Team – You.inc

Knowledge Leaders

Joseph Okelo

Founder-AFBE

The work that most inspires me is that of social impact.

Joseph Okelo

Founder-AFBE

I have a keen interest in driving transformation in people and communities. I have worked for a global organisation, where I had an opportunity to travely extensively and work in different aspects of the organisation. .

I have worked in my family business for over 20 years and saw it grow from its beginnings in our home, to its eventual acquisition last year. My experience of working in the family business inspired me to start the Association of Family Business Enterprises in Kenya over 8 years ago.

The work that most inspires me is that of social impact. I sit on the Board of a number of non-profit organisations that specifically do work that helps transform lives. I chair the Board of CBM Kenya, a non-profit that helps transform the lives of people living with disabilities in the poorest communities in the world.

I am also the Country Director of the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership, East Africa, The GTTP is a multi-country educational program to introduce students to career opportunities in Travel & Tourism. To date, almost 3 million students in 15 countries/regions have participated in the GTTP.

My most recent endeavour, which I have set up with my wife, is Kayana Create. It is a community of female entrepreneurs of abundance that come together to move their businesses from ideation to start up. It is an incubator and accelerator that helps female entrepreneurs grow and strengthen their businesses.

Specialties: Compelling, authentic, engaging, human, passionate

Phone:+254 722595900
Email:joe@afbekenya.org

Patricia Okelo

Founder - Candid Conversations

It is not about building wealth but building wealth for generations to come

Patricia Okelo

Founder - Candid Conversations

Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in Advertising and Marketing .

Skilled in Advertising, Branding & Corporate Identity, and Corporate Event Logistics. Strong entrepreneurship professional graduated from Babson College.

Author of A Candid Handbook for Women Doing Business in Kenya.

Founder of Kayana, the premier women’s accelerator based in Nairobi committed to SDG 5

Phone:+254722410413
Email:pat@willart.com

Dr Rosie Lore

Leadership Development

I exist to inspire courage in individuals, to crush mediocrity, expand possibilities, and create lasting impact.

Dr Rosie Lore

Leadership Development

I’m a consummate connector and networker, adept at navigating globally diverse cultures. I bring positive dynamic energy to interactions…I’m skilled at coaching…highly effective at influencing people to rally behind a vision or ideas…persuasive communicator; confident and articulate...excellent coordinator, planner and organizer…I’m a creative developer of new ideas, artistic, imaginative…unconventional by nature, curious, adventuresome, open to self discovery and new experiences.

Studied and worked across several geographies (Africa, Middle East & Turkey, Latin America, Asia, Europe and North America) with responsibility for leading large health research programs and projects within both private sector (Unilever) and academia (Kenya Medical Research Institute). More recently coached & facilitated transformation of social change leaders, social entrepreneurs and business leaders within Acumen's EA Fellows program and Stanford Seed East Africa's transformation program (STP).

I presently work within a bespoke leadership consulting practice - The High Energy Group - enabling individuals and teams to become effective at leading, create exceptional work cultures and inspire their organizations to produce sustained outstanding results that matter most to them.

Dr Faith Ngunjiri

Chief Leadership Coach

My passion is to educate and enable leaders to become more effective, ethical and authentic.

Dr Faith Ngunjiri

Chief Leadership Coach

My greatest joy comes from helping others learn, enhance their leadership skills, and become more of who they are created to be. I do this through various modalities - as a keynote speaker, author, consultant, trainer, coach, mentor and all around cheerleader for leaders. Both those who've been at it a long time and those who are just stepping into leadership. As I transition from a full-time position as an associate professor of ethics and leadership, I am eagerly looking forward to bringing my gifts and expertise to a new and exciting environment.

As a speaker, I give talks on leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, women and leadership, and spirituality. Sample titles: women and Leadership - agency and Allyship; Women and Leadership- becoming a Self-assured Leader; Listen, learn and Lead; faith and Work; Leadership Learning in Africa; Too Assertive or Not Assertive Enough - overcoming the Double Bind; etc

I serve as an ethics and leadership consultant for corporations and non-profits interested in ethically thinking about how they do business, how they impact their stakeholders, and the footprint they leave behind/ESG. I also consult on all things diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging—how to create a diversity plan, how to become a truly inclusive organization, etc.

I have authored, co-authored, and co-edited over a dozen books on women and leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, and autoethnography. I have dozens of articles in academic journals and blog posts on Medium.com, where I ruminate on life, spirituality, and existing as a Black human being/leader/professor.

As a spiritual coach, I help individuals analyze their situations and discern how the Spirit works in their lives.

As a dissertation coach, I find immense joy in helping doctoral students navigate the various milestones towards completing their doctoral research and successfully graduate with their Ed.Ds or Ph.Ds. It brings me great fulfillment to mentor and support students to not only successfully graduate, but also become confident as academics or practitioners, engaging in publishing, conference presentations, and other avenues of disseminating knowledge.

If any of these areas interest you, do get in touch, and let's talk. I am open to working in learning and development and/or women and development in international NGOs or multinational organizations.

Ayuma Michelle

Founder, Consultant at LetS

The purpose is awakening women to their authentic design and influence.

Ayuma Michelle

Founder, Consultant at LetS

I believe in a World Where Stories Change the World. After serving +1000 leaders and +100 businesses on 5 continents over 8 years, I'm still on a mission to partner with Women Leaders and Pro-Women Ecosystems to tell their Impact Stories.

This involves: 🔸Impact Storytelling Coaching & Consulting. To equip global women leaders & entrepreneur/leadership teams with effective and world-class impact storytelling strategies and branding strategies, positioning them for Investor Readiness, Profit and Impact..

My clients include Graca Machel Trust, Ikalafeng Din Associates, Kakuzi PLC, CARE International, Village Capital, Startup Mentoring by Enpact, ALX Accelerator Programme, Nairobi Garage, and International Fashion Designer Anna Trzebinski. .
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🔸Public Speaker & Moderator. To partner with Gender Equity Initiatives, Foundations, Platforms and Corporates to effectively transfer values and inspire positive action by diverse global audiences. - Presented talks at TEDx, The Moth (in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) & ALX. - Panel Participant at NTV, Africa Women in Technology Summit (AWIT), Positively African Storytelling Festival. - Facilitated Workshops by Graça Machel Trust for 30 Top Female Business Ecosystem Builders in Kenya, including: Entrepreneurs, Policy Makers, Government Agents, Consultants, et al. Watch my talks and panel discussions via vimeo.com/ayumamichelle .
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🔸Media Producer: - Partnered with African PR Authority, Gina Din, to build Daughters of Africa in my capacity as CEO and Director of Story. To promote Gender Equity for African women by highlighting stories of high-achieving women leaders. Watch the trailer: https://daughterofafrica.org - Cohosting "Her Money Story Africa" podcast with a mission to humanise financial literacy for African women using African women's stories. Listen Now: https://linktr.ee/hermoneystoryafrica .
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🔸International Voice Over Artist. To lend my voice to global campaigns and initiatives I believe in as a voice-over artist. My voice is female, middle-aged, conversational, believable, and confident, with an African English accent.