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  • Weekend with a CEO

    PRIME The CEO who kept a promise he made at five

    People believe that money can just fall from somewhere and suddenly you are rich. The truth about money, or anything that you're building, is that it has to be a function of time.

    Yesterday - 12 min read

    1. Aug 30 - 9 min read

      PRIME A CEO’s lessons on taking the path less travelled

      My definition of success is having people around you that care about you, and that you care about.

    2. Aug 23 - 8 min read

      PRIME The cerebral engineer learning from the sheep

      My definition of success is having people around you that care about you, and that you care about.

    3. Aug 16 - 11 min read

      PRIME The CEO who loves to watch animals chew

      You must have the humility to be patient, to understand what the animals want.

    4. Aug 09 - 11 min read

      PRIME The CEO who refused to parent like a soldier

      Nothing like fatherhood to teach you patience.

    5. Kieran Godden
      Aug 02 - 11 min read

      PRIME ‘I’m worse than a mule’: The reserved CEO with an iron will

      I think people underestimate the strength of my resolve.

    6. Frank Mwiti
      Jul 25 - 11 min read

      PRIME NSE boss who dreams of going to the moon

      'I have always been fascinated by space. I decided one day to write a letter, while in Standard Four, to NASA.'

    7. Jared Kangwana
      Jul 19 - 11 min read

      PRIME Jared Kangwana on the price of carrying a famous name while carving his own path

      'It's absolutely okay to be selfish in terms of making the decisions that are right for you.'

    8. Arnaud Suquet
      Jul 12 - 11 min read

      PRIME Diplomat who learned Kiswahili through ‘Sungura Mjanja’ book

      'If you think that you have enough, change what you're doing.'

    9. Jul 05 - 11 min read

      PRIME The banker behind Mansa-X, the multi-billion fund

      Nahashon Mungai created Mansa-X, a special fund now worth Sh153 billion, at just 32.

    10. Jun 28 - 10 min read

      PRIME What money can’t teach you about life

      Samsung Electronics East Africa Finance Director Philip Karanja reflects on raising sons, building a career, discovering golf and why consistency—not money—has shaped his life.

    11. Jun 21 - 12 min read

      PRIME Prof Wyne Mutuma: ‘Success means nothing if you fail as a parent’

      The arbitrator and law professor reflects on fatherhood, faith, ambition and why raising children matters more than professional accolades.

    12. Jun 14 - 9 min read

      PRIME A life split in two: The CEO parenting from afar

      From chasing success to searching for purpose, Ujay Jayaratne opens up about fatherhood, mortality, ambition and the lessons that reshaped his view of life.

    13. Jun 07 - 12 min read

      PRIME The fireball and the wallflower: Inside Vincent Odhiambo’s mind

      The Ashoka Regional Director reflects on fatherhood, purpose, relationships and the questions that have shaped his life.

    14. May 31 - 14 min read

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

      The Mitsumi Distribution founder reflects on wealth, family, friendship and why the one thing he cannot recover is time with his children.

    15. May 24 - 17 min read

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

      Redington Global chief executive VS Hariharan talks about arranged marriage, parenting twins, relentless travel, failure, trust and why he refuses to let stress define his life.

    16. May 10 - 7 min read

      PRIME Walter Odhiambo: ‘Nobody is coming to save you’

      SOS Children’s Villages national director Walter Odhiambo reflects on childhood hardship, family responsibility, leadership loneliness and the lessons that shaped his view of life.

    17. May 03 - 14 min read

      PRIME Kennedy Osano: ‘The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately’

      Driven by ambition and shaped by loss, Kennedy Osano reflects on success, sacrifice and the fear of going back.

    18. Apr 26 - 13 min read

      PRIME The feminist at the frontline of trauma, and how she copes

      At the intersection of justice and human pain, Naitore Nyamu-Mathenge reflects on resilience, motherhood and the quiet work of holding it together.

    19. Apr 19 - 10 min read

      PRIME Fiona Omondi: A neat freak who learned to love noise and messiness

      Fiona Omondi, the Chief Strategy Officer of Tradewinds Aviation Services, reflects on motherhood and ambition — with Rome always somewhere in the background.

    20. Apr 12 - 12 min read

      PRIME The CEO who fled Congo, built a global life and found a home in Kenya

      Paloma Lengema, General Manager at BIC East Africa, recalls fleeing Congo, travelling the world and finding love in Kenya.

    21. Apr 05 - 12 min read

      PRIME The CEO behind a club that has read 100 leadership books

      Philips Therapeutics CEO Newton Siele’s decade-old book club is shaping leadership thinking among hundreds of members.

    22. Mar 29 - 12 min read

      PRIME The introvert CEO who thrives in an extrovert’s world

      Aladi MD Achieng’ Butler on risk, motherhood and building a life shaped by curiosity, discipline and the freedom to choose how she spends her time.

    23. Mar 22 - 14 min read

      PRIME Dr Senorine Wasike, the adventure seeker at the helm of a betting giant

      The Head of Marketing, Sportpesa, is by evening, a lecturer, and somewhere in between, a mother, a wife. If you walked behind her, you’d see plates floating in the air.

    24. Mar 15 - 12 min read

      PRIME CEO reflects on widowhood after four years, growing up with mentally-ill mum

      Margaret Wawuda Mliwa, a former high school teacher and now Ford Foundation’s Regional Director for Eastern Africa, reflects on motherhood, leadership and the quiet strength that has shaped her...

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