Wally Mlewa is the founder and managing director of Impact Media, one of Zambia’s top advertising media companies. He left full time employment where he held various senior positions including Country Director for Stuttafords Removals and Commercial Manager for DHL, to start Impact Media. Within 2 years, Wally grew the company from $5,000 to $1,200,000, with reach in all provinces of Zambia. Impact Media has since extended their services beyond the borders of Zambia having secured long term international contracts. Wally who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Copperbelt University is also a real estate investor and owns various properties including Dove Cot and Lancaster Estate. In the fireside chat, Wally will share some of the valuable lessons he’s learnt on his entrepreneurship journey including how to make the jump from employment to entrepreneurship and how he balances the management of his business interests and property investments.