Tag: awards

13 March 2025: Spirited Women Sundowner at EABL HQ, Nairobi, Kenya Dear 20-year-old Waithera, As I sit here at 49, surrounded by the tapestry of life I’ve woven over these decades, I’m writing to you across the expanse of time. If you could see me now—mother to three incredible sons aged 25, 18, and 17, […]

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Digital Marketing Pioneer | Media Innovator | Executive Coach

Overview With over 20 years of experience driving impactful campaigns across African markets, Waithera Kabiru has established herself as a pioneering force in media and digital marketing. Her expertise spans the CPG, Media, and Telecommunications industries with a special focus on digital transformation, media innovation, and eCommerce strategy. Waithera Kabiru’s career exemplifies the evolution of […]

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Why I spent the last year working with an NLP Executive Coach

I have spent the last year and a half working with an executive coach. When I told some of my colleagues or friends, their response was usually surprise, and asked “Why do you need a coach?” or “You have it all together, why do you need coaching?” Similarly, when I approached my (then) line manager […]

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FUN, FOCUS AND FRIENDSHIP: THE RECIPE FOR A GREAT CLIENT-AGENCY RELATIONSHIP

Last week, I was invited to give the keynote address at the Digital Media Awards (Kenya), an event curated by Social Media Week, Nairobi. In attendance was a plethora of digital agencies, some of their clients as well as some digital media and platforms like Twitter and Eskimi. The 100M question is, what makes a […]

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What Happens in Vegas…

The LIA 2018 judging in Las Vegas is over. This year, LIA celebrates 10 years of judging in Las Vegas. “We were very happy that Waithera Kabiru, Head of Media Futures and Digital, EABL, accepted our invitation to be part of the New and Social Influencers jury. This is her inaugural judging experience with LIA […]

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Winners and Losers, Let me be the Judge!

I am honoured to have been selected as one of the 11 Regional Judges from Africa for the 2017 Loeries Africa Middle East Awards that will take place in Durban on Aug 19-20, 2017. Read the full announcement Here There are about 15 categories in the Loeries Creative Awards and I will participate in judging […]

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