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    MetropolitanRepublic’s Managing Director, Josephine Muvumba, is a trailblazing creative leader whose 25-year journey in Uganda’s advertising industry embodies resilience, innovation, and mentorship. From her beginnings as a copywriting intern to becoming the first female Creative Director and later Managing Director of one of Uganda’s top agencies, Josephine has broken barriers, shaped brand identities, and inspired a new generation of creatives. This image captures her in a strategy session with her team — a moment that reflects her leadership philosophy of service, collaboration, and creative excellence. Her story is one of passion and purpose, celebrating women’s empowerment, the evolution of Uganda’s advertising industry, and the enduring power of creativity to transform brands and people alike.

    Breaking into the Boys’ Club, Shattering Ceilings, Building Legacies – MetropolitanRepublic’s Josephine Muvumba’s 25-Year Journey in Advertising

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025November 21, 2025

    In 2011, Muvumba joined MetropolitanRepublic, where she was part of the pioneering team behind Uganda’s first Loerie Award — setting a new benchmark for creative excellence. Rising to become the…

    Q&A: Greed is killing the Advertising Industry- Nada Andersen, the ‘grandmother’ of Uganda’s advertising industry takes no prisoners 

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2023March 4, 2023

    Tell us about Nada Andersen. What’s your background and how did you come to join advertising, and in Uganda? I came to Uganda as a young student of the Academy…

    TBWA\Uganda ‘disrupts’ inaugural The Silverback Awards: chest-thumps away with 7 advertising awards out of the 13 open-for-competition categories

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsMedia & CommunicationNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 17, 2022November 28, 2022

    TBWA\Uganda, The Disruption Company® has won, 7 out of the 13 open-for-contest award categories in the just-ended inaugural Silverback Awards. The Uganda Creative and Media Awards (Silverback Awards) are an…

    PROFILE: Bernard Ology, on why he abandoned his accounting, procurement and supply chain logistics qualifications to become a creative designer

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesNovember 13, 2022November 13, 2022

    Bernard Ology is an advertising, marketing communications and branding professional with over 10 years of experience and a strong background in creative, strategy and brand building.  He is the Co-founder…

    Advertising agencies re-elect MAAD McCann’s Stella Mpora Khan as Association Chair for 2020-2022; who else is on her team?

    CEO ReporterMedia & CommunicationThe Big StoryAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020

    The Uganda Advertising Association has re-elected Stella Mpora Khan, Managing Director Maad McCann, as the association chair, alongside her 2018/2019 executive committee counterparts comprising of Frank Muthusi- General Manager Fireworks…

    fireworks Advertising marks 12 years with big client wins

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsMedia & CommunicationThe Big StoryAugust 18, 2020August 27, 2020

    The global advertising industry just like many non-medical industries and sectors is reeling from the painful negative effects of COVID-19 and the situation is not any different for Uganda’s. For…

    TBWA’s Peter Magona to today’s Ad(wo)men: Innovate and disrupt or the digital adkids will eat our bread

    Muhereza KyamuteteraMedia & CommunicationThe Big StoryThought LeadershipFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

    Big data, agility and a standard dose of disruption- is what every advertising agency of the future needs to survive the digital tsunami.

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