Simply DealHQ

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On the first episode of Season 2, Our Tosin Ajose leads Mr. Opeyemi Agbaje, the Founder and CEO of RTC Advisory Services Ltd - a leading strategy and business advisory firm, in a conversation on the recently enacted 2023 Appropriation Act. The conversation bothers on the key elements of the expenditure and revenue summary, Nigeria’s ballooning public debt profile, and the potential impact of the 2022 finance bill on Nigerian businesses.

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On Episode 11, our final episode in Season 1, our Orinari Horsfall is joined by Solape Akinpelu, a Certified Financial Education Instructor and Co-founder of HerVest, Nigerian based fintech company pioneering inclusive finance for African women, in a conversation on gender based financial exclusion in Africa. Specifically, the conversation discusses the effect of highlights the impact of gender based exclusion on Africa's development and economic prosperity and the role that HerVest and other social innovators in Africa are playing in tackling issues around access to finance for African Women.

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On Episode 10, we are joined by our Lead Advisor and founding partner – Tosin Ajose who takes us on a journey down memory lane. She shares insights on the Firms values, foundational goals, the challenges of starting up and building a sustainable legal enterprise, and the Firm’s unique winning culture.

On Episode 9, our Adefere Adeyemo is joined by Adora Nwodo, an author and Software Engineer with the Mixed Reality department at Microsoft and Steven Cinelli, financial technology and Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, with a specialty in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. They discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution, how emerging technologies can address Africa’s most pressing developmental challenges and its potential to change Africa’s position on the global market.

On Episode 8, our Orinari Horsefall is joined by Sarah Burns, the CEO and Founder of NIA Africa, an  Africa Focused Impact Investment Fund dedicated to identifying exceptional African businesses and supporting their capital sourcing efforts.  The conversation bothers on how to attract  impact financing to Africa at such scale and speed  as can make meaningful impact in the real sectors of the economy; whilst achieving development, poverty reduction and improvement  of the quality of life generally.  Sarah also expatiates on why sustainability is now at the centre of global policy making and how this will impact the future of capital.

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On Episode 7, our Orinari Horsfall is joined by Dr. Basheer Oshodi, the CEO and co-founder of TrustBanc Arthur and a seasoned expert in ethical finance and non-interest banking, in a conversation on Islamic Finance- a constantly evolving global alternative to conventional finance. Specifically, the conversation assesses the trends, benefits and opportunities for Islamic Finance in the Nigerian financial marketplace. It also contemplates what actions can be taken to deepen the market.

In this client feature episode, our Adefere Adeyemo along with Mustapha Suberu, CEO of Capsa Technology Limited discuss invoice factoring as a viable alternative financing options for businesses. The episode covers the fundamentals of invoice factoring, how it differs from other forms of  financing and the place of technology and risk management in delivering an efficient alternative financing marketplace.

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On episode 5, catch our Orinari Horsfall as he leads Ugochukwu Obi-Chukwu, Partner and Founder at Nairametrics Financial Advocates, in a conversation around the recently enacted Appropriation Act 2022. The conversation compares Nigeria’s fiscal plan for 2022 to peer nations it also assesses the capacity of the Federal Government’s expenditure plan to improve the nations volatile economy whilst navigating the economic implications of key policy metrices on the citizens, local businesses and investors .

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On Episode 4, our Tosin Ajose leads Rukaiya El – Rufai, Partner - Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change, PriceWaterHouse Coopers, Nigeria in conversation on the key take-aways from  the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference and how the Global Climate Action Collaboration  is likely to shape the future of global business, the financial markets and the economy. The conversation also seeks to help Nigerian Businesses map appropriate responses to global drive towards decarbonization and the imminent Net Zero future.

Simply is a sponsored podcast of DealHQ Partners, where we engage thought leaders on trending issues around law and business in the most simplistic manner.

On Episode 3, our Praise Darego is Joined by Mr. Ferdinand Adimefe a serial creative entrepreneur and co-founder of Artist3 - Africa’s first indigenous NFT Marketplace as they unbundle Non- Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”) a trending phenomenon in the digital assets space. Specifically, the conversation focuses on the trends, benefits and opportunities for African creatives on the NFT Marketplace.

Art NFTs without a doubt, are dominating the NFT marketplace, Creatives are graced with a technology enabled marketplace outside of the traditional system that affords them access to a global market of enthusiasts, collectors, speculators and arbitrageurs who are taking long and short positions on this digital asset class. Beyond the rhetoric, this episode seeks to map the playbook for African Creatives to compete on the global stage without limitation.

In this maiden episode, Our Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose is in conversation with Mr. Michael Ugwu, the Founder and CEO of Freeme Digital Limited and pioneer General Manager for Sony Music Entertainment West Africa, a venture capital investor and cryptocurrency enthusiast discussing issues bothering on cryptocurrency adoption, market trends, trading, counterparty risks and regulations from a Nigerian perspective and from a broader Africa wide view.

The whole world acknowledges the unprecedented growth in the global cryptocurrencies MARKET with Nigeria recording over $400 million traded in 2020 alone despite its low internet penetration. Statistics show a high level of enthusiasm around  adoption of cryptocurrencies especially amongst the youth. 

This episode examines the cryptocurrency market in Nigeria from an investor’s perspective, opportunities in Decentralized Financing (DeFI), lessons and opportunities for new adopters.