For this segment of Women In Marketing, we chat with Brand Strategy Manager, Nicole Manana. She shares her personal and professional insights. She paints a picture of her early days as a young woman from KZN who blossomed to make an impact in the spaces that she occupies. Nicole’s story is both inspiring and thought-provoking. Discover her thoughts on the future of education, the role of #AI, and her vision for women in the workplace.

Personal Background: Thanks for taking the time to participate in our ‘Women In Marketing’ feature. Where were you born, and what childhood memories stand out for you? Describe your high school and college years. You were the coolest one, right? I was one of the coolest kids in high school; well, more like the entertainer of the school. I was the one who was always performing at school concerts. High school was not always easy, I was a teenager with bad teeth and I was teased a lot. Even when…

Joining us on this segment of Women In Marketing is Caroline Muthoni who is the Founder and Head of Strategy at GutandMind. Pivoting from the corporate space and starting her own company, Caroline shares her story of how she found herself in the marketing industry and ultimately, starting her own venture in 2021 🇰🇪 — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, CAROLINE. LET’S START ON A LIGHTER NOTE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?

Anne Sackey is the Marketing Director at Ghana Climate Innovation Centre and joins us on this segment of Women In Marketing. Mentorship is one of the factors that can contribute positively towards career development. Anne shares her story as well as how mentorship has helped carve her into the professional she is today 🇬🇭 — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, ANNE. LET’S START ON A LIGHTER NOTE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?

Yovana is the Digital Marketing Manager for Mauritius based agency, Esokia. With today’s ever dynamic work environment, upskilling your team, or even yourself, has become a non-negotiable. Yovana shares with us the importance of improving yourself in order to maintaining a competitive edge. That and more on this segment of Women In Marketing — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, YOVANA. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?

For this segment of Women in Marketing we had a chat with Jaspreet Kaur who is the Head of Marketing at Sodexo. As the world of work adjusts itself ‘post’ the COVID era, Jaspreet shares how best companies can support staff, particularly women in combating against burnout. — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, JASPREET. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?

From the UAE, we chat with the German-born marketing powerhouse Nathalie Viranyi who is the Senior Director of Marketing at Seera. With ambitions of becoming the next Anna Wintour, Nathalie shares how she pivoted from the world of fashion journalism into PR and marketing. A lady of many talents! Welcome to this edition of Women In Marketing 🇦🇪 — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, NATHALIE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?

Ruth Nduta is the Group Marketing and Communications Manager at Siginon Group. Whilst most of us try to separate work and life in our pursuit of balance, Ruth shares how she was able to rather integrate the two particularly as the world embraces the WFH narrative. Sounds like she has the recipe for success! Read more about her on this segment of Women In Marketing — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, RUTH. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES OF GROWING UP?

Joining us on this edition of Women In Marketing is Verah Ouma, who is the Business Head at SCANAD Kenya. On the topic of mentorship, Verah believes that it is an important exercise as leaders are able to provide the necessary guidance to future business leaders. We agree! — LET’S GET PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WOMEN IN MARKETING SERIES, VERAH. LET’S START ON A LIGHTER NOTE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MEMORIES GROWING UP?