{"id":410,"date":"2026-06-07T13:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.bruneza.com\/lfmedia\/index.php\/about-preview\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:32:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.bruneza.com\/lfmedia\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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OUR STORY<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It started with a microphone and a question that wouldn\u2019t fit into a tweet. Sanny Ntayombya had spent years in media \u2014 writing, broadcasting, building audiences \u2014 and kept running into the same wall: the formats were too short, the conversations too shallow, and the stories that mattered most to the continent were being compressed into clips designed to disappear.<\/p>

In 2022, he launched The Long Form \u2014 a podcast built on a simple conviction: African audiences deserve the same depth and production quality that global listeners take for granted. No time limits. No soundbites. Just an hour, a guest, and a real conversation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The format is the message. When you give people ninety minutes instead of nine seconds, you\u2019re telling them their attention is worth something.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The response was immediate and sustained. Listeners didn\u2019t just tune in \u2014 they stayed. They replayed. They forwarded episodes to colleagues and friends with notes that said \u201cyou need to hear this.\u201d The audience wasn\u2019t just consuming content. They were building a habit around depth.<\/p>

From that momentum, LF Media was born \u2014 not as a single show, but as a media company designed to house a growing roster of premium productions. Healthy Beginnings launched to serve young African families navigating pregnancy and early parenthood. The Money Blueprint arrived to address the personal finance gap facing the continent\u2019s emerging middle class. Each show has its own identity, its own host, and its own audience. What they share is a commitment to substance.<\/p>

Today, LF Media operates from Kigali with listeners across more than twenty countries. We produce shows, host live events, and partner with brands who want to reach Africa\u2019s most engaged, thoughtful audiences. The team is small. The ambition is not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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MILESTONES<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The journey so far.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Long Form launches<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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First episode airs with Sanny Ntayombya. Long-form conversations about politics, business, and culture \u2014 made in Kigali for the continent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LF Media is incorporated<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The company formalises as LF Media Ltd \u2014 a home for premium African audio content with plans for a multi-show ecosystem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Two new shows launch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Healthy Beginnings with Dr. Edgar Kalimba and The Money Blueprint with Isaac Nkusi join the roster, tripling the content output.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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First live event season<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LF Media hosts its first live recordings and panel events in Kigali, bringing audiences into the room for the first time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The digital home goes live<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LF Media launches its website \u2014 a premium digital experience that brings shows, events, merch, and commercial partnerships under one roof.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WHAT WE BELIEVE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Five principles we
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Depth over virality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We will never compress a story to chase a click. If it takes ninety minutes to tell properly, it gets ninety minutes. The audience rewards patience. Every time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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African stories, world-class craft<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Being from the continent is not an excuse for lower production standards. Our studio, our visuals, and our editorial quality compete with the best studios anywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every show has its own soul<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We don’t flatten our shows into a single house style. Each production has its own voice, its own visual identity, and its own relationship with its audience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Audiences are partners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our listeners are not metrics. They are people who chose to spend an hour of their day with us. We build for their trust, not for an algorithm’s approval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Build to last<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LF Media is not a side project. We are building a media institution designed to be here in ten years, twenty years, and beyond. Every decision is weighed against that horizon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Kigali is the point<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We are proudly headquartered in Rwanda. Our perspective, our talent, and our ambition come from this city. We\u2019re not trying to be somewhere else \u2014 we\u2019re making here the place to be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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OUR TEAM<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Meet Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Sanny Ntayombya<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Founder & CEO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Edgar Kalimba<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Isaac Nkusi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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