Mimi Kalinda

Kalinda in 2024

Mimi Kalinda, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda and raised in South Africa, is the Group CEO and co-founder of Africa Communications Media Group,[1][2] (ACG),[3] a pan African public relations and communications agency[4] based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She also works with the Bezos Earth Fund as Senior Communications Lead.

Kalinda is a recognized thought leader in storytelling as a communication skill, coaching CEOs, business leaders and executive teams on the power of narrative in business. Through her company, Storytelling and Leadership, she has developed courses for top-tier organizations like Absa Bank, the Obama Foundation, and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). She regularly delivers masterclasses and workshops on storytelling, including recent sessions at the Vodacom Africa Rising Conference and MultiChoice Women in Technology Conference.

Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at IE University, where she teaches storytelling and public speaking.

  1. ^ "Africa Communications Media Group appoints Nonye Omotola". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. ^ "Africa Communications Group | Our Team". www.africacommunicationsgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. ^ "Meet ACG: Rising stars in the media and communications space - Riversands Incubation Hub". Riversands Incubation Hub. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ^ "Leading Ladies Africa - Celebrating the excellence of African Women". leadingladiesafrica.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.