CATHERINE CHUMO ’20 IS AN INFORMATION OFFICER AT Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) in Kenya and is currently enrolled in the EMBA for Conservation Leaders! We had the privilege to chat with her about her experience and work in the conservation field. Catherine’s interest in nature and animals started at a young age. After visiting […]
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF OLATUNDE IMMANUEL ’20
OLATUNDE IMMANUEL ’20 IS A REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR FOR WEST AFRICA AT IDEMIA, AN AUGMENTED IDENTITY COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN SECURITY AND IDENTITY SOLUTIONS. We had a chance to have a chat with Olatunde and discuss how he combines his different roles: father, regional sales director, and ALUSB EMBA student. Being the Regional Sales Director for […]
Motlatsi Mkalala ’19 on taking bold leadership decisions
Motlatsi Mkalala ’19 is a South African, an Area Manager at Standard Bank, and a rule breaker. We had the pleasure of sitting down with this maverick to discuss his decision to pursue an EMBA at ALUSB and his thoughts on taking non-conforming leadership decisions. “I’m a person who does not conform; I don’t follow […]
On Leadership and Personal Branding: Part 2 of our interview with Mzamo Masito, CMO of Google Africa
On Leadership and Personal Branding ALUSB Director of Admissions, Vani Nadarajah, had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer of Google Sub-Saharan Africa. In part 2 of this wisdom-packed interview, we asked Mzamo about his leadership heroes, got his advice on entering senior leadership positions for the first […]
A Week in the Life of Njideka Nwabueze ’20
Njideka Nwabueze ’20 is a Proposition Manager at Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria. She leads BETA proposition, a digital savings strategy to increase financial inclusion for low income un-banked and underbanked market entrepreneurs – especially women. Njideka’s weekly rhythm involves managing 1,200 mobile field agents across over 270 Diamond Bank branches in Nigeria. These field agents […]
Two-way Strong: The story of V^3 Leadership Development at ALUSB
Leadership Development is at the core of the ALUSB EMBA programme. We adopt a unique V^3 leadership model which trains leaders at the nexus of Virtue, Vision, and Value. To do this, we consolidate premium content, experiential learning, self-reflection exercises, and on-the-job practice for a holistic leadership course. If a picture speaks a thousand words, […]
An interview with Mzamo Masito, CMO of Google Africa
Part 1: On Africa Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer of Google Africa, graced the last ALUSB EMBA Intensive with his esteemed presence. ALUSB Director of Admissions, Vani Nadarajah, had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Mzamo and tapping his vast wisdom on African-related and leadership topics. A fireball of artistic depth, Afro-optimism, […]
A Week in the Life of Mutsa Samuel Kajese ’20
Mutsa Kajese is the founder of UbuntuLab, an organisation that focuses on the holistic development of emerging market leaders. This week in his life is an epitome of work-life integration. Mutsa’s first book “30 days of Transformation: A guide to your authentic self” is coming soon. It is the perfect compendium of nuggets on personal […]
A Week in the Life of Likeleli Monyamane ‘19
Likeleli recently re-launched Inspire Innovation in her home-country, Lesotho. In the past month, she has been working on getting the business off the ground. This week in her life is a reflection of the grit and spirit of a startup founder, mother, mentee, teammate, and ALUSB student. “My reason for doing an EMBA was to […]
10 Questions with Emmett Tracy – Dean of ALUSB
Emmett P. Tracy combines an erudite academic portfolio comprising a BA from Williams College, EMBA from INSEAD, and a Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin, with an executive professional portfolio including Chief Executive Officer, KaffeeHouse Digital and Dean at Hult International Business School. At ALU School of Business (ALUSB), Dr. Tracy consolidates academic administration, risk management […]
