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
Empowering Tech Talent: Accelerating the Growth of Africa’s Tech and Developer Communities with Sunkanmi Ola
Episode 112 with Sunkanmi Ola, who is Co-Founder and CEO of Propel, a platform that has built one of the largest ecosystems of tech and developer communities in Africa—over 200 diverse communities with 500,000+ members spread across 22 countries and 3 continents.
With its 'Community-as-a-Service' offering, companies can leverage this ecosystem of tech communities, on-demand, to drive a variety of their product and business goals.
Over 100 companies have engaged Propel's ecosystem for hiring top talent, beta testing, organising hackathons, user acquisition campaigns, developer relations, market research, and more.
What We Discuss With Sunkanmi
- How does Propel stand out in talent acquisition and pipeline building compared to its competitors?
- What impact has Propel had on connecting African tech talent with companies globally?
- Could you elaborate on the unique financial services that Propel aims to provide for tech professionals in emerging markets?
- You recently managed to successfully raise €2.5 million in seed funding. What has this enabled you to do?
- What challenges have you encountered while building multi-layered infrastructure for the tech talent economy, and how have you overcome these challenges?
Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Training the Next Generation of Africa-Focused International Trade Professionals? Make sure to check it out!
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Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at Terser Adamu, and Twitter (X) @TerserAdamu
Connect with Sunkanmi on LinkedIn at Sunkanmi Ola
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