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ISSUE #212 16 OCT 2026

A WOW EXPERIENCE

ISSUE #211 2 OCT 2026

A WOW EXPERIENCE

PRESIDENT'S LETTER · Q1 ROUND-UP 2026/27

Bandejas, bajadas Three months in. Here's how we're doing. & bragging rights

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IN THE BOARDROOM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Curated by EO, shaped by your feedback

With ALN feedback

myEO, on and off the court

Strategy with Sunny Bindra Hiring A Players The 4 Stepper

Hiring A Players Succession Planning A curated event based on Member

With Abubakar Aidarus Padel, Kickoff & Social You read the story, now be in the room.

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E O K E N YA · E V E N T S C A L E N DA R

Upcoming Events, October to January.

Oct 2026 — Jan 2027

Seven curated sessions across strategy, succession, hiring and human performance — plus member engagement and our student awards. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

23 Oct

FORUM

GSEA / MYEO

4:30PM – 10:00PM

30 Oct

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

9:00AM – 1:00PM LEARNING

Ready. Set. EO!

Succession Planning

Member Kickstart

In partnership with ALN

An evening welcoming our newest members.

The conversation every entrepreneur avoids — ownership, leadership, legacy.

12 Nov

Postponed

LEARNING

Hiring A Players

Formula One of Performance

Entrepreneurs & business leaders

Brilliant Beyond Belief

An interactive conversation with leaders who have hired exceptional talent. Capital Club

5 Dec

8:00AM – 8:00PM

Marginal gains and recovery. New date TBC

18 – 22 Jan

TIMES TBC

GSEA & CHAPTER SOCIAL

FORUM

Student Awards & Holiday Social

Forum Workshops

Pitching for a place on the global GSEA stage.

Strengthen your Forum.

Venue TBC

22 Jan

For all Forum groups

Venue TBC

4:30PM – 10:00PM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Ready. Set. EO! Member Kickstart An evening for new EO Kenya members. Venue TBC

8:00AM – 11:00AM

ALN House

Venue TBC

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LEARNING

7 EVENTS

Dates, timings and venues may shift. Registration links go live four weeks before each event — watch the fortnightly newsletter or write to manager@eokenya.org.

MODERATED BY

LEARNING · PANEL DISCUSSION

HIRING A PLAYERS Real stories. Honest lessons. What actually works.

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We listened to your feedback to curate this event.

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30 SEATS

Carol Musyoka

Business leader and executive coach — guiding an honest, practical conversation.

An interactive conversation with leaders who have hired exceptional talent — and learned the hard way. Hiring for C-suite and key roles: what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently.

OUR PANEL

Hasit Patel

Andreas von Paleske

Jean Meeks-Koch, PhD

Sehar Neky

Group CEO of a diversified East African group; scales businesses and develops leadership teams across industries.

CEO of one of East Africa's leading retail chains; has built and led teams at scale across fast-growing businesses.

Founder & CEO of a global leadership firm; 20+ years building high-performing leaders and cultures.

Founder & CEO of a pan-African talent and HR solutions business; expert in executive search and leadership development.

Ramco Group

Naivas Limited

Positively People

Hyre Africa

WHAT TO EXPECT

DATE

Wednesday 12th November 2026

REAL STORIES

Candid experiences of successful hires — and costly mistakes.

TIME

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION

Breakfast & networking from 8:00 · Panel 9:00 – 11:00

Ask questions, share your own experiences and get practical advice.

VENUE

Capital Club

ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS

Walk away with ideas you can apply to your business and your next critical hire.

Nairobi

Open to EO members, SLPs and EOA.

Better hires. Stronger teams. A healthier business.

G S E A K E N YA 2 0 2 6 / 2 7 · C A L L F O R N O M I N AT I O N S

GSEA is back. And we're looking for Kenya's next student entrepreneur.

Last year, GSEA Kenya brought together some of the country's most promising student entrepreneurs — young founders balancing lectures, assignments, and the very real work of building businesses.

Brian Ndung'u of EcoBana, GSE Kenya 2025/26 winner, with the EO Kenya team on ifnals day.

H O S T E D BY

N O M I N AT I O N S A R E O P E N

Send in your nomination

→

eonetwork.org/gsea/apply

W H AT H A P P E N E D L A S T Y E A R

W H Y I T M AT T E R S T O Y O U

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Brian Ndung'u of EcoBana emerged as the GSEA Kenya 2025/26 winner — and his journey hasn't stopped there. Qualifying through GSEA opened doors most student founders never reach that early.

GSEA is the one EO programme where a member's time converts directly into a young founder's trajectory. Judging, mentoring, or putting one name forward is a small ask with a disproportionate return.

A student — full or part time, at any recognised institution — who already runs a business. Not an idea, not a plan: revenue, customers, something operating while they study.

Around him stood a ifeld of ifnalists building in waste, agriculture, robotics and education — pitching to a panel of EO members, in front of a room of entrepreneurs who have all stood at that same starting line.

Every ifnalist arrives because someone told them the competition existed. Most of them hear it from an EO member. That is the whole mechanism — and it is the part we need you for.

The 2026 GSEA Kenya judging panel.

The 2025/26 ifnalists and judges after the ifnal pitch.

If you know one — in your team, your family, your supply chain, or your last hire's WhatsApp group — that is the nomination. Send us the name and we will take it from there.

Peter Kimani, Cobot Kids Kenya, on the ifnals stage.

B A C K T H E N E X T G E N E R AT I O N O F B U S I N E S S S A V E T H E D AT E

Nominate one student founder — then keep 5 December free to watch them pitch.

8:00am – 8:00pm · Venue TBC

Nominations, judging and sponsorship: speak to the GSEA Kenya team or reply to this Friday Shot. Full details in chapter comms closer to the date.

5 Dec

E O K E N YA 2026 / 27

EO MEMBER ASK — SPONSOR DRIVE

You already know our next sponsor. Make the intro.

GSEA is EO's flagship programme for students already running real businesses, and our Kenya winner represents the country at the Global Finals. To run it again in 2026/27 we need sponsors — and the fastest route to them is you. One warm introduction to a brand that backs entrepreneurship, innovation or youth is all we're asking for. W H AT W E ' R E O F F E R I N G T H E M

Lead Sponsor Headline billing, stage time, a judging seat and direct access to the founders. 1 slot.

Supporting Sponsor

KES 500,000

Strong brand presence across the whole competition. 2 slots.

Community Sponsor Recognition across event communications and merchandise. 2–3 slots.

INTROS NEEDED BY

K E N YA F I N A L S

October 2026

5 December 2026

KES 1.75M

KES 250,000 SEND THE INTRO TO

James Savage

GSEA Kenya Chair

gsea@eokenya.org · +254 733 835 963

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

READY. SET. EO! KICKSTART

PADEL

CHAPTER SOCIAL

One evening. Meet our newest members, get on the court, then wind down with the whole chapter.

THIS NEW TIME

PADEL

HOW THE EVENING PLAYS OUT

New members and SLPs get the inside track on EO — and meet their Navigators.

Mixed doubles with fellow members. First-timers welcome — it's about the rally, not the score.

Drinks, bites and good company as the whole chapter comes together.

Kickstart

DATE

Friday 23rd October

Padel Ice Breaker

TIME

4:30 PM – 10:00 PM

OPEN TO

All members & SLPs — and a special welcome to our new members.

Serve. Rally. Connect.

Chapter Social

VENUE

The Kraftory

GRAB YOUR SPOT

E O K E N YA · M E M B E R S H I P D R I V E

A CALL TO EVERY MEMBER

EO NEEDS YOU. Not for a committee. For one name — the entrepreneur you already trust, who should be in EO but isn’t yet.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

US$1M+

in annual company revenue

10+

full-time employees on the payroll

Founder-led a shareholder and executive actively running the business All in

open, curious, generous with what they know

EO Kenya is not-for-proift. Every member we add gives the chapter more to put back into all of us — better learning, stronger events, and more perspectives in every room.

NAME ONE PERSON. Two minutes. The Membership Committee takes it from there — conifdentially.

REFER A MEMBER →

UPCOMING EVENTS

MLS – MEPA Leadership Summit

2026 MEPA UNLEASHED

Untethered Leadership Lead with Presence 29th – 30th September 2026

Master the Now. Shape What’s Next 1st – 2nd October 2026

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

EO Global Leadership Academy 2026 Where Leadership Deepens. And Purpose Gets Clearer. 8th – 12th, December 2026 Location: Athens, Greece

South Asia RIE 2027 A shared pursuit of growth. 14th – 17th January 2027 Location: Jaipur, India

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE The aim this year is to share a wide range of partnerships, benefits and perks to give EO members more value, variety and make it a Wow Experience. Top Tip: Open up the ‘Wow Deals Deck’ on a regular basis as it is continuously updated with the latest partnerships and benefits. If you have any leads and ideas for partnerships, do reach out! strategic@eokenya.org

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DEAL SPOTLIGHT

SPECIAL EO OFFER: 1. 3% price discount on all Apple devices purchased 2. 10% discount on all Anker accessories 3. 10% off on ArchiCAD licenses 4. Free Microsoft Consultation Session Email: sarit@elitedigital.co.ke

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