Founder-Led. Institutionally Experienced. Africa-Focused.

SMCG Group is led by founders with deep experience across global institutions, African business development, capital raising, advisory, investment platforms, stakeholder engagement and consumer brand execution.

Patrick McGee

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

World Economic Forum — decade of serviceAfrican Development Bank — Africa Investment ForumOriginAll S.A. — MD Africa

Patrick McGee is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SMCG Group. He brings deep experience in public-private partnerships, strategic platforms, government engagement, protocol, investment convening and cross-border stakeholder strategy.

Prior to SMCG Group, Patrick served as Managing Director, Africa for OriginAll S.A., where he led African operations and supported technology-driven product integrity, product information and anti-counterfeit solutions.

He previously worked in the Office of the President at the African Development Bank on the Africa Investment Forum, contributing to one of the continent's significant investment mobilisation platforms.

Patrick also spent a decade at the World Economic Forum, where he worked across African regional strategy, government relations, programme design, global convenings and public-private partnership initiatives involving heads of state, ministers, private sector leaders and international institutions.

Sheryl Manchisi-McGee

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Founder — ABR ConsultingAdvisory, capital raising & brand strategyPan-African business development

Sheryl Manchisi-McGee is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SMCG Group and the founder of ABR Consulting, which merged into SMCG Group and brought with it the advisory platform's market access and business development DNA.

She has built a career across business advisory, capital raising, brand strategy, public relations, market expansion, project finance, publishing, FMCG, wine, events, retail concepts and social impact.

Known for championing African business visibility and the re-branding Africa movement, Sheryl has worked across sectors and geographies to connect leaders, companies, investors, institutions and opportunities.

Her leadership has shaped SMCG Group's transition from advisory and business linkages into consumer brand ownership, food and wine distribution, retail experiences and strategic partnerships.

Together, Patrick and Sheryl bring a rare combination of institutional experience, entrepreneurial execution, African market understanding, consumer brand instinct and high-level relationship management.

Partner with SMCG Group

We work with companies, institutions, producers, investors and strategic partners seeking credible market pathways across Botswana, Africa and selected international markets.