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NEW SEASON AVAILABLE
Emerging Markets Podcast
11 SERIES, 218 EPISODES
This show is an exploration of the problems and solutions, ideas and concepts, growth and development, nuance and complexity behind emerging and frontier market startup ecosystems. Each season our host Jo-Ann shares unique conversations filled with stories from early stage founders, ecosystem builders, investors and innovators from the frontlines of global change and innovation. You will gain fresh perspective and insights as well as learn from those on the ground who are creating the shifts and driving the action. We are here to help you as you journey along the ever changing startup environment in emerging markets. Join the Rare Birds Book Club to participate in our monthly reads which cover all things business and tech. The Emerging Markets Podcast is a part of the Rare Birds family of podcasts.
Bonus Series
Bonus Episode: #218
with Philippina Apols Garmay Founder of Hidden Manna
Farms
In this bonus episode we speak with Apols Garmay, the founder of Hidden Manna Farms. If you are curious then listen in. Conversation Overview Apols is building an agro startup in the Philippines. Connect with Apols Linkedin Conversation Highlights “I rarely see ago startups apply technology where the farmer and…
PREVIOUS EPISODES
Bonus Series
Bonus Episode: #218
with Philippina Apols Garmay Founder of Hidden Manna
Farms
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Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 217 with Humam Mujah and Ali Aflah CoFounders of Bright Minds
Education
N/A
Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 216 with Miller Alexander Rajendran Founder & CEO of
SenzAgro
N/A
Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 215 with Nepali Swastika Khanal Founder of the Question Mark and Director at the Ultra
Group
Series 11
Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 214 with Rashik Hoque Bangladeshi CoFounder & CEO of
Onethread
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Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 213 with Quazi Sabir Bangladeshi Founder & CEO of Khelbei
Bangladesh
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Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 212 with Bhutanese Ugyen Tshomo, Founder & CEO of Nim Gangsha
Solar
Series 11
Series 11: South
Asia. Episode 211 with Nepali Sixit Bhatta CoFounder & CEO of
Tootle
N/A
Series 10:
A Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 210 with Rwandan, Vivens Uwizeyimana, the Chief Executive Officer of
UmuravaWork
Series 10
Series 10:
A Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 209 with South Sudanese Simon Chao Aloysius the Chief Executive Officer of Nile
Boda
N/A
Episode 160:
Developing Solutions with Simplicity & Technology featuring Ajaay Mittal Social Entrepreneur in
India
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Episode 159: Independence
& Identity with Harshita Goenka Founder of GraphicsQue in
India
N/A
Episode 158 Building
the Conch Shell Event-Listing App with Lesleigh & Merv-Ann from St. Kitts &
Nevis
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Episode 157 How
To Attract Customers and Build Your Sales as You Begin to Grow Your
Business
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Episode 155 Building
A Community for African Women in the Geospatial Industry with Cyhana Lena Williams in
Ghana
N/A
Episode 154 Social
Media Marketing for Early Stage Entrepreneurs. Tips from Abiodun Anani Professional Marketing Strategist in
Nigeria
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Episode 153 Curating
African Centred-Content with Ya Adam Fye CoFounder of the Fye
Network
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Episode 152 The
Business of Making Periods Less Taboo with Benedicta Uweru-Apuamah in
Nigeria
Series 1
Episode 151 Talking
Tea with India-based Anamika Singh, Founder of Anandini Himalaya
Tea
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Caribbean Entrepolitan: A
Haitian Perspective with China-based Marcus Boereau. Episode
109
N/A
Broken Worlds Thinking:
Startup Ecosystems Across Emerging Markets. Episode 108 with Ethiopian Anteneh
Tesfaye
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Broken Worlds Thinking:
Building a Stable Global Currency. Episode 107 with Ethiopian Mathias Abraham
Abdissa
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Broken Worlds Thinking:
Understanding the Investment Landscape. Episode 106. Meet China-based Ethiopian-American Hiruy
Ephrem
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Scholarship to Entrepreneurship
African Students Creating Opportunities in China: Episode 105. Meet Fama Jallow from The
Gambia
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Scholarship to Entrepreneurship:
African Students Creating Opportunities in China: Episode 104. Meet Neud Tesfay from
Ethiopia!
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Scholarship to Entrepreneurship:
African Students Creating Opportunities in China-Episode 103. Meet Zazu from South
Africa!
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Scholarship to Entrepreneurship:
African Students Creating Opportunities in China-Episode 102. Meet Kizwalo from
Tanzania!
Series 2
Scholarship to Entrepreneurship:
African Students Creating Opportunities in China-Episode 101. Meet Gaelle from
Cameroon!
N/A
Digital Transformation for
Pan African Entrepreneurs. A Collaborative Series with Kenroy George from Grenada. Episode 112 featuring Johns Beharry from St.
Lucia
N/A
Series 3 -Digital
Transformation for Pan African Entrepreneurs. A collaborative series with Kenroy George from Grenada. Episode 111 in Conversation with Melissa Powell from
Jamaica
Series 3
Series 3 -Digital
Transformation for Pan African Entrepreneurs. A Collaboration with Kenroy George from Grenada. Episode
110
N/A
Series 4 Men
Engage: Transforming the Gender Conversation through Schooling with Dr. Paul Hamilton. Episode
117
Series 4
Series 4 Men
Engage: The Untapped Potential of Women. A Conversation with Tichaona from Zimbabwe. Episode
116
N/A
Series 4 Men
Engage: Female Entrepreneurs in Pakistan. A Conversation with Ali Qadir. Episode
115
N/A
Series 4 Men
Engage: A Conversation with Nigerian Kenneth Adeyemi on Leadership Beyond Gender. Episode
114
N/A
Series 4:
Men Engage -A Conversation with Tanzanian George Solomon on Women Leading as Entrepreneurs. Episode
113
Series 5
Series 5: New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 123 Wrap Up Panel with Charles Cyril Nettey from Ghana and Noah Namwamba from
Kenya
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Series 5 New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 122 featuring Nana Opoku serial entrepreneur from
Ghana.
N/A
Series 5: New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 121 featuring Nyasha from Zimbabwe, Founder of
FlexiAfrica
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Series 5: New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A Collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 120 featuring Tav from Togo, Founder of Sumo Tech and Marketing Agency
Bullworks
N/A
Series 5: New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A Collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 119 featuring Adeshina Adewumi John from Nigeria, Founder of One Kiosk
Africa
N/A
Series 5: New
Frontiers of Africa Tech. A Collaboration with Heather Li. Kickoff Episode 118 with Reginald Nsowah from
Ghana.
N/A
Series 6 Building
an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in The Gambia: Entrepreneurship Replaces Migration. Episode 130 with Mbadibba Jammeh & Babucarr
Jobe.
Series 6
Series 6: Building
an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in The Gambia: MaiyaMuna a Gambian Brand for the World with Maimuna Jahateh! Episode
129
N/A
Series 6: Building
an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in The Gambia: Invest in Youth Skill Development with Ida Faal. Episode
128
N/A
Series 6:
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in The Gambia with Modou. A. Njie. Episode
127
N/A
Series 7: Episode
168: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part III (Bonus
Content)
Series 7
Series 7: Episode
167: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part II (Bonus
Content)
Bonus Series
Series 7: Episode
166: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part I (Bonus
Content)
N/A
Series 7: Episode
165: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Wrap Up Panel & What
Next?
N/A
Series 7: Episode
163: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Partners Aarti, Siya and
Aruna!
N/A
Series 7 Episode
162-The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Curator Vayjayanti
Pugalia
N/A
Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem. Episode 178 Building Global Startup Accelerators that Create Impact with Sebastian
Vidal
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Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 177: Meet Jahannie Torres-Rodriguez, the Engineer & Entrepreneur Creating Tech with
Purpose
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Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 176: Erica Reyes, Founder of Puerto Rico’s First School of Coffee and
Barristas
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Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 175: Venture Capital in Puerto Rico with Jennifer P. Hopp, Managing Partner at ATO
Ventures
N/A
Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 174: Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico with Gustavo
Diaz
Series 8
Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 173 Building The Largest Catalogue of Online Products to Serve the Latin American Diaspora with Alan
Taveras-Sepulveda
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Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 172 Investing in Yourself to Add Value to Your Business with Perla Sofia
Curbelo
N/A
Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 171 Building an App for Book Lovers with Lincy Ayala, CEO & CoFounder of
BookSloth
N/A
Series 8: Exploring
the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 170 Tech for Everyday People with Fabian Velez
Vicente
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 196 Reimagine Blockchain Opportunities for Africa with Idowu Akinde in
Nigeria
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 195 Redesigning the Future with Precious
Omusuwe
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 193 Blockchain in the Hair Industry with Pretty Kubyane from South
Africa
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa. Episode 191 The Role of Edtech in Blockchain Adoption with Sonia John Ecosystem Developer at
Filecoin
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 189: Building Tech Communities in French Speaking Countries with Senegalese Blockchain Engineer Oumar
Fall
Series 9
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa. Episode 188 Educating in the Arabic Language with Eman Herawy Founder of Arabs in
Blockchain
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 186 Blockchain in Tunisia. Leveraging Local Talent to Serve International Clients with Tarek Kamoun from
Tunisia
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 185 Investing in Blockchain: Educating with Business Cases featuring Kenyan Economists Roselyne
Wanjiru
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 184 with Pascal Ntsama IV from Cameroon. Education when Building a Blockchain
Startup
N/A
Series 9: Education
+ Adoption- Blockchain in Africa Episode 183 with Peter Oluwashina from Nigeria. The Three Layers of Blockchain
Education
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Series 10:
A Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 210 with Rwandan, Vivens Uwizeyimana, the Chief Executive Officer of
UmuravaWork
Series 10
Series 10:
A Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 209 with South Sudanese Simon Chao Aloysius the Chief Executive Officer of Nile
Boda
N/A
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 208 with Malawian Ronnex Wataya, the Chief Executive Officer of Mi
Wallet
N/A
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 207 with Kenyan Zipeta Nabwala, the Chief Executive Officer of Liverage
Online
N/A
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 206 with Ethiopian Khasu Abera, the Chief Executive Officer of Kese
Events
N/A
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 205 with Ugandan Edgar Mwambutsa, CEO of
Medihub
N/A
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 204 with Oscar Shivoga, CEO of Kiko AI in
Kenya
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Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 202 with Lydia Amenyaglo the Ghanaian-German Founder of Plenty Plenty
Africa
Series 10
Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 201 with the Nigerian Founder of ShortKode Prosper
Ukachi
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Series 10: A
Rare Birds Collaboration with Startup Lounge Africa. Episode 200 with Badou Mbye Jr the Gambian Founder of High
Tech
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Conversations with Jo-Ann.
Episode 203: The End of 2021 and What’s Coming in
2022
N/A
Conversations with Jo-Ann.
Episode 197: Education + Adoption-Blockchain in Africa Wrap Up and a Series 10
Autumn
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Conversations with Jo-Ann.
Episode 179: Puerto Rico Wrap Up and a Series 9
Summer
N/A
Conversations with Jo-Ann.
Episode 161: Sharing Intentions & the Rare Birds
Story
Bonus Series
Bonus Episode: #218
with Philippina Apols Garmay Founder of Hidden Manna
Farms
Bonus Series
[Bonus Series] Guyana:
Startup Nation. A Three Part Series with Entrepreneur and Merchant Banker Steven Jasmin (Bonus Feature) Part 3-Startup Nation. Episode
194
N/A
[Bonus Series] Guyana
Startup Nation. A Three Part Series with Entrepreneur, Guyana Focused Frontier Merchant Banker and Asset Manager Steven Jasmin. Part 2 The Guyana Story Episode
192
N/A
[Bonus Series] Guyana
Startup Nation. A Three Part Series with Entrepreneur, Guyana Focused Frontier Merchant Banker and Asset Manager Steven Jasmin. Part 1 The Origin Story Episode
190
N/A
Episode 187 [Bonus
Series] Introduction to Guyana: Startup Nation. A Three Part Series with Entrepreneur, Guyana Focused Frontier Merchant Banker and Asset Manager Steven
Jasmin
N/A
Series 7: Episode
168: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part III (Bonus
Content)
Series 7
Series 7: Episode
167: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part II (Bonus
Content)
Bonus Series
Series 7: Episode
166: The Global Homepreneur Summit: Meet the Fantastic 10 Part I (Bonus
Content)
MEET YOUR HOST
Jo-Ann has recorded over 250 podcasts with investors, innovators, founders and ecosystem builders from across emerging and frontier markets. As you listen in to each episode you will be inspired by the vast and varied entrepreneurial stories. You will be educated by hearing the stories from change makers. These stories will help you stay-up-to-date and identify new opportunities in your own personal and professional life. By hearing experts in their fields you will develop an appreciation for the topics that are changing dynamics on the ground in emerging and frontier markets. These podcasts run no longer than 60 minutes and can be heard whilst walking, running or going about ones daily routine. She makes the information personal, simple, fun and easy to consume.