Alyana Popat shares on Entrepreneurship when working in the family business
Alyana Popat shares on Entrepreneurship when working in the family business
About Alyana: Alyana is currently pursuing a Master of Management in Hospitality at Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business. She was previously working with her family business, Simba Corporation, in Nairobi and held several roles within the Hospitality department of the business.
Alyana started off working in the Business Development department as an analyst, where she was heavily exposed to strategy development for the overall corporation and had significant engagement with the board of directors. Following this role, she found her passion in the hospitality industry when she headed the Marketing for the hospitality department.
Alyana also took on the role of an entrepreneur and started her own wine importation and distribution business, focusing on Portuguese wines. She also developed a new restaurant space, that will introduce 11 new brands into the Kenyan market.
Alyana has a strong passion for philanthropy and social entrepreneurship and was also heavily involved in setting up and running the Simba Foundation, the corporate social investment arm of Simba Corporation that aims to create sustainable opportunities for empowerment of African communities. She currently sits on both the Shining Hope for Communities Kenyan Advisory Board and the Simba Foundation Board.
Alyana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Manchester Business School.
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