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Episode Overview

10 April 2025
With guest Miishe Addy

On this episode of The Shift Code, Pierre sits down with co-founder and CEO of Jetstream Africa, Miishe Addy, to discuss how family wisdom and tools from her Stanford education helped her develop an effective approach to easing bottlenecks in trade and unlocking opportunities for broad business growth. Plus, learn about how Africa’s economic health is critical to the success of global markets, the value of purpose and growth mindsets, and the importance of spontaneity in innovation.

Meet Our Guest

Miishe Addy
Co-founder and CEO of Jetstream Africa

Miishe Addy is the co-founder and CEO of Jetstream Africa, a supply chain financing company headquartered in Tema, Ghana. Jetstream is Africa’s largest digital financier for cross-border trade, with $11.4 million in import-export loans disbursed since 2021, at a repayment rate 17% higher than the industry average. Miishe started her career as a top-ranked strategy analyst for Bain & Company in New York, practiced transactional law, and has consulted global development organizations, including TechnoServe and Global Partnerships. Addy was recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® as one of the top 50 next-generation project managers globally. Jetstream is noted for its innovation in AI-enabled loan origination and was recently inducted into the World Economic Forum’s 2024 cohort of Tech Pioneers. Miishe earned an honors BA in Philosophy from Harvard College, and a JD from Stanford Law School. She lives in Ghana.

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