Hello,
I Am
Bisila
Bokoko
Hello, I Am
Bisila Bokoko
Bisila Bokoko is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, global leadership speaker, author of, We All Have a Story to Tell (Todos Tenemos Una Historia Que Contar; 2023) and host of BBknowsBest. Awarded “Citizen of the world” by the United Nations, she was born and raised in Spain with Equatorial Guinean roots, and calls New York home. For over 20 years, BB has inspired leaders and organizations the world over.
As the Executive Director of the US-Spain Chamber of Commerce she fostered the growth of local companies into international businesses. Through her consultancy BBES, she has cultivated relationships with foreign Heads of State, and advised Fortune 500 companies, becoming one of the ten most influential Spanish women in American business. Since 2010, the UN entrusted Bisila as Chair Of The Executive Board and Host of the EMPRETEC Women in Business Awards.
BB has graced the cover of Vogue magazine and been featured by Forbes, Bloomberg, BBC, Essence, Entrepreneur, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar.
Business Woman
Bisila Bokoko is a phenomenal businesswoman internationally acclaimed for successfully taking companies from local to global. For 7 years, she held the position of Executive Director of the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce in New York. In 2012, she launched her consulting firm, BBES.
Entrepreneur
Bisila’s efforts won her widespread recognition and led to dynamic involvement in EMPRETEC, a United Nations program that supporting up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Bisila fronted the women’s initiative and actively worked to support female entrepreneurs in their efforts to launch hard-hitting businesses. She is the face of “Bisila Wines,” her namesake global award-winning wines made in Spain.
Committed To Doing Good
From hosting for the UN in Switzerland to delivering keynotes in the Dominican Republic and radio hosting in South Africa, Bisila Bokoko has shared her business expertise and inspirational journey to audiences all over the world. She is the founder of BBALP, a non-profit organization committed to opening libraries throughout the continent of Africa with a current presence in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. Throughout her career, Bisila has developed relationships with foreign Heads of State and international business leaders, key to her becoming one of the ten most influential Spanish women in American business.
Press
Bisila’s expertise and impeccable style has seen her grace the pages of the most important magazines of the world such as Harper’s Bazaar, Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Forbes, and Vogue. Bokoko earned an MBA in Business Administration and Economics in Madrid from San Pablo University and holds an MA in International Relations from City College, New York.
There are numerous global honors that Bisila Bokoko has received throughout her life, both for her professional merits and for her social work.
There are numerous global honors that Bisila Bokoko has received throughout her life, both for her professional merits and for her social work.
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"A hurdle jumper. Bisila Bokoko is without a doubt one of the most exciting women I know. Her determination and charisma are irresistible. Her smile is always her best introduction. Few people have the ability to empathize as she does ... to listen without getting impatient and then with just a look full of love, she pronounces the exact words with which your heart calms down again. You radiate light and generosity... Thank you for teaching me to fly."
"I have met Bisila Bokoko through Linkedlin to later discover that we had many friends in common. I found her personal and professional story so inspiring that I decided to interview her and the interview turned out to be a real success. What I appreciate most about Bisila is her positive attitude, her smile that generates energy, her balanced sense of life that she is able to transfer in a very clear way to others, both in her professional and personal role. Emotional intelligence, empathy, sympathy, proactive spirit and knowledge, a natural leader. Listening to Bisila is always interesting and very inspiring."
"There are people who just with their look and their smile, transmit truth and kindness. To listen to Bisila is to grow, because she shares from knowledge. She is one of the women I admire most in the world, a leader to look up to."
