# Founder Diaries Podcast

A podcast by Yvonne Kanyi. Founder Diaries Podcast is a podcast that tells everyday entrepreneur stories. Hosted by Yvonne Kanyi, a Founder and a creator, sharing honest conversations about building, growing and leading a business. This podcast dives deep into what it truly takes to go from idea to execution the wins, the stumbles, the turning points and everything in between. Each episode offers listeners and everyone watching practical insights, raw reflections and human moments from those who’ve built something remarkable.

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## Latest episodes

- [SN3, Minisode 21: Don't Force Yourself Against Your Architecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/08156d8f6ca5) (2026-10-13, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/127360760/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-12%2F715e93ef-5d8c-bf00-c32c-a3edd4b110c5.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 11: Half a Million Profit, Yet Zero Cash | Joan Ogutu on Building Kids Street](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/b26479d85410) (2026-10-12, 87 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/127305621/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-11%2F504e9619-a201-4a1d-5344-b0eabb70a10f.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 20: “I’ll Just Do It Myself” — The Founder Habit That’s Limiting Your Team](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/3c42dbea6961) (2026-10-09, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126900193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-8%2F5fd62930-fefc-41bf-d06f-1cad65ffc441.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 19: Your Most Asked Questions, Answered: GRWM Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/a61ccea9f692) (2026-10-07, 16 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126970193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-6%2F5ccb36eb-14d4-0a23-d500-b16b030dc77d.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 10: Building Africa's AI Operating System for SMEs | Ft. Abraham Mbuthia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/f2d205c42e71) (2026-10-06, 81 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126914895/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-6%2F7ff8ec76-75ce-9492-60dc-8d9b59d56e9a.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 18: Debt Isn't the Enemy — Not Having Access To It Is](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/708ba06bba02) (2026-10-02, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126639642/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-1%2F91d402ca-8863-4fa0-fac1-48b75e28ed91.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 17: Market Penetration Isn't About More Ads](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/cc3da0a1326d) (2026-09-29, 7 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126449576/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-28%2F97639286-65d0-721b-64ee-b871d645b59a.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 9: I Lost Close to 400,000 | Anne Muhia on Employee Theft, Motherhood & Building](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/1e8860f219a3) (2026-09-28, 92 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126350125/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-26%2Fe1676813-0c3a-fcff-dc52-ce45590fa376.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 16: What Are Your 3 Things? Are You Maximizing Your Best Sellers?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/93d9ccad5b50) (2026-09-25, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126262667/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-24%2F0b364dea-4ffd-172f-a2b6-855103c82288.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 15: The Number That Tells You If Your Second Branch Was Worth It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/91525a951ad0) (2026-09-22, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126098129/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-21%2Fda90680a-9a3c-e5d5-0068-4707f2dc2df9.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 8: The Host Becomes the Guest: Yvonne Kanyi's Untold Founder Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/ffdcd28e660a) (2026-09-21, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/126045706/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-20%2F6baca3ce-d41b-272b-b6f0-5a6c0521e890.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 14: Why Rest Isn't Recharging You — The 5 Types of Rest You're Probably Missing.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/ec5ccea19429) (2026-09-18, 9 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125931608/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-18%2F7f7fd63f-c94c-e313-2be0-d32c2b43d388.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 13; More Customers Isn't the Only Way to Grow Revenue | Here's the Formula](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/acf7c2d76713) (2026-09-15, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125604604/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-11%2F2ac08a2e-fb78-b87a-b7f7-2398dde0b666.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 7: The Business Side Of Makeup | O`rnella Nthambi on Building Makeup City Academy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/2c646f1fe889) (2026-09-14, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125602560/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-11%2F6ad51851-1e6b-3f3a-e33c-ab59233288d7.mp3
- [SN3; Minisode 12:You Already Know | The One Thing You're Avoiding That Could Change Your Revenue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/1ed099cdc29e) (2026-09-11, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125537162/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-10%2F3d1d10ea-1b04-f86b-e8f3-b8a85e6eedba.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 11;The One Question That Tells You If Someone Is an A, B, or C Player](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/39358836a996) (2026-09-08, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125336691/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-7%2F3a478db2-f20e-f3ac-76e6-eb88b7e916bb.mp3
- [SN3,Episode 6; Demystifying Tax Compliance | Caine Wanjau on Building DigiTax Across 4 Countries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/e193db591cc4) (2026-09-07, 70 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125301734/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-6%2Fa867004f-1bb3-b3b9-c643-6918e42ad330.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 10; The Hidden Cost of Keeping the Wrong Hire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/9011ebdde4dc) (2026-09-04, 10 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125174694/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-3%2Fb90b59b7-77ee-0183-a0d6-fbdcc5c66b96.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 9: The One Number Every Founder Should Know By Heart: Your Growth Rate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/92894c77bfbd) (2026-09-01, 7 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/125032300/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-1%2F6533e26f-c024-aa2e-0e8f-3b9dab148f64.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 5; He Dropped out of a Top University to Help Students Find Theirs | FT. Manish Sardana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/2a380e6f5485) (2026-08-31, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124972585/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-31%2Fb012e5bd-ad6b-d265-9db5-a0027490ca1d.mp3
- [SN 3, Minisode 8; The Unglamorous Businesses Making Serious Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/490f4a47b061) (2026-08-28, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124836318/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-27%2F3b4891fa-9cc7-84b9-233e-8e56faf15f58.mp3
- [SN3, Minisode 7: Taxes Won't Wait: What Every Founder Should Know Before KRA Comes Knocking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/98e12b7cbfa0) (2026-08-25, 9 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124624341/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-23%2Faff3a24d-0df8-ade3-14f0-7711f059ae97.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 4: Behind Misono's Consistency | Ft. Daniel Rea Song on Building a Family Business](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/a6a9b21800d5) (2026-08-24, 69 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124624868/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-23%2F567cc43c-4cd6-0211-592e-2276674ff47a.mp3
- [SN3;Minisode 6: The Wealth Toolkit Every Founder Needs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/c71e421f8781) (2026-08-21, 10 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124408078/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F539c51e2-54e3-c788-b072-9c25014317ca.mp3
- [SN3,Minisode 5: How I Reset: A Founder's Morning Reboot Routine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/eb51384182c6) (2026-08-18, 7 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124355733/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-17%2F1281773e-efbf-10d3-eb89-e303cc93dd82.mp3
- [SN3, Episode 3: "Your Business Needs Me" | Ft. Ivy on Building Scalable, Legacy Businesses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/c828dfdfce04) (2026-08-17, 85 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/124294939/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-16%2F3912c59e-7aa0-bdc0-f616-a12df1c6087a.mp3
- [SN3,Minisode 4:"Great CEOs Are Lazy" — A Book Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/990fe425241a) (2026-08-14, 7 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123991293/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-9%2Fab11ebd1-f1ec-de56-8003-cb62deb344c6.mp3
- [SN3,Minisode 3:The Habit-Stacking Trick for Actual Consistency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/3402cf65799d) (2026-08-11, 6 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123990918/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-9%2F2e90d8cb-8879-a26a-8448-dc02eee48426.mp3
- [SN3,Episode 2: A Founders Roundtable on Loss, Legacy & Letting Go](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/b91d6a108110) (2026-08-10, 86 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123990625/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-9%2Ffb1dcc9b-9498-ef2c-c4e4-3f874fdd64ed.mp3
- [SN3; Minisode 2: The PROFIT FIRST Formula Every Founder Needs to Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/74ffa02be1c9) (2026-08-07, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123724322/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2Fc55d1ad0-444a-3588-4b8e-e8833ac7fc80.mp3
- [SN3; Minisode 1:The Hiring Framework Every Founder Needs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/74c6d748ad1a) (2026-08-04, 13 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123726108/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-3%2F892a3259-c191-f984-87c5-01b03ee22f76.mp3
- [SN3;Episode 1: From Oxford MBA to Building Africa's Pocket | Val Njoroge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/94af885f6495) (2026-08-03, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/123672034/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-3%2F429091163-44100-2-e1f89e1ad5d3f.m4a
- [SN2; Episode 11: Answering Your Biggest Business Questions | Season 2 Finale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/0b68889efbbf) (2026-06-16, 76 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/121391118/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F426023544-44100-2-227a155ac591c.m4a
- [SN2: Episode 10: How Kamau Nyabwengi Built a Golf Academy That Has Trained 4,000+ Golfers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/cffc2bd00784) (2026-06-09, 50 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/121187253/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2F425751466-44100-2-2229c640c68e.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 19: The Struggle of Many Founders and Managers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/428b413c5d31) (2026-06-08, 10 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/121081412/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-6%2F425611445-44100-2-5c849f3945505.m4a
- [SN2;Episode 9: From Makeup Content to Building One of Kenya's Leading Beauty Brands | Joanna K Pt. 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/8c542b17fd2a) (2026-06-02, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120856479/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F69b20d0b-89e7-5122-7e8e-bae674f260cb.mp3
- [SN2; Episode 8: The Business Side of The Creative Business Nobody Talks About | FT. Abel & Judy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/338df7a1f6f6) (2026-05-26, 74 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120535486/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424880662-44100-2-4c808d5d08c25.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 15: Money Advice for Founders ( From My Experience)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/8a0064abbd09) (2026-05-25, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120484423/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F1b724e81-c163-026e-6beb-05b0a1297a8c.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 14: Signal Vs Noise | Why Most Founders Stay Busy But Don't Grow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/a297f1886fd0) (2026-05-21, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120292723/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-20%2F424558683-44100-2-e054fd3bb07a9.m4a
- [SN2; Episode 7: Money Trauma, Debt, Business & Self-Worth | Ft. Susan Wanjiku](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/dc87b56475fa) (2026-05-19, 96 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120216969/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F424460069-44100-2-bd799e9ec5fb6.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 13: You Don`t Have To Do Everything](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/a98bd8e40067) (2026-05-18, 10 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/120121662/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-17%2Fa7da2750-4609-3609-fe3f-0cd04957a281.mp3
- [SN2; Minisode 12: She Built a Beauty Empire With Just 4 Products | The Estée Lauder Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/2f35aeb68508) (2026-05-14, 11 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119947665/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-13%2F578e75cd-ed87-0f9c-2812-c1fcccb25a6e.m4a
- [SN2; Episode 6: From Doing it For Free to Charging KSH.3,500 to KSH.600,000 | Coach John Paul Nyiha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/41738c213036) (2026-05-12, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119831758/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2F47646fac-90fe-e169-43cb-dad90f62b364.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 11:Systems Before Scale | The McDonald’s Story Every Founder Needs To Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/0cd8fe3f53f6) (2026-05-11, 11 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119569783/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2Fb6f022bc-085f-c682-b497-f2f6456c9363.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 10: When Should Founders Pay Themselves? And How Much?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/27a228260318) (2026-05-07, 15 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119564794/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F8e42aff9-dacc-a12e-79d3-2e3a6db7f4e3.m4a
- [SN2; Episode 5: You’re Not an Entrepreneur (Yet) | Profit, Value & Wealth ft. Waithaka Gatumia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/df90d855713b) (2026-05-05, 77 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119402567/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F29417940-e185-42e2-22b8-68b054593609.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 9: Why Kenyan Founders Fear Funding | The Truth About Bootstrapping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/abca9e4e194c) (2026-05-04, 15 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119283305/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F7feb8ed0-5ffd-7664-1a8f-5acb82e6e415.mp3
- [SN2; Episode 4: Tara Nicole | Turning Creativity Into Income Streams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/260cf07e02fe) (2026-05-03, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119402192/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2Fb306d82f-f075-3d3f-18ea-cd8496e10f5e.m4a
- [SN2; Minisode 8: Opening A New Branch!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/c3e1210b481b) (2026-04-30, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119224548/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2Fc3bdc180-7af3-f48f-3438-d2d128741be8.mp3
- [SSN2; Minisode 7: Sage Sknn At 1 | Key Decisions I had To Make When Building](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448/eb95e84d181e) (2026-04-27, 13 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/119075498/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-26%2Fc20adca3-13e7-8c3d-c9d2-984191aae004.mp3

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