The BIG5D Podcast
The BIG5D Podcast is a weekly interview podcast from BigFive Digital hosted by BigFive Chief Content Officer Charles Laughlin.
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Charles Laughlin is a career journalist with a longtime focus on the evolution of media and technology from a B2B perspective, worldwide.
Charles has covered everything from the decline and fall of traditional media formats like newspapers and the Yellow Pages to the advent of cloud-based software and AI as engines of efficiency and growth for small businesses.
Charles is an enthusiastic interviewer. He practices this craft as the lead moderator of the annual BigFive Summit in Cape Town. He has also moderated in-person events and/or podcasts for the likes of BIA-Kelsey, Localogy, The Asian Local Search and Media Association (ALSMA), and many others.
Charles also applies his interviewing chops to the BIG5D Podcast, where he regularly interviews African business and tech newsmakers.
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Here are a few of our favorite episodes.
Keshni Morar, Founder Institute
Jamie Wyngaard, Loop
Zach George, Launch Africa Ventures
Nick Rawhani, Vula
Aisha Pandor, Sweepsouth
Zach Marks, Jia
Michelle Geere, AdBot
Vinny Lingham, Rumi & Shark Tank
Guy Futi, Orda
Meghan McCormick, Oze
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