CEO SuccessSpark Brand
Jackee Butesta Batanda is a short story writer, journalist and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and Senior Managing Partner of SuccessSpark Brand Ltd. She was inspired to start the company after seeing the influx of many poorly written memoirs, autobiographies and biographies from African social and business leaders flooding the market, which could have been better written and presented, so SuccessSpark Brand provides a variety of writing services to help 'would be' authors bring new stories to the market.
As an extension of this, she is finishing the construction of a writers' house, The Blue Marble, to provide a safe, intellectual space for writers. In 2019, Jackee was named among top 40 under 40 inspirational Ugandans and was the 2018/2019 continental winner- training and education category at the Women in Business and Government awarded in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a contributor in the New Daughters of Africa anthology, a seminal body of work that captures voices of 200 women of African descent. The Africa Regional winner of the 2003 Commonwealth short story Competition, her stories have been performed on the BBC World service, BBC3 and radio stations throughout the commonwealth as well as appearing in various international anthologies. She has written for publications including the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Guardian (UK), The Mail & Guardian, The Sunday Times and Sunday Independent (SA) and Aljazeera Magazine. She was the recipient of a 2010 Uganda Young Achievers Award, shortlisted for the 2012 Trust Women Journalist Award and named by the Times (London) in 2012 as one of twenty women shaping the future of Africa. She was named among 39 writers under 40 from Sub-Saharan Africa likely to shape the future of African literature. She has run writing workshops in the US, UK, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Malawi. She is currently at work on a novel, a short story collection and is ghost writing two books.
Website and Graphics Design/I.T
Paul Sengooba is a graphics and web-designer, and a technology enthusiast with skills in hardware and software management. He has created and managed websites for several companies including Tight Budget Group, Rural Reform Uganda, and the Nevender Legacy website. He has produced logos and poster designs for events and other projects. He manages the social media content on all platforms for The Nevender Legacy, Nutrition N Mor, Vial Graphics, and Dream X Magazine. He is well adapted to the ever-changing technologies in the computer world. To view some of the design works visit www.facebook.com/vialgraphics
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I felt both relieved to get off the boat and overjoyed when we docked at the beach. When I stepped on the warm Bulago Island sand, I stepped into my destiny..."
Leah Denise Wyatt, October 2016 Writing Retreat Class
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Do not just write and publish. Publish a book that will stand out for its quality and dramatically change your life. We at SuccessSpark Brand would like to take that journey with you.
When You Author a Book, the Following Immediately Happens. You:
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Are you an author? Are you thinking of writing a book? Are these your plans? Do you want to say the words, “I am an author”?
Branding yourself in today’s environment is one of the most difficult things to do.
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We offer three types of editing services, depending on the client’s needs and requirements.
• Copy editing- we fact check and catch grammatical, stylistic and typographical errors.We check for consistency, redundancy, flow, transition, and the proper use of words.
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Are you an author? Are you thinking of writing a book? Do you want to say the magical words, “I am an author”?
Branding yourself in today’s environment is one of the most difficult things to do. Branding is a creative art, which you have to make happen.
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This intense 5 and a half days Surgery is dedicated to making your book work. You will work with highly acclaimed writing tutors to examine the local and global appeal of your book. This will include looking at the structure, the book map, and the stylistic devices of the book.
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Did you know that poor corporate writing – in press releases, ads, brochures, websites and more – is costing companies credibility and revenues? Not only is poor corporate writing embarrassing and time wasting, it also makes your organisation vulnerable to lawsuits.
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| This half-day session answers queries on writing, editing, publishing and marketing of your work. Prospective authors will learn about the writing process, what goes in the editing process and the steps needed for a good piece of writing.
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Want to be a better writer? The Savvy Writer guides, teaches you and helps you every step of the way. From gathering your ideas, structuring your writing format, finding your voice, we work closely with you. It is easy to become a great writer and to write for various publications around the world.
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| Nobody writes a good book without expertise guidance. So if you are thinking of using this time to finally write that story that has been lingering in your mind, don't lose the opportunity to invest in yourself. We have taken our flagship face-to-face book writing class online to help you turn that dream into reality. You will plan your book, consider publishing options, focus your audience and write the book.
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Want to be a better writer? The Savvy Writer guides, teaches you and helps you every step of the way. From gathering your ideas, structuring your writing format, finding your voice, we work closely with you. It is easy to become a great writer and to write for various publications around the world . .
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- SuccessSpark Brand supported Writivism Festival/ CACE book donation to Good Grace Primary School in Kabale.
- SuccessSpark Brand supported BNPA’s poetry reading tour to African Rural University in western Uganda.rd...” Read more: http://www.bnpoetryaward.co.ug/bnpa2014-african-rural-university-kagadi-kibaale-western-uganda/
- SuccessSpark Brand donated copies of Africa39 books to The Story Club Malawi after the writing workshop held in Lilongwe.
We have partnered with several organisations to provide pro-bono leadership and business tips to communities and groups that would be unable to access our services.
10% of our earnings are given to a charity or cause of our choice at our own discretion.
SuccessSpark Brand is the official sponsor of a Children’s Writing Prize within the Writivism Festival to be held in June 2014 at the National Theatre in Kampala.
 Senior Managing Partner
Jackee Budesta Batanda is a short story writer, journalist and entrepreneur. She runs SuccessSpark Brand Limited, an educational company that runs writing classes and also provides ghostwriting services. In 2019, she named among top 40 under 40 inspirational Ugandans and was the 2018/2019 continental winner- training and education category at the Women in Business and Government. She is a contributor in the New Daughters of Africa anthology, a seminal body of work that captures voices of 200 women of African descent.
The Africa Regional winner of the 2003 Commonwealth short story Competition, her stories have been performed on the BBC World service, BBC3 and radio stations throughout the Commonwealth as well as appearing in various international anthologies. She has written for publications including the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Guardian (UK), The Mail & Guardian, The Sunday Times and Sunday Independent (SA) and Al-Jazeera Magazine. She was the recipient of a 2010 Uganda Young Achievers Award, shortlisted for the 2012 Trust Women Journalist Award and named by the Times (London) in 2012 as one of twenty women shaping the future of Africa. She was named among 39 writers under 40 from Sub-Saharan Africa likely to shape the future of African literature. She has run writing workshops in the US, UK, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. You can visit her website at www.jackeebatanda.com
 Content Development and Client Relations Manager
Rachel is the client relations and events coordinator with SuccessSpark Brand where she brings a wealth of over seven years experience as a dedicated and knowledgeable client relations manager and lecturer in the banking and educational sector. She has worked with a myriad of clients both local and international. She boasts of impeccable communications, events planning, and customer liaison skills. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Makerere University Business School. She is a lover of the literary arts and loves to read in her pastime.
We opened our doors in April 2015 with a one-day book writing masterclass. The class of six students comprised of a manager of a well-known furniture shop, a high school teacher, a surgeon, a card maker/ decorator, a lawyer and marketer.
From the onset, we wanted to run small intimate classes in order to create a sense of community. We envisaged the students staying in touch after the workshops and continuing to encourage each other’s writing journey.
SuccessSparkBrand Limited purposed to run writing classes for people with a burning story to tell, who normally do not have access to the literary-run donor funded workshops nor have the time to go through the rigorous application processes that a number of these opportunities demand.
We were cognizant that there was a vibrant writing community out there surviving on the periphery of the mainstream literary writing communities. Many of these writers are lone soldiers working in solitude without access to constructive feedback. They are only powered by the burning need to tell their stories and often self-published books that still required work.
SuccessSpark Brand created packages to help aspiring writers by intervening early in the process and working with them to improve their writing, equipping them with the skills on to effectively brand themselves and monetize their work.
We also provide ghostwriting services, professional / business writing classes, book editing retreats, and publishing advisory services.
Mission: To inspire, empower and equip a new cadre of writers by providing the skills, tools, branding and marketing needed to bring new stories to the market.
Vision: SuccessSpark Brand envisions an African continent where legacy minded leaders tell their stories in book form.
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