Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Isis Nyong’o Madison, is a Kenyan-American media and technology entrepreneur. Isis is a well-known media and technology leader who has held leadership roles at Asphalt & Ink, InMobi, Google and MTV.
For over a decade, she’s made her mark by scaling media and digital businesses across the continent of Africa. But, she didn’t amass her achievements from oblivion, she possesses a relevant and well-grounded educational background; she holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard Business School.
She is the CEO and Co-founder of Mums Village – an online start-up dedicated to enriching the lives of current mothers and mums-to-be in urban Kenya. Accolades awarded to her include being named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of Africa’s most Powerful Women by Forbes. She serves on the boards of two technology companies.
Oh, can we also add that her family boasts of bright young women being that the Academy award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o as her cousin?