About the founder
Cephas Gathii
AI, Digital Sales & Personal Branding Strategist
Helping professionals and businesses across Africa use AI, digital platforms and automation to work smarter, sell better and build stronger brands.
- Founder, The Cephas Effect™
- Founder, Aggrandize Africa
Two-time Business Daily Top 40 Under 40 Men honouree (2017, 2018) and Tony Elumelu Foundation Fellow
Biography
Who is Cephas Gathii?
Cephas Gathii is an award-winning entrepreneur, AI strategist, digital sales trainer and personal branding expert. He was twice named among Business Daily’s Top 40 Under 40 Men, in 2017 and 2018, and is a Tony Elumelu Foundation Fellow. He helps modern professionals and businesses turn technology into measurable business advantage.
With a Master’s in Digital Marketing & AI and a background in Computer Science, Cephas has trained sales and business teams from leading organisations including Britam, Prudential, ICEA Lion, Old Mutual and APA Kenya, among others.
Through Aggrandize Africa, he equips professionals, sales teams and entrepreneurs with practical skills in AI-powered content creation, digital prospecting, social selling, lead generation and workflow automation, helping them move from simply being visible online to creating real business opportunities. Through The Cephas Effect™, he works with professional firms, B2B service companies and established SMEs to connect brand authority with the sales systems that grow revenue.
- Master’s in Digital Marketing & AI
- Background in Computer Science
Recognition
What awards has Cephas received?
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2017
Business Daily Top 40 Under 40 Men
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2018
Business Daily Top 40 Under 40 Men
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Entrepreneurship programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation Fellow
Has trained sales and business teams from
- Britam
- Prudential
- ICEA Lion
- Old Mutual
- APA Kenya
- and others
Expertise
What does Cephas help with?
- 01
AI & workplace productivity
Practical AI adoption, prompting, content creation and smarter workflows.
- 02
Digital sales & prospecting
Social selling, LinkedIn, lead generation and sales automation.
- 03
Personal & corporate branding
Building credible authority and turning expertise into market visibility.
In Cephas’s words
“AI isn’t here to replace ambitious people. It’s here to give them an unfair advantage.”
- Corporate AI training
- Sales team training
- Digital sales workshops
- Personal branding
- AI strategy & advisory
- Keynotes & speaking
- Brand & Business Growth Sprint™
Speaking, training & advisory
Bring Cephas to your team, event or growth challenge.
Corporate AI training, sales team training, personal branding and keynotes, or a focused Growth Sprint for your business.
No obligation. We’ll confirm fit and next steps together.