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Financially Incorrect

Financially Incorrect

Money doesn"t have to be intimidating. The Financially Incorrect Podcast is a fun and informative way to learn about personal finance. Host Barrack Bukusi debunks money myths and reveals the truth behind common misconceptions. Join him with a different guest every week as he helps you achieve your financial goals.

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02:00:40

From Selling Calculators in Uni to Commercial...

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2026/02/06

Sales is often misunderstood as persuasion, personality or natural charisma.In this episode , we sit down with Kelvin Kuria, the man who turned sales from a "hustle" into a repeatable, scalable science. From managing multi-million Euro budgets at Unilever to becoming a Commercial Director at Kenyan Originals, Kelvin’s journey is a masterclass in negotiation, mindset, and money.Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa:

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01:19:21

From Campus Politics to a Career Switch |Tracey Gachie

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2026/01/31

Tracey Gachie’s journey is proof that resilience, strategy, and bold financial choices define success. From navigating imposter syndrome, pivoting from accounting to marketing, managing African major brands, and thriving as a content creator, she shares the highs, lows, and lessons of a decade shaped by career shifts, love, and life transitions.

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00:57:52

From sourcing Mitumba in Kawangware to Owning a Luxe...

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2026/01/24

What does it really take to build a fashion brand in Kenya when local work is rarely valued at premium price? Scovia Miruka, founder and creative director of Hawi read to wear, shares her raw money journey shaped by loss ambition and ownership from selling second hand clothes to pay her school fees to leaving a stable job and pricing a dress at KES 10,000 that changed everything.She reflects on grief early financial responsibility the limits of salaried work and the real cost of making clothes

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00:51:42

From Makanga to Working In Insurance | Eliud Matheri

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2026/01/16

Eliud's money story didn't follow the usual script. Before insurance offices, boardrooms, and BIMA TV, there were matatus, fruit crates, daily cash, and survival decisions. In this episode, Eliud opens up about the uncomfortable middle. The phase where income grows but discipline slips. Where loans feel like progress until they don’t. Where mistakes teach harder lessons than success ever could.Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who

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01:28:25

Why Being an A Student With an Oxford PhD Still...

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2026/01/09

What happens when you do everything right and life still doesn’t follow the script? In this episode of Financially Incorrect, we sit down with Dr Gladys Ngetich, a Kenyan engineer, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford PhD graduate and former MIT postdoctoral researcher, to talk about the parts of success people rarely admit out loud. Gladys grew up in Kuresoi South, excelled academically at JKUAT, graduated with one of the strongest first-class records in her class, and went on to secure some of the most

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01:49:09

Suraj KE: Building Gondwana - The 7 Years Nobody Saw

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2025/12/27

Suraj didn’t “blow up.” He toiled. From playing Hindu temples in his hometown of Kisumu, to DJing for drink vouchers, to taking years just to make his first KES 100,000 from music - this wasn’t a fast story. It was a patient one. He gave his early earnings to his mum. Got told “not yet” more times than he can count.So he stopped waiting. He built Gondwana alongside Euggy and two friends. Captain’s Terrace. Thirty people in the room. Two meals and two drinks as payment. And he kept going. Seven years

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01:51:57

From Lecturer to Google: Dorothy Ooko’s Wild Career...

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2025/12/19

In this episode, we sit down with Dorothy Ooko — former French lecturer turned Nokia and Google Communications leader — to explore the financial mindset behind her incredible career pivot. Dorothy shares how she went from teaching at KU and USIU to leading communications across Africa at two global tech giants — despite having no PR background. She opens up about disciplined money habits, avoiding debt, buying her home in cash, and why she now teaches women to negotiate confidently. We also unpack

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01:45:55

From Zero to KES 500M in Property Sales: Allan...

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2025/12/17

On this episode of Financially Incorrect, we sit down with Allan Mutuma, founder of Brown Cap Developers, to break down how he transitioned from corporate finance into building a fast-growing real estate business in Kenya. Founded in 2021, Brown Cap Developers has completed projects worth ~KES 400M and sold units totaling ~KES 500M in under four years — largely through personal networks, referrals, and disciplined execution rather than heavy marketing. Alan shares how growing up in a middle-class

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01:23:28

How Sir M Became One of Kenya’s Biggest DJs

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2025/12/12

Sir M is one of Kenya’s most exciting new-age DJs, and this episode breaks down exactly how he got here. From dropping out of university with his parents’ support, to chasing a music career that never took off, Sir M shares the real story behind the pivots, setbacks, and discipline that shaped his journey. He walks us through his process — how he built his sound, sharpened his craft, and positioned himself in a crowded scene — plus the moments that changed

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01:10:53

Eric Thimba on Finding His Path Late in Life &...

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2025/12/09

In this episode, we dive into the untold story of Eric Thimba — the Kenyan who left for the US to chase a degree, came back without one, and had to rebuild his life from zero. He talks about drifting through his early years, finding direction much later in life, stumbling into his first business, and eventually cofounding Mookh Africa before uprooting everything and starting again in Uganda. It’s a raw, creative, late-bloomer’s story about finding your lane long after everyone thinks you should have

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01:12:55

Tips to Own Your First Home in Kenya | ft. Eric Wambua

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2025/12/09

Thinking of buying your first home in Kenya? 🏠 This video walks you through everything you need to know about getting a mortgage backed by Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) — from eligibility criteria to the step-by-step process for securing an affordable, long-term home loan. We explain how KMRC works, how it partners with banks and SACCOs, and how you can take advantage of its fixed-rate, single-digit mortgage

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01:22:59

How Monica Etemesi Built Her Luxury Event Planning...

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2025/12/02

Monicah Etemesi is a Nairobi-based entrepreneur, wedding planner, and luxury events stylist, best known as the founder of Pritt Events, a company she built from the ground up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Raised in Kitale by a resilient single mother after losing her father at age 10, Monicah credits her strength and drive to the example set at home. Pritt Events has grown into a respected name in Nairobi’s events scene, delivering high-end weddings, corporate launches, political events,

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01:03:05

Agori Turned Chaos Into a Multi-Million Creative...

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2025/11/28

Agori Korbandy, founder & CEO of Nit Studio, takes us through her raw, unfiltered money and business journey, from launching her first creative studio at 21 with millionaire dreams, to losing an entire year of growth to a toxic relationship that drained her finances, focus, and self-esteem. She opens up about burning through her earnings, funding a partner’s lifestyle, and pretending to “keep up” with friends, all while navigating early entrepreneurship in Kenya.A robbery at her studio became

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00:52:31

From Paying Her Own Tuition to Uganda's Top...

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2025/11/25

In this Uganda Edition of Financially Incorrect, Patricia gets real about the money behind content creation, side hustles, and navigating Kampala’s rising cost of living. She shares how she paid her own university tuition through influencer gigs, why she refuses to live a fake lifestyle, and how balancing a corporate banking job with content creation shaped her financial discipline. Patricia breaks down the realities of Uganda’s influencer economy, from inconsistent brand deals to the pressure of

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01:19:38

How Ed Magema Beat the Odds and Got Accepted Into 6...

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2025/11/23

In this episode, Ed Magema, co-founder of Universe and senior strategist at NCBA sits with Barrack to unpack his journey from a humble childhood of strong tea mornings and githeri lunches to developing elite study systems that took him to Harvard. He explains why he chose to leave the U.S. during the era of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, return home, and build his career in Kenya. Ed opens up about his first failed print-media startup, his rise as a strategy consultant at Dalberg, and how he became

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01:10:44

Brian Wathome on Building Charge On The Go & a 60,000...

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2025/11/18

In this episode, Barrack sits down with Brian Wathome, the founder of Charge On The Go and Games On The Go to share how he built two thriving tech businesses from scratch. From renting power banks at nightlife venues and airports to launching a skill-based gaming platform on the M-PESA Mini App, he reveals how networks, timing, and innovative thinking unlocked these opportunities. Learn how Charge On The Go scaled across multiple locations, secured JKIA after a year-long pitching process, and how

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01:34:47

Kendi Nanua Had No Safety Net. Just Hard Work - and a...

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2025/11/14

Kendi sits down with Barrack to share how growing up in a single-room mabati house, walking long distances to school, and constantly relying on other people shaped her earliest beliefs about money and possibility. She opens up about battling a deep scarcity mindset, earning a first-class degree in finance only to realize she hated the field, and taking an 8K-a-month internship instead of a secure banking path. She talks about discovering her creative side, helping a vendor sell at a flea market

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01:05:10

Belinda Katumba: From Struggling Abroad to Building a...

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2025/11/11

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda, Belinda shares her journey from working minimum wage jobs in Canada to building a thriving digital marketing business and card game empire in Uganda. She talks openly about managing money for the first time, coping with harsh winters and isolation, launching her side hustles, and making her first investments in unit trusts and cows. Belinda also reflects on burnout, the importance of cash flow in business, and what success truly means to her. This is

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02:40:54

Zaheeda Suleman: Reinventing Yourself - From...

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2025/11/11

From Safaricom to self-employment, Zaheeda Suleman’s story is one of courage, clarity, and conviction. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, she sits with Barrack to unpack the reality of walking away from a consistent salary to build her own brand. From the silence that followed her resignation to the first 50K gig, the lessons are raw and real. Zaheeda opens up about the friends who showed up when she least expected, the corporate doors that stayed shut, and why she believes the mantra “Build

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01:26:36

How Dr Maxwell Okoth built RFH Healthcare

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/11/04

From earning a Ksh 9,000 salary and sleeping in his clinic to building a billion-shilling hospital network, Dr. Maxwell Okoth has lived every entrepreneur’s nightmare and dream. In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, he opens up about borrowing money meant for land to start his first clinic, surviving burnout and near depression when debt piled up, and building RFH Healthcare into one of Kenya’s most respected medical brands, complete with a world-class cancer center and the

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