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 entrusts 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. She then launched BBES, her consulting firm in 2012.
Entrepreneur
Bokoko’s efforts have won her widespread recognition and led to dynamic involvement in EMPRETEC, a United Nations programme that supports up and coming entrepreneurs. Ms. Bokoko fronted the women’s scheme and actively worked to support female entrepreneurs in their efforts to launch hard hitting businesses. She herself is the face of “Bisila Wines”, her namesake global award-winning drop made in Spain.
Committed To Doing Good
From hosting for the UN in Switzerland to delivering keynotes in 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 with current presence in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. Throughout her career, Bokoko has developed relationships with foreign Heads of State and international business leaders, key in 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, Vanitiy Fair, The Guardian, Forbes and Vogue. Bokoko earned a MBA in Business Administration and Economics in Madrid from San Pablo University and holds a M.A 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.
Never let your fears to become bigger than your dreams.
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"Una saltadora de vallas. Bisila Bokoko es sin duda una de las mujeres más apasionantes que conozco. Su determinación y su carisma resultan irresistibles. Su sonrisa es siempre su mejor carta de Presentación. Pocas personas tienen la capacidad de empatizar como ella … de escuchar sin impacientarse para después con tan solo una mirada llena de amor pronunciar las palabras exactas con las que tú corazón vuelve a calmarse. Irradias luz y generosidad… Gracias por enseñarme a volar."
"He conocido a Bisila Bokoko a través de Linkedlin para luego descubrir que teníamos muchas amigas en común. Su historia personal y profesional me pareció tan inspiradora que decidí de entrevistarle y la entrevista resultó un verdadero éxito.
Lo que más aprecio de Bisila es su actitud positiva, su sonrisa que genera energía, su equilibrado sentido de la vida que de manera muy clara es capaz de trasladar a lo demás sea en su papel profesional que personal. Inteligencia emocional, empatía, simpatía, espíritu propositivo y conocimiento, ante de todo de sí misma, le permiten ser una líder natural. Escuchar a Bisila es siempre interesante y muy inspirador."
“Hay personas que solo con su mirada y su sonrisa, transmiten verdad y bondad. Escuchar a Bisila es crecer, porque ella comparte desde el conocimiento. Es una de las mujeres que más admiro en el mundo, un verdadero referente para mí”
