Tsitsi Muchapedzeyi Mutendi
Tsitsi Mutendi (born 26 November 1982 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is an entrepreneur, educationalist and public speaker who co-founded Mutendi Montessori, an educational institution for millennial African students.
Early Life:[edit]
Tsitsi is the daughter of Dr Samuel Sibenge and Scholastica Sibenge. Born in Harare, Tsitsi spent her formative years in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. In her early teens her family relocated from England to Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Tsitsi went to school at Victoria High School, in Zimbabwe, while there she struggled with adjusting from the different educational systems and curriculums. This was to later spark her interest in the African Educational System..[1]
Career[edit]
At the age of 19 Tsitsi began her first interface with juggling a career and getting her degree. Her first formal job was as a sales consultant at a branch of Pitney Bowes. After a few trials and errors in the formal corporate world Tsitsi left formal employment for entrepreneurship.
In 2010 whilst struggling to find her feet as an entrepreneur and with many failed ventures Tsitsi settled down and married her childhood best friend, Daniel Mutendi.[2] In 2011 a personal tragedy[3] led to Tsitsi launching her first notably successful venture. Jewel Magazine was the first glossy lifestyle magazine in Tsitsi’s native Zimbabwe and it became a huge success. Mutendi became a household name and her star began to rise.
In April 2013 Tsitsi was selected to participate in the Fortune/State Department Global Women’s Mentorship programme. This saw Tsitsi spending valuable time at Time Inc being mentored by one of the company’s Vice Presidents.[4]
Upon her return home her work and experience captured the attention of a leading local company in Harare. The company Edgars, Zimbabwe, engaged Tsitsi’s publishing house DanTs Media to takeover publishing and editing of their flagship lifestyle magazine The Edgars Club Magazine. In 2014 saw the relaunch of the product under Tsitsi and a steady growth of subscribers in the subsequent years. To date the magazine is the leading lifestyle offering on the market.
[5]Due to viability and a struggling economy in Zimbabwe, Tsitsi folded Jewel Magazine in early 2017.
After six years of being in the media industry Tsitsi was at another crossroads in 2017. She was failing to find an ideal resolution to her children’s educational needs. In 2017 she founded Mutendi Montessori in partnership with her husband Daniel and successfully established Mutendi Montessori Day School.[6]
The small family gave up their family home and converted it into the first Montessori Primary School in Zimbabwe.
Awards[edit]
* 2013 Zimbabwe National Chamber Of Commerce, WECA Desk, Manufacturer of the year award Runner up[7]
* Winner of the Contributor of the Year Award - Zimbabwe Fashion Awards (2013)
References[edit]
- ↑ Teurai, Chanakira (23 August 2011). As They Find a Way: A journey of various creative Zimbabwean women. Amazon: Xlibris Corporation. p. 26. ISBN 9781465353429. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Herald, Zimbabwe". The Herald Zimbabwe. March 2013.
- ↑ "Birth Of a Dream". The Zimbabwean.
- ↑ "US Embassy Harare". US Embassy Harare.
- ↑ "Edgars Club Magazine Issue 31".
- ↑ Glenda, Makumbe (March 2018). "She Leads Africa".
- ↑ "ZNCC Strives Women Empowerment". The Independent.
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