Interview Archives - Creative Metier

Afghan NGO Case Study: Building Capacity of Local Leadership

Creative Metier2023-07-10T12:55:15+01:008th February 2023|

We have recently been reviewing the long term impact of our work and the way in which work carried out some years ago is still impacting in the present. In 2010 Creative Metier began a collaboration with an international NGO in Afghanistan to carefully and systematically build the capacity of its Afghan staff. This work, alongside careful implementation over ten years by the local team transformed their resilience and ability to continue their work [...]

Supporting CEO Transition and Organisational Growth

Creative Metier2022-07-21T08:16:48+01:0012th July 2022|

In 2016 Creative Metier were engaged by a family led, Africa focussed impact investor to support a strategy refresh, Founder CEO transition, and team expansion. Our work together over the past six years has enabled the clear roles to be put in place, with the right people supported into those roles, and careful work to set and maintain an organisational culture appropriate for the complexity of the context and strategic ambitions of the organisation. [...]

Network Impact Insights: Invest in Africa – Ghana

Creative Metier2022-04-19T11:56:43+01:0019th April 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Network Impact Insights series, in which we are exploring the work of networks which are impacting the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in East and West Africa. In this episode you will hear Creative Metier Senior Consultant, Fiona Nyong’o, in conversation with Carol Annang, Country Director, Invest in Africa - Ghana (IIA - Ghana). Carol tells us about IIA - Ghana and the African Partner Pool. She also shares her [...]

Network Impact Insights: Social Enterprise Ghana

Creative Metier2022-04-12T10:54:51+01:0012th April 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Network Impact Insights series, in which we are exploring the work of networks which are impacting the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in East and West Africa. In this episode you will hear Creative Metier Senior Consultant, Fiona Nyong'o, in conversation with Edwin Zu-Cudjoe, Executive Director of Social Enterprise Ghana. Edwin shares his thoughts on why using a network model works for the social enterprises that Social Enterprise Ghana serves. [...]

Coaching Impact Series: ConsumerCentriX

Creative Metier2022-03-26T11:08:01+00:0031st March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Coaching Impact Series interviews, a podcast series exploring the impact of our coaching work with entrepreneurial support organisations. In this interview, Creative Metier Impact Area Lead Jessica Stewart speaks to Anna Gincherman, Partner at ConsumerCentriX and uncovers the impact of the Argidius funded coaching that Creative Metier delivered throughout the Covid pandemic. Anna shares how coaching enabled the partners at ConsumerCentriX to build the confidence and alignment to [...]

Network Impact Insights: FATE Foundation Results

Creative Metier2022-03-26T11:35:34+00:0029th March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Network Impact Insights series, in which we are exploring the work of networks which are impacting the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in East and West Africa. In this episode you will hear Creative Metier Strategic Advisor, Wangechi Muriuki in conversation with Adenike Adeyemi, CEO and Executive Director of FATE Foundation, Nigeria. This is the second of our conversations with Adenike, you can catch up on the first one here. [...]

Coaching Impact Series: African Management Institute

Creative Metier2022-03-26T10:55:14+00:0024th March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Coaching Impact Series interviews, a podcast series exploring the impact of our coaching work with entrepreneurial support organisations. In this interview, Creative Metier Impact Area Lead Jessica Stewart speaks to Lily Nyawira, Director of Programme Implementation at African Management Institute (AMI) and uncovers the impact of the Argidius funded coaching that Creative Metier delivered throughout the Covid pandemic. Lily shares how the coaching supported to her to build [...]

Network Impact Insights: FATE Foundation

Creative Metier2022-03-24T07:02:09+00:0022nd March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Network Impact Insights series, in which we are exploring the work of networks which are impacting the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in East and West Africa. In this episode you will hear Creative Metier CEO Glynis Rankin in conversation with Adenike Adeyemi, CEO and Executive Director of FATE Foundation, Nigeria. They explore the incredible work FATE Foundation are doing to support entrepreneurs and the impact FATE Foundation has on [...]

Coaching Impact Series: Somo

Creative Metier2022-03-24T07:34:48+00:0016th March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Coaching Impact Series interviews, a podcast series exploring the impact of our coaching work with entrepreneurial support organisations. In this interview, Creative Metier Impact Area Lead Jessica Stewart speaks to Amelia Hopkins Phillips founder and CEO of Somo, and uncovers the impact of the Argidius funded coaching that Creative Metier delivered throughout the Covid pandemic. Amelia shares how the coaching enabled Somo to build team engagement, strengthen the [...]

Network Impact Insights: Fairtrade West Africa Network Results

Creative Metier2022-03-15T11:23:36+00:0015th March 2022|

Welcome to this second conversation between Creative Metier Strategic Advisor Wangechi Muriuki and Edward Akapire, Head of Region, West Africa Network, Fairtrade Africa. In this conversation, Edward shares his experience, and the experience of his team, in applying a networks approach to deepen member engagement and increase producer empowerment. He talks about the challenges the network has faced, and how they dealt with those challenges. He explores the impact that applying a networks approach [...]

Coaching Impact Series: Impact Hub

Creative Metier2022-03-10T10:53:22+00:009th March 2022|

Welcome to the next in our Coaching Impact Series interviews, a podcast series exploring the impact of our coaching work with entrepreneurial support organisations. In this interview, Creative Metier Impact Area Lead Jessica Stewart interviews Impact Hub Global Development Director Maria Trindade, uncovering the impact of the Argidius funded coaching that Creative Metier delivered throughout the Covid pandemic. Maria shares how the coaching supported the global team to focus on landing key strategic decisions [...]

Coaching Impact Series: Agora Partnerships

Creative Metier2022-03-02T15:02:00+00:003rd March 2022|

Welcome to the second in our Coaching Impact Series interviews, a podcast series exploring the impact of our coaching work with entrepreneurial support organisations. In this interview, Creative Metier Impact Area Lead Jessica Stewart interviews Agora Partnerships CEO Cecilia Foxworthy to uncover the impact of the Argidius funded coaching that Creative Metier delivered throughout the Covid pandemic. Cecilia shares how the coaching enabled her to step into the CEO role during a particularly challenging [...]