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Kudzi Chikumbu

Kudzi Chikumbu

Digital Creator & Influencer Media Technology Executive

Empowered by his message that "authenticity is your cheat code to success", Kudzi Chikumbu is a lifestyle influencer and the Director of Creator Community at TikTok where he is responsible for connecting and building the creator community through creator marketing, partnerships and creator education all while advocating for diversity, inclusion & representation online. Kudzi's passion comes from his background as a creator where he learned first-hand how video content can help you find your tribe, feel a sense of worthiness and encourage people to live more authentically fulfilling lives. He currently works at the intersection of...

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Empowered by his message that “authenticity is your cheat code to success”, Kudzi Chikumbu is a lifestyle influencer and the Director of Creator Community at TikTok where he is responsible for connecting and building the creator community through creator marketing, partnerships and creator education all while advocating for diversity, inclusion & representation online. Kudzi’s passion comes from his background as a creator where he learned first-hand how video content can help you find your tribe, feel a sense of worthiness and encourage people to live more authentically fulfilling lives. He currently works at the intersection of digital content, community, and communications to help change the face of culture online by discovering and amplifying diverse trailblazing talent. As a speaker, Kudzi focuses on inspirational career advice to motivate young professionals and creatives to embrace their personal stories to drive impactful results. 

Kudzi was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in South Africa which informed his strong views on race relations and diversity across the world. He began his business career as an accountant and management consultant at Deloitte in South Africa. After which he enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he completed his MBA in 2016 before starting his career in the entertainment industry.

 

A torchbearer for authenticity, Kudzi is also an advocate for making the world of luxury lifestyle more inclusive which he displays in his candle-loving accounts as “Sir Candle Man” which aims to bring a new, relatable, diverse, and inclusive voice to the fragrance industry. Sir Candle Man has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, WWD, NY Mag, and on the Rachael Ray Show.  

 

Kudzi lives in Los Angeles and has been listed in Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40” 2020 list, The Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Gen 2019: Hollywood’s 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under”. He received ADCOLOR’s Innovator Award in 2020, a distinction that recognizes “an employee who embodies progress and imagination,” and who consistently “stands out among peers as an inclusion game changer and brilliant pioneer in their role, creating breakthrough developments and/or improvements, whether tangible or intangible.” More recently, Kudzi was awarded AdWeek’s Experiential Executive of The Year for 2021, The Culture Creators 2021 Tech Honoree, and most recently, Variety’s Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2021.  

 

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BUILD A POWERFUL, AUTHENTIC AND IMPACTFUL DIGITAL REPUTATION NOW

HOW TO LIVE YOUR TRUEST AND FULLEST PROFESSIONAL LIFE

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