Experience

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  Spring Activator

  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Investment Program Associate

    • Jun 2023 - Present
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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  PORCH

  • Canada

  • Ambassador

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Canada

    Any immigrant entrepreneur knows, that, being an entrepreneur is hard.Being an immigrant adds exponentially more complexity and challenges.PORCH is an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs in, or coming to Canada and provides a curated, engaging and safe community for immigrant entrepreneurs and their teams, to build relationships, learn, share and help each other succeed.Expand your learning, your relationships, and your potential. Everything you need to grow.

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  Seedstars

  • Switzerland
  • Investment Management
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Program Manager

    • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

    In this role, I led the programs team for Africa. managed the operations, set goals and strategies and track results/KPIs for the team. Also responsible for educational and knowledge management for the global programs team. - Leading critical work streams and managing cross-functional teams related to each program.- Responsible for hiring and onboarding program managers and coordinators to new programs as required.- Budget and resource management and achieved program gross profit margin goals of 67% for several programs in Africa with the team.- Monitoring, evaluation, and communication of program impact via reports, panels, studies, and events. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating stakeholder feedback from programs.- Continuously improving programs & implementing learnings by running and tracking experiments- Management of program stakeholders and increasing opportunities for Seedstars to renew partnerships.

  • Program Manager

    • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021

    Responsible for the design and management of capacity building programs like the Seedstars academy, acceleration, growth, expansion, and investment readiness programs for early-stage to growth-stage tech startups across emerging markets in diverse regions of the world.- Executed and managed capacity building programs for entrepreneurs valued at over $1.2million focused on identifying needs and designed processes to support business requirements.- Administered budget and tracked related program expenses.- Developed several communities of startups across sectors to enable peer to peer learning and networking.- Tracked and reported monthly program results to stakeholders to facilitate change management activities.

  • Regional Project Manager

    • May 2019 - Apr 2020

    In this role, I planned and managed projects, events, partnerships, and logistics in over 24 countries in Africa and helped Seedstars expand its companies and services across Africa through the Seedstars World Competition.- Sourced, developed, and strengthened partnerships with stakeholders and entrepreneurial support organizations in the African ecosystem.- Scouted, evaluated, and selected early-stage tech entrepreneurs in 24 countries in Africa making a direct impact in their markets- Recommended workflow and budget improvements, resulting in over 30% in savings per program.

  • Community and Project Manager, Seedspace Lagos

    • Oct 2017 - May 2019

    Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the co-working space and created innovative & exciting methods to engage and manage the Seedspace Community of founders, mentors, and experts.Revitalized and transformed the community of entrepreneurs at the innovation hub through events and engaging programs.Worked in collaboration with global/regional teams to generate new leads and conversions as well as deliver products/services/events in Nigeria as needed. Improved methodologies for lead generation, conversion, delivery for community programs and sale of office and desk spaces.

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  International Trade Centre

  • International Business Consultant

    • Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

    Reviewing internal systems to address areas in need of improvement for 10 selected African companies.Designed a training plan to effectively coach the selected businesses on Resilient Business Development and their specific business needsUsing personal interviews and sessions to identify the businesses’, team and individual strengths to be leveraged for the growth of the businesses.Producing detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions for both the companies and the International Trade Center.

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  Vertex Agency

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Founder & Project Lead

    • Oct 2015 - Dec 2021
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Planned and coordinated social, experiential and corporate events in Nigeria.Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.

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  Rock Thompson Nig. Ltd

  • Osbourne Foreshore II, Ikoyi Lagos

  • Project Support, Client Services

    • Feb 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Osbourne Foreshore II, Ikoyi Lagos

    Prepared comprehensive and competitive proposals and documents for experiential marketing activities for international brands in Nigeria.Managed the strategy and development of integrated experiential marketing programs designed to build brand awareness. Oversaw end-to-end planning and production for experiential events within brand and product awareness campaigns.Partnered closely with Brand Marketing, Communications, Content, Creative, Sales teams, and external agencies to develop successful marketing campaigns

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  Zapphaire Events

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Event Planner/Coordinator

    • Feb 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Organized, coordinated and executed social and corporate events while focusing on delivering superior customer serviceManaged administrative logistics of event planning such as budgeting, contract signing, fee collection, event booking and promotions