Guest Profile
Name: Mwangala ”Mo” Lishomwa
What They do: Award-winning, result-driven Senior Digital Business Leader with a passion for people & technology with extensive global experience.
Track record in Service Delivery Practice Development, Innovation & Business Development. Areas of specialization - Business Growth Strategies, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Agile, Stakeholder Management, P&L Management & Control.
In-depth knowledge of digital product & platform development & delivery from business case & strategy incorporating data, content & creativity.
Proven skills in developing GTM architectures, services sales, and significant experience in commercial modeling, deal shaping, & legal/commercial negotiations. An effective team leader adept at building, mentoring & empowering teams to deliver & exceed business objectives.
Company: 2Y3X program
Noteworthy: Mo is an ambassador on BAME 20:20, a member of BIMA I&D Council, and has a passion for mentoring and supporting women in tech and STEAM. I have my training wheels on with 2Y3X management consultancy.
Bio
Mwangala ”Mo” Lishomwa is a business advisor and Consultant for the 2Y3X program, a two-year global growth accelerator for companies that have plateaued and are ready and determined to scale up. Lishomwa’s digital career spans over 20 years and encompasses product development, marketing, and digital business transformation. She has held leadership positions at Finastra, Publicis Sapient, Yahoo!, BBC, Adidas, Ketchum, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Adobe.
Lishomwa’s career highlights include research and development of Programme Information Pages, an aggregation platform for program metadata, which serves as the backbone of the I-player, one of the first TV and radio on-demand platforms; and building Adidas’ first wearable technology business.
She enjoys mentoring and is an ambassador on BAME 20:20, an organization whose goal is to have 20% new entrants to the communication industry and 20% of leadership positions held by minorities.
Lishomwa is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree, Environmental Sciences from the University of Westminster, a Master of Science degree from City, University of London, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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