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Business & Founder Spotlight
A global interview strand broadcast weekly from the Book Broadcast Network newsroom — founders building in publishing, audio and book-tech, on the record about what actually worked and what nearly ended them.
A two-person imprint became a nationwide catalogue of 140 titles. Adaora breaks down the unit economics of independent publishing, the year she almost closed, and why turning down venture money kept the books honest.
Adaora Nwosu
Founder & Publisher, Ledgerline Press
140+
titles published
On air Thursday · 14:00 GMT
Hiring mistakes, cash-flow winters, and the pivot from work-for-hire to owned IP across three continents.
3
continents
A decade behind a bookshop counter, then a discovery engine readers actually use — and investors finally understand.
1.2M
monthly readers
How a Nairobi studio built Africa's fastest-growing audiobook catalogue on mobile money and matatu commutes.
900k
monthly listeners
Schedule
All times GMT. Sessions broadcast live on the network and publish to the archive within 48 hours.
Thu 3 Sep
14:00 GMT
Adaora NwosuFounder & Publisher, Ledgerline PressChicago
Fri 4 Sep
10:00 GMT
Henrik SørensenCo-founder & CEO, Fjord & Fable StudiosCopenhagen
Sat 5 Sep
12:00 GMT
Mei-Ling TanFounder, Chapter & Co.Singapore
Mon 7 Sep
16:00 GMT
Zainab DialloFounder & CEO, Baobab MediaNairobi
Wed 9 Sep
09:00 GMT
Rania HaddadFounder, Majaz AudioAmman
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