The Team | Sunlit Courtyard — Leadership Coaches in Uganda

WHO WE ARE

We are not imported experts. We are Ugandans who chose to stay and do the work here.

Dr. Amina Okello

Founder & Managing Director

22 years working with leaders across East Africa. Former HR Director at Stanbic Bank. PhD Organizational Psychology, Makerere. I founded this firm because I saw too many brilliant Ugandans struggle when they moved into roles that demanded different skills than technical excellence.

Executive coaching Women in leadership Culture transformation

Joseph Kiggundu

Partner & Head of Coaching

ICF PCC. 15 years coaching senior leaders in banking, telecom, and government. Former Regional Director at Equity Bank. I still remember the day a CEO told me, "I have never had someone ask me what I am afraid of." That question changed how I coach.

Strategic leadership Crisis leadership Succession

Lydia Nansubuga

Director of Programs

Leads all team development work. 12 years designing curricula for multinationals and local organizations. I believe teams in Uganda do not fail because they lack intelligence. They struggle because they have never been taught how to have the hard conversations without destroying relationships.

Team dynamics Facilitation Communication

THE REST OF THE TEAM

Senior coaches and facilitators who bring lived experience.

Daniel Ssewanyana

Senior Coach

10 years coaching. Former Operations Director, MTN Uganda. Specializes in operational leaders moving into strategic roles.

Patience Kizza

Leadership Coach

8 years. Specialist in emerging women leaders and first-time managers navigating family and career pressures.

Brian Mugisha

Senior Facilitator

11 years. Expert in organizational culture and large-scale team interventions in government and NGOs.

Christine Achieng

Communications Coach

Former journalist and corporate comms lead. Helps leaders find their voice in boardrooms and public forums.

What binds us.

Every member of this team has chosen to work in Uganda when they could have left. We believe the quality of leadership in this country determines whether the next generation inherits institutions worth belonging to.

We bring global tools, but we translate them daily into the language of Ugandan boardrooms, village meetings, and family obligations.

People who have lived the questions Ugandan leaders ask.