Suzie Wokabi (SuzieBeauty)
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Suzie Wokabi (SuzieBeauty)
Suzie Wokabi is founder of SuzieBeauty, Kenya's first high-quality African make-up brand. She is also Chief Creative Officer and Brand Ambassador for Suzie Beauty at The Flame Tree Group. SuzieBeauty was launched in December 2011 and acquired in 2015 by The Flame Tree Group.
Suzie worked in the Fashion and Beauty industries in New York for 6 years before moving to Nairobi. She is now a top make-up artist with experience in Print Media, TV, Film, Commercials, Runway and Bridal. Her work has been seen on TV shows like Catwalk Africa, Coke Studio and Tusker Project Fame. SuzieBeauty sponsors major fashion events in Nairobi like Nairobi Fashion Market, Miss World Kenya and Kenya Fashion Week.
Suzie was featured as a leading Kenyan entrepreneur in Msafiri Magazine and has won multiple awards including Most Influential Women in Business & Government in Africa. In February 2015, Suzie was a Distinguished Panelist at the Harvard Business School - Africa Business Conference speaking about 'Localising Product and Business Models'.
SuzieBeauty plays a key role in the fashion, beauty, media and bridal industries and has established a seasonal school for aspiring local make-up-artists.
Agenda
6:00 pm Drinks & Networking
7:00 pm Fireside Chat
8:30 pm More Networking
Hosted By Betty Mutimba, Nairobi Director
Betty is Africa Regional Director for Startup Grind and runs the Nairobi chapter. Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting founders in almost 200 cities. She works at Fezah as Business Operations Lead in Nairobi. Fezah provides you the simplest way to book a musician, band or DJ for your events. She is also Band Manager for the Kenyan afro-punk rock group ParkingLotGrass. Previously, Betty co-founded Valuraha, a technology startup aimed at spreading financial literacy. She is an aspiring novelist currently working on her first book.
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Suzie Wokabi (SuzieBeauty)