About Take Six Africa Productions

Building Africa’s Narrative Future.

Take Six Africa is a storytelling and thought leadership institution creating platforms, experiences and media IP that amplify Africa’s ideas, voices and stories.

We go beyond production to build strategic stories, thought leadership platforms, curated experiences and original media properties designed to create lasting value.

Our work sits at the intersection of storytelling, media and ideas — helping organisations, leaders and institutions shape narratives that inform, connect and move people.

Mission & Vision

Delegates at a Take Six Africa conference production

Mission

To create strategic stories, thought leadership platforms and transformative experiences that amplify African voices, connect ideas and move people, organisations and the continent forward.

Vision

To become Africa’s leading storytelling, thought leadership and experiences network/platform, shaping the conversations, ideas and narratives that define the continent’s next chapter.

Our core values

What we stand for

Africa First. Community Always

We believe Africa’s stories should be shaped with the people and communities at their centre.

We work across the continent with respect, cultural intelligence and integrity, creating narratives that give people, ideas and innovations the visibility they deserve.

We do not simply capture Africa for an audience; we create platforms through which African voices can participate in shaping the narrative.

Integrity Builds Trust

Trust is the foundation of every story, partnership and experience we create.

We are honest with our clients, collaborators, contributors and audiences. We protect the integrity of the stories we tell, the people who entrust them to us, and the principles that guide our work.

We take responsibility for what we create and how we create it.

Build & Communicate With Impact

Great work is not only about what is produced; it is about what it makes possible.

We listen carefully, challenge assumptions, communicate clearly and collaborate generously. We turn ideas into stories, conversations and experiences that are intentional, relevant and built for the long term.

Every project is an opportunity to create something meaningful and worth remembering.

Grow Boldly

We are building for the long game.

Growth requires curiosity, discipline, learning and the willingness to adapt. We set ambitious goals, seek better ways of working and push beyond what is familiar.

We give ourselves permission to experiment, learn from what does not work and keep moving forward.

Innovation Is a Mindset

We challenge convention and look for new ways to tell stories, convene people and create value.

From owned media platforms and thought leadership conversations to new event formats and digital experiences, we use creativity and technology to open new possibilities.

We do not innovate for novelty; we innovate to make the work more relevant, useful and powerful.

Create Impact That Lasts

Our work should move something: a person, a conversation, an organisation, a community or an idea.

Whether through a documentary, a leadership platform, an event or an owned media property, we create with the intention to influence, inform, connect and inspire action.

We measure success not only by what we make, but by what it makes possible.

Our value promise

We do more than produce content. We create strategic stories, conversations and experiences that help organisations communicate what matters, help audiences understand what is changing, and help African ideas travel further.

The people