Episode 10 — “What’s the Deal, Africa? Raising Capital, Finding Purpose, and Surviving the Zombipocalypse” – An Extraordinary Conversation with Monica Shupikai Simmons (Part 2)
Extraordinary Conversations with askChenai
In Part 2 of this extraordinary conversation, Chenai and Vimbai dive deeper with Monica Shupikai Simmons — global investment banker, author, and proud “Africa girl” — to unpack the stories and lessons behind her book What’s the Deal, Africa?
This episode is about building, belonging, and believing in African founders:
Why What’s the Deal, Africa? had to be written — and how Monica finished it between chemo sessions and boardrooms
The truth about capital raising on the continent (and the myths we need to unlearn)
How she balances ambition, motherhood, and rest — even when switching off doesn’t come easy
Why gardening, swimming, and cleaning are her unexpected therapy
And, of course, how she plans to survive the Zombipocalypse
Wise, funny, and refreshingly grounded — this is Monica in her element: honest about the grind, passionate about the continent, and still ready to fight to the end.
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