After several years at McKinsey in South Africa and Nigeria, American-born Brooks Washington set out to build something of his own. His first venture was a beer bottle factory in Ethiopia. It was followed by a pan-African data centre business, an equipment financing company and, most recently, a hospital.
How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz speaks to the founder of Roha Group about his entrepreneurial journey and why he believes you might as well go big.
Topics discussed include:
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Launching a beer bottle factory in Ethiopia
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The case for data centres in Africa
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Starting small versus starting big
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How he manages to be involved in so many ventures
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The importance of surviving just long enough
