Creative Director at Channel Safari 76
Kenya
Creative Director at Channel Safari 76
Kenya
EXPERIENCE:
- Developed e-commerce ideas into business ventures.
- Started a social networking group: the Young African Professionals (YAP) in the Washington DC area. The group attracts people in Washington DC who have an interest in Africa. www.africacenter.com/yap
INTERESTS:
- Interested in experimenting with solutions for money-transfer and payments
- Interested in commerce using a mobile-phone for transactions
- Interested in media and story telling
Current interests are in African related internet and media projects.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Channel Safari 76, (www.channelsafari.com) - creates entertaining and informative internet videos about East Africa.
(Telecommunications industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Kikwe is an easy to use internet service for sending phone-airtime to mobile phones in Africa. Our philosophy is: "Send love the fastest way"
(Internet industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
MamaMikes.com is an online gift shop for people with family and friends in Kenya. We live by our philosophy: "Share Love. Spread Happiness"
(Financial Services industry)
August 2003 — June 2004 (11 months)
I was a Reuters fellow at the Digital Vision Program at Stanford University (http://www.rdvp.org)
I used this opportunity to research opportunities in providing remittance services to Africa, with a special focus on East Africa.
(Program Development industry)
January 2002 — January 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Started a social networking group in the Washington DC area for professionals interested in Africa (www.africacenter.com/yap).
Fellowship , Social Entreprenurship , August 2003 — June 2004
Bsc , Business Administration , August 1995 — May 2000
chess, travelling, lingala music, swimming, jogging
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