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Melvin Muna

@melvinmuna

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Founder and leader building youth-centered agribusiness and education programs.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior leadership roles where I can design and scale youth-focused programs, lead cross-sector partnerships, and drive measurable impact in agribusiness, education, and digital skills.

I am a founder and executive leader with 10+ years of experience designing and scaling alternative education pathways and youth-centered programs across agribusiness, digital skills, and leadership development.

I built and led MELMAX FARM FRESH, securing performance-based financing from the World Bank, creating 30+ green jobs, and training women and young agripreneurs; I also founded Kingdom Leadership Group to deliver training, mentorship, and capacity strengthening for youth-led organizations across Africa.

I have partnered with organizations including Mastercard Foundation, IREX, Arizona State University, and the Ban Ki-Moon Center to deliver remote work and entrepreneurship training, develop SEO content courses, and produce measurable M&E-informed improvements in learning and employment outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Executive Director

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Kingdom Leadership Group

Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Founded and led a youth empowerment NGO, designing and delivering alternative education and agribusiness programs that trained thousands of young Africans and improved learning and employment outcomes through evidence-based M&E and partner collaborations.

Program Design Capacity Building Monitoring & Evaluation Remote Work Facilitation Partnership Management Curriculum Development Youth Empowerment

Freelance Technical Writer

Multiple Clients

Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 (8 years 11 months)

Produced SEO-optimized and edited content across niches, managed content calendars, grew organic traffic for client websites, and developed a training program to teach SEO content writing to youth across Africa.

seo writing Content Strategy Editing Curriculum Design Remote Collaboration Client Management

Founder & CEO

Melmax Farm Fresh

Jan 2018 - Dec 2023 (5 years 11 months)

Built and managed a large-scale vegetable farming venture, trained smallholder and women farmers in climate-smart practices, managed operations and a mixed workforce, and secured milestone-based grant financing from the World Bank.

Training Grant Management Team Leadership Smallholder Farmer Development Operations Management Quality Control

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Iowa

Leadership in Business and Entrepreneurship, Business and Entrepreneurship

2021 - 2021

Completed a Leadership in Business and Entrepreneurship program covering critical thinking, business planning, marketing, and social entrepreneurship.

Moi University

Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering

2011 - 2016

Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering with coursework in electrical and telecommunications engineering and a thesis on an Automatic Number Plate Recognition System.