Alison Ngibuini is an award winning film/television entrepreneur with over ten years experience. As CEO of Al Is On Production Ltd, Alison has been involved public education, sensitisation and awareness rising campaigns such as Siri and Shuga. As well well pioneering shows such as Zain Africa Challenge and Mali the First East African Daily Soap Opera.
Education
Alison Ngibuini holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Liverpool.
Career
Alison Ngibuini gave up her job with an advertising agency to pursue a passion in producing Kenyan-made soap operas. She was getting increasingly disturbed by the huge number of Nigerian, Mexican and other foreign dramas dominating the Kenyan scene and decided to pursue an opportunity in producing Kenyan programmes for the local audience.
Using money she had saved up during her employment with the ad agency, Alison set up Al Is On Productions sometime in 2003 with the weight of her advertising experience and marketing background firmly behind her.
The great thing she loves about her business is that it’s very flexible and she only needs a telephone and computer to operate. As a Smallstarter, she worked out of her house in the early days of the business which has now grown into a complete studio with its own staff and a large number of affiliated freelancers.
Alison Ngibuini
Alison also does a lot of TV Commercial advertising jobs for clients. She is credited with a number of successful productions including the Zain Africa Challenge, Mali (a Kenyan drama series) and Siri (an education-entertainment series that focuses on HIV related issues and the position of women in Kenyan society).
Alison’s believes her determination not to return to paid employment kept her focused on achieving success in her new business.
Alison is also involved in policy matters pertaining to the creative industry. Recognised by the Business Daily’s Top 40 under 40 women, Alison is as an Entrepreneur to watch in Africa
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