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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Tom Osborn
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Tom Osborn\nIn our fast-paced and demanding modern world\, there is an ever-increasing recognition of the paramount importance of mental health. Its profound impact resonates through every aspect of our lives\, including our professional well-being. \nThe World Health Organization (WHO) sheds light on the alarming statistics\, revealing that approximately one in four people worldwide will encounter a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. These conditions transcend age groups and cultures\, affecting individuals from all walks of life. \nAmong the prevailing mental health disorders globally\, depression stands as a formidable foe. An astonishing 264 million people\, spanning all ages\, are grappling with this relentless challenge\, and shockingly\, many cases remain undiagnosed and untreated. \nAs these numbers continue to surge with time\, it becomes increasingly crucial to address mental health issues\, particularly conditions like depression and anxiety\, which are significantly impacting the lives of young people\, especially in Africa. \nIn light of this urgent public health priority\, the Shamiri Institute was founded a few years ago. Its noble mission is to deliver evidence-based mental health care to young people in Kenya\, a country where only two psychiatrists serve every million individuals.  \nThe Institute’s vision is to make mental health affordable for all\, personalized to an individual’s needs and circumstances\, and integrated within existing systems of caregiving and community life \nJoin our After Office Hours session this month with Tom Osborn\, CEO and Founder of the Shamiri Institute. \nDuring the session Tom will delve into the vital subject of mental health\, exploring ways to foster healthier and more supportive work environments that empower everyone. \nHaving started his first company at the age of 19 years\, Tom will also share valuable insights on his journey into entrepreneurship and the lessons gathered over the years. \nBeyond that\, this exceptional session is a unique opportunity to discover how Shamiri Health’s work is a blueprint for transforming workplace culture across the globe and empowering leaders with innovative approaches to actualize their teams’ potential. \nDon’t miss out on this session. RSVP your attendance: \nWhen: Thursday\, 31st August\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5:00 pm\nAbout the speaker\nTom Osborn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shamiri Institute\, a data-driven public benefit organization that develops and scales mental healthcare for young people across Africa and especially Kenya\, and  Shamiri Health\, a health-tech startup that provides wellness solutions to corporates.  \nTom is a TED  Fellow given to doers who have shown unusual accomplishment\, and exceptional courage\, and are creating positive change around the world—and a global Forbes’ 30 under 30 social entrepreneur.  \nGlobally\, Tom has developed a reputation as a community mobilizer\, social entrepreneur\, and global mental health innovator.  \nAt 18\, he co-founded GreenChar\, a social enterprise that provided 3\,000  homes and institutions in rural Kenyan and urban slums with clean energy.  \nFor his trailblazing work in the clean energy sector with GreenChar\, Tom became the youngest recipient of the Echoing Green  Fellowship – an award given to the leading emerging social entrepreneurs around the world.  \nHe has also other numerous national and international awards for his community-oriented entrepreneurship\,  including World Deliver Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016\, the Donors’ Circle for Africa Energy  Prize\, and many others. Africa Youth Awards named him one of the 100 Most Influential Young  Africans.  \nTom is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology (High Honors) with a secondary in Computer Science. \nAbout Shamiri Health\nShamiri Health is making mental health and wellness affordable and personalized in the Global South. Their platform enables employers\, teams\, and individuals in the Global South to receive affordable and personalized mental health care. This is done through the use of cutting-edge precision-care algorithms to match users to superior-quality personalized mental health care. Founded by Shamiri Institute\, Shamiri Health’s platform is built upon years of research and development\, worth more than $1.5m\, by world-leading mental health experts. \nJoin us then! \nWhen: Thursday\, 31st August\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5:00 pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-tom-osborn/
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Dr Patricia Murugami
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Dr. Patricia Murugami\nIt is said that you become more courageous by taking bold decisions. \nSome of the leading companies that are admirable today have been formed from the bold decisions the founders made earlier.  \nFrom quitting well-paying jobs\, taking a career shift\, and so on\, it takes courage to bring to life your dreams and vision. \nSustaining your vision also takes another leap of courage. \nIf businesses are managed without courageous leadership\, then R&D programs\, product pipelines\, investments in emerging markets\, and employees’ commitment to the company’s mission and vision will ultimately wither.  \nThese organizations can slip into malaise and may eventually fail\, even if their leaders can move on to avoid being held accountable.  \nSo what does it take to become a courageous leader? And what does it take to also bring up another lot of courageous leaders? \nAs we continue celebrating women throughout this month\, join us for an after-office hours session with Dr. Patricia Murugami\, founder of Breakthrough Leadership Transformation (BTL). \nDuring the session\, Dr. Patricia will walk us through her journey into entrepreneurship and how she had to quit at the peak of her career\, working with some of the leading auditing firms to pursue her passion in entrepreneurship. \nShe will also share how a life experience got her to a point where she needed a breakthrough as she had found it difficult to find her purpose and discovered she was not alone in trying to find purpose and this would lead to the registration of Breakthrough Leadership Transformation (BLT) as a limited liability company. \nThis year\, International Women’s Day was themed DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”\, Dr. Patricia will share with us what it takes to be a woman disrupting the digital space\, a space she has taken a keen interest in through her podcast: Your Next Best Self and also being a TED Fellow\, having given a TED talk at TEDxIESEBarcelona on the four steps of unlocking our potential \nAs a firm believer of why women need to know and harness their feminine power and that humanity should all focus on becoming integrated\, Dr. Patricia’s story is one of grit & courage in life\, love\, leadership & legacy.  \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Wednesday\, 5th April\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5:00 PM\nRSVP\nAbout the Speaker \nLeadership Educator and host of the popular podcast\, ‘Your Next Best Self’\, Dr. Patricia Murugami is one of Africa’s most sought-after speakers and educators\, reshaping executive leadership globally.  \nHer work is recognized and embraced by thousands of CEOs\, C-suite leaders\, and corporations\, who trust her wise insights and extensive professional background to help them scale up in their various fields. \nA wife\, mother\, and Kenyan author of 3 books: Rise – The 4-Way Manifesto for Life and Legacy\, Pause – Musings on Life\, Love\, Leadership & Legacy\, and The Daring 2022 Journal\, Dr. Patricia is also the Founder of Rise School\, the first of its kind online leadership school that is focused on helping you to become: ‘Your Next Best Self.’ \nDr. Patricia has worked with Fortune 500 companies\, high-impact corporations\, and middle-sized enterprises.  \nHer knowledge in areas of self-mastery\, crisis management\, leadership resilience\, and new normal strategies\, empowers men and women to not only serve with excellence but with a mission-purposeful perspective. \nDr. Patricia is undoubtedly an educator connoisseur. For more than two decades\, she has extensively lent strategic guidance\, research\, and business insights in the Education sector.  \nShe was an Advisor to the Dean and Vice Dean\, Executive Talent Development at Strathmore Business School\, Kenya on matters of leadership\, notably Women in Leadership & Business\, and Governance.  \nShe developed global strategic alliances with other schools such as Lagos Business School\, Nanyang in Singapore\, Cranfield School of Management in the UK\, and GIBBS in South Africa amongst others.  \nShe further developed blended digital E-learning solutions for Pan-African clients as a critical part of a World Bank consulting project.  \nHer oversight on the quality management of all executive education and corporate academy programs has\, to date\, left an indelible footprint at the Strathmore Business School.  \nShe holds a Doctorate in Business Administration – Transformational Leadership & Governance from the International School of Management (ism.edu)\, in Paris. \nShe is also deeply passionate about positively impacting humanity and serves as the Chair of the Clean Start Governance Board; a social enterprise that works with women and children affected by the criminal justice system to restore dignity and hope for successful reintegration. \nTo date\, she has served on multiple boards in various capacities and is a sought-after board and leadership policy advisor\, impacting many with her renowned Breakthrough Mastery Circle & Rise Masterclass in Self Leadership. \nDr. Patricia’s work\, which has reached millions worldwide\, has been honored with multiple\, noteworthy awards:  \n\nTop 15 most influential leadership voices LinkedIn – 2022\nTop 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business – 2021\n Top 3 most influential podcasts in Kenya-2021\, Your Next Best Self      Podcast with Dr Patricia Murugami\nNational Diversity & Inclusion Business Executive Champion Award in 2019.\nJacob’s Well Most Impactful 12 women in the region in 2015\, and\nTop 40 under 40 Women -2010\n\nLoyal Clients That Trust Dr Patricia: \n\nSafaricom PLC\nEast African Breweries Limited\nABSA Group Ltd\nStandard Chartered Bank\nStandard Bank Group across 16 African countries\nMultichoice Kenya Limited\nSafal Group\n\nAs a Speaker and Leadership Coach\, Dr. Patricia has the unique ability to deliver warm\, electrifying keynotes that catalyze leaders and teams to put their best foot forward.  \nHer track record speaks for itself. To date\, she continues to catalyze leaders into acting with clarity of purpose and impact\, while inspiring the organizations they lead to become unrivaled. \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Wednesday\, 5th April\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5:00 PM\nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-dr-patricia/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Jack Hartpence //Co-founder PowWater
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Jack Hartpence\nWhile Sustainable access to safe drinking water is the foundation for quality of life on earth today\, still water remains to be the world’s most pressing problem.  \nWith access to safe drinking water communities can move to address secondary and tertiary quality of life indicators such as gender equality\, economic opportunity\, education\, and health \nAccording to UN Statistics\, in 2020\, 74 percent of the global population had access to safely managed drinking water services\, up from 70 percent in 2015.  \nStill\, two billion people live without safely managed drinking water services\, including 1.2 billion people lacking even a basic level of service. \nThis has seen the demand for water rise owing to rapid population growth\, urbanization\, and increasing water needs from the agriculture\, industry\, and energy sectors. \nDecades of misuse\, poor management\, over-extraction of groundwater\, and contamination of freshwater supplies are some of the key contributors to the exacerbated water stress.  \nIn addition\, countries are facing growing challenges linked to degraded water-related ecosystems\, water scarcity caused by climate change\, underinvestment in water and sanitation\, and insufficient cooperation on transboundary waters. \nSDG 6 focuses on universal access to drinking water\, sanitation\, and hygiene by 2030\, To achieve this the current rates of progress would need to increase fourfold.  \nAchieving these targets would save hundreds of people who die from diseases directly attributable to unsafe water\, inadequate sanitation\, and poor hygiene practices. \nAs shocking as the statistics look\, one company is re-writing this story daily trying to close this gap by enabling access to clean water for people across East Africa and South Asia and through empowering the communities they serve. \nIn 2018\, Jack Harpentence Co-founder and CEO of PowWater\, co-founded PowWater\, a public benefit corporation that builds transparent technology and makes impact investments to improve access to clean water. \nSo far Powwater has distributed over 17 million liters of water and its vision is to be the most trusted water supplier in Africa.  \nPowwater currently works in close partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has brought sustainable clean water to over 200\,000 people across East Africa and South Asia.  \nIn 2021\, PowWater was inducted into the Business Call to Action\, a UNDP consortium of the top 250 businesses in the world tackling the SDG’s.  \nAs part of our monthly event series\, #AfterOfficeHours\,  this month\, we are privileged to have Jack Hartpence\, CEO of Powwater host ours After Office Hours session. \n PowWater is democratizing access to high-quality water through water quality testing and an integrated end-to-end platform for water vendors and customers. PowWater’s mission is to build the most reliable clean water delivery in Kenya and its vision is to be the most trusted water supplier in the world.  \nCome and listen in as he shares his story on how a personal experience triggered a sense of passion for a better world leading to the founding of Powwater: to provide as many people as possible with access to water\, the foundation for quality of life on earth today. \nJack will also share with us what this means and how his journey with serendipity led him to water and Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’\, the pioneer of microfinance and social business\, founder of Grameen Bank\, and United Nations Board Member. \nJack is a recipient of Forbes 30under30 for social impact. Jack has given a TEDx talk titled “Compassion for a better world\,”  and has been featured as a panelist on Youth\, Technology\, and Social Entrepreneurship at the United Nations General Assembly in New York\, New York. \nYou cannot miss this out. \nRead more about the session here! RSVP your attendance and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 23rd February\nTime: 5:00 PM\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nRSVP\nAbout the Speaker\nJack Hartpence serves as Co-Founder and CEO of PowWater. After a near-death car accident in 2017\, Jack recognized that the purpose of life is to help others and this world we call home.  \nThis is why Jack started PowWater: to provide as many people as possible with access to water\, the foundation for quality of life on earth today. In 2022\, Jack was inducted into Forbes 30 under 30.  \nJack has also been featured as a TEDx speaker\, and as a panelist on Social Entrepreneurship at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Jack is a Stanford University Ambassador of Compassion.  \n“If PowWater succeeds at their mission they will be the most important company in Africa.” – Adam Draper\, BoostVC \nPowWater’s mission is to democratize access to water\, and its vision is to be the most trusted water supplier in the world.  \nPowWater currently works in close partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has brought sustainable clean water to over 200\,000 people across East Africa and South Asia.  \nIn 2021\, PowWater was inducted into the Business Call to Action\, a UNDP consortium of the top 250 businesses in the world tackling the SDG’s.  \nLinkedin – here \nWhen: Thurs\, 23rd February\nTime: 5:00 PM\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-jack-hartpence/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Waceke Nduati
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Waceke Nduati\nFinancial independence is a goal many strive to achieve\, yet only a few accomplish it. \nHowever\, in most cases\, this is a topic that can spark heated debate\, promote quirky get-rich-quick schemes\, or drive people to pursue transactions that they might otherwise never consider.  \nAs we start the new year\, we are sure to top of your new year’s resolution is managing your personal finances better.  \nKnowing your financial status at all times is vital. We should always be ready to take a reality check to assess the areas needed to improve and identify blind spots that hinder us from reaching our goals. \nBut how can you manage this and is it too late to get your finances right? \nJoin us for After office Hours with Waceke Nduati\, Director and Founder of Centonomy Ltd\, a company in the knowledge industry with a focus on Wealth Creation\, as she shares with us her passion for equipping Africans with the essential tools. This knowledge helps them live financially successful and impactful lives. \nShe will also share with us her journey and transition into entrepreneurship\, lessons learned on the way\, milestones covered\, and why everybody can create wealth and live out of their aspirations. \nDuring the session\, Waceke will also share the secrets of wealth creation through different types of investments. \nWaceke has been talking money for the last 10 years and has gathered experience in the stock market\, portfolio management\, unit trust management\, investment research\, property finance\, and accounting. \nPlease RSVP and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 26th January\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5:00 PM\nAbout the Speaker\nWaceke Nduati is the Founder of Centonomy Ltd (which she started in 2009 in Kenya)\, an Author\, and an Entrepreneurship Coach.  \nShe is driven by her passion for teaching people how to create wealth and Centonomy under her leadership\, has been able to significantly change the lives of people in the East African Region region. This has been done through the various Financial Literacy as well as Entrepreneurship coaching programs which have reached over 500\,000  people.   \nThe impact has been seen as people who have gone through the programs get the confidence to pursue their dreams\, overcome financial challenges\, create wealth\, start and grow sustainable businesses\, employ people and become solution providers in their unique ways. \nWaceke is a renowned thought leader and is popular for her ability to break down and demystify money & entrepreneurship in a way that is relevant for all.  \nThis combined with her own practical experience in starting and growing a business that has the kind of impact Centonomy enjoys\, has made her the go-to expert in matters of Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship for most media outlets and organizations in Kenya.  \nWaceke has been a financial columnist for the top daily newspaper in the country (the Daily Nation) publishing over 500 articles. She published her first book Making Cents in March 2019 which is being distributed across the region and has sold over 5\,000 copies. \nShe has been called on to speak and train at various forums\, seminars\, and conferences.   \nThis includes on several occasions being a panelist/speaker in various regions for UN Women on Economic/Financial Empowerment for Women.  \nShe has given keynote addresses at various forums including at the Central Bank of Kenya\, Safaricom\, various banks\, universities\, churches\, media organizations\, numerous private organizations\, and NGOs.  \nShe has also worked with governments and parastatals. She is a board member at Old Mutual Securities and has also sat on a bank board.  \nApart from her work with empowering over 2\,000 entrepreneurs through Centonomy\, she teaches Money & Entrepreneurship at Babson College (Massachusetts\, USA); mentors other entrepreneurs in partnership with the Stanford Seed program (run by Stanford University) and has been an adjunct faculty member of Strathmore Business School (Nairobi\, Kenya.)  \nShe has received much recognition for her work including being nominated as of the top 50 Women to Watch in the country by Business Daily.  \nIn 2021 she received the Builders of Africa Award from the African Diaspora Network in partnership with the United States African Development Foundation. \nWaceke holds Masters Degrees in Banking & Finance\, Professional Accounting. She also has had advanced entrepreneurship training from Babson College (USA)\, Stanford Seed Transformation Program (run by Stanford University)\, and the owner Manager Program at Strathmore Business school.  \nPrior to starting Centonomy\, she had ten years of experience in the investment industry locally as well as internationally in Australia. \nPlease RSVP and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 26th January\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5:00 PM
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-waceke-nduati/
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Mark Mwangi\, CEO Amitruck
DESCRIPTION:Road Transport in Africa can be quite cumbersome as it comes with considerable challenges. \nFrom inefficient logistics companies\, long distances\, potholed roads\, and complicated border-crossing procedures the transport industry is fragmented and riddled with untrustworthy middlemen and plagued with a lack of security\, which greatly increases the cost and liability of transporting goods. \nWell\, in recent years the situation is slightly changing as we see the emergence of numerous companies that offer technology solutions to address these and other headaches faced by cargo owners and transporters on the continent. \nOne company that seeks to digitalize logistics in Africa is Amitruck\,  a Nairobi-based trucking logistics marketplace that allows transporters (owners of motorbikes\, pick-ups\, vans and trucks) to find and connect with customers through a mobile app. \nFounded in 2019\, the startup’s platform connects transporters directly with cargo owners via its web or mobile application\, avoiding middlemen. \nTransporters bid for work on the platform\, ensuring competitive prices\, while cargo owners have convenient access to a range of competitive offers and can choose a transporter based on price\, rating and experience.  \nHaving been set-up just before the pandemic hit the nation\, so how was it or has it been building the company up through the pandemics? What challenges have been encountered and what lessons can we gather from the Amitruck Journey? \nJoin us for an After Office Hours session with Mark Mwangi\, CEO and Co-founder at Amitruck as he walks us through his entrepreneurial journey that has seen him build one of the leading and successful companies in the transport and logistics industry. \nDuring the session\, Mark will also walk us through his journey from being a truck driver to becoming a logistics start-up co-founder and CEO\, what really pushed him into taking this bold step and what opportunities lie in the continent’s logistics industry? \nAway from the company\, Mark will also share the dos and don’ts of scaling a company in new territories\, his elevator pitch\, his biggest mistake (and what he learnt from it)\, and what one needs to look out for while seeking company funding. \nAmitruck raised pre-seed round of USD1 million in 2021\, and less than a year later the company backed US$4 million seed round to help it expand across Africa and expand its team across key functions\, including sales\, engineering\, and customer success.  \nAmitruck’s database consists of over 8\,000 vehicles\, which have in just over two years completed almost 100\,000 deliveries for more than 300 corporate clients.  \nConsequently\, its revenue grew 1\,000 percent in 2021. The startup is now eyeing market dominance in the Africa trucking and logistics market\, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of transported goods. \nYou can’t miss this. RSVP your attendance and see you then! \nWhen: Thurs\, 24th November\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani - 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\n About the speaker\nMark Mwangi\, Founder and CEO is an ex-investment banker and worked in the Capital Markets in London where as part of a team of four he managed a €5bn public equities portfolio at Pictet Asset Management.  \nHe also co-founded a startup in the UK called Dalwyn\, a platform that enabled consumers and producers of natural gas to connect and transact directly with each other.  \nBy combining industry experience and technical expertise\, they were using artificial intelligence and automation to transform Europe’s gas market.  \nOne of the origins of Amitruck is that to pay for his full-time Mathematics degree in the UK\, he worked as a full-time night shift truck driver.  \nWhen he moved back to Nairobi in 2018\, he identified a gap in the trucking industry after spending some time with family friends in the cement business.  \nThis culminated in the formation of Amitruck in 2019 to use technology to bring transparency to the logistics industry in Kenya. Mark is part of the Harambean alliance.  \nWhen: Thurs\, 24th November\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani - 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP and see you then!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-mark-mwangi/
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Hilda Moraa CEO Pezesha
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Hilda Moraa CEO Pezesha\nThe fintech market offers more and more solutions each year. In fact\, we can witness the real boom of such products.  \nEven before the pandemic\, analysts predicted the global industry revenue to grow up to $188 billion by 2024. Not to mention that global lockdowns shifted the attention to digital options even more significantly. \nThese stunning prospects attract increasingly more enthusiasts. Last year\, the number of fintech startups passed the 25\,000 mark.  \nAlthough the market seems saturated\, there is still a place for your fintech business to compete with the industry giants as access to finance still remains a key growth constraint for small businesses\, with data showing a $330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa’s businesses. \nWondering how you can set-up your fintech business or still how you can scale and grow  your current business? Well\, here is a chance for you to learn from a leading entrepreneur in the space. \nFrom founding then selling Weza Tele\, a mobile solution firm in the distribution\, supply chain and financial services to building Pezesha which has helped more than 30\,000 mid- and small business owners get a credit score and find affordable financing\, generating more than 10\,000 jobs combined\, join us for After Office Hours session with Hilda Moraa CEO and Founder Pezesha. \nPezesha\, a pan-African Fintech Company offers a B2B digital lending infrastructure focused on providing affordable working capital to financially excluded SMEs. This sector is estimated to face a $328 billion financing gap. \nIn August 2022\, Pezesha\, which means “capital enabler”\, raised pre-series A investment of $11 million – a mixture of $6 million in equity and $5 million in debt. The funding round\, led by Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II\, will see the start-up scale operations in its core markets while growing into new markets within Sub-Saharan Africa. \nDuring the session\, Hilda Moraa will share her story of entrepreneurship\, what drives her and also tips of running a successful fintech business in Africa. \nAlso sign-up to attend role of fintech companies in achieving SDGs and Vision 2030 \nShe will also share the challenges experienced in her journey and what it takes to scale a business into new markets. \nAlso get to learn how Pezesha has been able to build a substantial network that connects Small and Medium-sized businesses to working capital from banks\, microfinance and other financial institutions. \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance and see you then. \nDate: Friday\, 21st October \nTime: 5 PM \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani \nRSVP \nAbout the Speaker\nHilda is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. She has more than 12 years of experience in Fintech\, regulation and working with multinationals supply chain firms like Coca-Cola to develop innovations across Africa.  \nShe previously founded WezaTele\, a Fintech startup in Kenya that was acquired in 2015.  She is currently the Founder & CEO of Pezesha\, a holistic digital financial infrastructure powering embedded finance to SMEs and institutions across Africa.  \nHilda holds a Masters in Entrepreneurship & a Business Information Technology Degree from Strathmore University. \nAmong her achievements are being named as one of the 50\, Africa’s most promising innovators by Global Shaker in 2020\, one of the Quartz Africa top 30 innovators in Africa in 2018 and Kenyan’s among Forbes 30 Most Promising Young African Entrepreneurs of 2016.  She also serves as a board director at Konza City. \nDon’t miss out! RSVP your attendance and see you then. \nDate: Friday\, 21st October \nTime: 5 PM \nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani \nRSVP
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-with-hilda-moraa-ceo-pezesha/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Gloria Michelle Otieno
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Gloria Michelle Otieno CEO Recours Global HR\nFor many entrepreneurs\, quitting a well paying  job with a great company\, finding the perfect niche for a business & keeping the business lucrative can be quite challenging.  \nNo wonder different entrepreneurs would say\, “not a single day is the same in their journey.”  \nWith entrepreneurship having been lionized in the recent past\, there is always a push in most of us to ‘Become our own Bosses’ mostly driven by headlines about firms that turned from someone’s solo vision into a global success story seemingly overnight.  \nWell\, the tendency to equate entrepreneurship with startups or Silicon Valley does us all a disservice\, and what we mostly forget is that  there is so much energy and sweat that most entrepreneurs put in their businesses. \nFor many entrepreneurs what sets them apart is their zeal\, passion and the need to revisit their business ‘why’ over and over again. \nHaving quit her job at Kenya Airways\, Gloria Michelle Otieno started off her journey into entrepreneurship by identifying a gap in the Human Resource sector. \nFrom how interviews are conducted\, to the manner in which hiring companies select candidates\, and the quality of candidates being churned into these workplaces\, all these were drivers that made such a significant contribution to her desire to make an impact in the industry. \nClose to a decade later\,  Recours Global HR \,is an award winning\, global\, innovative\, sustainable and technological HR Firm specializing in recruitment\, staff outsourcing\, payroll\, surveys and training. \nJoin us for an After Office Hours session with Gloria Michelle Otieno\, CEO and Founder  Recours Global HR \,as she shares her journey into entrepreneurship\, the hurdles she has faced in her field of human resources and training and what drives her in this journey. \nApart from her journey into entrepreneurship\, Gloria will also share how her business is making a huge difference to the development of a new\, well-trained population who will drive the future economy of the country. \nAlso learn about how  Recours Global HR \, is allowing live her dream and fulfill not just her aspirations\, but also those of all the young people who use its services. \nRSVP your attendance! \nWhen: Thurs\, 29th September\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5 pm\nRSVP Here\nAbout the speaker\nGloria is a champion of the Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent work and Economic Growth for all. \nShe is The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of  Recours Global HR \, (formerly Recourse Four Kenya Consultant Limited) i  a company that she founded in 2013 to create an award winning Human Resources Firm that pushes the boundaries way beyond the limitations of a standard Human Resource Firm.  \nHer organization is an accredited HR Firm which is youth focused\, Education orientated and heavily pegged on the belief that there is a solution to global youth unemployment and the soft skills development training gaps faced by most Organizations.  \nHer firm has trained several professionals on several soft skills programs which have gone as far as to boost careers and influence promotions. \nWith nearly 10 years of industry experience\, she has built a diverse team focused on developing long-term client partnerships\, providing in-depth expertise and delivering the comprehensive solutions required in Recruitment\, Training\, Staff Outsourcing\, Strategic Planning\, Payroll and HR Consultancy. \nThe results have earned her accolades and she has been featured in several international and local publications as a beacon of excellence\, a further testament to her gift of leadership\, business and entrepreneurship. \nAs part of her achievements Gloria was Listed as: \n\nForbes Africa Top 30 under 35  ‘Most Promising Entrepreneurs in Africa 2017 and 2018’\n\n\nWinner of a Business Excellence Award Certificate by World Confederation of Businesses\, USA 2017\n\n\nEast  Africa Finalist for the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) 2018 – Young Business Leader of The Year\n\n\nWinner of The 254 Youth Entrepreneurship Awards\, 2019\n\n\nWinner of The World Woman Leadership Awards by The World Women Leadership Congress\, 2019\n\nShe has also had a chance to speak in Global Forums such as  \n\nThe Wilton Park Event in South Africa on Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa which featured the Secretary General of the Commonwealth:\nThe Women Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit 2018\, Nairobi\n\nHere is a great chance for you to listen into her inspiring story and also link up with her. RSVP your attendance here \nWhen: Thurs\, 29th September\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\nTime: 5 pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-with-ceo-recours-global-hr/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Tesh Mbaabu
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Tesh Mbaabu\nStarting a business is full of exciting challenges and potential learning opportunities gained from the risks that come with it. Understanding these unique obstacles may prepare professionals to handle them if they encounter any as they start a business. \nIn an ultra-competitive business world\, these challenges are quite inevitable. Fortunately\, entrepreneurs also have more resources than ever before to tackle those problems. There are also a number of entrepreneurs who have gone before and pushed boundaries by establishing priorities\, setting goals\, and developing systems to achieve those goals. \nFrom raising capital to managing teams\, entrepreneurship is never an easy uphill task\, there are always low moments which in most cases can be more than the highs. In fact\, most people opt to try both worlds of entrepreneurship and employment. \nSo how does one push the boundaries in a world where we are all programmed to find employment? Join us for an After Office Hours session with Tesh Mbaabu\, Co-founder and CEO of Mesozi Group. \nDuring the session\, Tesh will share with us his entrepreneurship journey as a young entrepreneur spanning close to one decade. Over the years Tesh Mbaabu has implemented several projects in Kenya. With his numerous national and international recognitions\, he has won the trust of investors ready to support the East and West African expansion of his B2B platform. \nRSVP your attendance!\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nWhen: August \, 25th 2022\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP here\nAbout the Speaker\nTesh is an African serial technology entrepreneur who lives to blend commerce and technology. He is a creative and strategic thinker from both a product and commercial perspective; experienced in building startups in the African scene.  \nHe is the Co-founder & CEO of Mesozi Group\, an information technology holding company offering and investing in tech-enabled solutions across several industries and markets in Africa.  \nTheir flagship product\, MarketForce\, provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source\, order\, and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently\, access financing\, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime\, electricity tokens and bill payments.  \nAs an avid adventure seeker\, Tesh co-founded Cloud9xp\, which helps travelers easily discover and book the best leisure experiences\, at the best price\, across Africa. They exited to HotelOnline in 2020.  \nHe is a Harambean 2020\, Westerwelle Young Founder 2019\, Alibaba and UN Fellow 2019\, and was awarded Techpreneur of the Year 2019 in the East Africa FOYA(Founder of the Year) awards and African Garage Top 25 under 25 Entrepreneurs in Kenya in 2015. He is a graduate of Computer Science from the University of Nairobi.  \n MarketForce is a leading B2B Commerce and Banking platform that empowers informal merchants in Africa to source\, order\, and pays for inventory digitally and conveniently\, baking services access a banking wallet with credit facilities\, collect digital payments and earn extra income by offering agency and reselling digital financial services such as airtime\, electricity tokens and bill payments in their communities.  \nLaunched in 2018\, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC-backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa\, with over 100\,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform. They recently closed the largest Series A round out of East and Central Africa. \nRSVP your attendance!\nWhere:Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\nWhen: August \, 25th 2022\nTime: 5 PM\nRSVP here
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-tesh-mbaabu/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:#AfterOfficeHours with Christian Duffus
DESCRIPTION:#AfterOfficeHours with Christian Duffus\nCryptocurrency\, once only understood among a relatively fringe community\, is becoming a household name quickly.  \nAnalysts estimate that the global cryptocurrency market will more than triple by 2030\, hitting a valuation of nearly $5 billion.  \nWith such numbers\, whether they want to buy into it or not\, investors\, businesses\, and brands can’t ignore the rising tide of crypto for long. \nHowever\, with its quick rise comes a lot of paradoxes surrounding it. Investors believe in regulation\, yet are worried about many of the impacts that regulation will bring about. While businesses and brands also have their fair share of worry. \nDigging into these nuances is key to understanding overall consumer sentiment and predicting consumer behavior around a very uncertain future of cryptocurrency. \nCryptocurrencies may present opportunities but also challenges remain. Now this has seen jurisdictions around the globe also step up efforts to ensure that their legal frameworks meet these challenges.  \nTheir sentiments being that maybe through having legal frameworks in place\, the cryptocurrency potential and impact can be realized.  \nWith all these in mind there has been an ongoing debate on whether cryptocurrency is a boon or a bane. In line with this\, this time we do things a little bit differently in our After Office Hours session. \nJoin Christian Duffus\, Founder at Fonbnk on July 7th for an #AfterOfficeHours session as he leads us in a discussion on the future of crypto\, fundraising and path to exits.   \nChris has 3X FinTech exits under his belt and is a leading finTech & telecom & Web3 advisor\, CXO\, entrepreneur & investor.  \nHis insights are not only relevant to the blockchain businesses but to entrepreneurs at various stages of their businesses. \nAlso Read: Dear Younger self // Key Lessons Gathered from a Serial Entrepreneur (AOH Recap) \nDuring the session Chris who is an experienced financial technology entrepreneur and will also share insights from working with innovative organizations in finance\, technology\, and policy having worked on and with a number of venture-backed start-ups in the FinTech and Wireless industries; cumulatively raising nearly $50+ million from top-tier VC firms and successfully exiting three fintech startups: \n\nVite.Money acquired by RoundlyX\nLeaf – acquired by SoFi\nExited payment providers Govolution.\n\nYou don’t want to miss out on this session. RSVP your attendance here. \nWhen: 7th July\nTime: 5 pm\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nAbout the Speaker\nChristian Duffus is the Founder and CEO at Fonbnk\, a mission-led crypto web3 company that enables unbanked and underbanked users in mobile-first markets to onramp to digital money using prepaid airtime. Fonbnk recently closed a $3.5 million seed round and is live in 5 markets in Africa including Kenya. \nChristian has a track record of co-founding and exiting 3 financial technology businesses each with a social mission at its core such as LEAF College Savings\, an education focused\, social gifting platform that makes it easy for third-parties to contribute to a child’s college savings. LEAF was acquired by SoFi in August 2019. \nHe was selected as one of Washington DC’s Tech Titans 2022\, by Washington’s Magazine’s most important and innovative people in the tech world today. \nChriss Duffus began his career with Goldman Sachs in Mergers & Acquisitions. \nChris is a graduate of Florida A&M University and the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration where he currently serves as a member of the Alumni Board of Trustees. \nHe is also a board member of the National Educators Association Foundation and serves on the investment and development committees. \nFonbnk was started as a bet between the founder\, Chris Duffus\, an experienced Fintech entrepreneur\, and his brother-in-law who recently returned from a vacation to Kenya.  \nThe wager involved an unused Safaricom SIM and how Chris might sell the value locked in the unused SIM card back to an airtime reseller in Kenya from his home in Washington\, DC USA.  \nWith some ingenuity\, he devised a hack taking out digital ads. He was able to find a few interested parties who he invited to join a Whatsapp group and was able to sell the airtime credits using the Safaricom SIM card and mPesa account. From here Fonbnk was born. \nFind Chris on linkedin and follow Fonbnk on linkedin and twitter. \nRSVP your attendance here \nWhen: 7th July\nTime: 5 pm\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // Kilimani\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/afterofficehours-with-christian-duffus/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Roy Gitahi
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Roy Gitahi\nArts and Sports could be a  huge contributor to job creation in Africa this is because innovation and creativity are key drivers in the world of sport and art \nIn every sporting field\, inventors and creators are working behind the scenes to push the boundaries\, creating new opportunities for enjoyment and for athletes to better their performance. \nHowever\, like most industries\, the sector is faced with myriad challenges and mostly leading to most youths letting go of their talents in sports and arts to pursue other interests. \nOne major challenge that sportsmen and the youth in the Art industry face understanding their Intellectual Property rights and how this can be an enabler for them to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. \nIP rights encourage innovation and creativity in all areas\, including in sports. More innovation and creativity in sports means access to a continuous flow of new ways to enhance athletic performance and our enjoyment of sports better equipment\, more business opportunities\, more jobs\, and a fabulous fan experience. \nWell\, some organizations like Art at Work have come up with ways that facilitate the creation of sustainable jobs in Arts and Sports while emphasizing the need for the creatives industry to understand and patent their work. \nThat’s why this month during the #AfterOfficeHours\, we have the privilege of having Roy Gitahi\, Founder and Chairman of Art at Work host our session. \nForget the hard talk on patents\, Mr Gitahi being a serial entrepreneur will also share with us his learnings in his journey as an entrepreneur; the good\, the bad\, and well… the obvious. You can’t afford to miss this. \nRSVP your attendance here and see you then.\nWhen: Thurs\, 26th May\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM\nAbout the speaker\nRoy Gitahi is the founder of Art at Work Limited\, a company facilitating the creation of sustainable jobs in Arts and Sports.  \nThe company focuses on the youth with an aim of monetizing God-given talents and skills to make a sustainable livelihood.  \nThe firm partners with stakeholders in the financial sector\, Education\, technology\, Market development\, Policy\, and Legal fields to develop the framework for a robust creative economy ecosystem. \nRoy enjoys puzzles\, challenges\, traveling\, socializing\, and a great out-of-the-box story. \nRSVP your attendance here and see you then.\nWhen: Thurs\, 26th May\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\nTime: 5 PM
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-roy-gitahi/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Caroline Mutoko
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Caroline Mutoko\nBuilding a brand be it personal or professional at times can be tasking this is because there are many facets to the developmental process.  \nHowever\, how you choose to manage your personal brand will influence your daily leadership decisions and career management plans.   \nSome leaders put less emphasis on their personal brand growth– thus they lose career momentum\, focus\, and impact along the way.  \nManaging your personal brand as an entrepreneur means knowing how to make the right decisions that strengthen your leadership skills\, capabilities and influence.  \nUltimately\, it allows you to more effectively lead others\, build your career path and shape the legacy you will be leaving behind. \nWondering how to start it off? Join us for an #AfterOfficeHours Session with Caroline Mutoko\, a Celebrated Media Personality\, and a budding entrepreneur as she walks us through her career journey\, shift into entrepreneurship\, and how you can create a development path for yourself that leverages and buoys your personal brand. \nSign Up for the event today!\nWhen: Thurs\, 28th April\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5pm\nAbout the speaker!\nCNN once referred to Caroline Mutoko as a firebrand and she has lived up to that definition in everything she does. \nAt 25 she was a trailblazing female radio anchor\, the first of her kind – at  28 she was running the radio station.  \nCaroline Mutoko is a pioneer in many areas. She thrives in the vortex of creativity and breaking barriers.  \nShe lives for the challenge of doing what many like to say can’t be done – in life\, love and work.  \nThe ability to push boundaries\, establish a new normal and make it work\,  is something she loves to do and she does it well. She is a philanthropist who believes in sustainability and focuses her efforts in the areas of education for all children and empowering  women.  \nShe claims SDG No.5 as her very own.  \nA Woman On A Mission:\nAs she spreads her wings beyond her native Kenya and East Africa\, Caroline Mutoko seeks to be the voice that tells the African narrative on the global stage and also the person you can call upon when you’re seeking contact on the continent. Caroline is A One Young World  Ambassador\, an international panelist\, and moderator for The United Nations and other leading world forums in East Africa\, New York\, Moscow\, and London.  \nHow Does This Story end?\nBorn in Nairobi\, Caroline Mutoko has lived her life out loud quite literally on radio and now on digital media. In Kenya and East Africa\, she is a well-known media proprietor\, sort after keynote speaker\, panelist\, and moderator. She is also a budding entrepreneur. \nShe believes that relying on your best strengths yields tremendous outcomes and has re-engineered her life by asking herself\, “If my life was a book … how would I want this story to  end?” \nSign Up for the event today!\nWhen: Thurs\, 28th April\nWhere: Nairobi Garage // 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Kamburu Drive\nTime: 5pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-caroline-mutoko/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:#AfterOfficeHours with Mercy Kyallo
DESCRIPTION:#AfterOfficeHours with Mercy Kyallo\nWorld over\, March 8 is commemorated as International Women’s Day. The 2022 celebrations were themed Break the Bias\, with everyone being called upon to imagine a gender-equal world\, free of prejudice\, stereotypes\, and discrimination. \nThis year’s Women’s Day and month came at such a time when women’s empowerment has taken center stage in most African countries hence the need to hear the stories of more women entrepreneurs who have broken barriers on gender biases in businesses as well as women leading industries today while paving the way for the next generation. \nIn line with this\, join us for the #AfterOfficeHours Session with Mercy Kyallo\, CEO and Founder Yallo Leather as she shares with us the biases she has experienced as a young black woman entrepreneur in her field. \nMercy will also walk us through her entrepreneurship journey\, how she found a footing in the leather industry\, an industry that is slightly untapped into yet according to The World Bank\,  the world trade in leather is currently growing and is estimated at more than $100 billion a year and the demand for leather and leather products is growing faster than supply. \nYou don’t want to miss out! \nSign-up!\nWhen: Thurs\, 31st March\nWhere: Nairobi Garage\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\, off Ngong’ Road \nTime:5:00pm-8;00pm\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\nMercy Kyallo is the Founder and Director of Yallo Leather\, a company that designs and manufactures functional leather goods for the modern man. The company consistently develops products that meet market trends and industry demands.  \nThe company’s mission is to ensure that every product we make achieves a design and performance balance. The product range includes laptop bags\, travel bags\, Ipad and tablet covers\, and many more. \nMercy holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)\, Public Relations\, Marketing\, and Applied Communication from Daystar University. \nBefore founding Yallo Leather\, Mercy was the Marketing Director of Batian Crest Holdings\, She also worked as an Account Management at Transcend Media Group & also Public Relations officer at Postal Corporation of Kenya. \nMercy describes herself as a young spirited entrepreneur and marketing enthusiast. She enjoys the business environment and the art of building strong brands through innovation and strategic planning. \nSign-up!\nWhen: Thurs\, 31st March\nWhere: Nairobi Garage\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\, off Ngong’ Road \nTime:5:00pm-8;00pm
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/afterofficehours-with-mercy-kyallo/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua\nEntrepreneurship is a rewarding and challenging career path. Whether you’re the CEO of a major company or the co-founder of a small business\, entrepreneurship requires vision\, hustle\, drive\, logistical competence\, and a desire to make one’s mark on the world. \nIn Kenya\, the economic environment in the country alone has bred different types of entrepreneurs and a number of young people have seized opportunities and worked hard to ensure they succeed early in life despite the industry they are in \nOne such entrepreneur is Eugene Mbugua\, CEO Documentary & Reality Television Ltd. His love for entrepreneurship has seen him make routes in different industries that to many could be seen as worlds apart; the media industry\, hotel industry and agriculture industry. \nEugene excels at many things: he’s a renowned producer\, director\, entrepreneur\, and employer. You have probably interacted with some of his work on your screen.  \nBut do you know who Eugene Mbugua is at his core\, and what makes him a Leader Worth Following? As we began to learn more about the man behind the image\, we discovered there was so much to share about his past\, present and vision for the future. \nAs we resume our in-person events this year\, join us for our #AfterOfficeHours with Eugene Mbugua\, CEO Documentary & Reality Television Ltd on Thursday\, 24th February 2022\, at Nairobi Garage // Kilimani. \nApart from Documentary & Reality Television Ltd\, Eugene is also the managing director of the Number 7 club and bar located along Koinange Street in Nairobi CBD and Number 7 Lion-CBD.  \nHe is also the CEO of a publishing enterprise called My Yearbook Kenya Ltd\, which publishes yearbooks for schools\, companies\, and also the government. \nTogether with his friends\, they own a feedlot in Isinya\, Kajiado County where they purchase bulls and fatten them for a period of 12 weeks to become premium beef before selling them off. \n \nOther achievements include: \n\nForbes Most Promising entrepreneurs under the age of 30\, 2016 \nForbes Africa Top 30 under 30 \, 2017 \nBusiness Daily Top 40 under 40 men 2014 \nKalasha best editor 2014\n\nDuring the session\, Eugene will  share with us his entrepreneurship journey & how his business was affected by being in the media & entertainment industry that has seen sweeping changes to normal work routines and processes due to the pandemic crisis. \nHe will also highlight some of the challenges entrepreneurs meet on their journey and how to overcome them as well as the milestones achieved and the works in the pipeline in the coming days. \nHis is a story of resilience\, brilliance\, passion\, drive and breaking all the barriers to succeed.  \nCome learn the ropes of operating your own business and if your passion is in the media  industry here is an opportunity to listen and network with a great mind. \nSign-up Today \nWhat: After Office Hours with Eugene Mbugua\nWhen: Thurs\, 24th February\nWhere: Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, 7th Floor\, Pinetree Plaza\n\n\n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-eugene-mbugua/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:Bruce Lule #AfterOfficeHours // For the Love of Investments
DESCRIPTION:Bruce Lule #AfterOfficeHours // For the Love of Investments\nBruce Lule // An Introduction\n\nFrom an early age\, Bruce Lule strived to understand how businesses grow\, and what financing instruments they need to scale. \nHis love for investments paved his career path seeing him move to the UK to study Economics alongside Politics. Later on\, Bruce pursued a career in Investment Banking in a bid to learn how finance supports the development of Western economies. \nHe would\, later on\, join Credit Suisse\, a Fortune Global 500 (an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine)\, and a leading financial services company. \nWhile at Credit Suisse\, Bruce managed the creation and provision of various products to meet the financial and investment demands of the world’s premier financiers\, investors\, and institutions. \nAt the height of his career\, Bruce would resign to study an MBA at Strathclyde Business School focusing on finance and finding a way to leverage his investment baking experience in Africa. \nBruce Lule @ Chandaria Capital \nHe moved back to Kenya to help the Chandaria family set up Chandaria Capital\, a venture capital vehicle\, where he is currently the Investment Principal. \nUnder his leadership\, Chandaria Capital has been able to grow its business portfolio to support local startups such as Sokowatch\, Safi Analytics\, Carry 1st\, Ilara Health\, Savannah Brands\, Trade Depot\,  Kobo360\, among others. \nBruce prides himself on the grounds that he has been able to align his work with his mission to help African businesses grow and scale. \nWe’re happy to have Bruce Lule hosting the 1st #AfterOfficeHours of 2021\, where we look forward to hearing his passionate life story in-person. \nCome learn about the challenges he’s faced\, milestones he’s accomplished\, and how all his experiences made him the man he is today. You’ll also hear how he strives to use his heart\, skillset\, and international investment banking experience to develop businesses to further Africa’s Development.  \nBook your slot and we look forward to hosting you: \nDate: Thurs\, 11th March 2021 \nLocation: 3rd Floor // The Promenade // General Mathenge Road (Spring Valley) \nTime: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm \nRSVP your attendance via Eventbrite.\nInformation on the #AfterOfficeHours Event \n#AfterOfficeHours is our flagship monthly event held every month. We invite our community of members\, business owners & individual professionals who are willing to learn from and engage with prolific speakers\, who are exceptional in their areas of expertise. \nDue to the COVID-19 pandemic\, Nairobi Garage has been hosting its events online\, however\, we are now planning to resume in-person events that will see us host a limited seating and socially distanced session. \nRead our COVID-Plan to understand how we are aligning to Government regulations for safety protocols as we interact during the pandemic.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/bruce-lule-after-office-hours-march-2021/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Spring Valley
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours // Rina Hicks
DESCRIPTION:It is that time of the year again\, where we take some time off to look back at the year that has been\, and start to plan our goals for the upcoming year. \nIn most cases while setting up our new year’s resolution\, finances top the list. We are always thinking of how we can become better savers while still enjoying the pleasures of life. We also start to think of how we can invest so as to secure the future.  \nFor sure 2020 has been a year that took a toll on us\, and our finances. From salary cuts to losing jobs\, cancelled contracts\, business closures\, coupled with uncertain economic times – 2020 made us rethink some financial decisions we made while setting up new year resolutions. \nDespite everything that has happened\, knowing your financial status at all times is vital. We should always be ready to take a reality check to assess the areas needed to improve and identify blind spots that hinder you from reaching your goals. \nIn our last After Office Hours session this year\, we will talk to Rina Hicks\, an Author\, Investment Advisor\, Mentor\, Speaker\, Certified Coach\, and Director Faida Investment Bank. Join us for the virtual session on Thursday\, 3rd December 2020 from 4.30 pm. \nWe will talk to Rina about her life journey to understand how who she is\, and what she does\, impacts both herself\, as well as those around her. Rina will also share her passion for equipping Africans with the basic tools\, the knowledge that helps them live financially successful and impactful lives. At this After Office Hours\, we will also chat about wealth creation\, and management tools; as well as how choosing investment opportunities can be linked to our values and purpose in life. \nYou do not want to miss out on this impactful close to the year that has been. \nWhen: Thursday\,  3rd December. \nTime: 4:30 pm. \nRSVP your attendance here to our last After Office Hours of 2020. \nAbout the speaker \nRina Hicks is a Corporate Finance Analyst and a Director at Faida Investment Bank. She holds an MBA degree from Strathmore Business School\, a Bachelor of Business Degree majoring in Finance and Marketing from Edith Cowan University\, Perth\, Australia.   \nShe is a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst by ICIFA and has been involved in many corporate finance advisory projects that have included mergers and acquisitions\, capital raisings\, and Initial Public Offers over the last eleven years.   \nRina is also a Certified Professional Coach\, working with individuals\, groups and corporates helping them discover their purpose\, articulate their personal visions and values\, crystalize their aspirations and develop personal and professional goals in key areas of their lives.   \nRina is the author of the book Money-Wise: Create\, Grow and Preserve Wealth  (2016) Integrity Publishers\, U.S.A. In her view\, many\, including professionals struggle with managing their finances and are therefore on a mission to demystify investing\, saving and financial planning. Her desire is to propel Africans to greater heights in the management of their finances\, creating nations of financially secure families.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-rina-hicks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:#VirtualConnections // After Office Hours with Phyllis Wakiaga
DESCRIPTION:After Office Hours with Phyllis Wakiaga\nWe are living in interesting times now. There is a lot of focus on women in the workplace. The diversity agenda is under fire and women are at the core of it\, equal pay\, equal opportunity\, women on boards. \nHowever\, one sector that is still behind when it comes to having women at the top is the manufacturing sector. \nWomen are underrepresented and underutilized in the manufacturing workforce. Despite making up about half of all workers overall\, they account for less than one-third of manufacturing workers. \nInterestingly\, manufacturing continues to grow. It now accounts for approximately 16 per cent of global GDP and 14 per cent of employment. \nBridging that divide will mean reshaping the way people think about jobs in manufacturing\, educating them to the types of jobs that are available and helping them get the qualifications necessary to fill them. \nPut simply\, the manufacturing industry is in a state of reinvention\, and exciting\, educating and empowering women will be critical to the future of the industry. \nWomen represent one of the largest pools of untapped talent for manufacturers and closing manufacturing’s gender gap is key to closing the skills gap that has limited businesses’ ability to evolve and expand. \nIn addition to filling open positions\, though\, research shows that gender diversity benefits manufacturing firms by creating a culture that improves their ability to innovate and grow. \nAnd more than just bottom lines\, women in manufacturing are building meaningful careers—and quite literally building the future. \nWith this in mind\, a question we beg to ask is: why are we looking at a lack of women in the manufacturing industry? And more importantly\, what can we do now to see a significant change in these numbers? \nAfter months of waiting\, we are back next month with the #AfterOfficeHours series event! \nJoin us for our first virtual After-Office Hours with Phyllis Wakiaga\, CEO Kenya Association of Manufacturers on Thursday 5th November from 4:30 pm. \nPhyllis will share her journey in business and the challenges women in the manufacturing sector face. She will also share what KAM is doing to bridge the gender gap through the Women in Manufacturing Program that aims to\, enhance market access for women industrialists in Kenya\, provide an enabling environment for them and improve their competitiveness locally\, regionally and globally. \nYou do not want to miss out on this. RSVP your attendance here and see you then! \nYou can also join the conversation live via: https://meet.google.com/wif-nhxr-nmy \nAbout the Speaker\nPhyllis Wakiaga is the Chief Executive of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)\, which is the credible voice of the industry with over 1000 members. \nShe is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Masters in International Trade and Investment Law at the University of Nairobi\, Masters in Business Administration from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology\, Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Nairobi\, Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law\, and a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Human Resources Management Kenya. \nShe began her career in 2005 as a Legal Assistant 2005 at Otieno Omunga and Ouma Advocates. She then joined Kenya Airways (KQ) in 2007\, as a customer relations executive\, serving in that capacity for three years. \nShe was then appointed a coordinator of government and industry affairs at KQ. Later she became the manager of the Government and Industry Affairs Division at the airline. \nIn 2013\, she joined the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)\, as the Head of Policy\, Research and Advocacy and became Chief Executive Officer in 2015. \nPhyllis is an alumnus of the Swedish Institute Management Program on Sustainable Business Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility and was part of the inaugural program for Africa in 2014. \nShe has also been trained in the Role of the Private Sector in Government Policy by Strathmore Business School and John Hopkins University; Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration – Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA) UK London and High-Performance Boardrooms- Institute of Directors. \nPhyllis represents KAM on various boards and chairs the Kenya Water Industrial Alliance. She is also the United Nations Global Compact Network Representative in Kenya. \nShe was also recognized among the Top Africa Economic Leaders for Tomorrow on the Choiseul 100 Africa list 2018 and one of the 2019 Most Influential People of African Descent\, Global 100 Under 40. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-phyllis-wakiaga/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Ben Kiruthi
DESCRIPTION:Although quite a young industry in Kenya\, the photography sector has of the recent past gained grasp and proven to be lucrative. Over the years\,  the sector has indeed evolved. \nFrom the ‘village photographers\,’ we grew up knowing to the modern\, sophisticated and technology-fueled photographer that owns and works with a host of digital cameras\, lights\, and editing suites. \nThese creative and diligent photographers are raising the bar by combining the significance of art\, history\, storytelling\, our country’s culture\, and digital awareness to produce high-quality photographs that are not only being recognized locally and globally. \nThis growth It is this consistent growth that has fueled a trade that was in the past been looked down upon. Photographers today are part of a significant set of professionals that are reaping handsome business returns by monetizing their craft. \nTwo questions beg. What has led to this sustained growth in the photography sector? And can this growth be compounded so we have even more entrepreneurs considering it? \nFebruary\, is the month of love and there is no one who could tell it better\, with years of capturing love and bliss through wedding photography\, we couldn’t think of anyone better. \nWhen it comes to Kenyan Photography\, he is a household name\, however\, what you might not know is he left\, his engineering job with a leading Telecommunications company in Kenya\, to pursue his passion for photography. However\, at times when it comes to business\, it takes more than passion to stay a float. \nJoin us for this month’s edition of the After Office Hours with Ben Kiruthi\, CEO and Founder Sun Africa Studios as he shares his journey in this young industry. The event will take place on 27th February 2020 at Nairobi Garage Kilimani // 6pm to 7pm \nBen will also talk about the industry in general\, from the trends to the opportunities and the growth the industry has experienced in the recent past. \nYou do not want to miss out on this! \nRSVP your attendance here \nAbout the speaker! \nBen Kiruthi is a Kenyan photographer based in Nairobi Kenya. He started his photography career in 2010 as a fashion & commercial photographer \nHe rose to become a household name in the Kenya photography industry and in 2013 he was named among the top 5 photographers in Kenya by Kenya Weddings. \nBen has worked with many companies & individuals and he prides himself in becoming the leading name when it comes to photography in Kenya. He has shot many projects from weddings\, events\, corporate shoots\, commercial works and even architectural photography. \nHe attended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology from 2003—2008 where he graduated with a degree in Electronic & Computer Engineering. He then proceeded to work for Smart International as a IT Support Engineer. Later that year he enrolled for a master’s in business administration from the Kenya Methodist University where he graduated with an MBA— Entrepreneurship in 2010. He then proceeded to work for Orange Telecommunications as a Network Engineer and resigned later to focus on his photography career. \nHe has received several accolades for his amazing photography. In 2015 his photography blog was nominated as the best blog in Africa and he received the award in Lagos courtesy of the Social Media Awards Africa. In 2013 his photography blog was voted the best blog in Kenya by the BAKE Awards Kenya. Also\, he has been interviewed severally and his story has been used to inspire many people around the world about believing in their dream & pursuing their talents. \nTogether with his wife they opened a photography studio in August 2016 dubbed Sun Africa Studios and is now the leading Photo studio in Nairobi with over 20 full-time staff \nFinally\, Ben conducts free photography workshops and trainings all over Kenya and currently doing workshops all over East Africa to inspire young people to pursue their photography talent. He was recognized in 2016 as one of the top 40 men under 40 by the Business Daily.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-ben-kiruthi/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Dr Joyce Gikunda
DESCRIPTION:The beauty industry in Kenya has become an investment hub that is pulling in big money to establish new lines of business\, mergers and multi-million-shilling acquisition deals. \nIncreased growth of the beauty and personal care market in Kenya\, combined with the fact that Kenya is recognized as the sales and distribution hub for the larger East African market\, has attracted many international brands such  as Victoria’s Secret\, Sleek\, Petal Fresh\, Freeman\, Mary Kay\, Simple\, Bath and Body Work\, Black Opal\, Flori Roberts\, Ombia (Austria) \nThe beauty industry in Kenya is valued at over 100 billion shillings. As of 2017\, statistics show that Kenya’s colour cosmetics market was estimated to be worth 5.4 billion shillings and was expected to grow to 6.6 billion shillings in 2018. \nTo penetrate such market then and survive\, you need to have the resilience to stand the strong competition from both international players and local players. \nOne such tory of resilience is one by Dr Joyce Gikunda who has been in the beauty industry for over a decade now and as an entrepreneur for over 30 years. \nThis month we are privileged to have Dr Joyce Gikunda founder and CEO of Lintons Beauty World\, an East Africa make up distributor/ retailer company that stocks different beauty products by different companies host the event. \nWith over 30 years’ experience in the world of entrepreneurship\, Dr Joyce will share her journey in business; the highs and the lows and the transition from being a pharmacist to being beautician. \nBig to her as a woman in business is consistency and she will be sharing some of the value she attributes to the growth of her business. \nOne of her lowest moment in business though was during the Westgate attack where her business felt the pinch of the terror attack\, she will share her journey of recovery from that and what basically drives her to keep on. \nYou do not want to miss out on this! \nRVP your attendance here and see you then. \nThe event will take place on 30th January 2020 // Nairobi Garage // Pinetree Plaza 7th Floor. \nAbout the speaker\nDr Joyce graduated as a pharmacist and started off her career by setting up a small pharmacy back in the 80s. They later expanded by buying another struggling chemist. The new outlet\, named Lyntons Pharmacy\, was later sold out in January 2013. \nIn 2008\, she launched Lintons Beauty World and today Lintons runs a chain of cosmetic retail outlets under her company Lintons Beauty World and has over ten retail stores across the country. \nSome of the top-notch international brands include; Clinique\, Mac\, Lancôme\, Estée Lauder\, Clarins\, Nimue (cosmeceutical range)\, Elizabeth Arden\, Black Up\, Black Opal\, Barans from Turkey among others. \nDr Joyce has also moved to open Lintons Academy\, a premier makeup academy that offers dedicated makeup and skincare training whilst being trendsetters in the industry in terms of professionalism\, creativity and quality. \nIn 2012\, Dr Joyce through her company partnered with Estée Lauder\, one of the world’s leading cosmetics manufacturer\, to bring in their products officially in Kenya through a franchise agreement. \nThe New York-listed company launched its Estée Lauder\, Clinique\, Aramis\, Tommy Hilfiger\, Michael Kors\, Sean John and DKNY brands out of the 25 international brands in its portfolio. The products include skincare and fragrances. \nIn 2013\, she also became the first to introduce MAC Cosmetics Products and has been opening more MAC Stores across the country. \nIn 2018\, Dr Joyce Gikunda was also among the finalists nominated for the Business Woman of the Year from East Africa Region at the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA™) \n  \nAfter Office Hours is a monthly event\, where members of Nairobi Garage\, business owners and professionals from around Nairobi\, learn from and engage with\, speakers who are exceptional in their areas of business. Check out more similar event here
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/beauty-industry-in-kenya/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191031T180000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191031T190000
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SUMMARY:AFTER OFFICE HOURS WITH LIZZ NTONJIRA
DESCRIPTION:From her days in the Kenyan Media as a Prime-time News Anchor to climbing the corporate ladder to work and lead in great multi-nationals like IBM and AMREF\, only these words can describe her: Focused\, Fierce\, Determined and a Go-Getter. \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours with Lizz Ntonjira\, on 31st October from 6 pm at Nairobi Garage\, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza\, off Ngong’ Road as she shares her story on her foray into media and her career journey and challenges of being a woman in leadership. \nShe will also share leadership tips and how businesses can execute great strategies that can position themselves as thought leaders in their areas of expertise. \nYou do not want to miss this session. \nRSVP your attendance here! \nAbout the speaker \nLizz Ntonjira serves as the Head of Global Corporate Communications at Amref Health Africa\, the largest Africa based international non-governmental organization currently running programs in over 35 countries in Africa with lessons learned over 60 years of engagement with governments\, communities\, and partners to increase sustainable health access in Africa. \nAmref Health Africa also incorporates program development\, fundraising\, partnership\, advocacy\, monitoring and evaluation\, and offices in Europe and North America as well as subsidiaries; Amref Flying Doctors\, Amref Enterprises and the Amref International University. \nIn this role\, she is a leader and mentor within the communication department and the global communications network where she provides leadership for all Amref Health Africa’s corporate communications working in collaboration with African\, European and North American offices to position Amref as a premier organization for lasting health change in Africa. \nA chartered public relations practitioner with more than a decade of strategic communications and public affairs engagement experience\, she is committed to changing the African narrative by showcasing compelling stories that reflect the efforts of improving Africa’s development agenda. Her experience includes various roles in the public\, private and international development sectors where she has been accorded various recognitions including most recently being named 2019 100 Most Influential Young Africans by Avance Media\, a leading PR and rating Company. \nShe was also recognized this year as an Industry Thought Leader in the use of social media for brand strategies during the opening reception of The Social Shake-Up Show in Atlanta USA. She was also recognized as the 2018 Africa Youth Leader of the Year by the Africa Youth Awards (the only Kenyan nominated and overall winner in this category). \nIn May of 2018\, she was awarded ‘International Woman in Tech’ in the prestigious Women4Africa Awards that took place in Kensington\, London. She was also awarded the ‘IBM Smart Communicator Award’ for World-Class Media Relations and exemplary communications work in the Middle East and Africa in June 2018. \nLizz is also a recipient of former US President Barack Obama’s Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (2015). \nLizz holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa\, a Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Public Relations from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the UK and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Management from Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University). \nShe is also a Public Policy Management Fellow from Virginia Commonwealth University in Virginia (USA). \n 
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-lizz-ntonjira/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:AFTER OFFICE HOURS WITH TERRYANNE CHEBET
DESCRIPTION:I think you’ll agree with me when I say: Being a leader is one of the most difficult yet the most rewarding positions in the world.\nThe joy of seeing dreams come to life and people just pursuing their passion and grow in their areas of expertise. \nHowever\, it’s not quite rosy it takes so much to become a great leader. When business coaches list the traits of great leaders\, vision\, passion\, persistence\, resilience\, hardwork are top of the list. \nBut it takes more than that. One trait that is mostly forgotten or rather overlooked is courage. Business leaders make tough choices and juggle competing priorities. This calls for courage just as much as it tests decision-making abilities. \nIt is courage that differentiates a person who ‘juggles’ tasks from a leader who handles stress efficiently. A leader who sees problems as opportunities to innovate. \nFor some leaders\, it takes more than courage to handle businesses\, hold a top position in the corporate world. And at the end of the day\, motherhood/fatherhood comes calling and they still remain sane. \nOne great example of an entrepreneur and a corporate leader is Terryanne Chebet. Over the years she has been able to run her two businesses and still rise on the Corporate Ladder across the Media Industry. Want to know how? \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours with Terryanne Chebet\, General Manager at Metropol Tv. Terryanne\, is also Founder and CEO Keyera Organics\, a natural skin and hair care line and the Founder of Scarlet Digital\, a leading 360-degree communications agency. \n  \n \n  \nDuring the session\, Terryanne will share her journey into entrepreneurship. Also\, how she has been able to juggle up in the two worlds of entrepreneurship and corporate leadership. \nHaving risen up the corporate ladder in the media industry\, Terryanne will share some leadership lessons and traits. Traits that she has embraced over time and how they have been impactful in her roles. \nThis session will take place on 26th September from 6 pm\, on 7th Floor // Pinetree Plaza. \nRSVP your attendance for this great upcoming event in Nairobi here and see you then. \nAbout the Speaker\nTerryanne Chebet is an exemplary Media Expert. She has Key strengths in New Media\, Broadcast Journalism\, Digital News as well as Building Brands. She is currently the GM of Kenya’s leading 24-hour business channel\, Metropol TV. \nA highly respected speaker and Moderator\, she has moderated at several local and global events. Among them\, The Unlocking Solar Capital Forum\, Africa CEO Forum\, AfricaCom and World Bank Ease of Doing Business. \nTerryanne has worked as a senior Financial News TV Anchor\, Business news Editor of Business TV shows in Africa\, She has covered finance\, economics\, Agriculture\, ICT\, Real estate among other topical issues. \nShe is a prolific personality\, who has interviewed Heads of State\, policy and news-makers from and beyond Africa. She has anchored with top global news brands CNBC AFRICA and CCTV with and a devoted passion of moving African Economies forward. \nAmong personalities\, she has interviewed are Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta\, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda\, Olusegun Obasanjo\, Former President of Nigeria\, Thabo Mbeki\, Former President South Africa\, Sir Richard Branson\, among other top Business leaders from across the globe. \nTerryanne is an avid entrepreneur who established Scarlet Digital\, a leading 360-degree communications agency which has tangibly scaled over 20 corporates. She is also the founder of Keyara Organics\, a natural skin and hair care line. \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks. As well as skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth. Get to know what events we have in the space and other upcoming events in Nairobi here.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/upcoming-events-in-nairobi/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190725T190000
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SUMMARY:AFTER OFFICE HOURS WITH DR BRIGHT GAMELI
DESCRIPTION:We are currently living in a world that is highly connected and moving into an even more hyperconnected world\, as the world welcomes 5G Connectivity and the adoption of technologies like AI and IOT is on a high rise. \nIn today’s business world when it comes to getting hacked – it is not a question of how you can prevent it or if it will ever happen at all. Because no matter the precautions your team takes\, it will be a matter of WHEN it will happen.he question is no longer  IF you are going to be hacked\, but WHEN. \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours session with Dr Bright Gameli\, Founder of AfricaHackon\, the first technical computer security collective in Africa. \nIn addition to consulting on information security across the continent\, the collective also runs an annual cyber security conference where members demonstrate the latest developments in the sector. \nDr Bright will walk us through his 14 years professional journey in the cyber security world and explore further on the reasons as to why he chose to setup AfricaHackon. \nDuring this session we will also seek to answer questions around cybersecurity and how safe your company data is in this era. \nYou do not want to miss out! \nRSVP your attendance here! \nAbout the speaker \nDr. Bright Gameli Mawudor is a Cyber Security Consultant with a PhD in IT Convergence and Application Engineering with concentration in Information Security from Pukyong National University\, South Korea. \nHe has over 14 years of professional experience in Cyber Security industry with strong expertise in Cyber security strategy building\, resilience and system penetration testing. Bright has also presented at over 30 Cyber Security conferences\, lectured at various universities and contributed to cyber security publications. \nBright was also Top 40 Under 40 2016 of young enterpreneurs in Kenya. \nDr Mawudor\, has performed various evaluations and selections of Cyber Security tools and successfully implemented IT security systems to protect the Confidentiality\, Availability and Integrity of critical business environment to curb and mitigate risks. Highly skilled in various environments\, especially in the Cyber Security space\, dedicated and a team player with excellent leadership qualities. He is the current head of Cyber Security Services at Internet Solutions Kenya
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-dr-bright-gameli/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Dr James Mworia
DESCRIPTION:Everybody defines leadership differently but irrespective of how you define a leader\, he or she can prove to be a difference maker between success and failure. \nLet’s face it\, without good leadership\, all other business elements lie dormant. Strong leaders can help an organization to maximize productivity and achieve business goals\, whereas weak leadership can hurt productivity and put the health of the business in risk. \nLeadership is not one blanket characteristic that cures all ills\, however\, there are many different elements that must be present for an organization’s leadership to be considered adequate. \nSo what does it take to be a strong leader? How effective and important is good leadership to your business? And what are some of the red flags that you might be missing in your leadership skills or in your management team? \nJoin us for our Next After Office Hours with Dr. James Mworia\, CEO Centum Investment Limited as we talk all things business leadership.  Dr Mworia will also share his inspiring story on his rise in Centum’s leadership from an intern to the C-Level\, a position he has held for over a decade now. \nMr Mworia has excelled at implementing Centum’s earlier decision to invest big in areas such as real estate and fast-moving consumer goods\, raising debt\, selling some assets and structuring joint ventures to fund the capital-intensive projects. \nThe ventures have grown in value\, allowing the company to book multi-billion-shilling gains and ultimately satisfying the bonus payment criteria of clocking a minimum return of 15 per cent on net assets each year. \nYou do not want to miss out on this! \nThe event will take place on 27th June\, from 6pm to 7pm\, 7th Floor Nairobi Garage\, Pinetree Plaza. \nRSVP your attendance here! \nAbout James Mworia \nDr James Mworia is the current Managing Director and CEO of Centum Investment Limited the largest publicly traded private capital firm in eastern Africa. \nWith over 10 years of experience in investment banking and management\, Mr. Mworia holds an LLB from University of Nairobi. He also has qualifications from CFA\, ICPAK\, CIMA and LSK. \nPreviously\, he was the Senior IO at TransCentury. He is also a board member of Sidian Bank\, UAP Group\, UAP Life\, General Motors EA\, Servair – NAS\, Nairobi Bottlers\, Amu Power\, CIMA Kenya\, Lewa Conservancy Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre and CMA Corporate Governance Committee. \nIn October 2011 Mr Mworia was named Africa Young Business Leader of the Year at  All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA). This award seeks to recognize business leaders below the age of 40 years who have displayed exemplary character of leadership and innovation in business. \nIn September 2012 he was named Tutu Fellow 2012\, African Leadership Institute in conjunction with Said Business School University of Oxford. Tutu Fellows go through a rigorous program that exposes them to a variety of leadership learning experiences. The 2012 class was made up of 23 high potential emerging leaders between the ages of 25 and 40. \nIn June 2015 he was named the East African Business Leader of the Year Award\, AABLA \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth. Get to know what events we have in the space here.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-dr-james-mworia/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Grant Brooke
DESCRIPTION:Anyone who has been through the Entrepreneurship journey will tell you that the journey is not easy. The companies that we revere are successful not because they started but because they failed on the way and learnt from the failures. \nAs an entrepreneur\, the challenges that you are facing today are not unique to your company. From securing funds\, to scaling down occasionally\, cashflow management\, sourcing talent; let’s face it\, most entrepreneurs do not hit us with these hard truths\, but they go through these challenges. \nTake for instance a company like Cellulant\, the CEO\, Ken Njoroge once mentioned that they had to meet over 60 different investors in a two-year period that took up 400 pitches across the world to secure funding. \nTwiga Foods on the other hand\, secured its first funding in six months after they set-up their business\, but still they were constantly short of capital and struggled to meet the rapidly growing demand. \nDespite these challenges these two companies have survived the wave of time to become one of Africa’s most sought after. But the question to most entrepreneurs is do we get the whole entrepreneurship concept? Is there a manual to this? how far are we willing to go? and do we have what it takes to step up our game? \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours session with Grant Brooke\, Executive Director at Twiga Foods\, one of the fastest growing companies in East Africa as he shares his entrepreneurship journey on 6th June from 6.00pm to 7.00 pm on 7th Floor at Nairobi Garage Pinetree Plaza. \nGrant\, will share the Twiga Food story from a perspective that you have not heard before. Get to learn more on how he started his journey into entrepreneurship\, how he met his co-founder Peter Njonjo\, how the company got to scale-up fast\, the hurdles the company had to jump\, the lessons\, the regrets and much more. \nAbout Grant Brook \nGrant Brooke is the Executive Director of Twiga Foods\, a mobile-based\, B2B platform used by small- and medium-sized businesses to purchase fruit and vegetable stock from local and regional farmers. \nCurrently\, the company works with 5\,226 vendors to source and deliver quality produce at fair prices. With the use of technologies such as Blockchain\, Twiga Foods has emerged to become Kenya’s largest seller of bananas\, potatoes\, tomatoes\, and other staple commodities. \nBorn in Texas\, Grant Brooke found himself in Kenya during graduate school studying the impact of religion on economic choice-making in informal markets and spending a lot of time researching food vendors. \nFrom there\, he went to Oxford to pursue a doctorate on the subject. At Oxford\, he met and became friends with Peter Njonjo\, the former GM for Coca Cola in East Africa. The two began to discuss how they might apply Coke’s distribution model to produce\, and from there Twiga was born. \nSince the launch in 2014\, Grant has led Twiga to being one of East Africa’s fastest growing enterprises\, attracting top global investors\, talent\, development partners\, and media attention in the likes of CNN\, CCTV\, Fast Company\, and The BBC. \nTwiga has also grown to be the largest supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables in Nairobi\, with some 250 full-time staff\, delivering to thousands of vendors a week. \nBy March this year Twiga Foods had reached the $30 million (Sh300 million)-mark in investment. In April\, Twiga Foods\, appointed the company’s co-founder Peter Njonjo to become the company’s CEO taking over from Grant Brooke. \nTwiga Foods was also named among East Africa’s top ten tech companies to watch out for in 2019 by I-DEV International. \n  \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth. Get to know what events we have in the space here.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-grant-brooke/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Tony Wood
DESCRIPTION:The world marked the World Health Day on 7th April to celebrate the progress being made in health care in countries across the world. \nAs much as the statistics from the World Health Organisation shows that millions of people still have no access at all to health care and millions more are forced to choose between health care and other daily expenses such as food\, clothing and even a home\,  we still can’t turn a blind eye to the fact that innovation such as telemedicine\, e-health\, m-health has revolutionized the healthcare sector \nIn line with this\, our upcoming After Office Hours session will focus on health and innovation.  The session will be held at our Kilimani Office Space\, on 7th Floor at Pinetree Plaza from 6pm by Tony Wood\, Managing Director\, Managing Director at ION Kenya\, the company that operates the MYDAWA brand. \nMYDAWA is a revolutionary e-health solution that ensures quality health care products are delivered to consumers at an affordable price and are consistently available to consumers\, conveniently and with privacy\, all from the palm of their hand. \nConsumers can pay through Mobile Money or Health Insurance and have their products\, delivered securely and free of charge to a place of your convenience where they can collect at a time that fits their schedule. \nMost importantly\, they can be confident of the quality of our products because they will be able to authenticate every pack through our globally unique authentication solution. This is all achieved through simplification and security within the supply chain. \nTony comes to the Pharmaceutical Industry with a successful technology background\, because technology is at the heart of our customer solution. He has a very strong team of Pharmacists and pharmaceutically trained experts to ensure that we meet all our Operational and Regulatory requirement to provide a fully customer focused solution. \nPrior to MYDAWA\, Tony was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Wananchi Business Services\, responsible for Government\, Enterprise and SME customers plus the International and Wholesale parts of the business. \nBefore this he led Alcatel-Lucent East Africa and has been based in Nairobi for almost 8 years. Internationally\, he has also held numerous leadership roles at BT Global Services and at his own Management Consultancy working across Europe focusing on corporate management and transformation. \nThis all followed a successful career as a Communications Engineering Officer in the UK Royal Air Force. Mr Wood  has a Masters degree in Telecommunications Business from University College London (UCL) and an Electronic Engineering degree gained during his career in the UK Royal Air Force. \n  \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth.Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-tony-wood/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190328T180000
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Dr Rose Mutiso
DESCRIPTION:The world marked the International Women’s Day on 8th March\, a time set aside to reflect on progress made\, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in their countries and communities. \nIn celebration of self-made women creating impact in their areas of expertise\, zealous and strong women breaking from the norm to balance for better\, join us for our next After Office Hours with Dr Rose Mutiso\, Co-founder and CEO of Mawazo Institute and a Kenyan scientist who is opening doors for women in STEM through research. \nMawazo Institute is an organization that supports the next generation of female scholars and thought leaders in East Africa and promotes public engagement with research. \nAs an independent researcher\, herself\, Dr. Mutiso has moved her career into a more interdisciplinary approach exploring how science and technology feed into development on the continent of Africa. \nDuring the session\, Dr. Mutiso will share her job history and career paths in the energy sector and her experience having authored several pieces of legislation for a broad legislative portfolio that included domestic energy\, environment\, and innovation policy in the United States of America (USA)\, signed into law by President Barack Obama. \nWith a great passion on helping elevate women to positions of leadership and influence in African society\, Dr Mutiso will also share perspectives on what it means to be a female leader in the energy industry. \nAbout the speaker \nDr. Rose M. Mutiso is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Mawazo Institute\, which supports the next generation of female scholars and thought leaders in East Africa and promotes public engagement with research. \nShe is also the Research Director of the Energy for Growth Hub\, and the current Next Einstein Forum Ambassador representing Kenya. \nRose has worked extensively as a researcher and practitioner focused on technology and policy dimensions of energy\, environment and innovation issues globally. Most recently\, her work has focused on power sector issues in Africa\, particularly the links between renewable energy\, energy efficiency\, and energy poverty. \nShe is a Materials Scientist by training with research experience in the fields of nanotechnology and polymer physics. Rose is passionate about harnessing science & technology to improve lives\, and elevating women to positions of leadership and influence in African society. \nShe earned her BA and BE in Engineering Sciences with a concentration in Materials Science from Dartmouth College\, and her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. \n  \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth.Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-dr-rose-mutiso/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190307T180000
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Dr. Muthoni Ntonjira
DESCRIPTION:Women have made significant contributions to science from the earliest times. \nHistorians with an interest in gender and science have illuminated the scientific endeavors and accomplishments of women\, the barriers they have faced\, and the strategies implemented to have their work reviewed and accepted in major scientific journals and other publications. \nOn 11th February\, the world marked International Day of Women and Girls in Science\, in celebration of the women contribution in the world of science and call for actions to remove all barriers that hold them back. \nDespite all these efforts and even as the fourth industrial revolution starts\, women still have less than two-third of the economic opportunity than men have. Fast forward to the future\, research shows that jobs of the future will be driven by technology and innovation\, and if the gender divide in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is not bridged soon\, the overall gender gap is likely to widen. \nIn celebration of women in science we will have our After-Office Hours hosted by one of the few women making great impact in the world of science. She is among the few Anesthiologists that we have in the country and currently the Medical Director of Kenya Red Cross’s Emergency Plus Medical Services (E-Plus). \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours with Dr. Muthoni Ntonjira\, on March 7th 2019 from 6pm at our new Nairobi Garage // Karen location situated at Watermark Business Park off Ndege Road. Dr. Muthoni Ntonjira will walk us through her journey as a woman in the world of science and also share her experience as a woman in leadership. \nYou do not want to miss out on this. RSVP today! \nAbout the speaker \nDr. Muthoni Ntonjira is Medical Director of Kenya Red Cross’s Emergency Plus Medical Services (E-Plus). She oversees developing and implementing medical protocols under which the Emergency Medical Services functions and also oversees concurrent medical direction. \nIn addition\, she provides the essential medical leadership and system oversight for E- Plus. She is also in charge of training programs for Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)\, additionally ensuring the appropriateness of initial qualifications of out-of hospital employees involved in patient care are adhered to and maintained on an ongoing basis through education\, testing\, and credentialing as the authorities have determined. \nShe has been featured in a number of high level panel interviews in various top tier media outlets discussing the importance of emergency services. \nDr. Muthoni is a holder of a Master of Medicine in Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi\, School of Medicine. She is also an American College of Surgeon’s (ACS) accredited Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) instructor and course co-director as well as a Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support course director. \nShe first served as a Medical Officer –in-charge at Ngong Sub-District Hospital then worked as the Consultant Anesthesiologist at Chuka County Hospital. She has also worked as an intensivist at both Aga Khan University Hospital and Mater Hospital intensive care units. She has served as an Emergency Flight Physician at AMREF Flying Doctors. Dr. Muthoni is the Treasurer of the Kenya Society of Anesthesiologists and a member of the Critical Care Society of Kenya. \n  \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth.Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-dr-muthoni-ntonjira/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Karen
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Harry Hare
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve been trying to grow your business\, discouragement can easily knock you off your feet and make you question whether you should be giving up on your business and even wondering whether achieving your dream is possible. \nHowever\, the founders that we revere as successful are not because they started but because they never gave up even when the universe gave them a thousand reasons to. \nWhen he started his first business in a while back\, he was forced shut it down\, barely 10 months into the business\, after it became unsuitable to continue with operations due to the political situation in Kenya then. \nYears later\, he decided that it was time for a Fresh start and started off CIO East Africa\, an IT Publication that recently marked 10 years of publishing the CIO East Africa magazine. The magazine has since proven to be one of the leading\, largest and the fastest growing IT Publication in East Africa. \nApart from CIO East Africa\, he is also the founder and Executive Producer of DEMO Africa\, a launchpad for emerging technologies and trends on the continent\, the co-founder and director of the African eDevelopment Resource Centre\, co-founder of OMS Africa\, co-founder Okaki Africa and co-founder and Director of Events Management Solutions. \nAs we begin the year\, join us for an exciting After Office Hours session hosted by Harry Hare\, Chairman and Publisher at CIO East Africa and Executive Producer of DEMO Africa as he shares his story and his journey as a serial entrepreneur with a passion for technology and as an exceptional African thought leader. \nApart from being a Serial Entrepreneur\, Harry is also an ICT Consultant and e-Government Strategist who has worked with East African Governments in crafting e-Government implementation strategies. \nThis work includes setting up the East African eGovernment Working Group and the development of the East African eGovernment Framework that was ratified by the East African Council of Ministers. \nHe has a deep knowledge and understanding of the East African ICT landscape having followed it for close to two decades. He is also a regular ICT commentator on ICT issues in the region and consulted widely by Government Agencies\, International Organizations and the Private Sector on strategic ICT issues. \nHe is also the founder of Kommunication Ultimate\, a holding company with several Media\, Communication and Events properties including CIO East Africa\, an ICT information platform that has a monthly print publication (CIO East Africa)\, an online ICT portal (www.cio.co.ke) ComputerWorld (www.computerworld.co.ke)\, Digital Displays\, and a series of events including the CIO Executive Breakfast Series\, the CIO Golf Series and the CIO 100 Awards and Symposium. \nApart from Kommunication Ultimate Harry is also the  founder and Director of African eDevelopment Resource Centre an organization that has trained Engineers from over 27 African Countries in the last 8 years. He is also a Director at Okaki Health\, a health informatics company based in Nairobi and Canada\, OMS Africa a managed services company based in Nairobi and EMS Africa an events equipment leasing company. \nIn 2012\, Harry founded DEMO Africa to discover innovative startups from Africa and presenting them to the world. DEMO Africa has since launched 150 startups who’ve raised over US$11 million \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth.Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/events-in-nairobi/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Ali Oumarou
DESCRIPTION:Juggling between industries can be an uphill task for many people.\nBut to Ali Oumarou\, a retired professional football player was able to work in between his banking profession and running his hospitality business. He has set up one of East Africa’s leading fine dining Afro-fusion restaurant and lounge in Kenya.\nAli Oumarou\, who hails from Niger\, a French Speaking country in West Africa\, also chose to set-up his first restaurant in Kenya. Why was Kenya a preferred market for him? What are some of the challenges that he has faced setting-up his business in Kenya as a foreigner? How easy or difficult is it doing business in the East African Market as opposed to the West African Market? And how is he able to juggle between his banking job and still stay relevant in the hospitality industry? \n \nOther Businesses\nApart from Kiza Lounge\, Ali Oumarou is also the Chairman and MD.  at Linkers International Limited. An Out Sourcing and Supplement of Hospitality Supplies and products in Africa.  Linkers Limited also runs Mobile Apps development business arm\, where Ali is a member of the RnD team and manages the overall company. \nPrior to starting Linkers International Limited\, Ali was the Deputy General Manager of Villas Rosas Company (Riyadh Saudi Arabia)\, where he was tasked with managing more than 1850 Luxury Villas owned by Sheiq Abdullah Al Blehed Group (AB Group). \n \n  \nDuring the AOH session\, Ali walked us through his entrepreneurial journey in hospitality. He also gave us insights on how he did it\, the fails\, the missed steps and lessons learnt. \n \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth. Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/after-office-hours-with-ali-oumarou/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Kris Senanu
DESCRIPTION:What is the single most important thing that a VC is looking for when you pitch your business idea? You know that they are interested in your business model and financials and markets and the more obvious things that can convince them that they can make money out of your business.  \nRegardless of how many rounds of funding you have secured\, pitching your  business to an investor irregardless of the stage that your business is at is daunting\, even for the more experienced.  \nAll in all\, the whole spiel you just gave about your business being a money making machine can go down the drain because just maybe you were not good enough to convince them that you are the entrepreneur in whom they are going to invest their money and make a lot of money in return. That’s pressure!  \nJoin us for our next After Office Hours with Kris Senanu Managing Director- Entreprise at Telkom Kenya and is a successful Venture Capitalist whos passion lies with funding and financing companies  \nKris will lead the engaging  session that exposes the perspective of a venture capitalist.  \nMr. Senanu’s career spans for over 20 years’ now in the ICT Industry. Throughout  his career journey\, Mr. Senanu has articulated and offered insight on Africa’s Technology Agenda; as a business leader in ICT and a Techpreneur. \nA salesman by training\, in Tech by passion and an inspired leader of businesses that impact\, Mr. Senanu describes himself as one who doesn’t work a balance sheet\, but  invests in expertise that makes it all too easy to read and compelling to invest in. \nGhanian-born\, currently\, Mr. Senanu is the MD Entreprise at Telkom Kenya\, a position he has held since August 1\, 2016.  In his current role\, Mr. Senanu is tasked with enabling relationships between infrastructure\, people and the economy.  \nMr. Senanu also owns Blackrock Capital and holds other positions in the Industry. Prior\, to joining Telkom Kenya\, Kris was the MD of Access Kenya the first ICT company to list on the NSE and the innovative tech. He was also a pioneer of the Swift Global. \nAt AccessKenya he spent over 16 years and rose from a Sales Manager\, and was promoted several times before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2004 and later on promoted to be the MD before the buy-out of Access Kenya by Dimension Data that saw the company rebrand to Internet Solutions (IS). \nMr. Senanu also serves as Chairman of the Board of Technology Service Providers of Kenya\, Member of Board of Directors at USIU and The Chairman of Board at Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)\, Blackrock Capital\, Kenya Institute of Management\, Craft Silicon as well as Board Member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. \nHe is also founder and venture capitalist of investment company Blackrock Capital Investment\, an investment company that focuses on the entertainment industry and owns nightclubs including Tribeka and Sky Lounge as well as investment in Mama Ashanti\, a West African themed restaurant. He  also sits in the panel of investors of KCB Lion’s Den\, which is Kenya’s version of Shark Tank and airs on KTN. \nMr. Senanu graduated from United States International University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Business Administration.   He is also a fellow of the chartered institute of marketing and also holds an MBA.\, in Strategic Management from Warwick business School \n  \nWe regularly host thought-provoking and inspiring talks\, skill-focused seminars and unique networking evenings designed to provide opportunities for professional development and creative growth.Get to know what events we having in the space here!
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-kris-senanu/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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SUMMARY:After Office Hours with Mr. Kiprono Kittony
DESCRIPTION:Kiprono Kittony\, Chairman of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)  balances two passions: championing the interests of the business community \, and the desire to apply insights in the real world and to improve the workings of markets and organisations in Kenya to unlock national and international trade potential.  \nWith more discussion this year about the need to tie the skills matrix on directors to corporate strategy\, this transformational boardroom issue has the potential to navigate our Kenyan future.  \nDespite the challenges of applying good governance structures\, during this exclusive After Office Hours\, Mr Kittony will address the Investment logic for Corporate Governance and the evolution of the modern board in embracing directorships as a lifetime appointment to making the board evergreen and the company robust.  \nJoin us then on 20th September as we also seek to understand the rational for businesses to invest in corporate governance and the process of expanding to new markets. Make sure you RSVP your seat here \n  \nAbout Kiprono Kittony\nMr. Kittony is  the current National Chairman of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) \, the membership based organization supports pioneering companies in Kenya to apply skills for reform\, development and good governance. Priority areas include communication\, institutional excellence\, networking & partnerships\, trade development\, policy & advocacy\, SME and county development. \nKiprono is also founder Chairman of Radio Africa Limited which is now the fastest growing media company in Kenya with several radio stations including the market leading Kiss TV\, Kiss FM\, and Classic 105 Radio Stations\, as well as a national daily newspaper\, “The Star”.  \nHe also sits on the board of a few more organisations including KNCCI\, Mtech Limited\, Radio Africa Group and Betway Limited. He is also the CEO of  Capital Realtime Limited. \nHe graduated with a Global Executive MBA\, USIU / Columbia University and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) as well as a degree in Law (Hons) both from the University of Nairobi. He has a wealth of experience in public life as an implementer of various developmental projects countrywide and has a wide exposure in International relations. \n  \nStay up to date with our community events here.
URL:https://nairobigarage.com/event/aoh-kiprono-kittony/
LOCATION:Nairobi Garage Kilimani\, Pinetree Plaza\, Kaburu Drive\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:After Office Hours
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