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Mirza Jamal, a Mozambican marcomms expert empowering businesses and brands

August 17, 2025 Melanie Hawken

Mirza Jamal, founder and ceo, MJ Consulting (Mozambique)

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With two decades of experience, Mirza Jamal is a recognized professional in the areas of strategic marketing, corporate communications, and public relations, with a career marked by innovation, leadership, and social impact. As founder and ceo of MJ Consulting in Mozambique, she works to develop creative and accessible solutions for strengthening brands, empowering entrepreneurs, and promoting purposeful events.



Mirza Jamal, founder of MJ Consulting has a keen talent for communicating with different audiences, designing positioning strategies, and generating value through authentic storytelling. Throughout her career, she has provided services to public and private institutions in Mozambique and abroad, directly contributing to brand repositioning, partnership acquisition, and commercial expansion into new markets, with a focus on business exchange projects with several African countries. As a consultant and trainer, she has led training and human capital development initiatives in areas such as customer service, sales, communication, leadership, and female entrepreneurship, combining digital marketing techniques, emotional intelligence, and practical learning. Her experience as a mentor to young talent and female entrepreneurs is remarkable, promoting the personal and professional growth of new leaders through consistent guidance. At the institutional level, she was responsible for coordinating international and corporate events, including the prestigious TEDxMaputo and TEDxMaputo Women, RBM Malaria, and others. She is frequently called upon to manage communications with stakeholders, create visibility strategies, and lead teams in high-demand contexts. With a degree in Translation and Interpretation (Portuguese-French), Mirza combines a solid background in management, communication, and leadership with international certifications in digital marketing, trainer training, productivity, and performance from institutions such as Nova SBE, IdeaLab, Conquer Business School, and ImpactHer Africa. With an inclusive vision, she also serves as Executive Director of the Confia Initiative – Right to Dream, where she leads impact projects focused on female entrepreneurship and community development. Mirza is, above all, a natural communicator, passionate about people, stories, and the transformation that arises from the union of strategy, empathy, and action.

“Through my experience and real-life stories, I want to show entrepreneurs, women, and companies that success is achieved through people, and networking is the key to any business's success.”

“Através da minha experiência e casos reais mostrar aos empreendedores, mulheres e empresas que o sucesso se alcança com pessoas. E o network é a chave do sucesso de qualquer negócio.”

Com duas décadas de experiência, Mirza Jamal é uma profissional reconhecida nas áreas de marketing estratégico, comunicação corporativa e relações-públicas, com uma
trajetória marcada por inovação, liderança e impacto social. Como Fundadora e CEO da MJ Consulting, atua no desenvolvimento de soluções criativas e acessíveis para o
fortalecimento de marcas, capacitação de empreendedores e promoção de eventos com propósito.

Mirza Jamal tem um talento apurado para comunicar com diferentes públicos, desenhar
estratégias de posicionamento e gerar valor por meio de narrativas autênticas. Ao longo da sua carreira, prestou serviços para instituições públicas e privadas em Moçambique e no estrangeiro, contribuindo diretamente para o reposicionamento de marcas, captação de parcerias e expansão comercial para novos mercados, com destaque para projetos de intercâmbio empresarial com diversos países africanos. Como consultora e formadora, tem liderado iniciativas de capacitação e desenvolvimento de capital humano em áreas como atendimento ao cliente, vendas, comunicação, liderança e empreendedorismo feminino, combinando técnicas de marketing digital, inteligência emocional e aprendizagem prática. Sua experiência como mentora de jovens talentos e de mulheres empreendedoras é notável, promovendo crescimento pessoal e profissional de novos líderes através de orientações consistentes. Ao nível institucional, foi responsável pela coordenação de eventos internacionais e corporativos, incluindo os prestigiados TEDxMaputo e TEDxMaputo Women, RBM Malaria entre outros.

É frequentemente chamada a gerir comunicação com stakeholders, a criar estratégias de visibilidade e a liderar equipas em contextos de alta exigência. Formada em Tradução e Interpretação (Português–Francês), Mirza alia uma formação sólida em gestão, comunicação e liderança a certificações internacionais em marketing digital, formação de formadores, produtividade e performance, por instituições como a Nova SBE, IdeaLab, Conquer Business School e ImpactHer Africa. Com uma visão inclusiva, atua também como Directora Executiva da Iniciativa Confia – Direito a Sonhar, onde lidera projetos de impacto voltados ao empreendedorismo feminino e ao desenvolvimento comunitário. Mirza é, acima de tudo, uma comunicadora nata, apaixonada por pessoas, por histórias e pela transformação que nasce da união entre estratégia, empatia e acção.

Lioness Weekender spoke to Mirza Jamal to learn more about her business journey and her vision for the future.

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What does your company do?

MJ Consulting Lda. It is a young company, founded in 2020 with the purpose of transforming lives and organizations through effective communication and structured development, contributing to a world where people and companies operate at their highest potential, creating a positive and lasting impact on society. Its main focus is connecting people and businesses through networks that can establish fruitful and lasting partnerships that grow their businesses.

We are a consulting firm specializing in communications and marketing, focusing on personal and organizational development, organizing corporate events, and connecting people and services through networking.

Mission - To help companies and individuals reach their full potential through training, mentoring, and workshops.

Vision - To be a reference in personal and organizational development in specific areas of self-awareness and development in Mozambique.

Values - Excellence, innovation, commitment, and integrity.

A MJ Consulting lda. É uma empresa jovem, fundada em 2020 com o propósito de Transformar vidas e organizações através de uma comunicação eficaz e um desenvolvimento estruturado, contribuindo para um mundo onde pessoas e empresas operem em seu mais alto potencial, criando impacto positivo e duradouro na sociedade.

O seu foco principal é conectar pessoas e Negócios através de network que podem estabelecer parcerias frutíferas e duradoras que fazem crescer os seus Negócios.
Somos uma empresa de consultoria especializada em comunicação e marketing com foco no desenvolvimento pessoal e organizacional, organização de eventos corporativos e conexão de pessoas e serviços através do networking.

Missão - Ajudar empresas e indivíduos a atingirem seu máximo potencial através de formações, mentorias e workshops.

Visão - Ser referência em desenvolvimento pessoal e organizacional em áreas específicas de autoconhecimento e desenvolvimento em Moçambique.

Valores - Excelência, inovação, compromisso e integridade.

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“My business is special because people are our priority, and our greatest value is excellent service.”

“O meu negócio é especial porque as pessoas são a prioridade e o nosso maior valor é o atendimento de excelência.”

What inspired you to start your company?

Through my experience and real-life stories, I want to show entrepreneurs, women, and companies that success is achieved through people, and networking is the key to any business's success. The aim was to offer excellent services and demonstrate that even simple things done well have immeasurable value. Above all, the vision was to demonstrate that entrepreneurship is possible for everyone, all it takes is focus and determination.

Através da minha experiência e casos reais mostrar aos empreendedores, mulheres e empresas que o sucesso se alcança com pessoas. E o network é a chave do sucesso de qualquer negócio. Oferecer serviços de excelência e mostrar que até o simples muito bem feito tem um valor imensurável. E acima de tudo mostrar que empreender é possível para todos basta ter foco e determinação.

What makes your business, service, or product special?

My business is special because people are our priority, and our greatest value is excellent service.

O meu negócio é especial porque as pessoas são a prioridade e o nosso maior valor é o atendimento de excelência.

Tell us a little about your team

I work with a team of young people because I believe they have creative and exceptional minds. Praise Karuma - Non-Executive Director; Luís Mathombe - Interim Manager, Trainer, and Sales and CRM Strategist; Malicka Fumo - Creative intern (16 years old) works with digital, photography, and video editing. ADM - Agency that also works in graphic art and event coverage; Shirley Latifo - Graphic intern. Two more administrative assistants are currently onboarding.

Eu trabalho com uma team de jovens, pois acredito que tem uma mente criativa e excepcional.
Praise Karuma - Administrador não Executivo
Luís Mathombe - Gestor interino, formador e estratega de vendas e de CRM
Malicka Fumo - Estagiária criativa (16 anos de idade) meche com o digital, fotografia e edição de videos.
ADM - Agência que trabalha em paralelo na arte gráfica e na cobertura de eventos
Shirley Latifo - Estagiária gráfica.
Mais 2 assistentes administrativas em processo de integração.

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And, do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

I started working as a teenager at my grandmother's catering company in 2004 as a waitress for social and corporate events, then as a protocol officer, and in 2006/2007, I moved to sales and collections. In 2009, I became a mother and had to slow down. I became executive secretary to the General Director of 99FM and, in 2010, Secretary to the General Manager of TOP radio, but always as a temporary employee at events. In 2013, I started working for Doctors Without Borders Switzerland and started my first network business at Avon as a beauty products reseller. I then joined Honey and Inuka, and finally from 2015 to 2021, I joined Tupperware Mozambique, where I was a group leader for 4 years. I had a few other administrative jobs, but the breakthrough came in 2019 when I managed the partnerships department for TEDx Maputo and Things 4U Services. There, I discovered that I enjoyed corporate events, marketing, and people. In 2020, I registered MJ Consulting and started working without a plan, without knowledge, without anything. But because things were difficult without knowledge, in 2021, I joined as Agency Manager of Playground Mozambique, where my client was StandardBank Mozambique—the most exciting adventure of my life. Marketing for a bank like STB is more than just managing a company; it's also managing all its clients. In 2022, my contract ended, and I started working as Brand Director at an events company in Nampula, where most of the events I ran were for the government. In 2023, I worked for a few months in Technology at NTT Dimension Data, and the last job on my resume was as Commercial Coordinator at ISUTC Executive Education. Today, I feel I'm living my purpose as an entrepreneur and social activist.

Comecei a trabalhar na minha adolescência na empresa de catering da minha avó em 2004 como servente de mesa dos eventos sociais e corporativos, depois como protocolo e em 2006|2007 passo para área comercial e de cobranças. Em 2009, tornei-me mãe e tive de desacelerar o passo entro como secretaria executiva do Director Geral da 99FM e em 2010 Secretaria do DG da TOP radio, mas sempre como eventual nos eventos. Em 2013 passo a trabalhar nos Médicos Sem Fronteiras Suíça e começo o meu primeiro negócio em rede na Avon com revendedora de produtos de beleza, de seguida me junto a Honey e Inuka e por fim; de 2015 a 2021 entro na Tupperware Moçambique em que fui líder de grupo de 2017 a 2021. Tive alguns outros empregos na área administrariva, mas a chave veio em 2019 quando gerir o departamento de parcerias do TEDx Maputo e da Things 4U Serviços, ali descobri que eu gostava de eventos corporativos, Marketing e de Pessoas. Em 2020 Registei a MJ Consulting e comecei a trabalhar sem plano, sem saber, sem nada. Mas porque as coisas eram difíceis sem conhecimento, em 2021 entro como Gestora da Agência Playground Moçambique em que o meu cliente era o StandardBank Moçambique a aventura mais acelerada da minha vida. Marketing dum Banco como o STB é mais de que gerir uma empresa, é gerir também todos os seus clientes. Em 2022 o meu contrato terminou e começo a trabalhar como Directora de Marca numa empresa de eventos em Nampula, a maior parte dos eventos que realizei foram do Governo. Em 2023 trabalhei poucos meses em Tecnologia na NTT Dimension Data, e o último emprego do meu CV foi como Coordenadora Comercial do ISUTC Executive Education. Hoje assumo que estou a viver o meu propósito como empresária e como activista social.

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“The vision was to demonstrate that entrepreneurship is possible for everyone, all it takes is focus and determination.”

“E acima de tudo mostrar que empreender é possível para todos basta ter foco e determinação.”

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?

I want to replicate my leadership model so that my children can become CEOs, and so that professionals can be successful in their career development, have representation in every province of the country, and internationalize the brand to the world.

Replicar o meu modelo de liderança para que os meus filhos possam ser CEOs, e que profissional possam ser bem-sucedidos no desenvolvimento de carreira, ter representações em todas as províncias do país, internacionalizar a marca para o mundo.

What gives you the most satisfaction being an entrepreneur?

The satisfaction of my clients, the daily learning, and the positive impact on the people who come into contact with us.

A satisfação dos meus clientes, o aprendizado diário e o impacto positivo nas pessoas que entram em contacto connosco.

What's the biggest piece of advice you can give to other women looking to start-up?

Be patient with the process. Seek help, join communities like the Lionesses of Africa to have a strong and consistent support network. And rejoice in daily victories.

Ter paciência com o processo. Procurarem ajuda, juntarem-se a comunidades com a da Lioness of Africa para ter uma rede de suporte firme e consistente. E alegrarem-se com as vitórias diárias.

Find out more

Email: mirza.jamal@mjconsulting.co.mz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063859821757

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjconsultinglda/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastOsBastidoresdoMarketing


Why LoA loves it…

Mirza Jamal is an entrepreneur with a keen talent for communication, understanding how to effectively connect and engage with different audiences, and importantly generating value for her clients through authentic storytelling. Her passion for communication shines through her work, and her ability to understand what her clients need, and translate that into actionable, impactful communication strategies shines through. A business to watch as it grows in stature and client numbers over the next few years. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

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