Podcast VIII – Rwanda Trading Company
October 6, 2011
James Dargan of Rwanda Trading Company talks with host Jeff Holmes about the coffee business in Rwanda. Jeff Holmes also mistakenly registers the podcast date as March 12 when it was in fact April 12, perhaps because he is dull of mind.
Podcast VII – Off to School
October 6, 2011
A classroom of fourth graders at an international school in Kigali chats with host Jeff Holmes. He also does the News in Sixty.
Podcast VI – Brands
October 6, 2011
Host Jeff Holmes talks about how Kigali has changed the way he thinks about brands. He also does the News in Sixty.
Podcast V – Kora
October 6, 2011
Host Jeff Holmes talks with Amy Walker, founder of Kora, a socially-minded fashion business. She discusses the joys and trials of doing business in Rwanda, why house parties might be more profitable than selling to Saks, and why she decided a for-profit structure was the way to go.
Podcast IV – One Acre Fund
October 6, 2011
Eric Pohlman of One Acre Fund talks about the NGO and its goal of helping the poorest farmers in Kenya and Rwanda. I also do the News in Sixty by my lonesome.
Podcast III – The Price of Wine
October 6, 2011
Today I go solo and talk about the costing and pricing of the wine business I run in Kigali. Hez joins me for the News in Sixty.
Podcast II – Volunteering and Interning
October 6, 2011
Journalist Hez Holland joins host Jeff Holmes once again to talk about the dynamics of volunteering and interning in a place like Rwanda, and shares his ideas on how those interested can make the most of the opportunity. We also do the “News in Sixty,” which today lasted 4’53″.
Podcast I – Motohaggling
October 6, 2011
For today’s podcast journalist Hez Holland taks with host Jeff Holmes about motohaggling, a specific and common form of negotiation here in Kigali. We also bring you to Kigali speed with the “News in Sixty,” which today lasted 5’46”.
Links for Podcast VII – Off to School
March 31, 2010
Links for Podcast VI – Brands
March 16, 2010
Today’s podcast links:
- Kagame addresses West Point, where his son is a cadet. (New Times)
- RwandAir fires its COO, which helps put its house in order. (New Times)
- Nakumatt, the biggest supermarket in Kigali, is looking to expand. (New Times)
- Six arrested trying to bribe traffic cops. (New Times)
- Wikipedia’s take on brands. (Wikipedia)
- Local Rwanda firms advised on branding. (New Times)
