Lizzie Wanyoike

Lizzie Muthoka Wanyoike, née Elizabeth Muthoka, (1951 – 14 January 2024) was a Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist, who was the founder and chief executive officer of the Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS).

Quotes

• A degree can be just a paper, what matters is whether or not you can deliver.
  • Lizzie Wanyoike’s journey from teacher to education entrepreneur (18 September 2014)

• Everything is business. Whatever profession you are in, you can still open a business in that field. Even if you don’t do it today you can still go into business after you retire.
  • How students are taught and encouraged to ‘think business’ regardless of the programme they undertake.

• Everybody can take everything from you, but they cannot take what is in your head. Even if they burn your certificate, you will still have the knowledge and skills.
  • From teacher to business owner

• Students from private colleges drop out of school because they are sidelined by Higher Education Loan Board (Helb), unlike their counterparts in Public universities and colleges and private universities.
  • I built my empire with plots and bonds: NIBS Founder, Lizzie Wanyoike (12 October 2022)