Presentation by Karika Yonreme

2. LEARNING
PURPOSE
Deliver
Professional
Knowledge
- Data School
- Product School
Supporting Businesses Leveraging
Innovation & Technology
in solving poverty and its symptoms in Africa
PURPOSE
ACCELERATING
&
COMMERCIALIZING INNOVATION
RESEARCH
&
SUSTAINABILITY
Drive
social-impact
products
addressing SDGs
ACCELERATION
Commercialize
& scale
high-impact
businesses
Accelerate
idea-to-
commercialization
curve
Support
initiatives that
enable govt
deliver services
to citizens
DIGITAL
PRODUCT
INCUBATION
CIVIC TECH
info@ekoinnovationhub.com

3. ➢ Why relationships are important.
➢ Gain and apply the principles of effective
networking.
➢ Develop your analytical and prioritization
skills.
➢ Identifying, selecting and adopting online
tools to enhance your digital presence.

4. BUILDING A POWERFUL
NETWORK OF START-UPS
by Karika Republic
Eko Innovation Centre TechBiz Series
24th September 2020

5. INTRODUCTION TO THE FACILITATOR
■KARIKA YONREME

6. INTRODUCTION:
■ Karika Yonreme (@Karika.Republic on Instagram) is networking and people strategy
expert. She has leveraged her many years of experience as a business development
strategist for international oil and gas companies in Africa, The Middle East, Europe
and South America, to partner with CEOs, executives, professionals and
entrepreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands.
■ She has leveraged her skillset in Stakeholder management, business planning,
project management, and leadership to manage key areas of one of the biggest Oil
and Gas projects in the Middle East worth over $10 Billion.
■ In addition, she has educated over 4000 entrepreneurs and professionals in areas
of Personal Branding and Networking. The results have been their Personal
Development, business visibility and career acceleration.

7. INTRODUCTION:
■ Furthermore, she leads the leadership development at an academy that has curated
curriculums to empower over 5000 female professionals and entrepreneurs globally.
■ Karika is a business leader that is contributing to the socio-economic development
of Africa through people strategy and technology.

8. Overview of today’s session:
■ The mindset to successfully network
■ Your value proposition and networking
■ How to build and improve your social capital
■ Connect the dots between Networking and opportunities
■ How to leverage your communities

9. BEFORE WE PROCEED
■ NETWORK…

10. ON TO THE BIG QUESTION…….
■ WHAT IS NETWORKING?

11. LET’S BREAK THIS DOWN…….
■ THE MINDSET TO SUCCESSFULLY NETWORK

12. ANOTHER LAYER…….
■ UNDERSTANDING YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION

13. THINK ABOUT THIS…….
■ FOOD FOR THOUGHT

14. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS…….
■ READY TO DEVELOP YOUR NETWORK???
IT BEGINS WITH YOU – LET’S BREAK IT DOWN

15. MORE INSIGHTS…….
■ HOW TO STRATEGICALLY BUILD YOUR NETWORK?

16. WHAT NEXT…….
■ BUILD YOUR SOCIAL CAPITAL

17. THIS IS POWERFUL…….
■ PERSONAL BRANDING, NETWORKING & COMMUNITIES…

18. ROUNDING UP…….
■ ACTION PLANS FOR YOU…

19. THANK YOU

20. TALK TO ME…….
■ Q& A

21. TECHBIZ NATION
CORE VALUES
▪ CONNECT to conquer
▪ COLLABORATE for growth
▪ BUILD to last
HOW
▪ Big thinking I Openness I Fun I Communication
I Respect.
THE PLATFORM
It will be an enclosed Telegram
Community.
▪ www.ekoicentre.com/techbiznation
▪ Click on ‘Become a member’
▪ Complete the form
▪ MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN AS FROM TODAY.
A community designed to
support and fuel the growth of
startups & techpreneurs
The platform will be an engagement
platform where developmental
updates will be shared and discussed
for the purpose of communal growth.
THE PURPOSE
WHAT IT IS
MEMBERSHIP JOURNEY