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Joanne Mwangi: What I look for before investing in a business

By Agnes Aineah | 8yrs ago

Joanne Mwangi CEO of Professional Marketing Services Group

Joanne Mwangi, the newest investor on the TV show KCB Lions’ Den, started her company when she was 26, a few years after employment.

She’s the CEO of Professional Marketing Services Group, an agency that started 14 years ago and has grown to have a strong presence in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

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