Lusayo Mwakatika

Lusayo is the Leadership and Entrepreneurship manager at Leading Change. He did his undergraduate degree in Agribusiness Management with a certificate in Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison. He spent two years heading ACADES Microfinance, which is the first agricultural microfinance in Malawi.

In addition, Lusayo also ran an incubation program called Hatchstart for two years, where he trained and mentored more than sixty entrepreneurs. He is passionate about public speaking and was chosen as the student commencement speaker representing 7,000 students during his graduation from UW Madison in Spring

2021. In his free time, he likes playing soccer and does stand-up comedy. While at Leading Change, he has had the chance to meet with students and mentor them in different capacities including in entrepreneurship and academic endeavors. He has also had the chance to develop new content for the LCAP program, which is very important for student entrepreneurs as it gives entrepreneurs all the skills and resources to launch successful businesses.

Additionally, he has also enjoyed learning from his fellow employees from Leading Change, as they are all passionate and very engaged in helping the students achieve their goals and driving the mission of the organization forward.