Founder Diaries Podcast is a podcast that tells everyday entrepreneur stories. Hosted by Yvonne Kanyi, a Founder and a creator, it features honest conversati…
7:121.8K views · 3w ago · 7:12
When we started the strengths test with the business coach we hosted in Seasons 1 & 2, the plan was to do it quickly and move on. It ended up shaping a lot of how I’m moving forward. The test led to a bigger realization: everyone is built differently. Some things come easier to me and some come harder, and knowing that changes how I work, how I lead, and how I decide where to put my energy.
1:26:2031K views · 3w ago · 1:26:20
Guest: Joan Ogutu
For our final full episode of the season, we sit down with Joan Ogutu, founder of Kids Street, a brand focused on premium baby care products in Kenya. Joan takes us through her journey from the start: her early experience working at Safaricom as an agent, and how her own pregnancy led to the idea for Kids Street when she couldn’t find premium baby care products in Kenya.
4:27792 views · 3w ago · 4:27
Many founders, especially Type A personalities and first-borns (first-born daughters in particular), share a trait that quietly shapes how they run their businesses: hyper-independence, the deeply ingrained belief that “I can do everything myself.” It can look like strength, but in a business, it can do real damage. In this minisode, we explore how hyper-independence shows up in founders and why it can quietly work against you and your team.
15:372.2K views · 4w ago · 15:37
Today's minisode is a little different. We're pulling back the curtain and giving you a raw, unfiltered look at our production set — Yvonne, mid-makeup, answering some of the questions you've been dropping on our socials. No script, no polish — just real answers to the things you've actually been curious about. Grab a seat and enjoy the behind-the-scenes energy.
1:20:204.1K views · 1mo ago · 1:20:20
Guest: Abraham Mbuthia
Before Uzapoint, Abraham Mbuthia actually wanted to be a DJ. In this episode, he walks us through how that early dream led him into tech instead, and eventually into building Uzapoint from the ground up, starting with clients paying as little as KES 500, to a business now generating 7-figure revenue across multiple markets.
7:361.1K views · 1mo ago · 7:36
Kenyans have an interesting relationship with debt, and this minisode breaks it down into 3 categories Those who've seen debt go badly for someone else and want nothing to do with it Those who know debt could be useful but have no idea how to actually access it Those who understand debt as a tool and use it deliberately to grow their business.
6:12993 views · 1mo ago · 6:12
This minisode is a challenge to think outside the standard marketing playbook: instead of relying purely on digital marketing, figure out exactly where your customer already spends their time, and find ways to meet them there directly.
1:31:4121K views · 1mo ago · 1:31:41
Anne Muhia is an entrepreneur, founder of Winners Arena Africa, and in this episode, she takes us through one of her earliest and most painful business lessons: a butchery story, and how she navigated employee theft at the time.
4:321.1K views · 1mo ago · 4:32
Back in Season 1, we talked about McDonald's and how they arrived at the 3 things on their menu. This minisode is a callback to that idea, and a challenge: do you actually know what your 3 things are? Go into your numbers and look at what genuinely brings you the most profit and what you sell the most of. If you had to trim your entire business down to 3 products or services based on demand and profitability, what would they be?
4:251K views · 1mo ago · 4:25
This minisode was sparked by an insight from someone who's worked in mergers and acquisitions, reviewing businesses being valued, bought, or sold. It's something that's easy to overlook as a founder: running a separate P&L for each branch of your business, instead of housing everything under one. She shared how a well-known brand runs every single branch like its own separate business, each with its own P&L.
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