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The Reena Gore Podcast - Unleash & Thrive
The business intelligence podcast for African SME owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are serious about building companies that last.
Hosted by Reena Gore — business growth coach, leadership mentor, and AI & digital automation strategist based in Nairobi, Kenya — Unleash & Thrive exists for one reason: to give East Africa’s most ambitious leaders the frameworks, conversations, and raw truths they need to scale with systems, lead with purpose, and build beyond themselves.
Every episode goes deep on the issues that actually keep African business owners up at night:
🔹 Building systems and operations that run without you
🔹 Retaining your best people in a competitive market
🔹 AI and digital automation tools accessible to African SMEs
🔹 Corporate governance and succession planning
🔹 Leadership that closes the management gap
This is not a motivational show. This is a business growth platform — where real experts, proven founders, and experienced leaders share what actually works in the Kenyan and East African market.
New episodes every two weeks.
Follow Reena Gore:
Website: www.reenagore.net
LinkedIn: Reena Gore
YouTube: @Reena_Gore
Built for Africa. Designed for leaders who mean business.
The Reena Gore Podcast - Unleash & Thrive
Systems, Support & Scale: Inside Kenya's SME Founders Association | Catherine & Reena Gore
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Most SMEs in Kenya never make it past year five. Not because founders lack ambition — but because ambition without systems, governance, and support is a business running on borrowed time.
In this episode of Unleash & Thrive, Reena Gore is joined by Catherine , Director of the SME Founders Association, for an honest conversation about what it really takes to build and sustain a small or medium enterprise in Kenya today. They dig into the barriers founders rarely talk about publicly — capital, talent, structure — and the practical strategies that turn a founder-dependent hustle into a business that can scale and outlive its owner.
In this episode:
✅ The biggest reasons Kenyan SMEs stall — and how to avoid them
✅ How the SME Founders Association is supporting entrepreneurs across the country
✅ Why governance and systems aren't "big company" problems — they're survival tools
✅ Building a business that grows without you in every room
Whether you're running a 5-person team or a 50-person company, this episode gives you the mindset and the mechanics to grow.
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🌐 Connect with Reena: www.reenagore.net
