"If there is something that Africa can learn from America, it's that abundance mindset."
With guests Olugbenga Ogunbowale
Episode notes
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative, also known as YALI . Olugbenga Ogunbowale completed the YALI West Africa program in 2018, was a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow and an Alumni Ambassador in 2020. Since then, he's set up ventures like Grant Master, helping secure over $30 million in grant funding for clients and students. He also set up Epower, where he consulted with Meta and Google on digital skills, training SMEs and start-ups in Nigeria and Ghana. Dimpho Lekgeu spoke to him about his experience with the YALI program to draw out some valuable lessons for young Africans looking to supercharge their careers.
Transcript
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
2:39 Rejected four times
6:09 YALI success
8:09 The self-discovery test
10:55 The power of feedback
13:45 No country is perfect
16:56 Advice for funding applications
26:29 Start with what you have
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
“Whenever you have leaders who have vision and can back the vision with execution, amazing things will happen.”
“Feedback is the food of ...
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