Bitcoins and Gravy Episode #46 BitPesa for Remittances and Spending!

Published: Dec. 15, 2014, 4:14 a.m.

b'On today\\u2019s show and thanks to one of our loyal listeners, I was able to finally meet up with Elizabeth Rossiello. Elizabeth is an American living and working in Kenya. She has worked as a microfinance analyst and investment associate since 2009. She is an expert in East African financial product development and she is the CEO and Co-Founder of BitPesa. BitPesa is the next logical step after mpesa and if you have no idea what I\\u2019m talking about, then stay tuned because this is a great interview.\\n\\n\\nCREDITS:\\n\\nLinks for the charities:\\nTunapanda Institute\\nContact: Jay Larson Jay@tunapanda.org\\n\\nR.O.C.K\\nContact Jason Lee JLee1782@gmail.com\\n\\nHeshima Kenya\\nContact Tracey Hagman tracey@heshima.org\\n\\nTo get in touch with BitPesa: info@bitpesa.co\\n\\nOde To Satoshi\\n\\nOde to Satoshi lyrics & melody by John Barrett\\nCopyright 2014 RJM Publishing - BMI Nashville. \\n\\nLead Vocal, Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Snare Drum: John Barrett\\nHarmony vocals: John Barrett, Connie Sinclair and Lij Shaw\\nGuitar: Jonathan Brown\\nMandolin: Ben Miller\\nBass Guitar: Michael Rinne\\n\\nInitial tracks recorded by Mark Thornton of Sidekick Sound Studios, Madison, TN. All other tracks Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at The Toy Box Studio, Nashville, Tennessee\\nEngineer: Lij Shaw. Assistant to engineer: Don \\u201cThe Don\\u201d Bates\\nProduced by John Barrett & Elijah \\u201cLij\\u201d Shaw\\n \\nSpecial thanks to Alex Munoz Guijarro for his excellent pedal steel playing on many of our shows.\\n\\nInterviews for this episode were edited and produced by John Barrett at The Tree House Studio - East Nashville, Tennessee.\\n\\nTheme song \\u201cGravy\\u201d by the band, Eleanor Roosevelt with Lij on fiddle.\\n\\nSpecial thanks to Alex Mun\\xf5z Guijarro for his excellent pedal steel playing on many of our shows.\\n\\nInterviews for this episode were recorded and edited by John Barrett at The Tree House Studio - East Nashville, Tennessee. All shows are produced by John Barrett with the moral support of his trusty sidekick Maxwell Rascalnikov CoyoTe Rex, aka Max.\\n\\nTheme song \\u201cGravy\\u201d by the band, Eleanor Roosevelt with Elijah \\u201cLij\\u201d Shaw on fiddle.\\n\\nAnd a big thank you for moral support from my good friends at The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance:\\nTennesseeBitcoin.org\\n \\nQuestions or Comments?\\n\\nBitcoins and Gravy Hotline: (615) 208-5198\\nListeners . . . listen up! Call this number and say something funny, sing a song, read a poem or just rant! Or if you\\u2019d rather you can ask me a question, leave a comment, make a suggestion or record a complaint! If I like what you say I\\u2019ll put it on the next show!\\n\\nEmail me to say Howdy!: howdy@bitcoinsandgravy.com\\n\\nVisit theWebsite: BitcoinsAndGravy.com\\n\\nBitcoins and Gravy Tipping Addresses:\\n\\nBitcoin: 1ByqQXLTm9JZGSwnfqCCakaifBt3grQkXS\\nLitecoin: LgqYgxLTBPgr8C1JGLLJVLK4ZN1fveprAp\\n\\nAnd if you don\\u2019t feel like contacting me, just kick back, relax and enjoy the show. \\nI hope you enjoy listening to my guests as much as I enjoy talking with them!'