Kivu Brand Architects is a creative content, communications and marketing agency in Kinshasa. We build the brands that build Africa. We work with global and national brands to tell Congolese stories, and we put creatives in front of the lens, behind the camera, and in the rooms where decisions about taste and quality get made.

Today we have worked with over 30 international and national clients, with a team that is 100% Congolese, and over 20 campaigns behind us. One of my favourites is a Vlisco campaign (yes, THAT Vlisco) where our influencers garnered over 300,000 views …

It was one of the first times the brand had worked with Congolese micro influencers in a collaborative campaign. Building this company has taught me to be clear about my WHY. Friedrich Nietzsche (by way of the Gymshark CEO) wrote that "he who has a why to live can bear almost any how." What that line leaves out is the how itself: the embarrassment, the shame, the tears, and the nights when hope seems to run out. Entrepreneurs usually talk about that part only after they've succeeded.

I want to share it now, so that when Kivu Brand Architects is a household name across the continent, you'll have been there for the mistakes as well as the wins, and you'll be cheering us on. That's the purpose of this relaunch: to BUILD OUT LOUD! We'll show you HOW we started, HOW we pitch, HOW we fail and HOW we scale. We won't gatekeep.

The aim is to encourage, inspire and motivate you into action. If this 5ft nothing girl can move halfway across the world and build a brand, so can you. Come on, let's build out loud together! I'll show you how the sausage gets made.