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There are moments — quiet, unassuming ones — when I realise just how vast the world truly is. Earlier today, I read more about James Manyika, Google’s Senior Vice President for Technology & Society. A Zimbabwean by birth, a Rhodes Scholar, an AI researcher, a McKinsey global thinker, a public policy advisor to U.S. presidents. The sheer weight of what he has done — and what he is now doing — staggered me. Not with envy. But with something else. A kind of emotional vertigo. Because I too am trying to build something that matters. Not on Google’s scale. Not with corporate backing. Just a social enterprise and charity and the echo of an idea — called AfricAspire™. A project seeded through years of travel, long-standing relationships, heartache, and humble hope. It’s a strange kind of tension — to be profoundly moved by another man’s journey while knowing you don’t have the credentials, the platform, or the access to even begin a conversation. But I still believe in speaking. Not to draw attention. Not to gain favour. Just to say something true. 
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"Success has many fathers," the old saying goes, but rarely do we name luck among them. In 2015, Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and The Big Short, gave a speech to graduating students at Princeton University that challenged this very omission. He argued that luck plays a much bigger role in success than most of us are willing to admit.  |
AuthorThe AfricAspire™ Blog shares insights, stories, and support for young African entrepreneurs. It’s a space for encouragement, learning, and connection — empowering changemakers across Africa and the diaspora to build purposeful, sustainable businesses. 
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