, the whole universe conspires to help you get it.” The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black community. Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant afterwards. This episode features Ngozi Dozie, Co-Founder of Carbon; a Pan African digital bank based in Nigeria and a leading digital finance platform. Carbon’s mission is to empower all people with the financial access they need to pursue a life of dignity and prosperity. The Carbon app was launched in April 2016 and the business has grown rapidly. A CFA charter holder, Ngozi holds an MBA from Wharton School and has worked as a financial analyst at Deloitte & Touche and an investment banker at JPMorgan in New York. Listen and enjoy as Ngozi talks to us about the importance of transparency and access to loans in the Nigerian digital finance ecosystem and shares tips for new founders to navigate the regulatory landscape. Ngozi’s Reading List The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho https://amzn.to/3BSXIMu The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://amzn.to/3CA05UO The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran https://amzn.to/3ycbiIf Show Notes 1:27 Carbon’s vision and mission 6:34 Nigerian ecosystem - Type of loans and access to loans 5:36 Transparency and execution 8:54 Advice for founders navigating the regulatory landscape in the tech ecosystem 11:50 Advice for founders fundraising 16:56 Impact of the pandemic on Carbon 22:15 Recruiting talent and retaining talent 25:08 First encounter with failure, dealing with it and lessons learnt 29:50 Reading list 35:01 Title of the book about your life 38:16 What does being Afropolitan mean to you The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to learn more about Afropolitan? Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/
About The Episode
Quote - “If you want something really badly, the whole universe conspires to help you get it.” The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black community. Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant afterwards. This episode features Ngozi Dozie, Co-Founder of Carbon; a Pan African digital bank based in Nigeria and a leading digital finance platform. Carbon’s mission is to empower all people with the financial access they need to pursue a life of dignity and prosperity. The Carbon app was launched in April 2016 and the business has grown rapidly. A CFA charter holder, Ngozi holds an MBA from Wharton School and has worked as a financial analyst at Deloitte & Touche and an investment banker at JPMorgan in New York. Listen and enjoy as Ngozi talks to us about the importance of transparency and access to loans in the Nigerian digital finance ecosystem and shares tips for new founders to navigate the regulatory landscape. Ngozi’s Reading List The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho https://amzn.to/3BSXIMu The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://amzn.to/3CA05UO The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran https://amzn.to/3ycbiIf Show Notes 1:27 Carbon’s vision and mission 6:34 Nigerian ecosystem - Type of loans and access to loans 5:36 Transparency and execution 8:54 Advice for founders navigating the regulatory landscape in the tech ecosystem 11:50 Advice for founders fundraising 16:56 Impact of the pandemic on Carbon 22:15 Recruiting talent and retaining talent 25:08 First encounter with failure, dealing with it and lessons learnt 29:50 Reading list 35:01 Title of the book about your life 38:16 What does being Afropolitan mean to you The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to learn more about Afropolitan? Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/
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