Glen Netshipise

Co-founded Tickoz, a digital ticketing platform focused on transforming African entertainment by combining ticketing with cashless payments and fan data analytics. Built capabilities to help artists and promoters monetize events more effectively.

Consulting engagement supporting talent strategy and cultural positioning for African markets. Advised during Paramount's rights acquisition negotiations for Warner Bros., providing strategic advisory on talent and content landscape.

Co-founded The Axlerator Ltd as a media platform for cultural documentation, including a publishing division (The Imprint). Developed long-form cultural content and industry-facing storytelling to support wider ecosystem visibility.

Co-founded Talent Axle to manage and develop East and Southern African artists with an emphasis on early identification and long-term career architecture. Provided roster management including advancing, deal structuring, booking, and long-term planning for multiple breakthrough acts.

Led business development, strategic partnerships, and culture marketing for South Africa operations, identifying and executing new opportunities across live entertainment, talent, and brand marketing. Managed key client relationships and negotiated commercial terms while curating partnership-led culture marketing campaigns across Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Co-founded HYPE Afrika as the operational core of the ALOF group, producing and promoting international and domestic live entertainment across Kenya and South Africa. Delivered full-service production including booking and contract negotiation, advancing, budget management, brand partnership integration, and on-ground execution; also produced music videos across multiple genres.

Co-led Kaya Property Group, positioning short-stay hospitality and event-surge accommodation at the intersection of hospitality and live entertainment infrastructure. Provided operational support for hospitality demand around major events in Cape Town and Nairobi.

Founded and directed A Lot of Fire Holdings (ALOF), building an entertainment infrastructure holding company spanning live events, ticketing technology, artist management, media, and hospitality. Credited with engineering Kenya's Gengetone movement through early development of Ethic, Ochungulo Family, and Trio Mio, and producing landmark international shows across Kenya and South Africa.

Provided remote consulting supporting talent strategy and cultural positioning for African markets. Supported rights acquisition negotiations for Warner Bros. by advising on talent and content landscape for African-focused outcomes.

Led pan-African talent acquisition, identifying and signing writers, directors, producers, and actors for authentic African storytelling. Managed marketing and distribution strategy for greenlit African projects and supported development of original African stories and IP.

Selected as the inaugural Martell Standout Swift in Kenya, serving in a culturally selective leadership designation. Led brand positioning, cultural programming, and audience engagement for Martell in the Kenyan market.

Co-founded and led entertainment and marketing strategy for Milan Concepts, delivering brand and cultural programming across East Africa. Shaped integrated programming while concurrently supporting other entertainment and brand engagements.

Co-founded and led Epic Nation Group, building an entertainment group spanning events, talent, and culture programming in Nairobi. Developed artist and brand partnerships, produced events (including Hype Fest and Gengetone-era artist development), and built early infrastructure and relationships with international booking agencies and regional promoters.

Worked in event management and brand activation concepting, pitching client proposals and experiential event ideas across Kenya. Developed activation concepts alongside Epic Nation during early career stages.

Led new business development, client strategy, and creative direction for a Nairobi-based media and communications agency. Supported growth of creative media mandates while managing client relationships and communications strategy.

Managed entertainment programming, talent booking, and venue operations at The Blix Lounge in Nairobi. Curated live entertainment offerings to grow the venue's cultural footprint.

Handled film sales and rentals in Nairobi, sourcing, selling, and renting movie titles directly to consumers. Built early experience in entertainment commerce, customer relationships, and title curation.

Attended Green Valley International School as part of secondary education; KCSE is referenced in the education history.

Attended Harvard Business School for a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing & Management, but did not complete.

Accepted into NYU Tisch School of the Arts Business of Entertainment, Media & Sports, but did not complete the program.

Attended Moi High School Kabarak for secondary education.