Claire Munde
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SHE MEANS BUSINESS| From data entry clerk to venture capital association boss, Jacklyne Iminza's story
She studied to be a teacher, but even while doing so, Jacklyne Iminza knew she would not last in the education field.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| From leaving baby to work abroad to Women on Boards mission: Catherine Musakali's journey
This week, She Means Business sat with Catherine Musakali, the co-founder of the Women on Boards Network in Kenya to discuss the choices and sacrifices associated with achieving work success, and what it takes to get a seat on a board.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| From intrapreneur to entrepreneur: Angela Ambitho’s 20-year journey building Infotrak
From rising up to a leadership role at the age of 26, to breaking out to start her own business right after returning from maternity leave, Infotrak founder and CEO Angela Ambitho embodies ambition and the art of not settling for less.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS | Insider's take on getting to the top of your career
We're talking to Pauline Kiraithe, who's had a decades long career as an HR director, on the dos and don'ts of building a successful career and getting to the top.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS: Breaking the banking barriers with Absa's Julia Shisia
Julia speaks about the importance of being a skilled negotiator, especially as a woman seeking to rise up to the C-Suite.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS: From financial 'mess' to money freedom - Waceke Nduati’s entrepreneurship journey
How do you know that it's time to pass on the baton for a business you built from scratch and focus on other responsibilities?
SHE MEANS BUSINESS: From serving coffee to becoming head of Safaricom's M-PESA
This, she says is something she is very proud of, and has worked hard to find a balance between juggling her professional goals as well as family goals.
‘Stepping up’: Equity Group ex-Group director Mary Wamae to unveil new chapter at meeting
Three months after leaving the C-Suite office as the Group Executive Director at Equity Group Holdings PLC, Mary Wangari now has more time to smell the roses, engage in passions that her tight corporate schedule would otherwise not have allowed her to do, and pay it forward through mentorship....
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| From ‘briefcase’ trainer to franchise owner
There are people who are cut out for business, while others are better off in employment. In Mercy Kimani’s case, she falls in the former category and has what she describes as “the DNA for business”.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS: Tourism CS Rebecca Miano's journey to the top
From being the first female CEO of Kenya's leading electric power generation company - KenGen since the 1950s - to leading the EAC then Trade dockets as Cabinet secretary, Rebecca Miano is now in charge of positioning Kenya as a premiere destination for business and travel as the Tourism and Wildlif...