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The agency

A full-serviceagency, workingin Nairobi.

Lantana Labs is a senior team of strategists, writers, designers, PR operators and product engineers. We help ambitious brands grow with purpose and performance — from a new brand, to a winning grant, to a custom-built product tool.

Work with us Services
The team
Brand.
Rebrand
Story.
Lantana Labs mark
PR launch
Est. 2021
Nairobi, Kenya
Campaigns
Growth.
Four things we believe

The short version of how we work.

Not a manifesto on the wall. The actual rules we run engagements by.

№ 01

A brand is what people say, not what you say.

We build for the sentence a customer repeats when you're not in the room.

№ 02

Senior people do the work.

The person you brief is the person who writes, designs and ships. No account-manager ping-pong.

№ 03

Strategy without shipping is theatre.

We write the plan and ship it — campaigns, proposals, products. Done beats discussed.

№ 04

Craft is not a luxury — it's the job.

The difference between a proposal that gets read and one that gets funded is craft.

How we partner

We don't just deliver — we compound.

Pillar 01

Strategic thinkers

We start from a decision, not a deliverable.

Pillar 02

Creative problem solvers

We make the unfamiliar feel inevitable.

Pillar 03

Results focused

We track what actually moves the business.

Pillar 04

Long-term partners

Most of our clients have been with us for 2+ years.

Lantana Labs team working alongside a client
Est. 2021 · NairobiThe team
The growth team

We don't just deliver services, we become part of your growth team.

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    Strategic
    Thinkers
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    Creative
    Problem Solvers
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    Results
    Focused
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    Long-term
    Partners
The team

Senior people, on the work.

No account managers. No hidden pods. The people in these photos are the ones you'll meet, brief and brainstorm with — from kickoff to launch.

Celestine Anyango — Founder & CEO at Lantana Labs
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Celestine Anyango

Founder & CEO

Seth Kyalo — Co-founder, COO & Head of Strategy at Lantana Labs
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Seth Kyalo

Co-founder, COO & Head of Strategy

Brenda Mwangi — Co-founder & Chief Brand & Growth Officer at Lantana Labs
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Brenda Mwangi

Co-founder & Chief Brand & Growth Officer

James Kyalo — Creative Director at Lantana Labs
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James Kyalo

Creative Director

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Steve Njenga

Head of PR & Communications

Ruth Mumbi — Head of Research & Proposals at Lantana Labs
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Ruth Mumbi

Head of Research & Proposals

We're hiring

Strategist, designer, writer — if you care about craft, we want to hear from you.

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Open for Q2 2026

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