{
  "id": 16599961,
  "title": "EchoHouse founders Beryl and Bright Agyekum-Ayaaba graduate as joint valedictorians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/echohouse-founders-beryl-and-bright-agyekum-ayaaba-graduate-as-joint",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:18:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/echohouse-founders-beryl-and-bright-agyekum-ayaaba-graduate-as-joint-valedictorians/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly two decades after launching the marketing agency EchoHouse, Beryl Agyekum-Ayaaba and her husband Bright Mamud-Ayaaba have achieved a new milestone by graduating as joint valedictorians. The couple, who have been together since 2006 and married for 10 years, have built their business and personal lives in tandem while managing the challenges of running a company, raising a family and pursuing higher education. Bright expressed that sharing the valedictorian honor with his wife was surreal, acknowledging the rigorous academic and business demands they faced together, but emphasizing the pride they feel in their shared accomplishment. Beryl, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EchoHouse Ghana Limited, credited her husband for his motivational support and highlighted their complementary roles within the business. The couple's journey began in university when they transformed a magazine project into EchoHouse, eventually evolving it into an international marketing agency. Both studied civil engineering but shifted their focus to the marketing industry, a departure from their academic backgrounds. Their success story underscores the importance of adaptability, continuous learning, and the unique partnership dynamics required to navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship alongside a spouse.",
  "summary": "Nearly two decades after turning a university magazine into EchoHouse, a marketing agency operating in eight countries, married founders Beryl Agyekum-Ayaaba and Bright Mamud-Ayaaba have reached another milestone in their journey together, graduating as joint valedictorians from a Master of Business Creation programme. Together since 2006 and married for 10 years, the couple has built their…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}