Fungai “Kush” Zvirawa is the Founder and CEO of two award winning boutique agencies – Khaya Defero and Rogue & Associates. She holds a BSc Honours degree in Communications and Media Studies from Brunel University. Affectionately known as “Kush” from the gold rich Egyptian region of Kush, she has fittingly accrued over 15 years experience in brand development, PR & marketing, strategic communications across 2 continents. Before setting up her own shop, Kush worked for Kazoo (UK), Nonstop Promotions (UK) and Joe Public (Zimbabwe) where she has held positions including but not limited to Communications Director, Senior Account Executive and Client Relations Manager. During this period she has serviced clients including but not limited to Disney, SEGA, Sony, World Vision and PSI. An internationally renowned entrepreneur through her role as CEO, and visionary of Khaya Defero, which has developed popular events (RSVP, AGW, The Big Chill and Zimdaba) and developed award winning talent such as ShaSha, Shingai Shoniwa and Arthur Evans. Fungai has displayed the rare drive and ambition needed to help rebuild the music and creative industry and has set up a gateway from Zimbabwe to the global music scene through servicing major record labels and distribution companies with communication strategies. In just 7 years since its launch, Rogue has boomed onto the Zimbabwe advertising scene with clients including, Toyota, Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Banc ABC, FBC Bank, Zimre Holdings Limited, Willowton Group. She also sits as a Non Executive Member of the Board of Directors of CredSure Insurance Zimbabwe where she Chairs the HR & Marketing Committee. Fungai has set herself a challenge to rebrand Zimbabwe and has recently accepted appointments for the Zimbabwe Association of Accredited Practitioners in Advertising as the President of the Executive Committee and most recently the CEO of the Zimbabwe Music Awards
