The Entrepreneur’s Way

Systems play an important role in how we approach life. In this episode with Yoftahe, aka Happy, we are looking into different systems and shed light on how they influence us and how we can self-engineer our own life. We also raise the questions of money and its impacts and how enterprises have the potential to be a vehicle for positive change. Yoftahe, the founder of the Khul Holistic Development Center, is a yoga teacher and business owner. Find his contacts here: Telegram: @KhulWorld Facebook: @SelfEngineering

Meet in this episode Ahmed. Hear about his journey, how he started nine years ago after high school, how he tried different ideas, and how he was handling different challenges. Ahmed is now working on an educational tech startup. Tune in to be inspired. Contact him via: +251965192410 stepupice07@gmail.com

Meet Tigabu Haile, the co-founder and CEO of Eshi Express, a courier company. Tigabu embodies simplicity and fun and talks about how he met his fears and by that opened up a path pursuing his life goals. Tune in for tips and to start your own journey. email: tigabu@eshi.et Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @EshiExpress http://eshiexpress.com/

In this episode, Nohe talks about his learnings and how they empowered him to start his second startup, a higher education platform in Ethiopia. Hear about why the environment is so important and how we can shape reality to go the entrepreneurial journey we are aiming for. Find Nohe at: Yhow Solutions https://www.facebook.com/YhowSolutions http://www.yhow.co/ Send a message info@yhow.coor contact@yhow.co

In this episode, we are talking about self-awareness in entrepreneurship and leadership. As Teddy is the founder and CEO of the Center for African Leadership Studies and xHub Addis, he comes from a background where awareness is one of the first stepping-stones to start a change within ourselves and our organizations. Probably most of us would agree that self-awareness is beneficial to ourselves, but then, as we live in a fast-paced world, we can be busy with all the things around us – with self-awareness we can rebalance ourselves to what is important to us!

In this episode, Elsabeth will tell us about Reach for Change, a global organization that is fostering social entrepreneurship with a variety of programs in Ethiopia. We will gain some insights on how to apply for the Reach for Change programs and what other opportunities exist in Ethiopia to start social enterprises. Furthermore, Elsabeth also tells us about ways how women can be more supported within the ecosystem.

In this episode, Markos will tell us how iceaddis, the first private incubator in Ethiopia, got started. By that, they initiated the first step of a growing Ethiopian startup ecosystem. Markos will tell us what challenges they faced back in 2011, and what are the four main obstacles for Ethiopian startups. He reminds the players in the ecosystem that if they work together, they can create a robust support system for aspiring entrepreneurs to turn opportunities into reality.

In this episode, I am talking with Tewodros Tadesse, the founder of xHub and CALS, the Center for African Leadership Studies. He talks about the journey and his life, how he had the wish to create an environment that enables us to achieve our dreams! We are talking about believes and how our mindset can play an important role in creating the fabric of our reality. Listen to this episode to hear about Tewodros Tadesse's insights on the three ingredients for entrepreneurship: desire, vision, and habit.