The Sound of Accra Podcast
From $50K to $120M How an Indian Entrepreneur Unlocked Ghana’s Invisible Economy
Watch this next : https://youtu.be/LRRwNG96vgE?si=U1kQlmpRLnsaPG30 What happens when someone comes to your city, your market, your street and sees what you stopped seeing? In today's episode, Adrian tells the story of Deepankar Rustagi, an entrepreneur from India who crossed oceans to find a gap in West Africa's economy and turned $50,000 into $120 million. Deepankar came to Lagos, Nigeria to research business opportunities. He searched "Lagos Nigeria" on Google. It kept red...
Why Ghana Made Africa's Top 10 Countries List And What They're Not Telling You
Watch this next: https://youtu.be/8kV5Dex6Zy4?si=fNcL_l2apxQGPFjw Ghana came 7th in the 2026 Best Countries in Africa ranking, and before you celebrate, there are things you need to know. Adrian Daniels breaks down the US News & World Report 2026 Best Countries Report, which ranked 100 nations across eight categories - governance, economic development, infrastructure, opportunity, civic health, culture and more. Ten African nations made the list. But here's what nobody is sa...
Africa's Mobile Money Revolution: How PawaPay Processes 3 Billion Transactions Across 20 Countries
Watch this next : https://youtu.be/n6ucIcL32io What if Africa's mobile money ecosystem was already doing everything the world now celebrates about stablecoins, 20 years before the conversation even started? In this episode of the Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian Daniels sits down with Aaron Markowitz-Scholman, CFO of Pawa Pay, one of Africa's largest B2B mobile money aggregators, recording live from Accra ahead of the 3i Africa Summit. What you'll learn: → How Pawa Pay connect...
Accra Real Estate in 2026: The Myths Costing Diaspora Investors Money (What London Taught Us)
Watch this next: https://youtu.be/jNAVfdGqCgU?si=NMlnVpIfxxeoyDPe Is Accra's property market really too risky, too unfinished, or too expensive for diaspora investors? In this episode of The Sound of Accra podcast, Adrian dismantles the most dangerous myths holding back global Ghanaian investors and uses London's own history to prove why Accra's "unfinished" status is actually its biggest advantage right now. What you'll learn in this episode: → Why comparing Accra to London...
Ghana's Dumsor, Flooding & Galamsey Crisis, Can Entrepreneurs & Startups Fix What Government Can't?
Ghana is in crisis, and the same problems keep coming back. Dumsor. Flooding. Galamsey. Leadership debates. A divided nation. In this episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian Daniels asks the question everyone is thinking but not saying out loud: Is it time for Ghana's entrepreneurs, startups and innovators to stop waiting for government — and start solving these problems themselves? In this episode you'll discover: → Why Ghana's current Dumsor is being called the worst...