EPISODES
GUESTS
Join the Knowledge Bandits for our pilot episode with Edose Ohen, an impressive guy who was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 best young entrepreneurs. Read more about Edose Ohen and find the episode here.
Technology, Energy, Restaurant
Join the Knowledge Bandits for episode 3 with Martin Ssali, an impressive agribusiness entrepreneur, disrupting the industry in Uganda. Read more about Martin Ssali and find the episode here.
Soy, Manufacturing, Agribusiness
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 4 with Rahama Wright, an entrepreneur born in Ghana who is creating livable wages for local employees through Shea Yeleen. Read more about Rahama Wright and find the episode here.
Shea, Agriculture
Join the Knowledge Bandits for episode 5 with Symon Adeji, an entrepreneur from Nigeria who is building a global brand. Read more about Symon Adeji and find the episode here.
Media & Logistics
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 6 with Dawit Lemma, an entrepreneur from Ethiopia with some 007 type credentials. Read more about Dawit Lemma and find the episode here.
Communications
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 7 with Greg Cohen, an American entrepreneur working on collecting and analyzing corporte data for investors. Read more about Greg and find the episode here.
Data Collection
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 8 with Ebiye Victor, a Nigerian comedian, actor, and entertainer. Read more about Ebiye and find the episode here.
Entertainment
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 9 with Bernice Dapaah of Ghana Bamboo Bikes, a Ghanaian based startup that's empoweing youth in the community. Read more about Bernice and find the episode here.
Manufacturing
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 10 with Chinedu Onyeaso of Jara Mobile, a startup that allows you buy airtime, load data and pay so many bills from the comfort of wherever you are at anytime of the day or night. Read more about Chinedu and find the episode here.
Mobile
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 11 with Arinze Obikili of Jaguda, a global open source medium that utilizes credible sources to keep you informed on the Nigerian & African Culture. Read more about Arinze and find the episode here.
Web Company
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 12 with Andi Daze of Law & I, an online legal support platform providing accessible, affordable and streamlined legal services primarily to entrepreneurs and SMEs. Read more about Andi and find the episode here.
Law
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 13 with Adebayo Dawodu of tiphub, a platform that connects entrepreneurs with potential co-founders, leading technology companies, emerging start-ups and potential customers that are specifically relevant to the venture, helping your product gain traction. Read more about Adebayo and find the episode here.
Startups, Tech
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 14 with Tayo Oviosu of Paga, a leading payments business in Nigeria with a web and mobile platform that allows banked and unbanked citizens to send money across the country quickly and efficiently. Read more about Tayo and find the episode here.
Fintech
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 15 with Addis Alemayehou of 251 Communications, a communications firm in Ethiopia. Read more about Addis and find the episode here.
Communications
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 15 with Yusuf Abubakar of Apparel Polo, a fashion designer and Nigerian entrepreneur based out of Kaduna. Read more about Yusuf and find the episode here.
Fashion
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 17 & 18 with Micah Wells of African Strategy Partners and EconomyAfrica.com. Read more about Micah and find the episode here.
Consulting
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 19 with the dynamic sister duo, Moira & Nicky of EventRoom, the South African startup dubbed the Airbnb of event spaces. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Events, Venues, Tech
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 20 with Victor Udeh of Kel & Cyrus, a logistics company on a mission to change the industry. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Logistics, Entertainment
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 21 with Zubair of Chopup, a mobile social gaming company in Nigeria. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Gaming, Tech
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 22 with Chika of Tiphub, a platform that connects entrepreneurs with potential co-founders, leading technology companies, emerging start-ups and potential customers that are specifically relevant to the venture, helping your product gain traction. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Startups, Technology
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 23 with Jide of HBD and Noirbnb, technology platforms that reinvents the way birthdays are celebrated and gives people of color a travel experience like no other, respectively. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Technology, Hospitality
Join the Knowledge Bandits for Episode 24 with JR of TDI. The Design Institute, Lagos is a product, experience, and innovation Design Firm that teaches people how to establish and nurture creativity in their lives and organizations. Read more about them and find the episode here.
Payments, Design
Rachel Sibande is a young entrepreneur from Malawi and founder of m-hub, Malawi’s first tech-hub. Founded in 2013, mHub is An incubator for technology startups with a special focus on building young technology entrepreneurs through training, skills development and mentorship.
Tech, Ed
Laolu is a Nigerian artist and musician who has coined the art term, Afromysterics, and is a pioneer and leader in the Afrofuturism movement. Notable work includes being featured at Nike's Air Max Con and Beyonce's Lemonade music video.
Art
Koki has been an active member of the greater DC real estate industry for 10 years, and works with clients in DC, Maryland and Virginia. After working with hundreds of buyers and sellers over the years and being an investor in the market himself, Koki knows the DC area inside and out. With this knowledge and experience, Koki’s clients receive the ultimate guidance during their home buying and selling process.
Real Estate
Audu Maikori is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker and creative industry professional. He is the founder and president of the Chocolate City Entertainment. He is best known as a judge of Nigerian Idol's first season. He won multiple awards during his career, including the International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007.
Entertainment, Investing
Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade is the Founder of a leading lifestyle and entertainment website, OloriSuperGal.com. The brand has expanded to South Africa at www.olorisupergal.co.za. She shares some valuable advice on how to start and manage a brand as well as pushing through the perceived ceilings.
Social Media, Digital Media