"Your customers only care about what your product does for them" — Feyi Olubodun, CEO and Managing Partner, Open Squares Africa

August 25, 2024 00:48:16
"Your customers only care about what your product does for them" — Feyi Olubodun, CEO and Managing Partner, Open Squares Africa
Equity Merchants
"Your customers only care about what your product does for them" — Feyi Olubodun, CEO and Managing Partner, Open Squares Africa

Aug 25 2024 | 00:48:16

/

Hosted By

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

Show Notes

Our guest on the podcast today is Feyi Olubodun, CEO and Managing Partner of Open Squares Africa.

Feyi is a seasoned marketing executive, speaker, and author of The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands.

Before starting Open Squares Africa, he was the CEO of Insight Publicis, a leading marketing agency in Africa, where he oversaw campaigns across banking, FMCG, telecommunications, and entertainment.

On the podcast, Feyi argues that the African consumer is different from the European or American consumer and insists that successful businesses must recognise that.

Using a blend of data and field experiences, he shares some things that influences how the average African uses brands.


REGISTER FOR PITCH FRIDAY: https://bit.ly/feyireg
SUBSCRIBE TO EQUITY MERCHANTS: https://bit.ly/EQFO
August-Pitch-Friday-1.jpg

Other Episodes

Episode

December 16, 2024 00:43:07
Episode Cover

How FoodCourt is revolutionising food delivery in Nigeria with virtual kitchens

On this episode of the podcast, FoodCourt CEO Henry Nneji takes us behind the scenes of their journey to profitability, from bootstrapping to joining...

Listen

Episode

April 05, 2023 00:41:14
Episode Cover

Expert Dojo's Ajani Windsor-Areago on how investors in Africa think about exits and the importance of storytelling in the fundraising process.

Many startups fail to reach the Series A round and Expert Dojo, a venture capita firm based in helps its founders with growth strategies...

Listen

Episode

May 16, 2023 00:33:54
Episode Cover

How startup founders can make venture capital work for them — Ikpeme Neto, Founder and CEO, WellaHealth.

Dr Ikpeme Neto founded WellaHealth in 2014. The startup helps Africans get affordable healthcare coverage for illnesses like malaria. Since its inception, the startup...

Listen