Building African Brands

Anesu-Tendesai Chikumba

What does it take to build an African brand?


To create for your home country, with your continent in mind, while competing with  international brands  that already have the advantages of economies of scale, and yet  you still compete because your target audiences have access to their technology, products and services. And you compete because you want your efforts and your offering to be recognized globally.


What does it take to build a brand that embodies where you come from yet uses strategies that have been found to work but need to be adapted for them to work in your environment: In the African environment?


Welcome to Building African Brands, a podcast by The Created Creative where these questions and more will be answered through weekly episodes with brand strategist and online marketer Anesu Chikumba.

This podcast is all about the entrepreneur’s journey to building a strong brand and the ways to attract people that can relate to and see value in it. Each episode is designed to help you understand and use the building blocks of branding to level up your business, apply practical business and marketing tips that will move you from passion to profit. You will learn how to create and promote your services by using tools such as content marketing, social media marketing, and online marketing.

If you are looking for a platform that encourages conversations about creating, innovating, building and branding for the African Market. Then subscribe and start listening.

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Episodes

Building an African Health Tech Brand Guided by the Needs of Your Target Audience  - Progress Success Mahureva (Dawa Health)
Feb 20 2024
Building an African Health Tech Brand Guided by the Needs of Your Target Audience - Progress Success Mahureva (Dawa Health)
Listen in to this episode for:- The journey in building Dawa Health- How Dawa Health benefitted from being an AI (Artificial Intelligence) early adopter - When you may need to pivot in your startup- Using the needs of your target market to guide the growth of your brand. Progress Success Mahureva is Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Dhawa Health a a Zambian based health tech startup that  integrates AI tools and community health workers, to enhance maternal and child health services. Dawa Health’s AI models helping in identifying high-risk pregnancies which is a crucial step towards reducing maternal mortality. Progress himself is Zimbabwean and having notable footprint in the start up ecosystems in his home country as well as in , Rwanda, and Nigeria (and of course Zambia). His passion for tech has led him into spaces where he is not only able to learn, but also teach. Connect with Progress HereAbout Dawa Health:Zambian startup, Dawa Health is an AI-powered network of mobile clinics democratizing access to health for pregnant women, nursing mothers, & paediatric patients.Through a digital health platform, a network of health agents, and point-of-care support, Dawa Health is reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Sub-Sahara Africa.Follow Dawa Health:https://dawa-health.com/https://www.facebook.com/dawahealthhttps://x.com/dawa_healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dawamed/Click here to be a guest on this podcast.Let's Connect on LinkedIn Let's Connect on Instagram
Leveraging relationships to build a Pan-African brand by with Tongayi Choto
Dec 5 2023
Leveraging relationships to build a Pan-African brand by with Tongayi Choto
Listen to this episode for Tongayi Choto's journey in building AfriBlocks with a focus on :-Building Pan- African vs building for your African country-  The need for relationships to grow in the startup space.- Community in the startup space.- Afriblocks in Tech Stars 2021Post a job on AfriBlocks: www.afriblocks.comBecome a freelancer on Afriblocks: Click here____________________________________Tongayi Choto is  Co-founder & CEO of AfriBlocks, a Pan-African freelance talent marketplace where African freelancers can provide remote services worldwide.    AfriBlocks made history as the first Zimbabwean based startup to be accepted into TechStars Accelerator and also funded by Google Black Founders Fund.Tongayi is a leader in the web3 and Blockchain space, his startup, AfriBlocks, is a co-host of the Black Blockchain Summit, an annual fintech summit that takes place in Washington D.C USA, at Howard University. AfriBlocks also hosts the annual Freelancers Summit which has seen speakers from companies such as Google and LinkedIn participate.In 2020 he was recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent under 40. From  2018 - 2019, Tongayi served as Vice-Chair for Science & Technology Sector for the African Union | Pan African Diaspora Youth Association. (African Union Representative To The USA) Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tongayi has built a track record as a leader and innovator in Africa's tech ecosystem. Most recently serving as the lead Product Manager at BillMari a pan-African fintech startup based in Washington DC USA and playing a pivotal role in building the first platform to receive a bitcoin remittance license from a federal reserve bank.   Before starting his professional career, Tongayi studied at the University of Zimbabwe, where he earned a BSc in Computer Science & Mathematics.Click here to be a guest on this podcast.Let's Connect on LinkedIn Let's Connect on Instagram
What it takes to sell strategy in a developing country with Zimbabwean Creative Director Sherman Baloyi
Sep 26 2023
What it takes to sell strategy in a developing country with Zimbabwean Creative Director Sherman Baloyi
Listen to the episode for a conversation on:- Selling strategy and how to navigate clients that may not see the need for strategy as a stand alone service.- The impact of branding on the economy- How brand strategy foundations  such as perception, consistency and confidence impact your business in the long run- Navigating client budgets, negotiations and scope of work conversations_____________Sherman Baloyi is a Zimbabwean-born experimental artist and innovative Creative Director and Brand Strategist whose work expertly marries the allure of African heritage with the audacity of modern design.  As founder of OnaDsgn, Sherman has been instrumental in guiding Zimbabwe's future brands with a firm focus on brand-driven strategic insights. He sees design as the end product and firmly grounds each brand's identity in its foundational building blocks, thus playing a pivotal role in their growth and success. Sherman's work celebrates patterns, textures, and the raw beauty of the African people, making each piece an authentic expression of his continent.Sherman is also a visual artist whose captivating artistry has been showcased in Harare's Artillery Gallery and the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe. Connect With Sherman:https://www.instagram.com/iamshermanbaloyi/Follow Ona Dsgn:https://www.instagram.com/onadsgn/Email:  hello@shermanbaloyi.comClick here to be a guest on this podcast.Let's Connect on LinkedIn Let's Connect on Instagram