Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Seanice Lojede prides herself as a job creator and passionate serial entrepreneur. She has an impressive profile which is proof of the hard work she has invested over the years. Following her bachelor’s degree in mass communications, she started working as an on-air presenter for a couple of radio stations before transitioning into PR management then programme direction. From there it has been a journey of entrepreneurship.
In 2009, she set up Suqa, one of the biggest unisex salons in Uganda, and eventually sold it for a profit to focus on digital marketing. In 2009, Seanice had also co-founded Uganda’s first digital agency, Blu Flamingo Digital, where she also worked as its CEO. Seanice contributed to the immense growth of the agency, including the acquisition of other digital marketing companies. In 2016, she became the Group CEO of BF Digital Africa, successfully expanding Blu Flamingo into Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The agency made its first million dollars through expansion, and later became a player in the digital education space through its partnership with Google Africa.
As a serial entrepreneur, Seanice is also the owner and founder of Digicon Academy, a digital training academy that has to date trained over 20,000 students. The academy runs a digital course that takes place four times a year. Seanice also runs Millennials Digital, which she set up in 2017. The content production company creates and delivers great digital content for audiences across the African continent. Notable, the company creates content for the YouTube channel Black Working Mother for women in Africa.
In addition to her first degree in mass communication from Makerere University, Seanice also has a digital marketing degree from Web growth Academy, South Africa, and a diploma in business management and accounts from MUBS. She is multilingual, fluently speaking English, Kiswahili and Luganda, as well as a bit of French.
Seanice has definitely established herself as a highflying achiever with remarkable feats in her career. She however looks beyond herself and shows genuine interest in the development of her team, seeking to build a beneficial ecosystem that runs smoothly even in her absence. A day in Seanice’s life is not all about work. She is family-oriented, and does not overlook the important of family and the role her children play in making her a better person. She also dedicates time to leisure activities such as horse riding.
We love that Seanice is all about positive energy, passion, and hard work. Her track record proves this and she has shown that with the right attitude, the sky is just a starting point to success. So let’s give it up for Seanice, who shines as our Woman Crush Wednesday.