Renée Kapuku
“Women are brilliant - point, blank, period - and having their voices in podcasting means we get to share a variety of experiences which are often marginalised and unheard. It gives women (and their allies) an opportunity to feel not just seen, but listened to and heard.”
Renée Kapuku
Renée is a creative portfolio entrepreneur, speaker and content creator with a background in education technology, social entrepreneurship and community building. Renée is passionate about gender equality, specifically access to education and financial capital for women across the globe.
She is co-founder of To My Sisters, one of the fastest-growing women’s development communities, and has worked in edtech, fintech and social impact investment organisations. She was the UK Head Delegate to the Y7 Summit in Japan in 2023, and a Diana Award Recipient for her advocacy work. To My Sisters were recipients of the 2023 Content is Queen Micro Grant.
Renée is also a distinguished writer with a passion for self-growth and productivity. She founded Optimise Me, her personal newsletter and self-growth platform with over 1000+ weekly subscribers, and co-founded the Phoenix Programme, an independent writer’s coaching programme, in partnership with AppleBooks and Harper Collins, for young people between the ages of 18-25.
She holds an Ed.M in International Education Policy from Harvard University, where she was a recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Scholarship, and a B.A in History from the University of Oxford.
Renée will be hosting the From Audience to Community workshop alongside Courtney Daniella Boateng at this year’s festival.