Podcast
Financially Incorrect
Hosted by Financially Incorrect · EN
Money doesn't have to be intimidating. The Financially Incorrect Podcast is a fun and informative way to learn about personal finance. Host Barrack Bukusi debunks money myths and reveals the truth behind common misconceptions. Join him with a different guest every week as he helps you achieve your financial goals.
62episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
House of Tayo: Built in Rwanda Worn Worldwide | Matthew Tayo Rugamba | Rwanda Edition
1w ago01:37:34Tap to summarizeHouse of Tayo is now one of Rwanda's most recognizable fashion brands.But its biggest breakthrough didn't come from celebrity endorsements, fashion weeks or dressing stars on the Black Panther premiere.It came from walking away from the product generating almost 40% of the company's revenue.In this inaugural Financially Incorrect Rwanda Edition, Matthew Taio Rugamba shares the business decisions that transformed House of Tao from a tailoring business into a scalable African brand.From building an audience while still in university, surviving Rwanda's small consumer market, selling over 5,000 basketball jerseys, navigating manufacturing challenges, leveraging Made in Rwanda, raising capital and learning why customer experience can increase sales more than marketing, this conversation goes far beyond fashion. It is a masterclass on brand building in Africa.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction02:31 Growing up between Rwanda, Uganda and the UK08:16 Starting House of Tao in university15:42 Why African storytelling attracted global attention22:38 Breaking into Rwanda's fashion market29:57 Weddings became the perfect entry point36:41 Why custom suits stopped making sense43:52 Walking away from 40% of revenue50:26 The jersey that changed the business58:13 Selling over 5,000 jerseys1:05:44 Dressing Black Panther celebrities1:12:19 Made in Rwanda and changing consumer mindset1:19:11 Loans, grants and financing creativity1:25:53 Why better fitting rooms increased sales1:31:46 Building a fashion brand that lasts
Transcribe →The Kes 12M Medical Bill That Changed Everything | Ann Mubia Murungi
2w ago01:26:53Tap to summarizeThere are moments that completely redefine your relationship with money.For Ann Mubia Mirungi, one of those moments arrived with a single diagnosis.Despite a career advising businesses on complex transactions, years of financial discipline, and doing many of the "right" things, her family suddenly found themselves staring at nearly KSh12 million in ICU bills while fighting to save her mother's life.In this deeply personal episode of Financially Incorrect, Ann opens up about growing up between two very different money philosophies, learning financial discipline from an early age, buying her first car through a loan from her mother, purchasing property with her sister, breaking into Kenya's tax advisory industry as a young female lawyer, and discovering that financial resilience is tested long before a crisis arrives.The conversation moves beyond budgeting and investing into the uncomfortable realities many families avoid discussing: medical emergencies, inheritance conflicts, caregiving, family responsibility, career choices, leadership, and why money should never become your identity.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Coming Up01:29 Growing up with two money philosophies06:58 Lessons from her lawyer father11:34 Her entrepreneurial mother's influence16:27 Managing a cyber café at university21:18 Working at Postal Corporation of Kenya26:42 Why she pivoted into tax32:55 Breaking into a male dominated field39:14 Buying her first car44:38 The apartment that demanded discipline50:56 Building multiple income streams56:41 "We're one medical bill away from poverty"01:02:08 Her mother's cancer diagnosis01:08:35 The KSh12 million ICU bill01:14:47 Insurance, fundraising and family sacrifices01:20:46 Why money is only a tool01:24:09 Final lessons on wealth, family and resilience
Transcribe →He Started with Greif, Not Capital |Humphrey Nabimanya| Uganda Edition
2w ago01:10:49Tap to summarizeSome people inherit wealth. Humphrey Nabimanya inherited adversity.He lost his mother as an infant, grew up under the care of his sister living with HIV, battled stigma throughout childhood, and spent his early years hustling on the streets while trying to stay in school.Long before Reach A Hand Uganda became one of Africa's most influential youth organizations, Humphrey was saving small amounts of money every day because he believed every coin had a purpose. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, he shares how a $15 grant became the foundation of a $7 million organization, why he deliberately worked on television for four years without pay, how strategic partnerships transformed his vision into reality, and why building social capital has always mattered more than showing off wealth.This is a conversation about patience, preparation, leadership, and why lasting wealth is built through systems instead of shortcuts.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Coming Up01:21 Losing My Mother As A Baby05:18 Growing Up Around HIV Stigma10:07 Hustling As A Child15:02 How I Learned To Save Money19:41 Speaking In Public At Nine Years Old25:08 Starting Youth Voice31:36 Why I Worked Four Years For Free38:14 The $15 That Started Reach A Hand Uganda44:58 Winning The First Major Grant50:43 How We Grew Into A $7 Million Organization57:11 Why Money Rewards Preparation01:02:18 Building Teams Smarter Than Yourself01:06:31 Social Capital Beats Flashy Wealth01:09:12 Final Lessons On Money & Legacy
Transcribe →From Wall Street To Building Africa's Pocket | Valentine Njoroge
3w ago01:16:32Tap to summarizeMillions of Africans earn good incomes. Very few build lasting wealth.In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Barrack sits down with Valentine Njoroge, CEO and Co-founder of Africa's Pocket, to unpack what actually stops the African middle class from investing consistently and why financial education alone rarely changes behaviour.Valentine shares how she went from struggling with her own spending habits to managing hundreds of millions of shillings in assets through Africa's Pocket. She explains why traditional asset management often leaves investors paying fees they barely understand, the lessons she learnt after managing a $5 million startup investment fund, and why one bad investment permanently changed how she evaluates founders.The conversation also explores the real economics behind building wealth through warehouses, real estate, startup investing, compound interest and goal-based investing.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Intro02:08 Growing up around entrepreneurship06:41 Learning money the hard way11:35 Wall Street and US finance experience17:42 Returning to Kenya21:18 Matching global investors with African startups26:47 Why Africa's Pocket was born33:04 Financial education wasn't changing behaviour38:56 Building Africa's Pocket into an investment platform45:32 Managing Centum's $5 million startup fund52:14 The due diligence lessons that changed everything58:40 Why middle class Africans struggle to build wealth01:03:27 Warehousing, Panda Towers and building passive income01:09:11 Compound interest, investing and generational wealth01:13:48 Final money advice
Transcribe →Inside Moringa School's Journey From Survival To Scale | Fiona Kirui| Business Edition
3w ago01:17:43Tap to summarizeMost people know Moringa School for producing software engineers. Very few know what it took to build the business behind it.In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Fiona Kirui, Director of Finance at Moringa School, shares how the company grew from a classroom of just 15 students into one of Africa's leading technology training institutions serving more than 20,000 learners.She explains why Moringa deliberately reduced tuition fees, how that decision unlocked explosive growth, the fundraising conversations that kept the company alive, what it means to manage a 24-month financial runway, and why customer obsession has remained the company's biggest competitive advantage.The conversation also explores investor relations, impact investing, financial modelling, AI, expansion into new African markets, surviving COVID-19, and the difficult decisions that come with scaling an education business without compromising quality.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction02:07 Fiona Kirui's journey from intern to Finance Director07:01 Why Moringa School was founded12:28 Solving Africa's tech talent gap18:34 Building the first software engineering bootcamp24:16 Why Moringa cut tuition fees nearly in half30:41 Growing from 100 to over 1,000 students36:09 Expanding into Data Science, Cybersecurity and AI42:13 Raising capital and working with impact investors48:37 Financial modelling, runway and investor confidence54:28 Surviving COVID with limited runway59:46 Scaling across Africa and lessons learned1:05:11 Balancing profitability with social impact1:10:24 Building for the next 200,000 learners1:15:02 Advice for founders, operators and finance leaders
Transcribe →From Property Auctions To Million Shilling Projects | Walter Mangutha
4w ago02:04:35Tap to summarizeFor most people, wealth looks like cash. For Walter Mangutha, wealth looked like land.Long before earning a salary, Walter was collecting rent, managing family property and learning that money isn't always what sits in your bank account. Those early lessons would shape every financial decision that followed.In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Walter opens up about growing up in a family where assets mattered more than cash, financing his education through rental income, choosing land over expensive cars, supporting his wife through university, leaving employment to pursue entrepreneurship and watching years of investments disappear through property auctions.He shares one of the hardest chapters of his life, rebuilding after losing everything, the million-shilling design competition that changed his trajectory, and why he now believes the safest investment is the one you truly understand.This is a conversation about resilience, delayed gratification, family, marriage, entrepreneurship and the difficult decisions that separate building wealth from simply looking wealthy.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction03:15 Growing Up Where Wealth Meant Land07:39 Making My First Money Through Art15:11 Managing Family Property As A Child31:12 Rental Income Paid For University53:40 Choosing Land Instead Of An Expensive Car01:01:00 Marriage, School Fees And Shared Goals01:16:30 Quitting Employment To Build A Business01:24:45 The Property Auction That Changed Everything01:32:04 Starting Over And Winning KSh1 Million01:46:00 Why You Should Only Invest In What You Understand01:55:29 Building Wealth Through Architecture, Real Estate And Dog Breeding01:58:20 Final Lessons On Money, Risk And Resilience
Transcribe →How Nova Pioneer Turned Schools Into A Business | Chinezi Chijioke | Business Edition
4w ago01:52:09Tap to summarizeEveryone wants quality education. Very few people understand what it actually costs to build it.In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Chinezi Chijioke, CEO and Co Founder of Nova Pioneer, takes us inside one of Africa's most ambitious education businesses. From raising nearly a billion shillings to build campuses, surviving investor pull outs, managing schools that can take years before breaking even and building an institution designed to outlive its founders, this conversation is an honest look at the economics of education.Chinezi also shares how growing up in Nigeria shaped his relationship with money, why he chose teaching over a much higher paying career, the financial lessons he learnt at McKinsey, and why purpose has always mattered more than salary.This isn't just a conversation about schools.It's a masterclass on patient capital, entrepreneurship, leadership, long term thinking and building businesses that genuinely change lives.If you've ever wondered what it takes to build institutions this episode is for you.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Coming Up00:33 Why Chini Built Nova Pioneer01:21 Raising The First Investment03:27 Growing Up And Learning About Money08:03 Teaching Changed Everything12:32 Why Africa Has An Education Advantage14:44 Leaving Corporate For Education26:38 Lessons From McKinsey31:39 Saving Before Becoming An Entrepreneur37:27 Building Nova Pioneer Full Time42:12 Hiring Great Teachers44:04 Launching In Kenya And South Africa46:20 The Investment Opportunity53:19 Raising The First $1 Million57:44 How Nova Pioneer Makes Money01:00:09 Finding The First Parents01:04:19 Investors Pulled Out01:08:06 Why Investors Wait Years01:11:09 Property Partnerships Explained01:16:24 Scaling Across Africa01:20:07 Future Growth Plans01:25:29 What It Costs To Build A School01:28:54 Regulatory Challenges01:34:36 Building One Of Africa's Largest School Networks01:38:00 The Platform Behind The Business01:40:03 Defining Moments01:43:20 CBC, Cambridge And The Future01:46:21 What Makes A Good School?01:51:09 Final Thoughts
Transcribe →She Left Safaricom To Build A 100,000-Customer Internet Company | Agnes Limo
Jul 301:38:47Tap to summarizeWhat does it take to walk away from one of the most coveted careers in Kenya and build a company capable of competing with telecom giants? In this episode of Financially Incorrect Personal Money Stories, Agnes Limo shares a journey that starts in a village where money was scarce, opportunities were limited, and entrepreneurship was never considered a realistic career path.Growing up in Eldoret, Agnes saw education as the only route out of poverty. That belief carried her through engineering school, financial struggles, university side hustles, and eventually into Safaricom, where she spent 14 years building one of the country's most important technology networks.But her biggest financial decision came much later. After rising through the ranks and helping pioneer fiber infrastructure in Kenya, Agnes made the decision to leave corporate life and co-found Vilcom, an internet service provider focused on underserved communities. In just a few years, the company has grown to roughly 100,000 customers and become one of the fastest growing ISPs in Kenya.This conversation explores the money lessons behind that journey.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction & Meet Agnes Limo02:22 The Secret Behind Real Confidence05:12 Growing Up With Scarcity in Eldoret08:47 Education as the Escape Plan11:47 Surviving School Through Family Support14:30 University Life, Loans & Side Hustles18:35 Failing Interviews and Learning Soft Skills22:04 Getting Into Safaricom Through Customer Care26:06 Financial Literacy Changed Everything29:40 Buying Her First Car Through Debt31:45 Taking a Mortgage and Building Assets33:53 Inside 14 Years at Safaricom37:48 Why She Left Corporate Life40:50 Fiber vs Mobile Internet Explained47:15 Building Vilcom From Scratch50:07 Finding the First Customers57:44 Expanding Into Underserved Markets01:05:21 How ISP Economics Really Work01:13:42 Competing Against Industry Giants01:23:00 Affordable Internet for Everyone01:25:31 Running Out of Capital and Scaling Smart01:28:47 The Power of Corporate Governance01:30:51 Wealth, Impact and Future Goals01:34:10 Advice for Entrepreneurs and Women in Tech
Transcribe →How Zeus Group Was Built From a Dining Table | Jeffrey Amani | Uganda Edition
Jun 3001:39:08Tap to summarizeJeffrey Imani thought he had made it. After years climbing the creative ladder, winning international design competitions, building a respected reputation and leading some of East Africa's biggest campaigns, everything came crashing down during the COVID lockdown.A suspension letter. Lost income. A lost house deposit. Months of uncertainty. For many people, that would have been the end.For Jeffrey, it became the beginning.In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda Edition, Jeffrey shares the remarkable story of how a young boy selling hand drawn hairstyle posters to barber shops became one of East Africa's most respected creative leaders. From winning the IAAF International Marathon Mascot Competition in 2007 to relocating to Uganda on a one month trial, Jeffrey takes us through the decisions, failures, risks and lessons that shaped his career.He opens up about the controversial exit that forced him into entrepreneurship, the depression that followed, and how he built Zeus Group from his dining room during lockdown, growing from just two people to a team of twenty four within two years.This is also a masterclass in agency economics, leadership, cash flow management and surviving one of the toughest industries in Africa. Jeffrey breaks down how creative agencies really make money, why client relationships matter more than talent, and the personal sacrifices he made to ensure staff salaries were paid even when clients delayed payments for months.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tagore Living Apartment - https://share.google/o2fVbZApFQ1tGWd7nFor all your production needs in Uganda: Contact: +256705098317 / +256786312218 | https://www.cinemaug.com/Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_IncFor all your production needs in Uganda: Contact: 0705098317 / 0786312218 | https://www.cinemaug.com/💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Intro01:12 The drawing that made Jeffrey his first money05:03 Why motorbikes taught him about risk10:02 Growing up watching auctioneers visit home13:08 Selling hairstyle drawings to barber shops17:14 Why he abandoned law for design21:05 Winning the marathon mascot competition26:08 His first salary barely covered rent30:11 Building an agency while employed34:26 How much creative directors actually earn38:19 Why he ignored saving and investing41:07 Uganda changed his money habits46:12 Leaving Kenya for Kampala50:18 Suspended during lockdown53:42 Starting Zeus Group from his dining room58:03 Growing only after clients signed contracts1:14:11 The tax mistake that changed the business1:18:30 Paying employees before paying himself1:24:07 How Zeus Group actually makes money1:27:48 Building a stronger agency in 20261:33:19 Kenya vs Uganda's creative economy1:36:41 Award-winning campaigns1:39:12 Closing thoughts
Transcribe →How I Built Kenya’s Largest Gated Estate - GreenPark Estate | Ian Henderson
Jun 2601:17:54Tap to summarizeThere are entrepreneurs who start with capital. Then there are entrepreneurs who create capital by betting everything they already have. Before Ian Henderson built one of Kenya's most recognised residential developments, he had already lived several careers. He left engineering before completing university, spent years washing and managing rental cars, built a logistics company from the ground up, coordinated humanitarian operations across Africa during some of the continent's most challenging moments, sold his business in the UK, and then made the biggest financial decision of his life.He refinanced his house. Mortgaged his assets. Maxed out his credit cardsa and raised almost $500,000 to buy a piece of land in Kenya. The gamble didn't pay off overnight. For the first three years, the business made virtually no profit. Every shilling went back into roads, infrastructure, construction and building a community long before the market recognised its value. That land would eventually become Green Park Estate, one of Kenya's landmark residential developments.But this conversation isn't really about property. It's about why execution beats ideas. Why patience is one of the highest-return investments an entrepreneur can make and why building wealth is often less about finding the perfect opportunity than having the conviction to stay with the right one long enough.Ian also reflects on working with the United Nations during humanitarian crises, the lessons logistics taught him about business, why integrity is non-negotiable inside his companies, the realities of financing large-scale developments, and why he's now thinking about legacy through a family office.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction & Community Highlights02:00 Meet Ian Henderson & Superior Homes03:15 The Unexpected Start Into Real Estate05:40 Why Execution Beats Ideas07:30 What Makes A Good Life?09:00 Ian's First Money Lessons10:30 Dropping Out & Finding Direction13:00 The Dangerous Cost Of Small Theft21:00 How The Logistics Business Worked25:00 Running Humanitarian Operations Across Africa29:00 Selling The Business For £300,00038:00 Mortgaging Everything For Green Park45:00 Funding The Project Through Land Sales48:30 The Green Park Vision51:00 Why Superior Homes Builds Everything In-House56:00 The Real Economics Of Property Development57:00 Expensive Distractions & Business Focus01:02:00 Leadership Mistakes That Cost Millions01:05:00 The Hard Work Philosophy01:06:00 How Developers Actually Make Money01:09:00 Building Success On Success01:11:00 Creating A Family Office & Legacy Planning01:12:30 Retirement, Investing & Compound Growth01:14:00 Surviving Financial Setbacks01:15:00 Current Projects & Future Plans
Transcribe →