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Item 13: An African Food Podcast

A podcast on all things . A production of esSense 13. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud & Tunein.

22/02/2023

New episode alert! 🚨

A Queens, NY native, Nkem is the founder of Adá, a community & online destination for global Black food culture. Previously, she worked in management consulting and served as the Chief of Staff of wellness tech startup, Care/of. Her professional mission is to create equitable economies in which Black communities thrive.

She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Find online: https://www.withada.co/

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14/09/2022

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Honored to have in our guest seat for this week's episode!

Chef Pierre (who was born and raised in Senegal and now lives in the Bay Area) has dedicated his career to making West African cuisine and ingredients accessible to new audiences in the US and beyond. He’s the executive chef and co-founder of , his acclaimed fast-casual group of restaurants in New York City, where he sources food directly from African farmers, and is the co-founder of , a purpose-driven food business that makes African ingredients available to US home cooks and restaurants, while connecting smallholder farms in West Africa with the global food economy.

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21/03/2022

Attention listeners of on . Are you a business owner? We all know small businesses keep our communities vibrant. Let HRN amplify your business on air while you show your support of our mission. Please consider becoming a business member this spring.

Our business membership drive runs from March 21- April 4, 2022.

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23/02/2022

We're taking a break from our Changing Narratives series to share with you some amazing news 🗞

This podcast, and several shows, has been nominated for The Taste Awards, often called “The Oscars of Food, Fashion and Lifestyle Media”! 🥇

New in your podcast feed, I tell you more about these awards and why you should vote for us in the Viewer’s Choice category - Best Filmed at Home Episodes or Film🗳

The link to vote is in bio 👆🏾Voting closes on March 11.

Thank you!! 🙏🏾

18/02/2022

Here for building generational wealth - one coconut at a time !

is one of ’s fellows this year, making a difference in the lives of women, while creating a legacy for her family.

Hear her full story now - playing wherever you listen to podcasts!

16/02/2022

Continuing to showcase stories from the inaugural class of Changing Narratives Africa Fellowship, a highly selective program for African food entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their brands into global markets.

This week’s guest is . She runs JAM The Coconut Food Company- a family legacy business that produces premium food and beauty solutions from the world's most famous super food- The Coconut. "We are committed to building the biggest coconut brand in Africa for Africans."

At the center of their operations is an army of coconut amazons who live in the rural coastal communities where their factories are located. These formidable women make up 80% of our workforce and their work accounts for 80% of household income. Ebun is committed to the growth of the women force at and her women community at large.

In 2008, Ebun made an epic Trans-Saharan road trip from Lagos-London, through the West coast and the Sahara desert.In 2017 she was made Nigeria rep for WEF- Women Economic Forum.

In 2019, she led the largest delegation of women to the annual WEF conference in New Delhi. In the same year she was made the inaugural Nigerian Chairperson ALL Ladies League Nigeria- the global network of women under the auspices of the Women Economic Forum.In June 2020, Ebun Feludu was announced as President of the Nigeria-India Bilateral Business Council- creating a bridge connecting women in business in Nigeria and India.Her first and most intense training in coconut processing and the entire coconut value chain was in India with support from WEF. She has remained committed to channeling enterprise to build the Africa of her dreams, starting with Nigeria

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11/02/2022

KnK Peppers is committed to supporting its local community. In addition to local farmers, directors have provided for Nyandusi Mixed Primary School for over a decade in their personal capacity. They have contributed towards early child learning program by sponsoring the teaching staff, introducing a forestry seedling nursery program as an income generation activity and establishing feeding programs for class 8 candidates annually.

The long-term ambition is to establish a world-class agro-tourism destination on Lake Victoria, Kenya.

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08/02/2022

This season, we’re showcasing stories from the inaugural class of Changing Narratives Africa Fellowship, a highly selective program for African food entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their brands into global markets.

This week’s guest is William Omamo, a Kenyan national and trained hospitality professional with over 20 years of industry experience. He is a graduate of Les Roches Global Education Switzerland. William's career has seen him work with world-class organizations leaving a footprint in 4 countries on the African continent.

As an entrepreneur, William’s passion to be creative & innovative saw him startup 3 coffee shops & a pub/steakhouse during his career. His venture into hot pepper farming & value addition dates back to 2009. Initially, the pepper business was a side hustle, but with the onset of COVID19 William had to step up and commercialize the hot pepper enterprise to what it is today; a trail-blazing enterprise that aims to produce the most favored table condiments and cooking ingredients out of Africa. ’ long-term ambition is to establish a world-class agro-tourism destination on Lake Victoria, Kenya.

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01/02/2022

Season 7 is here!

This season, we’re showcasing stories from the inaugural class of Fellowship, a highly selective program for African food entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their brands into global markets.

This week’s guest is Chichi Eriobu is the Founder and CEO of a globally-growing food processing, packaging & export company, creating new food product lines from ukwa

’s vision is to build a globally recognized solution-based business, and impact other young entrepreneurs with the investment of her personality.

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