Cafe Construct Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Translating my Fundi-skills into a Business
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 08 with Wandia Muraguri a Sculptor, furniture-maker and Fundi. She runs a workshop, documenting her process on social media as she designs, ...
My Slice of the RealEstate Pie
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 07 with RealEstate Agent and Property Manager Ruth Kikenyi. Ruth, our episode guest got into the Real Estate profession and a decade later h...
The Passion-preneur
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 06 with Ace Oreal, Chief Creative Director of Lehem Interiors. Are you an engineer because your parent thought it was a more reputable profe...
Making Peace with Closing up Shop
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 05 with Judy Wambui a Construction Manager and founder of Build with Judy Choosing to close down a business is one of the most difficult dec...
Paving the Sustainable Way
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 04 with James Odongo a trained urban planner and the Chief Administrative Officer at KEPRO (Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organisati...
A Construction Manager's Toolbox
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 03 with Yassin Hussein a Construction Manager who has been practising in the construction industry for 16 years! Need I say more? And to add...
Thriving as a Self Made Entrepreneur
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 02 with Nyambura Maina an Urban Planner and Environmental Consultant. She gives tips and advice on entrepreneurship in the construction indu...
Building Visions: A Conversation with an Archpreneur
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 01 with Architect Andrew Muriga, Director at BEAM Design Studio. Get the ins and outs of running an architectural business and what you need ...
Pilot Episode - Season 04!!
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SN 04 EP 00 with Brenda Amondi, Nyambura Kariuki, Whitney Atieno and Kerubo Karanja - THE CAFE CONSTRUCT TEAM. We let you in on where we have been an...
Season 03 Finale
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 FINALE: We blinked and the end of Season 03 is here!!! We thought it would be great to wrap it up with a small catch up amongst the Café Constr...
Planning for the people and by the people
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 18 with Nasra Omar a trained Urban planner and Media Consultant. I bet only one of you reading this has ever attended a development plan rev...
Architectural Exploration
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 17 with Lynette Masai a Architectural Designer/ 3D Printed Architecture and Digital Fabrication enthusiast. My guest today continues to build...
Mental Health Series
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 16 with Kimari Ndonye, Co-founder of Botbuilt Construction Limited. Entrepreneurship is no walk in the park and it may from time to time take...
Civil Engineer Transiting Through Employment
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 15 with Judy Mali, a Registered engineer. Experience is the best teacher. From growing your skill and knowledge in employment, to learning to...
Urban Planning meets Public Health
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 14 with Sarah Lebu, an Urban planner. As a trained urban planner, there are several ways you can put your degree into use: @wowmomkenya ’s ...
Team Mental Check-in
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 13 with the Team, an Architect, a Researcher and an Educator. Café Construct hosts letting you in...hearty laughs, mental health check in a...
Diversifying my Skills within Construction
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 12 with Bear, an Architect and Construction Entrepreneur. The journey of 1000 miles completes with small steps taken over time. My guest...
Diary of a Kenyan Archipreneur - Series Tag: June 2022
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 11 with Kerubo Karanja, an Architect and one of the Café Construct Podcast hosts. ________ In this episode Kerubo takes us through six lesso...
My Career Moves as a Planner
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 10 with Planner Joan Watetu, a Physical Planner with the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and also the Principal Consultant at Eliye C...
Tips for your Next Job Interview
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 09 with José Maria, a Talent Development Advisor at Medair and Co-founder & Director of Qreed Consulting Group. In this episode we take ...
Project Manager practising in the Middle East
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 08 with Robert Oboch, a Project Manager currently based in Saudi Arabia. It is hard to imagine a life in the Middle East after all that we he...
Quantity Surveyor creating on YouTube
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 07 with Nothando Moloi, a Quantity Surveyor and YouTuber based in SouthAfrica. As the episode guest, Nothando Moloi aptly put it..."we search...
A Construction Manager balancing Work and Travel
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 06 with Mutave Nellie, a Construction Manager passionate about sustainable travel, living life with enthusiasm and effecting change in constr...
Securing a Job, is a Job in Itself
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 05 with José Maria, a Talent Development Advisor at Medair and Co-founder & Director of Qreed Consulting Group. Securing a job is a job ...
Urban Planner in Private Practice
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 04 with Planner Kelvin Ritho Gitonga, MKIP. The urban planning field is very dynamic and requires professionals to stay up to date...
Kenyan Architect in South Africa
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 03 with Arch. Moses Kimani, Founder and Creative Director of Anwani Architects & Development Planners Being trained in Kenya i...
BOTH ME...Plant Operator and Model
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 02 with Nancy Thinwa a Plant Operator, Model and Fashion Entrepreneur From pampering to necessary roughness, our guest, Nanc...
Your CV Versus Your Brand
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SN 03 EP 01 with José Maria, a Talent Development Advisor at Medair and Co-founder & Director of Qreed Consulting Group. These days organisations...
The Pilot- Season 03!!!
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
S3 EP00 with Brenda Amondi, Nyambura Kariuki, Whitney Ogutu and Kerubo Karanja- THE CAFÉ CONSTRUCT TEAM Listen in to find out what we hav...
Season 02 Finale
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where did the time go? The end of Season 02 is here!!! and we thought it would be great to wrap it up with a conversation amongst the Cafe Construct t...
Female... In the World of Construction
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 20 with Catherine Wathika a Project Manager. It is often implied, in the construction industry, that having a woman in the team is limi...
The Tilisi Story
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 19 with Ranee Nanji, co-CEO of Tilisi Developments Ltd. From the known to the unknown, my guest jumped into the real estate sector and learnt...
Working Moms Part II
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP18 with Nyagaki Gichia-an Engineer & Tech Educator and Peninah Ndegwa-a Transportation planner and the founder of Wowmomkenya. Nanny Cams?&nb...
Mental Health in the Workplace
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 17 with Whitney Ogutu and Brenda Amondi discussing anonymous stories shared by our Employed and Self employed listeners. Are you mentally hea...
Engineer in Business
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 16 with Eng. Mercy Mugure, the Principal Engineer and Managing Director of EngPlan Consulting Engineers. Starting your own Practice is one of...
Building Our Arch-Viz Company
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 15 with Amman Karim, co-creator of Ident Limited. Personal brand- Karim CG Visuals. Do you have dreams of specialising in Architectural Visua...
Local Versus Foreign Teams
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 14- ANONYMOUS SHOW Is foreign education better than local education? Is it easier to work with a local team or an international one? What mis...
Starting Our Construction Company
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 13 with Kimari Ndonye and Joseph Ntimama, Co-founders of Botbuilt Construction Limited Are you thinking of starting your own Constructio...
Fatherhood
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 12 with Samuel Mburu, Principal Consultant for KREIS Spatial Planning and Consulting Associated Don't be fooled that all fathers use their pa...
The Business Mindset
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SN 02 EP 11 with Godwin Njoroge, co-creator of Lab Oculus. It's not easy to start a business in the world of Construction, it's even harder to stay in...
Get to Know Us Tag
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP 10 with the CaCo (Cafe Construct) team With lovely tidbits from season 01 join Nyambura Kariuki as she hosts the ladies in a wonderful random qu...
The Career Switch
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP09 with Catherine Kadzo and Nancy Achieng Join Whitney as she gets into a candid discussion with two former practising Interior Designers on what...
Study Abroad
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP08 with Elizabeth Ondula and Eunice Nthambi When you consider pursuing higher learning, no doubt the first thing that comes to mind is how to fin...
Starting Your Own Firm
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP07 with QS Diana Mumbua Deciding to start your own firm requires a major shift in priorities and mindset. You take on an additional set of respon...
House on Fire
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP06 with Michael Mathenge Fire is one of the most common disasters in Kenya, but it doesn't have to be fatal. Do you know what to do? Join m...
Kazi ya Mjengo
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP05 with Stephen Ndele. No job too big; no job too small, Stephen is on the road to software engineering but a small detour led him to becom...
Working Moms
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP04 with Nyagaki Gichia-an Engineer & Tech Educator and Peninah Ndegwa-a Transportation planner and the founder of Wowmomkenya. There's so muc...
Degree Aside...
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP03 with two young professionals in the world of Quantity Survey. There's school... then there's the real professional environment. What are...
Beginner's Guide to Building your own home (Special edition)
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP02 special edition with BOTBUILT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED To our listeners who are not in the construction industry and would like to familiarise the...
Thirty Editions Later...
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP01 with Arch. Martin Tairo of Architecture Kenya Design Workshop and Buildesign magazine Ever thought about the world of writing and publishing i...
WE'RE BAAACK!! [Season 02]
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
S2 EP00 with Kerubo Karanja, Nyambura Kariuki, Whitney Ogutu and [drumrolls please... to our team member who's back from maternity leave] BRENDA AMOND...
Season 01 Finale
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The end of Season 01 is here!!! and we thought it would be great to wrap it up with a conversation amongst the whole Cafe Construct team. In this epis...
This is why IT matters to me...
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP19 with Etta Madete , an Architectural Designer at BuildX Studio. Design is the confluence of many ideas that tackle problems to create bet...
Some more Book Wisdom | Oct Book Review
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BOOK SCHOOLING: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS Do books have all the answers we need? Preface excerpt from the book: "As a design prof...
Getting our first jobs
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP18 with the entire CACO team Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, for sure. Join us as we discuss how we got our first job...
Blogging in Construction
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP17 with Sylvie Atong' a Full time Construction Manager and part-time Blogger. Does the public domain know exactly what your profession entails? I...
Dear Landscape Architect | Sep Book Review
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP16: BOOK SCHOOLING: The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm by Walter R...
Young in Architecture
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP15 with. Brian Munene of Architecture Kenya Design Workshop You are never too young to explore or to just do it. This episode embraces the...
Networking Manenoz
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP14 with Brenda Amondi of Busara Centre It's not only who you know, but also who knows you! This episode features Nyambura an Architect and Brenda...
Coming into Your Own
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP13 with Arch. Gurmukh Panesar of Grasp Design How can you as an Architecture student, a graduate Architect or a Young Architect guide your ...
Engineer to Entrepreneur | Aug-Sep Book Review
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP12 BOOK SCHOOLING: Engineer to Entrepreneur by Rick De La Guardi Hey Engineer, "Starting, managing, and owning an engineering firm can be a daunt...
Baptism By Fire
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP11 with Muthoni Ndung'u of Zaria Interiors It's never too late to brave a new path. Join me as my guest and I discuss pursuing your p...
Oh Shit, I Quit My Job [part II]
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 10 with Eric Kariuki of innojustice EA In Part 2, of Oh Shit, I Quit My Job we continue discussing the challenges of quitting. Is th...
Do You Have What It Takes? | Jul-Aug Book Review
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 09 BOOK SCHOOLING: Construction Business Management by Nick Ganaway Hey Contractor, Do you have what it takes? In this episode I review a profes...
#kenyaninteriordesigners
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 08 with Fraciah Karindi of House of Fraciah Social media is not all good neither is it all bad...Especially not to the Designers out there. Join...
The Signs Were There!
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 07 with Ruth Lelei of WhiteBull KE Go to school, get a job, join a firm, register, design and die. The finish line isn't so clear cut and ...
Oh Shit, I Quit My Job [part I]
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 06 with Eric Kariuki of innojusticeEA Dear Boss, I Quit! and other last words as you leave... This episode features Nyambura, an Architect and ...
And It's Business as Usual | Jun-Jul Book Review
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 05 BOOK SCHOOLING: An Architect's Guide to Running A Practice Falling out of love with Architecture is very easy. The expectations of reward ar...
KEEP CALM the job will be done
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 04 with John Mulatya of Turner & Townsend Project delivery is challenging to say the least. There are so many moving parts involved so ofcou...
Warm Regards, Your Client
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 03 with Erwan Nzomo of Fluffy Photography We always think we know what others need but do we really? Join me as we discuss the assumptions made...
What Field Am I Interested In?
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 02 with Wambui Muigai of Tukaai Naturals In this episode, I share life notes with an Architect and Mechanical Engineer on career path dilemmas ...
Introduction to Cafe Construct
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S1 EP 01 with Everlyn Kerubo, Beatrice Kariuki and Whitney Ogutu WELCOME !!! and Thank you so much for giving CAFE CONSTRUCT a chance...listen i...