Unlocking Africa
Terser Adamu, who is an Africa Business Strategist, International Trade Adviser, and Director at ETK Group, hosts the award-nominated Unlocking Africa Podcast. During each episode he shares his thoughts on how to unlock Africa’s economic potential in the 21st century. This is delivered through engaging and thought-provoking discussions with innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and business leaders who are unlocking Africa’s economic potential. Whether you're a business leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, have a comfortable side hustle, or want to take your business to the next level, each episode is jam-packed with information and insight that will enable you to take immediate action and implement key strategies to successfully launch and grow your business in Africa.
Unlocking Africa
Why Africa’s Animation Scene Is Booming and Positioning the Continent as the Next Animation Hotspot with Ferdy Adimefe
Episode #50 with Ferdy Adimefe, who is the Founder and CEO of Magic Carpet Studio. an innovation storytelling company committed to transforming the human consciousness by putting authentic African stories on the map.
The studio is one of Africa's leading animation, game development, and metaverse studios, and it has played an important role in the development of the continent's animation industry. The studio has contributed to capacity expansion by developing a training and fellowship programme for people interested in animation and game development.
What We Discuss With Ferdy Adimefe
- How has the Nigerian and African animation industries evolved since your involvement?
- What were the difficulties in establishing a creative ecosystem for African storytelling?
- How do you go about finding and nurturing the talent needed to run and grow an animation company like yours?
- Is there enough opportunity for animation companies to scale and become extremely profitable in Africa?
- What are some of the difficulties in licencing African animations to companies like Disney and Netflix?
- And much more...
Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes
Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss African Arts, Sports and Culture. Africa's Soft Power: The New Driver of Change on the Continent with Obi Asika? Make sure to check it out!
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Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu
Connect with Ferdy on LinkedIn at FerdyAdimefe, and Twitter @ferdyadimefe
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