{"id":767,"date":"2023-06-17T13:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.underscore.co.ke\/jla\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:24:19","slug":"marceline-obuya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.zuricode.com\/jla\/who-we-are\/marceline-obuya\/","title":{"rendered":"Marceline Obuya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"767\" class=\"elementor elementor-767\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b073236 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b073236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ce9ea\" data-id=\"b9ce9ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dee0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dee0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marceline Obuya<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6383ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6383ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-Founder, Jacob&#8217;s Ladder Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50950bb\" data-id=\"50950bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3c2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Her work experience in Africa over the past 25 years within the financial sector embodies the proclamation of financial liberation and ushering of opportunity within Microfinance, SACCO\/Cooperatives, Agriculture, Health, Business Development, and most recently in the FinTech space.<\/p><p>Marceline\u2019s mastery of midwifing SMEs to become viable businesses is a showcase of honor demonstrated by diligence in management, operations, research, training, and mentoring, which is predicated on her approach to a field that stems from a strong belief that beauty can rise up from ashes, which reflect itself in her mentoring patterns focusing on upskilling people in spite of all the challenges SMEs face.<\/p><p>Marceline\u2019s incubating spirit is clearly manifested in her track record through her ability to nurture, restore and prosper both start-ups and established enterprises. Under her stewardship, the viability of the business is brought about by the fact that she lays the right foundation. Her craftsmanship is robust and her execution is equal to that of a warrior in the identification of the specific need, especially in the various sectors of development of adaptive strategies for channeling finance to priority sectors, working with multi- laterals, private sector, and financial institutions.<\/p><p>Passionate about Africa and SMEs, Marceline\u2019s eagle eye is focused on business levers like strategic planning, human resource management, operational, technical, and financial support. As an experienced consultant and advisor in wealth creation and agrarian finance, Marceline is the architect and founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smebusinessclinic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SME Business Clinic Ltd<\/strong><\/a>, a role that allows her to oversee the company and intimately engage with her clients, whilst rendering herself the role of a roving CEO for a number of businesses within the Clinic. She has also served as the Director Operations and Country Representative of the PharmAccess Foundation, and was a Senior Research Officer at the K-Rep Development Agency.<\/p><p>Marceline is a holder of a Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration from Strathmore University Business School and a Certificate recipient from IESE Business School in Spain. She is currently, undertaking a Social Impact course at the University of Cape Town.<\/p><p>She has undertaken a number of World Bank\/IFC, SIDA, IFAD, FAO, and USAID-funded consultancy assignments in Kenya, other African countries, and the USA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f761f17\" data-id=\"f761f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fc597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22fc597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSOCIAL LINKS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd96f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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