{"id":36207,"date":"2025-07-03T20:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36207\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:27:09","slug":"ercas-business-podcast-kagan-ayo-bankole-not-hiring-gen-z-is-bad-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36207\/","title":{"rendered":"ERCAS business podcast: Kagan &#038; Ayo Bankole \u2014 &#8220;Not hiring Gen Z is bad for business\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ERCAS is a leading fintech and digital solutions provider helping businesses simplify payment collections, automate financial operations, and scale efficiently, has officially launched the ERCAS Business Podcast, a new podcast series crafted to provoke meaningful dialogue and challenge traditional thinking within Africa\u2019s fast-evolving business landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In Episode 2, strategy and transformation expert Ayo Bankole explores the bold question: \u201cAre You Built for Entrepreneurship?\u201d In his discussion, Bankole emphasized the need for leaders to embrace Gen Z\u2019s digital fluency and creative power to stay competitive.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ayo,\u00a0Entrepreneurship in Africa isn\u2019t just about solving problems \u2014 it\u2019s about evolving with the people solving them. Gen Z brings a mindset we can\u2019t afford to ignore: digital-native, deeply creative, and fearless about the future.<\/p>\n<p>Following that, Episode 3, titled \u201cNot Hiring Gen Z Is Bad for Business\u201d, features serial entrepreneur Kagan, who issues a clear warning that overlooking Gen Z talent in today\u2019s workforce is a costly mistake. Kagan believes that \u201cGrowth doesn\u2019t come from comfort zones, it comes from embracing change and Gen Z is leading that change.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each episode of the ERCAS Business Podcast is crafted to inspire critical thinking, spark innovation, and deliver actionable takeaways for forward-thinking businesses across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes will be released regularly on YouTube, featuring voices from across industries \u2014 including operators, mentors, and innovators who are redefining how business is done in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>To listen to the debut episode and subscribe, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@ercas_ng?si=r2fcgIg4lcBS4UKB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/@ercas_ng?si=r2fcgIg4lcBS4UKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About ERCAS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ERCAS is a digital solutions company helping\u00a0 businesses thrive by making payments and settlements simple and seamless. Focused on improving financial access and everyday business operations, ERCAS builds tools that drive real, measurable impact.<\/p>\n<p>Get Started on Ercas with a link:<\/p>\n<p>Follow us for Breaking News and Market Intelligence.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.nairametrics.app&amp;hl=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/play-store-banner.png\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ng\/app\/nairametrics\/id1492484159\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/app-store-banner.png\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaJ3icXLdQeeNlINJ90N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/whatsapp-banner.png\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+VySUbJ6khn-z01eh\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/telegram-banner.png\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ERCAS is a leading fintech and digital solutions provider helping businesses simplify payment collections, automate financial operations, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36208,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,607,29617,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-36207","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-entrepreneurship","10":"tag-ercas-business-podcast","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114791189619013208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}