Episode 566: Choosing Africa to Build Your Team - Valerie Bowden

Update: 2025-10-07

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Going Long Podcast Episode 566: Choosing Africa to Build Your Team

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In today’s solo episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following:

[00:24 - 01:42 ] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Valerie Bowden.
[01:42 - 06:37 ] Billy asks Valerie to explain more about who she is and her story/journey in her own words.
[06:37 - 11:40 ] Valerie shares with us the story and process she went through in choosing to do something that went against the grain in leaving her life at home and her job to go backpacking and travelling.
[11:40 - 17:59 ] Valerie shares insights into the practicalities of travelling internationally and then working locally in countries she landed in.
[17:59 - 25:58 ] Valerie gives insights into what it was like to go out and head her own division of a company in a new country and under the circumstances that she found herself.
[25:58 - 33:34 ] Billy asks Valerie to share advice for those of you who may be currently in a corporate role and considering making the move to beat your own path.
[33:34 - 35:10 ] Valerie explains how she is helping people transform their businesses in Ethiopia today through her company Cradle. (Crdle.com).
[35:10 - 36:55 ] Billy asks what message Valerie would want to leave for herself to hear three years from now.
[33:34 - 38:40 ] Billy sums up all of the things we’ve learned from Valerie today, and asks him to tell us the best ways to get in contact with her.
[38:40 - 39:20 ] Billy wraps up the show.

How best to get in touch with Valerie Bowden:

Website: https://crdle.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriebowden

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