"I Lost £400,000 In One Day" - The Truth About Building Million Dollar Company - Akwaaba UK

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In this raw episode of Konnected Minds, host Derrick Abaitey sits down with *Dennis Tawiah* - the man behind Akwaaba UK, Miss Ghana UK, and the architect who made it fashionable for Ghanaians in the diaspora to come home every December, revealing the exact moment when four young Ghanaian boys pooled their sound equipment together to become 90 Percent Hi Squad and fought establishments that turned Africans away, radio stations that refused to play African music, and a system that said "you're not allowed" until they became a force so undeniable that Choice FM, ACS societies at every UK university, and 4000 Ghanaians at Chinola's nightclub proved the community was ready. 00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Dennis Tawiah - The Man Behind Akwaaba UK 00:02:45 Childhood Dreams: From Ghana to the UK 00:07:32 Football Dreams Shattered: Finding a New Path 00:15:47 Birth of 90 Percent Hi Squad: Breaking Barriers 00:34:00 Fighting for African Music on Mainstream Radio 00:45:12 December in Ghana: Making It Cool to Come Home 00:57:59 Birth of Akwaaba: A New Chapter Begins 01:09:16 Ghana Party in the Park: Building a Legacy 01:20:15 Working with Legends: The Daddy Lumba Experience 01:01:23 The 400K Loss: When Weather Destroys Dreams 01:16:00 Reflections and Regrets: What Could Have Been 00:52:45 Setting the Record Straight: Recognition and Legacy *Guest:* Dennis Tawiah *Company: *Akwaaba UK Host: Derrick Abaitey IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DerrickAbaitey Join Konnected Academy: https://www.triibe.io/konnected-academy Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcast - http://tinyurl.com/4ttwbdxe Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/3he8hjfp Join this channel: /@konnectedminds FOLLOW ► https://linktr.ee/konnectedminds #Podcast #businesspodcast #AfricanPodcast