Louisa Olafuyi | Entrepreneur, Producer & Speaker

I’m Louisa Kiwana Olafuyi, a Ugandan-British entrepreneur, producer, and media executive building a new era of culturally grounded children's media for a global audience.

I’m the Co-founder and COO of Kunda Kids, creator of award-winning animated preschool series Kunda and Friends and Thandi's Playtime, reaching millions of families worldwide through animation, music, publishing, and digital media.

Before founding Kunda Kids, I held senior marketing and innovation roles at Unilever, Cambridge University Press, the BBC, Diageo, and WPP, bringing two decades of strategy, storytelling, and commercial leadership across four continents.

I believe culture gives children a foundation for understanding themselves, others, and the world around them.

When we combine authentic storytelling with world-class creativity, we don't just entertain. We build confidence, curiosity, and critical thinking that shape the next generation, while creating enduring brands that can span generations and borders.

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Speaking and Appearances

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July Update

During July, Louisa joined industry leaders at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world's leading event for animation, to speak on the Strategies for African IPs panel.

The discussion explored one of the industry's most important questions: how African creators can build globally successful intellectual property while retaining ownership, creative control and long-term value.

Alongside fellow panellists, Louisa shared Kunda Kids' approach to audience-first growth, independent distribution and building sustainable children's media brands without relying on traditional gatekeepers.

The conversation challenged conventional thinking around equity, distribution and ownership, arguing that the strongest media businesses of the future will be those that build communities before platforms, and relationships before reach.

Watch: ANNECY, Strategies for African IPs

Dublin: Scaling to Europe Founders Programme

Winner! Female Founders Growth Programme

Ashanti & Nelly's Kunda and Friends Party

Kunda and Friends Event, London O2 Arena

Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda