Strategic Business Development · Growth Advisory

Rooted in relationships.
Growing possibilities.

Orange Nest is built on the conviction that enduring growth is driven by trusted relationships, strategic partnerships and measurable value. We don't simply sell. We unlock connections and cultivate lasting outcomes.

Anathi Ngxekisa, Founder of Orange Nest

Founder

Anathi Ngxekisa

The Orange Nest Story

Every high-performing enterprise is built on a strong foundation.

Enduring growth is not an accident. It is cultivated through trusted relationships, deliberate partnerships and disciplined execution. Orange Nest exists to help organisations strengthen those roots and turn them into revenue, market share and long-term advantage.

Woven baskets arranged in the shape of the African continent
Handwoven baskets in the shape of Africa.
Illustration of the Orange Nest tree: roots, trunk, branches and fruit

The Orange Nest Ecosystem

One tree. Roots to fruit.

Everything we do connects. Values in the soil become capabilities in the branches, and capabilities become measurable outcomes.

Fruit

Outcomes

  • Revenue growth
  • Market expansion
  • Client success
  • Sustainable results

Branches

Capabilities

  • Business development
  • Strategic advisory
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Partnerships

Roots

Principles

  • Relationships
  • Integrity
  • Strategy
  • Growth
  • Impact

The Orange Nest Difference

Most firms transact. We cultivate.

Most firms

Strategy→Report→Exit

A deliverable is handed over. The relationship ends.

Orange Nest

Relationships→Opportunities→Revenue→Partnership

A compounding partnership. We stay for the harvest.

Coastline and city under blue skies in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Anathi Ngxekisa

Founder Journey

Anathi Ngxekisa

Enterprise sales executive · Business development strategist · Entrepreneur · Chef · Relationship builder.

  • Pan-African market experience
  • Banking & financial services
  • Enterprise technology leadership
  • Stakeholder engagement at every level
  • Growth and market expansion

On stage

Speaking, facilitating and building rooms.

Anathi Ngxekisa presenting from behind the podium
Anathi Ngxekisa presenting and gesturing at the podium

Service portfolio

Six ways we help you grow.

Embedded teams, senior judgement and a network that opens doors. Work with us on one market, one account or the whole growth engine.

Anathi Ngxekisa presenting to a seated conference audience
Working the room, not just the deal.
01

Business Development-as-a-Service

Embedded revenue teams that open doors and close deals.

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02

Strategic Account Management

Your next opportunity may already be a client. We grow and protect the key accounts that matter most to your revenue, and uncover the new opportunities already inside them.

03

Stakeholder Engagement

Engaging the people who shape decisions at every level, from the boardroom to the front line.

04

Partner Ecosystem Development

We help our partners design and activate the alliances that multiply their reach.

05

Market Expansion

Enter new regions and sectors across Africa with a warm start approach.

06

Revenue Growth Advisory

Diagnose the pipeline and unlock the next stage of scale.

Track record & impact

Proven fruit, from deep roots.

A record built one relationship at a time, across banking, enterprise technology, telecommunications and retail. Each engagement is measured by the pipeline it unlocks and the partnerships it leaves behind.

City square in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya.
R100m+

Enterprise pipeline influenced

40+

Strategic alliances formed

8

African markets entered

Where we're headed: R250m+ in partner pipeline and deeper telecommunications and retail partnerships across sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.

Financial Services

Opening tier-one banking accounts

Built sponsorship with key decision makers across major banks, turning cold accounts into a qualified multi-year pipeline.

Enterprise Technology

Pan-African market expansion

Designed and led a warm-start entry into East and West African markets through local partner alliances and stakeholder engagement.

Telecommunications

Strategic partner ecosystem

Activated a reseller and alliance network that multiplied reach and converted pilot wins into long-term commercial partnerships.

Retail & Consumer

Territory account growth

Managed and grew retail accounts within a multi-industry territory, building relationships from the shop floor to head office.

Industries served

Where we go deep.

BankingFinancial ServicesEnterprise TechnologyTelecommunicationsRetailPublic SectorEmerging Growth

Engagement model

A lifecycle, not a project.

Every engagement follows the same rhythm, from the first conversation to a partnership that keeps compounding.

Anathi Ngxekisa presenting to the audience from the side of the podium
Facilitating the conversation that moves a decision.
  1. Step 01
    Discover

    We listen first: your ambition, your constraints and the shape of the opportunity.

  2. Step 02
    Connect

    We introduce the relationships that shift the trajectory, at every level.

  3. Step 03
    Cultivate

    We nurture pipeline, partners and stakeholder momentum.

  4. Step 04
    Grow

    We accelerate deals into meaningful, repeatable revenue.

  5. Step 05
    Harvest

    We convert wins into long-term strategic partnership.

The Solution Nest

Have a Challenge You Need Help Solving?

Sometimes the first step towards a solution is simply having the right conversation. Tell us what you're facing, and let's explore the possibilities together.

Bring Us Your Challenge

Growth & Pipeline Readiness

How ready is your organisation to grow?

Four questions. An instant score and strategic takeaway.

Question 1 of 4

How strong are your relationships with the people who shape decisions in your target accounts, from the boardroom to the front line?

Engagement planner

Get a tailored business development plan.

Share your goals, key accounts, stakeholders, budget and timeline. We'll draft a plan in under a minute.

Tree silhouetted against a golden African sunset
Golden hour.

Vision 2030

Africa's most trusted growth partner.

Enabling organisations to build high-value relationships that unlock sustainable growth and long-term market advantage.

Green Nairobi skyline under a clear sky

Let's grow together.

Tell us what growth means for your organisation over the next three years. We'll help you plant it and stay for the harvest.