Ep 42 - The plan to HIRE over 1 million young Africans into well paid roles in Tech - Ft Eric Annan, Founder , Aya

Eric Annan, Founder & CEO of Aya. Eric is a Serial Entrepreneur, Community Builder, and Defiant Optimism Blog, and has mentored over 1200 Young People Across 17 African Countries Pan African Builders Forum Convener. Travelled to over 17 African countries, 5 in Asia, 4 in the Middle East, 2 in Europe and counting, giving him over 15 years of experience working with diverse teams.

In this episode Alicia and Eric Discuss: 

• Networking in Accra, Ghana
• Poverty in West Africa, why it exists and how to help
• How polictics inspired his career 
• Travelling and living in up to 17 countries in Africa 
• The reality of building something from scratch 
• Why Nigeria is supposed to be the Superpower of Africa 
• How and why he founded Aya 
• How he overcame business betrayal 

Connect with Eriv here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-annan/ 

See more about Aya here - https://linktr.ee/Ayagigs