Lillian Elenwoke is a seasoned social impact and export strategist with over 18 years of experience in project management, marketing operations, and strategic development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the State University of New York at Albany.In college, Lillian got curious about business/ enterpreneurship and started “Lylos Glam ‘Cessories,” selling unique jewelry & fashion accessories to fellow students. In 2012, she stumbled into another business idea; “Chicken Center”, delivering chickens to busy professionals in Abuja on weekends and even came up with the tagline “Fresh out the poultry, straight to your doorstep” . 2015 was the year she finally registered a business name and became a Gift Advisory; Curating unique gift packages and creating “intellectual hampers ” for High Profile Clients. Her focus shifted to packaging and export strategies in 2018 after recognizing the potential for African goods in the U.S. market and identifying a gap in packaging quality while working on the Trade with Africa Business Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. This experience led her to establish MBPackaging as a Doing Business As (DBA) in New York, and later registering MaisonBlancheisAfrican(MBISAFRICAN)LLC in New Jersey, focusing on sustainable packaging and export consulting for small businesses.