Leading the Way | Kola Masha: Building the Highest-Impact Business

Leading the Way | Kola Masha: Building the Highest-Impact Business

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Entrepreneur and impact leader Kola Masha traces an extraordinary journey from music and television to engineering, global business, and building one of Africa’s most ambitious social enterprises. As co-founder of Babban Gona, Kola shares how he applies disciplined leadership, patient scale, and human-centered systems thinking to enable millions of smallholder farmers to double their income. With a mission to create the world’s highest-impact business, Kola unpacks how depth of impact and scale must work together to drive real change. He discusses empowering smallholder farmers, building businesses that serve entire ecosystems, and leading with discipline, patience, and long-term vision.
From redefining leadership development to designing systems that unlock food security, education, healthcare, and mobility, this episode offers a masterclass in purpose-driven entrepreneurship and leading transformation at scale.
Content Note: This episode includes discussion of maternal mortality and maternal health challenges, which some listeners may find sensitive.

Youth PrEP & PEP with Dr. Juan Salazar

Youth PrEP & PEP with Dr. Juan Salazar

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On this episode of Getting2U, the G2U crew—Peta-Gaye Tomlinson, Dante Gennaro, and Dr. Sharen McKay—focuses on youth-focused HIV prevention strategies, with a deep dive into PrEP and PEP for adolescents and young adults.

We are joined by Dr. Juan Salazar, Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Salazar shares insights from his extensive experience caring for youth at risk for HIV, including how PrEP and PEP conversations are introduced in clinical settings, strategies to support adherence and retention, and the importance of sex-positive, youth-centered education.

The discussion also explores innovative approaches to improving PrEP outcomes, real-world clinical experiences, and comparisons between HIV prevention efforts in the United States and global settings. This episode is especially valuable for healthcare providers working with youth populations and anyone interested in advancing HIV prevention.

If you have a topic you’d like us to discuss or want to share feedback, please email us at CTAETC@yale.edu.

Youth PrEP & PEP with Dr. Juan Salazar

Youth PrEP & PEP with Dr. Juan Salazar

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On this episode of Getting2U, the G2U crew—Peta-Gaye Tomlinson, Dante Gennaro, and Dr. Sharen McKay—focuses on youth-focused HIV prevention strategies, with a deep dive into PrEP and PEP for adolescents and young adults.

We are joined by Dr. Juan Salazar, Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Salazar shares insights from his extensive experience caring for youth at risk for HIV, including how PrEP and PEP conversations are introduced in clinical settings, strategies to support adherence and retention, and the importance of sex-positive, youth-centered education.

The discussion also explores innovative approaches to improving PrEP outcomes, real-world clinical experiences, and comparisons between HIV prevention efforts in the United States and global settings. This episode is especially valuable for healthcare providers working with youth populations and anyone interested in advancing HIV prevention.

If you have a topic you’d like us to discuss or want to share feedback, please email us at CTAETC@yale.edu.