Tips for budding entrepreneurs
INTERVIEW WITH ALUSB GRADUATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER: IBUKUN AWOSIKA
Author: Philip Mbwaya, ALUSB Marketing Coordinator With the recently concluded ALUSB graduation ceremony, we got a chance to sit down with Ibukun Awosika who is the Founder and CEO of The Chair Centre Group and serves as the very first female chairman of the board for First Bank of Nigeria. Ibukun is passionate about social issues, […]
Conquering Virtual Learning: A Q&A with ALUSB Faculty
Author: JerryLynn Kariuki, Intern, ALU School of Business The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history. Students and teachers have had to adapt to the world of virtual learning; a world that comes with its own set of challenges. Luckily, Chidi Afulezi, ALUSB’s Head Faculty for Product, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, […]
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 […]
A Week in the Life of Gloria Karambizi ’20
Gloria Karambizi ’20 is s a Student Loan Manager at Kepler, a nonprofit organisation, where she assists students in getting access to loans and scholarships to pursue higher education. We had the pleasure of sitting down with her and discovering how she balances her roles as a Manager and an EMBA student while also making […]
Steve Okeyo: The future lies in Africa doing more business with itself
ALU School of Business prides itself in being able to enlist African business titans as Guest Faculty. A great example of this is Steve Okeyo, currently operating as the Managing Director of Mobile Devices at Telkom Kenya. Steve earned an extensive track record in Sales, Operations, Management, and Strategy through experiences in roles such as […]
Mutsa Kajese’ 20: We certainly need more leadership on the continent.
EMBA student Mutsa Kajese 20′ believes that leadership is a lifestyle that is continuously practised and improved. He is the founder of Ubuntu Lab, a personal growth hub and the author of “30 days of Transformation: A Guide to your Authentic Self”. We’ve summarised some highlights from Mutsa’s interview below. Scroll down to view his […]
On delivering social impact beyond the workspace with Demilade Oluwasina ‘20
Here at ALU School of Business, we believe that entrepreneurial ventures play a vital role in Africa’s development. We actively encourage ALUSB students to explore entrepreneurship through courses like E&I, the Lion’s Den event and even through the V^3 Leadership Model, which has entrepreneurial elements at its core! Demilade Oluwasina ‘20 is someone that needed no […]
The many hats of MuluEMBA Lwatula ’19: Senior analyst, entrepreneur and ALUSB EMBA student
From leading projects at the Industrial Development Corporation in Zambia to kick-starting independent enterprises and eEMBArking on an EMBA journey at ALUSB, MuluEMBA Lwatula ’19 is a man with many responsibilities. There are both risks and opportunities attached to juggling different duties, but MuluEMBA has found a way to make it work. We sat down […]
A Week in the Life of Patience Mapeza ’19
Patience Mapeza ’19 is a Senior Retail Banking Manager for NMB Bank in ZiEMBAbwe. She joined NMB in 2002 a few years after the former merchant bank registered as a commercial bank. She has risen steadily through the ranks ever since. Patience now manages over 14 bank branches across the country, working hard to drive […]
