PRIME Betty finds her passion in Kenya’s retail sector ‘My journey—from earning Sh300 a day to becoming CMO—proves that focus and resilience can overcome even the toughest challenges.’
We buy feelings, not products Our management actions are powered by our hidden subconscious mind, that is real central processing unit controlling our behaviours.
Why Kenya’s booming creative goldmine still feels like a hustle Kenya’s creatives face a promising but underdelivering sector, hindered by weak policies, poor infrastructure, and slow reforms.
Three insights for the aspiring entrepreneur If you're truly passionate about your life and work, they naturally become one—leading to a more fulfilling way to live.
PRIME How Peninah carved a niche with hardly plants Her plant selection is particularly suited to working professionals, first-time plant owners, and small businesses looking to breathe life into their spaces.
PRIME Young Kenyans ditch city life for farming upcountry Some Kenyans have left the corporate world to embrace farming, and for them, returning to employment is not an option.
PRIME From Sh20,000 to Sh25m a day: The KMC rebirth Meat on the bone is KMC’s highest-selling product, followed by carcasses and then canned corned beef.
Use leverage, change your mind and win the game Start thinking in systems. Recognising business as a system of interconnected systems is insightful.
PRIME Banking lawyer trades legal briefs for TikTok reels In a world ruled by TikTok and Instagram, Wakonyo is showing that purpose has no age limit as she trades legal briefs for reels.
Have you caught the problem solving virus? While logic is key, effective problem-solving also demands thinking beyond facts and figures.
The thing about AI’s right answer to wrong question Rote machine learning has its place, but it can’t replace critical thinking or nurture a lifelong love of ‘learning how to learn’.
PRIME Two women discover fortunes from city mushroom farms How two women built mushroom farming into a source of healing, income and purpose.
PRIME Woman turning Kenyan drama into big money With Kenyan shows gaining global traction and major platforms backing local content, Grace Kahaki is betting on “the next entertainment gold rush.”
PRIME The engineer bottling cocktails and mocktails Jimmy Opiyo’s ventures span from luxury face masks during the pandemic to a homegrown cocktail brand launched from his kitchen.
PRIME Are you utilising placebo effect? The placebo effect occurs when a person experiences physical or mental improvement after receiving a non-therapeutic treatment.
PRIME Young and in love with farming Once shunned as a dirty job, agriculture is now a lifeline for some graduates - turning soil into success despite old stereotypes.
PRIME How former househelp built an international herbs brand Esther grows mother plants in open fields and propagates cuttings in coconut peat trays before distributing the seedlings to farms across Kenya.
PRIME Embrace your irrationality to become an effective leader If you are not feeling stupid at times, chances are something may be missing in the process of aiming for intelligent decision making.
PRIME From Sh150,000 to global markets: My hydroponics success story Daniel is part of a global movement revolutionising food systems through urban farming.
PRIME Does imagination trump knowledge? A core human instinct is avoiding looking foolish, yet in business, learning often requires risking failure and embracing mistakes.
PRIME Kenyans ditching middlemen to import directly from China A growing number of entrepreneurs are cutting out intermediaries to save money, gain control, and simplify the importation process.
PRIME Leah carves a niche with chilli oil and stirs up fiery success Leah began by growing chilli on an acre of her father’s land with a modest investment of Sh20,000.
PRIME Do we see only what we can talk about? Managers create their world in their speaking. It is painful to admit but we see only what we want to see.
PRIME How former rugby coach Anthony Muchiri rebuilt his career in US When he got to the US, he found a purpose that would later unfurl into the formation of a company. Before that, he had to start building from the foundation up!
PRIME Thinking in systems: What every smart manager knows Thanks to good old-fashioned delays, oscillations and the cyclical nature of just about everything, the idea of an optimum state and balanced equilibrium should be questioned.
