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The lies CEOs no longer believe about fatherhood

Nairobi, June 21 -- Getting the job done. Spotting the right talent. Spurring the shareholders. There are things that one knows in leadership-who knows how?-like a shadow passing through your cells. F... Read More


Prof Wyne Mutuma: 'Success means nothing if you fail as a parent'

Nairobi, June 21 -- The things Prof Wyne Mutuma could do with time. He is an arbitrator, an architect, a professor of law, a lawyer and a father. The chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators... Read More


A life split in two: The CEO parenting from afar

Nairobi, June 14 -- In life, you wish to see what is coming to you, which has nothing to do with where you were going. So when death stole up on Mohammed, Uditha "Ujay" Jayaratne's longtime buddy, it ... Read More


The fireball and the wallflower: Inside Vincent Odhiambo's mind

Nairobi, June 7 -- The nametag may read Vincent Odhiambo, Regional Director of Ashoka, but that would be false advertising. What he really is, is a contemporary yogi. His mind is whizzing: here, he is... Read More


Jagat Shah: Success gave me everything, but the bill was paid at home

Nairobi, May 31 -- Jagat Shah has a few things to say about money. "It is only a commodity." "Money buys experience; experience winds up with the money." Money, he says, adds no real happiness to lif... Read More


The CEO with 100-hour work weeks, an arranged marriage and a global career

Nairobi, May 24 -- VS Hariharan is looking back at his life. 100-hour weeks. Working across six continents. Travelling to 53 countries, about 25 days a month. "I've been blessed," he says, with such ... Read More


The restless billionaire who co-founded Glovo

Nairobi, May 7 -- Restless. That's not the word that first comes to mind when you think about Sacha Michaud. That word would be 'Glovo', a delivery company he co-founded (with Oscar Pierre) in 2015 in... Read More


Kennedy Osano: 'The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately'

Nairobi, May 3 -- Kennedy Osano embodies the most glittering Kenyan dream - the idea that you can move from promise to the promised land through sheer work ethic, belief and, sometimes, luck. Brillia... Read More


Rhythm & Brunch founder on liquidity and running a successful events firm

Nairobi, April 28 -- Dickson Matata has always wanted to do something with his life. And from a young age, he sought to contribute to the grand circle of accomplishments, his own version of building t... Read More


Newton Siele: The CEO behind a club that has read 100 leadership books.

Nairobi, April 5 -- Don't sweat the small stuff, Newton Siele, the CEO of Phillips Therapeutics, will tell you. "And it's all small stuff." That's his prescription for life. He is turning 50, and whil... Read More