In this episode, we review social missions or non-for-profit organisations that provide support in Ghana to the less privileged in Ghanaian society, whether that be helping out Schools, giving out food and water, providing shelter and healthcare, and providing clothing to the young and grown people of Ghanaian. We may not be able to help...
Today we celebrate the Ghanaian Women in Business and Entrepreneurs making a statement in Africa and across the World, coming from Ghana. The 2020 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has once again ranked Uganda (39.6%), Botswana (38.5%) and Ghana (36.5%) as the world’s three leading economies, having the most women business owners. Ghana has...
“The New Normal” and the “Diaspora Investment” was the theme of the Ghana investment summit in June 2021, held at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra, hosted by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. The concept behind the event was to bridge the gap between the diaspora and Ghanaians around the world in the realms...
With our Nigerian Neighbours dealing with a series of unfortunate events including political unrest, the exit of a number of multi-national companies including Shoprite, The banning of Social Media Giant Twitter and the the decline of the Nigerian Niara, could we start to see Ghana become the new flag bearer of Technology in West Africa? ...
Ghana’s housing sector right now is in a state of emergency and needs entrepreneurs who understand Ghana to bring innovation in the country to help create housing opportunities, make better use of land and create more accessibility to project funds. Ghana currently has a two-million-housing unit deficit. What this is means is that the prices...
Ghanaweb.com and allafrica.com , two reputable african media news sources are reporting that Amazon is set to hit Ghanaian shores very soon as an introduction to the african e-commerce marketplace. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured the nation that the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is working to ensure that Amazon.com establishes its head office...
Cryptocurrency transactions are starting to pick up across Africa. In early 2021, you’ve may companies like Tesla have invested billions into Bitcoin. And more payment systems like Visa, PayPal and Mastercard are following suit. Music Artist Akon even has his very own cryptocurrency, Akoin, which is a cryptocurrency which is designed to be used in...
Ghana Twitter staff are reporting the Jack Dorsey moving to Ghana to June for 6 months. Jack Dorsey has previously visited Ghana and spoken at a few events and meetups. Last year, Jack Dorsey discussed the usage of Bitcoin in Africa, and is a big fan of the cryptocurrency having integrated the ability to purchase...
The Sound of Accra Podcast team are launching a new pre-season podcast series called “PodBites” – 5-minute podcast bulletins designed to explore current affairs and news topics related to Global Ghanaian-orientated entrepreneurship, business and creative arts, through unique insights and perspectives from the host, Adrian Daniels. Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com All The Sound of Accra Podcast Links:...
Kevin Brewerton joins Adrian all the way from Los Angeles, USA, with a live audience on The Sound of Accra Podcast, for a very special Season Finale. For the first time ever, the podcast goes live with just under 100 attendees! Kevin Brewerton is a 5x World Kickboxing champion, Visual artist, and Author of the...
Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/adrianbenjamin Adrian has worked for UBS Investment bank at 22, was in New York as part of the Mountbatten Internship scheme after graduating university in Birmingham where he studied Business Studies. Since then Adrian has been a Financial Consultant where he has worked internationally for the largest Investment Banks, Consultancy Practices and Payment companies...
Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/lily-edinam-botsyoe/ Lily is the founder of the Pointers in 10 Podcast. More impressively, works currently as the community engagement manager and board member for the Hacklab Foundation. She also sits on the board of the Internet Society’s Youth Special Interest Group and chairs the committee for women and youth of the Internet Society Ghana...
Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/michael-g-donkor/ for the full show notes, links and resources Michael G. Donkor is a Financial planner and Life Coach from London. He also has a strong background in Wealth Management. He’s worked in Finance for the last 10 years. IN THIS EPISODE (PART 2 ) WE COVER Building generational wealth for you and your...
Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/michael-g-donkor/ for the full show notes, links and resources Michael G. Donkor is a Financial planner and Life Coach from London. He also has a strong background in Wealth Management. He’s worked in Finance for the last 10 years. IN THIS EPISODE (PART 1) WE COVER How Michael went from Retail Banking to a...
Visit: https://thesoundofaccra.com/kwasi-affum/ for the full show notes, links and resources Kwasi is Vice President of Impact Assessment in Group Strategy at Barclays. He is also the founder of FutureBanking, a FinTech Ecosystem aimed at changing the face of FinTech and make it more inclusive by helping underrepresented founders to access funding, employees to up-skill, and...
Visit: https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/mika for full show notes Mika Abraham is a trusted voice in the African Music industry as well as the creative arts industry. She uses her passion, experience and engagement to constantly empower African creatives and The African diaspora. She is a well respected broadcast journalist and host who is recognised both nationally and...
Visit for full show notes: https://thesoundofaccra.com/ghana365/ Kobi Boakye is the founder of Ghana 365, the Ultimate guide to Ghana, providing excellent travel advice. He is also a founder of Buff Body Fitness. CONNECT WITH KOBI BOAKYE / GHANA 365 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ghana365/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghana.365/ Website: https://ghana-365.com/ IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER How Kobi conceived the Ghana...
Visit for full show notes: https://thesoundofaccra.com/kwame-christian/ Kwame Christian is a Bestselling author, attorney, and the Director of the American Negotiation Institute and and a respected voice in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. Christian has conducted workshops throughout North America and abroad, and is a highly sought after national keynote speaker. Host of the...
Visit https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/james for the show notes and more James is a Ghanaian born in the UK (South London to be exact), where he lived all my life apart from five years. Four years in Keele University with Adrian and one in Ghana. He went to school in Cape Coast in a school named Mfantsipim which...
Visit https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/james for the show notes and more James is a Ghanaian born in the UK (South London to be exact), where he lived all my life apart from five years. Four years in Keele University with Adrian and one in Ghana. He went to school in Cape Coast in a school named Mfantsipim which...
Jesse Acquah-Hayford is a Digital Creator, founder of New Motive WOC (World of Creativity) returns to The Sound of Accra Podcast! He is also founder and host of The Definition Podcast, which is for the thinkers. Focuses on debates and conversation on controversial topics. New Motive WOC mainly focuses on Logo designs and branding. In...
Citing Stevie Wonder, Sisqo, and Michael Jackson among his top influences, Joshua is an all-round entertainer and has something to offer that can be respected by the discerning and casual listener. The surname KYEOT that he has adopted is telling onlookers to pay attention: Keep Your Eyes/ Ears On This. His voice is unique to...
Awura-Adjua is an incredible 21 year old, self-taught jeweller specialising in creating Grillz (gold teeth), as well as jewellery restorations. She started her business 17 (One Seven) Jewellers in 2017 in South London and educated herself on how to make grillz by watching videos and reading dental publications. She’s now based in Birmingham, West Midlands...
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Ghana quickly became one of the African countries with the most Coronavirus cases. It also became one of the top countries to fight against the virus outbreak. The Ghanaian Government took no chances in dealing with the menace. Today, Ghana is almost on the verge of a 2nd wave of the virus sweeping the nation,...
So this week I asked for fellow African podcasters from Nigeria to share their thoughts and feelings on the recent #ENDSARS protests and outbreaks taking place across Lekki, Lagos and Nigeria. On my African Roundtable series, I pass the mic to other podcasters and voices from the African and diaspora community, who want to amplify...
This is an episode continuing to relive the highlights from season 1 of The Sound of Accra Podcast. Relocating to Ghana? You would want to listen to this one and make sure you are prepared for what’s in store! Featuring guests from Season 1: 0:11 – Gbontwi Anyetei 3:46 – Kofi M.A 8:30- Mahawa Kamara...
This is the second of two short episodes capturing what “The Sound of Accra” meant to each of the guests. Listen out for each guests unique response! Check out the season 1 guest list: https://thesoundofaccra.com/guestlist/ Visit: www.thesoundofaccra.com Support the show LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES BELOW https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.buzzsprout.com/ ALL OF OUR OTHER LINKS https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod
This is the first of two episodes capturing what “The Sound of Accra” meant to each of the guests. Listen out for each guests unique response! Check out the season 1 guest list: https://thesoundofaccra.com/guestlist/ Visit: www.thesoundofaccra.com Support the show LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES BELOW https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.buzzsprout.com/ ALL OF OUR OTHER LINKS https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod
In the Season 1 finale, Adrian chats with an acquaintance, performing arts Actress, Etornam Minta, who has a passion for short films and theatre productions with a purpose, whilst flying the flag for Ghana in a number of media publications and shows. Listen from 13 mins in to hear the story behind her creative career ...
Adrian chats with British Sierra-Leonean entrepreneur, Mahawa Kamara, who recently relocated to Ghana in late 2019. She is the founder of The Soap Connoisseur, an organic toiletry company originally established in the UK, which she grew from her kitchen. In this episode, we discuss things like: Why Mahawa moved to Ghana and how she started...
In this episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian chats with digital consultant and multimedia journalist, E.A (Emmanuel Agbeko) Gamor, the founder of the Unpacking Africa Podcast and entrepreneurial leader. In this episode, we discuss things like: Why he’s currently living in South Africa, having previously lived in America and Ghana Why now is...
Cece joins Adrian in this insightful episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast. Adrian and Cece discuss everything from travel (pre and post-covid 19), diversity and travel. Cece manages global brand partnerships across lifestyle verticles at VisitBritain. In this episode we discuss: What goes on in the promotional and strategic side of the travel industry...
Adrian co-hosts this episode of The Sound of Accra with a good friend of his, Kofi M.A; a Media and Communications Specialist and Content Creator. We have a real conversation about being from the Diaspora, and if the Diaspora or Africans and Ghanaians living in the Western world abroad are at risk of losing their...
In this powerful episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian catches up with close university friend and successful investor, Jason Agbodza, who is a day trader for a living, and runs a successful business in trading after quitting the corporate rate race, and gives listeners some great takeaways from self-development. In this episode, we...
In this episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian chats with Kojo Brown (aka Holiday Helperr ) ,who runs an online travel agency designed to help you save money on travel, open peoples eyes to the world of travel, providing travel and tourism services namely in Marrakesh, Dubai and Accra and maximising your annual...
In the mid-season episode, Adrian chats to another overseas relative, Naana Daniels, the founder of Honam Naturals, a Ghanaian-inspired organic skin, hair, and bath line for men, women, and children of all ages. In this episode, we discuss things including: How her battle with Lupus inspired the organic body care line How she grew Honam...
In episode 9, Adrian chats to Kirstie Kwarteng, the founder of The Nana Project, a digital platform dedicated to preserving Ghana’s history through the voices of its elders, helping to create a better understanding of our sense of self. In this episode, we discuss things including: How The Nana Project came into existence The purpose...
In episode 8, part 2, Adrian continues the conversation with his a relative, Ken Daniels, the founder of Ekow; a creative video production company bringing together storytelling and visual elements to create highly compelling visual content. He works with brands, businesses and artists around the world. In part two, we discuss things like: Ken’s challenging...
In episode 8 in another two-episode special, Adrian catches up with a relative, Ken Daniels, the founder of Ekow; a creative video production company bringing together storytelling and visual elements to create highly compelling visual content. He works with brands, businesses and artists around the world. In this episode, we discuss things like: How Ken...
In episode 7, Adrian gets on the phone with a new African-American friend, Queen Akosua, brand ambassador of Unapologetically Black, The #1 choice for Unapologetically Black Edutainment. The Facebook page has amassed over 1 MILLION FOLLOWERS! She’s also a social media expert and an entrepreneur. In this episode, we discuss things like: Her tourism experiences...
In episode 6, Adrian catches up with digital sound creator, Jesse-Acquah-Hayford, founder of New Motives World of Creativity (WOC) Different, an agency setup to serve clients in the digital creative arts field including sound design, graphic design and animations. There are plans to serve the African community in the near future with animation services transforming...
In episode 5, Adrian gets on the phone to an acquaintance, Kwame Boadu, founder of Tailoreddifferent, an online platform aimed at black mens tailors and designers, showcasing the tailors and designers who ensure your style is tailored different.In this episode, we discuss things like: The current state of Black Mens fashion Tailored and smart wear...
In the second-episode of a two-episode special, Adrian continues talking to the lovely Nana Yaa Serwaah Akuoku aka Queen Yaa, creative artist extraordinaire. She has done everything from dressing for fashion designers to collaborating with afro music artists.In this episode, we discuss things like: Flights to Accra Afro-Americans British Ghanaians in Accra Panafrolink Tech in...
In episode 4, Adrian chats to the lovely Nana Yaa Serwaah Akuoku aka Queen Yaa, creative artist extraordinaire. She has done everything from dressing for fashion designers to collaborating with afro music artists. In this episode, we discuss things like:-Afro futurism and Afro punk-What it’s like coming to Ghana for the first time as an...
In episode 3, Adrian takes on the dynamic duo of YGP, the founder Lucy and a lead elder of YGP, Isaac, from Young Ghanaian Professionals UK. They are in their 20’s,30’s, studying and working in various professional industries. Together they share African Ghanaian cultural experiences. See them at their monthly meetups where they discuss topics...
In this episode of The Sound of Accra, Adrian interviews Social Media Agency owner, Media and Entertainment expert, James Brew Amissah. He has made his mark on the industry with his blogs and social media marketing, which has attracted some notable clients. This podcast was recorded at the scenic McCarthy Hills in Accra, Ghana. Connect...
In the opening episode of The Sound of Accra Podcast, Adrian interviews the Award-winning accomplished writer, Gbontwi Anyetai, where his extensive body of creative work is explored whilst recognising his achievements, struggles and and aspirations in the Ghanaian creative community and the wider world. This podcast was recorded at the scenic “Antique Lemonade Gallery” in...
