Queen Nnaniki Malesa
CMO
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture
QNM (Queen Nnaniki Malesa) is an award-winning Strategic Marketing Thought Leader with 24 years formidable track record of successful start up businesses and new product launches’ ventures within Business2Consumer (B2C), Consumer2Business (B2B) as well as Government to Citizenry (G2C) sectors.
Phd Candidate at Wits University (2022), QNM is a Consumer Insights Maverick passionate about Marketing with an intellectual knack for identifying societal cultural habits to repurpose consumer insights into marketing movements intended to influence and impact societal behaviours positively.
Host of the podcast: “Debunking Marketing Myths” which provokes conversations articulating Consumer and Citizenry insights intended to empower African thought leaders to rewrite Africa's heritage and historical consumerism narrative to the world. Through this podcast, QNM’s passion is evidenced in driving the Pan-African narrative which educates truths about Africa, Africans and the content within which Africa should be marketed to the world and the world’s marketing to Africa.
Chartered Marketer by profession with a Master’s Degree in Management - Marketing (Cum laude) from Wits School Business; QNM’s business profile showcases a diversified portfolio within the Telecomms, Retail, FMCG, Personal Mastery Coaching, Consulting, Facilitation, Media, Sports, Active Recreation, Entertainment and Insurance Banking organisational environments.
Brand Ideator whose abilities in translating organisational policy mandates into creative strategies has birthed branding solutions which delivered sustainability goals with targeted audiences across the African continent.
A Chief Storyteller who has that rare gift of strategic creativity of using consumer citizenry insights mapping and turning them into vocally trending brands on digital platforms.
Partnering with and or bringing QNM on board as a Strategist, Facilitator, Consultant or as a Speaker on Marketing Thought Leadership means you are buying into a conscientious, integrity-centric as well as ethically-minded yet witty and approachable business coach and change maker mentor.