Patricia Odero is an innovation facilitator extraordinaire based in Nairobi, Kenya, working for The Duke Global Health Institute. Patricia is trained in Medicine, Business and Social innovation and uses her skills and experience to help entrepreneurs in West Africa and beyond with funding and growth. She talks about the importance of networks, particularly in health entrepreneurship - long-term relationships and support programmes for organisations of different sizes and stages. Patricia has great advice for entrepreneurs and really interesting stories from the field.You can follow Patricia on Twitter @TrishOdero, BMJ Innovations @bmjinnovations and podcast host Helen Surana @hjsurana.BMJ innovations is grateful to the World Innovation Summit for Health WISH for making this podcast series possible.