Behind The Mic
Kamande Wambui
The rugby and reggae enthusiast holds masters’ degrees in Statistics and Computational Intelligence from The University of Nairobi and has published papers in journals and Conferences across Africa.
He is NPS certified and previously led the Data Science Team at Ajua where he built Advanced Analytics and Machine learning capabilities in the Ajua platform, and facilitated Integrated CX masterclasses across the continent. He was the curriculum consultant for Moringa School, helping build the premier Data Science Course. Kamande is currently a Principal Analyst at KOKO Networks. He also helps out as the performance analyst at Kenya Harlequins Rugby Club.
On the podcast, besides co-hosting and co-founding it, he is also its Development Director and one of the producers.
Kigondu Martin
The filmmaker with an impressive background in theatre might be most notable for his works as a playwright and director but he is also an adept actor, screenwriter and a producer. Described in the papers as ‘arguably one of Kenya’s finest theatre brains’ among other remarkable reviews of his work; Kigondu is an alumni of the Canadian Directors Lab and a product The Phoenix Players. He now runs Prevail Presents, a film and theatre company in Nairobi, Kenya. On the podcast, besides co-hosting and co-founding it, he is also its Creative Director and one of the producers.
Abu Sense
Abu co-created Too Early For Birds; a blockbuster, 19 times sold-out theatre show detailing excerpts from Kenyan history.
Over an 8-year professional career span, he’s managed to secure a number of diverse acting roles on major regional television platforms as well as cinema. Having recently flown out to Doha, Qatar as FIFA’s main presenter to cover the FIFA Club World Cup, he returned home and established Sounds Good Studios, a Voice Over and Podcast recording studio where he trades his craft as a sound engineer and producer.
About Our Show
The Busy Being Born Podcast is a personal growth and development podcast that spotlights high performing guests and subjects of African descent. The hosts – Kamande and Kigondu – in conversation with their guests draw out habits, routines, choices and stories that make their guests who they are and who they are working to become. The hosts’ backgrounds in the arts and tech dovetail phenomenally with their curiosities around self-improvement, making their chats and questions ever so intriguing and engaging. Each episode unravelling casually, as they tease out the depths, tricks and hacks that keep one consciously growing, glowing and living a purpose-driven life ie. Busy Being Born. This platform endeavors to show and testify that ingenuity, resilience, balance and brilliance are possible and in so doing; spotlighting African excellence.
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