Breaking The Glass
Breaking The Glass is hosted by Vimbai Masiyiwa and features candid conversations with founders, investors, creatives, and leaders shaping Africa’s future. It looks beyond polished success stories to examine the decisions, doubts, systems, setbacks, and resilience involved in building meaningful work. Topics span business, leadership, creativity, community, and long-term impact. The show is supported in Season One by Econet Wireless.
Episodes
Why Human Connection Matters More in the Age of AI | Oswald Jumira
What skills matter most when technology is changing the world faster than we can predict?In this episode of Breaking the Glass, Vimbai sits down with Oswald Jumira, Senior Vice President - Global StrategicPartnerships at Cassava Technologies, to explore the experiences, relationships and decisions that have shaped hisjourney from humble beginnings in Zimbabwe to leadership across some of Africa’s
What Makes a Founder Worth Backing? | Mike Mompi
What does it take to hold conviction in Africa’s potential when the outcomes are uncertain and opportunity remains so unevenly distributed?In this episode of Breaking the Glass, Vimbai sits down with Mike Mompi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Enza Capital, to unpack what it takes to invest in and build businesses solving some of the continent’s most important problems.Mike shares what he looks
How to Build a Business Together and Keep Going When Things Get Hard | Mo & Michelle Mokone
What does it take to build a business with someone you love and keep going when the journey gets difficult?In this episode of Breaking the Glass, Vimbai sits down with sisters Morongwe “Mo” Mokone and Michelle Mokone, co-founders of Mo’s Crib, to unpack the reality behind building and growing a business together.They share what they have learned about resilience, adapting when the original plan no
