Elijah Zgambo is a pioneer and promoter of urban-culture arts in Zambia. A skateboarder of 16 years and break-dancer of 6 years, he is cofounder and director of Street Culture Events & Arts. Established in 2011, the organization promotes self-expression through the arts, promotes the artists, and provides solutions to society’s entertainment and recreational needs.… Continue reading Elijah Zgambo
Currently studying to earn his MBA in Accounting at the University of Liberia, James Tarnue Jr has worked in the financial sector of Liberia for a combined period of seven years. He’s is the staff accountant for an international humanitarian NGO called eHealth Systems Africa, working diligently in the management and disbursement of millions worth… Continue reading James D Tarnue JR
Tulimelila Shityuwete has more than eight years of experience in human rights. Currently, Tulimelila is Namibian director at Alkimia Consultants, where she focuses on communications and attitude change through human-centered design and therapeutic practice. Tulimelila has worked prolifically in the arts, performing all over the world, training countless Namibian youth, and running the first Namibian… Continue reading Tulimelila Patience Shityuwete
Belisa Rodrigues holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a postgraduate diploma in Management, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, where she was awarded the Old Mutual Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. Once the business manager of the African Arts Institute, she was previously general manager… Continue reading Belisa Caboz Rodrigues
Ifeoluwa Oluwole was interested in marketing from an early age. She is currently pursuing her dream of becoming renowned in Nigeria’s fast-growing marketing industry. She is currently a senior digital planner/strategist at Nigeria’s foremost digital marketing agency, Bytesize, where she has worked for almost four years. She also has a master’s degree in Marketing from… Continue reading Ifeoluwa Oluwole
Mandela Mwanza has over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry and performing arts in particular. Currently, Mandela is the founder of Soul Rebel Entertainment Ltd, which he has used to create employment for a few youths who are passionate about the creative economy. He also disseminates social awareness messages among the Malawian youth… Continue reading Mandela Michael Mwanza
Lusajo Mwaisaka is a dynamic and results-driven strategic management consultant with extensive experience improving organizational performance through program design, project development, and work function management. Lusajo is the director of Nyavu Group, a Tanzania-based company that deploys innovative commercial models and business consultancy strategies to businesses and social enterprises, streamlining their operations to make them… Continue reading Lusajo Mwaisaka
Chido Mpemba is a diplomat in the African Union Chairperson’s Cabinet. She advises on youth affairs as the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Youth, serving as the voice for the over 870 million youth across Africa. Chido was recently recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential African Women and as Top 100, Under… Continue reading Chido Cleopatra Mpemba
Nkosana Mazibisa is a highly efficient, results-driven CEO/managing partner at Mazibisa Inc, a brand-strategy consultancy firm. He has strong management skills and over three years’ proven experience in effectively developing, managing, and controling relationships between companies and their target audiences. Nkosana has an entrepreneurial spirit having started Swaad ‘The Taste of India’, a subsidiary of… Continue reading Nkosana George Mazibisa
Olivier Madiba is a manager, programmer, writer, and self-made game designer. He has over nine years of experience in tech and entrepreneurship. Olivier is the current CEO and project lead of Kiro’o Games, the first video game development studio in Central Africa, which creates games that showcase African culture, educate and raise awareness. Olivier holds… Continue reading Guillaume Olivier Madiba
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