My stomach is coming… well, not exactly. That’s a direct translation from our local Twi dialect. I’m trying to say my 6-pack abs are combining into one right before my eyes, and it feels horrible when I notice. So I’ve been thinking a lot about habits lately. Then Alan, who I talk to a lot, starts going […]
Publications
The Business of Fashion, the Internet & Corporate Style – with UK’s Susie Bubble
The meteoric rise of Zionfelix, GhKwaku, RonnieIsEverywhere, thousands of Instagram shops and tens of thousands of social media influencers are products of millions of Ghanaians running to the internet when the pandemic started. During the lockdown, the internet was inescapable. The impact of this on retailers in the short term has been divided. Those offering […]
Venture Capitalism – how and why to get in early.
Venture Capitalism is a wonderful thing, if you know how it works and how to get in safely. By the time you finish reading this, you should have just enough information to be a pocket venture capitalist right here in Accra, Ghana. This is the same information that makes so much money for Mark Cuban, Goldman […]
Run your Body like it’s a Business
As businessmen and entrepreneurs, we are all constantly trading in futures, in a sense. We trade in our time and resources every today and bet that at every tomorrow, we shall get fair value in return. That’s the contract we have with Life. Once you’re living and breathing, you are constantly altering the set of […]
Be very afraid of NOT taking this COVID-19 vaccine
The lies about this COVID-19 vaccine are just too much. Typically, conspiracy theories start off benefiting a clear side. In the case, I dare say most of us peddling lies about this COVID vaccine are merely mal-articulating their innate fears and concerns as well-thought out concepts in an effort to keep up appearances as not […]
Finding the Fortune in Failure
Learn How to Embrace Failure and Make Your Startup Thrive In the start-up world we often hear phrases like ‘fail fast,’ ‘celebrate failure’ and that failing can be the best thing that ever happened. But let’s be honest: failure sucks. At the very moment “the failure” hits you, often the last thing you’re thinking about are […]
Business & Grief: lessons from working while mourning the recent loss of my mother.
Death is a punitive reminder of our mortality, a rude expression of the old adage that one day we will all perish just like those that have gone and left us behind. Once you remain alive and breathing, you’re bound to experience grief. My mother passed away a week ago and it has been as […]
Raising capital means more responsibility – don’t celebrate too soon.
You are the boss. YOU make your world go round. Your proverbial sun rises and sets where you command. The moment you allow outside money into your camp, all that changes whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, whether you accept it or not. Celebrating the mere raising of capital is a mistake. The […]
Catching a Glimpse – finding your ray of light in a pandemic.
Maxwell: This pandemic, are there any lessons to be learned from this pandemic? [Otema Yirenkyi is currently the Vice President for Global Engagement at the Project Management Institute. Formerly of IBM, she also was the first-ever female country manager in Microsoft’s Africa operations.] Otema: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think the thing we’ve learned is, we […]
Otema Yirenkyi, formerly of Microsoft, IBM & Vodafone, talks “Networking with Intentionality”, and more!
Maxwell: Good evening Otema. I’m looking forward to a pleasant conversation with you. You’ve had all these leadership roles in big corporations, like IBM, Vodafone, being the first-ever female country manager in Microsoft’s Africa operations, what advice would you share with young woman entering such a male dominated profession? Otema: Thank you for having me Maxwell. I think […]