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Yvonne C Mtengwa
Founder & Communications Strategist
Yvonne C Mtengwa is a proven award-winning PR Professional, Communications
Strategist and Travel Influencer who leverages 18+ years of experience in delivering
cutting edge Corporate and Consumer-focused PR campaigns, celebrity hosting, launch
events, activations and stunts on both client and agency-side communications.
About
Career highlights and industry accolades
“I live for all things inspired, and telling stories of how they came to
be.From eclectic fashion designs and handmade crafts, to exploring
pristine destinations and documenting adventure-filled excursions, mine
is a tale of simply getting the story out, that remind us that we are not just
breathing, but are alive! My passion lies in showcasing the rich cultivated
stories of people, places, products and stellar initiatives that make our
African experiences worthwhile.”
“I live for all things inspired,
and telling stories of how they came to
be. From eclectic fashion designs and handmade crafts, to exploring
pristine destinations and documenting adventure-filled excursions, mine
is a tale of simply getting the story out, that remind us that we are not just
breathing, but are alive! My passion lies in showcasing the rich cultivated
stories of people, places, products and stellar initiatives that make our
African experiences worthwhile.”
Yvonne C Mtengwa
Founder & Communications Strategist
careers
Career highlights and industry accolades
Yvonne’s experience spans the tourism and destination marketing sectors, retail,
hospitality, real estate, land development and construction arenas, as well as the social
enterprise space, having worked with clients across Africa, the UAE and wider GCC,
Europe and Southeast Asia.
Founder / Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Travel Essence Magazine (www.travelessencemag.com) - now displayed at the Mohamed Bin Rashid Library, the largest cultural center in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.
Author of 3 titles including 1 Amazon Best-seller
Named 2020 Global 100 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) for her contributions to the PR and communications landscape.
Named Africa’s Top 30 Tourism and Hospitality Influencers by Pyne Awards Africa for 2021
Africa Pyne Awards 2022 Tourism Magazine/Tourism Blogger of the Year
2022 Middle East Black Excellence PR and Communications Professional of the Year
International hosted media at 2023 International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa) in Cape Town
International hosted media by the Kingdom of Eswatini Tourism Board for 2023 Umhlanga Reed Dance
International hosted media by Tourisme Guinee, official Tourism Board for Guinea Conakry – October 2023
Sole African media in GCC with a long-form content partnership for Travel Essence Magazine with Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, formerly Dubai Tourism
Board Member Director of PR and Communications for Zimbabwe Business Council UAE, licensed under Dubai Chamber
