hi, i’m Anne

I am a freelance Brand Director in the tech-for-good space

I help products scale by turning them into things people actually understand, trust, use and love.

Anne Miltenburg, freelance Brand Director based in Kenya

My philosophy

Good products don’t sell themselves

Products for good need even more help.

They’re often harder to explain, need to work for more stakeholders, and compete with louder, more resourced, and less ethical alternatives.

If we want these products to scale we must:

💗 Make the value clear in people’s day-to-day lives
🕵🏾‍♀️ Earn trust in a world where people are right to be sceptical
🐕‍🦺 Guide, don’t preach; meet people where they are
🏄 Create experiences people love
🧑‍🎓 Invest in growing the audience, not just the product
🎯 Build purpose into how the organization operates, not just what it says

That’s what I help teams do.

My clients

I work with companies like Flutterwave, M-KOPA, Burn, MESH, and Sevi

African start-ups and scale-ups building impact in the real world. Together, we’ve grown platforms to millions of users, and turn everyday customers into loyal fans and ambassadors.

Anne Miltenburg with the MESH team in Kenya
Small retailer in Kenya interviewed for Sevi brand research
Internet of Elephants founder speaking at TED
Smiling woman wearing a black hoodie and beanie with 'M-KOPA' logo, holding a smartphone, at an outdoor event with an M-KOPA sales kiosk

You may have seen me on / at

A practical guide to using brand building to create social and environmental change, published in multiple languages and formats by BIS Publishers and selected as a Kickstarter Staff Pick.

Most people know me as the woman behind Brand The Change: the book, tools, case studies, courses and community.

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