Episode 21: How high growth entrepreneurs think, with Jito Kayumba

Have you ever wondered why one business can stay the same for 10 years while one gets listed on the stock exchange in 10 years?  High-growth entrepreneurs grow their businesses rapidly and they have a different mindset. I spoke to Jito, partner at Kukula Capital – a Private Equity firm based in Zambia -  on the mindset of creating high growth enterprises. Jito sits on the boards of both listed and privately owned firms in Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa. He has led multiple investments in high growth enterprises across the continent. 

Jito is a leader is a thought leader in his field and is one of our guests from our collaboration with Eagle Wings Consultancy 

Chapters

• 0:03 Introduction to Podcast
• 0:29 Introduction to Episode
• 1:12 About Jito Kayumba
• 2:07 What is a high growth firm
• 3:39 How high growth entrepreneurs think
• 11:00 Are they overnight successes?
• 14:02 How they use social capital
• 17:00 Their strategic use of financial capital
• 20:50 Entrepreneurial Orientation of founders