The Flip

At The Flip, I've been instrumental in shaping the social media strategy, increasing brand visibility, and driving engagement. I've been responsible for content creation, community management, and driving brand strategy across multiple social media platforms.

Social Media Manager

Big Cabal Media

Social Media and community Manager

Zeddpay

+ Ideate, designed and deployed brand content strategy for launch
+ Design and Created social media strategies that aligned with business goals.
+ Created actionable plans that both grew visibility and the community on Twitter.
+ Monitored the online presence of the company's brand to engage with users and strengthen customer relationships.
+ Devised strategies and roadmaps to support the vision and value of the business.
+ Created, edited, and shared Content daily (Twitter)
+ Created monthly reports and campaign reports  and utilized reports in informing and improving content
+ Coordinated with the marketing team to develop social media marketing campaigns.
+ Utilized Social media tools such as Canva, Later, and Google analytics to create, design, schedule, and track content deliverables and brand awareness.
+ Managed all aspects of the company’s social media interaction between customers and the company (responding to DMs, comments, etc) and ensured a positive customer service experience.
+ Responsible for analyzing the company's social media strategy and making recommendations where necessary for improvements.

Brand, Social Media and Community manager

Upshop

Upshop is an ecommerce store dedicated to sale of Apple products.

Founder

You get the most actionable audience building tips on LinkedIn | Currently helping 4 founders reduce CAC by turning their LinkedIn brand into a 24/7 salesperson.

In 2020, I left a miserable HR job. No savings, no backup plan. Just fear.

My dad was furious. 

Understandably, I had just walked away from what so many considered a golden opportunity.

I felt like a failure. 

But deep down, I knew I had to make a change. Because staying meant being stuck in a life and career I had no passion for. I was also trapped in:

🛑 A relationship I thought would last forever
🛑 The house I had lived in for 25 years
🛑 And Sundays spent with my mom’s delicious rice and chicken stew

It seemed too comfortable for my growth.

So, I took the risk. Learned social media management and quit my job.

With no formal training, I hustled day and night, looking for internship opportunities. After months of rejection, a marketing and brand manager for an Edtech company took a chance on me.

It wasn’t easy. But that first step opened doors I never imagined.

Since then, I’ve worked with some of the biggest tech brands across Africa and beyond. Today, I manage social media for a New York-based startup, earning 100x more than I did back then.

In my current role, I’ve:

1. Helped monetize our YouTube channel
2. Created the company’s top three viral posts
3. Increased brand presence on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Even though my dad still thinks I made a mistake, I started a free newsletter to share everything I have learned over the past four years as a social media manager.

Every Thursday, you’ll get tips, proven strategies, and trends I’ve seen work on platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Threads—all sent straight to your inbox. 

Join 100+ B2B marketers and founders staying ahead of the curve.

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Darius Ogenyi

Advyse

Advise with a "Y"❗️

We are here to help you and your business find your "why". We provide guidance, recommendations and we take action while also explaining the reasoning behind them. In other words, we don't just tell you what to do or simply do it for you, but we also provide an explanation for why.

We want you to better understand the context and rationale behind our thinking, which can help you make more informed decisions and understand the implications of their actions.

The service spectrum of the advertising agency ranges from strategy development, creation and production to (media) planning and ongoing consulting to success monitoring with regard to the efficient achievement of the agreed communication goals.

Consulting and conception, in particular development of marketing and communication strategies, corporate identity and corporate design projects, websites, and promotions; sponsoring; strategic brand management; support for innovation processes. Creation of creative, texts and designs for web-based, digital and analogue media of all kinds.

Catalant Technologies

More than 30% of the Fortune 500, top private equity firms, and hundreds of other leading companies trust Catalant to find the right people at the right time to solve complex problems.   With flexible access to more than 100,000 elite independent consultants and thousands of boutique firms, businesses use Catalant to overcome capability and capacity gaps, variabilize workforce costs, and engage external talent faster and at lower cost than traditional consulting firms.  Catalant is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and serves customers around the world.

Independent Consultant

Stackt

- Researched and identified new business opportunities - including new markets (Europe & Asia), growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - and new ways of reaching existing markets
- Identified potential funding sources, including VCs and angel investors, and cultivated relationships to secure £1,500,000 investment
- Helped Stackt reach the Top 50 Startups at Slush 2023 event (over +1000 applicants)
- In March, we achieved a record revenue with a remarkable 456% YoY growth with over 2,500 orders in just less than 2 years since launch
- Collaborated with the executive team to create compelling pitch decks. Crafting a persuasive narrative that highlighted Stackt's unique value proposition, market potential, and competitive advantage
- Established and nurtured relationships that filled business pipeline with prospective partners and customers
- Created business development strategies; identified roadblocks and drove new business from conception through closure
- Kept up with the latest industry developments, including market positioning of corporate competitors
- Liaised with colleagues to develop sales and marketing strategies

Senior Business Development Manager

- Providing strategic advice to management on how the company can improve its operations to increase profitability
- Working with senior management and CEO to create long-term strategic plans for the company
- Serving as an objective advisor to senior management and CEO on operational issues such as pricing, product development, or marketing strategies
- Advising on business strategy development and implementation, including marketing planning, organisational development, strategic planning, risk management, customer relations and more
- Aiding in fundraising strategy and compiling the investor data room

Strategic Advisor

- Volunteered to fill in the position as the previous CSM had to step down
- Learned all of the company’s CS operations, systems and processes in 4 days
- Increased the company’s average monthly revenue by 34%
- Set company record for the highest number of services booked in a single month
- Set company record for the highest revenue in a single month
- Managed a large volume of inbound and outbound calls, emails, and chats with knowledge and efficiency
- Provided expert answers to questions about products, pricing, and availability, while presenting the value of our portfolio of products to customers
- Played key role in the development of systems and processes for the company's CRM
- Developed on-boarding program and trained new upcoming CS representatives

Customer Service Manager

- In charge of maintaining the company’s corporate partnerships with Virgin Media, The Bicester Village, Sofa Workshop, SearchSmartly
- Developed partnerships with 10+ student societies across leading London Universities (KCL, UCL, Imperial, Queen Mary, LSE)
- Undertook responsibility to create partnerships with Real Estate Agencies across London
- Initiated a commission-based ambassador and affiliate program with students

Partnerships Manager

- Copywriting of original content to captivate and capture readers’ attention.
- Formulated variations of Ad copy for FB Ads Campaigns.
- Advised on Google Ads campaigns to maximise conversions.

Marketing Consultant and Copywriter

- Specialised in developing a comprehensive Competitor Analysis to revise overall marketing strategy moving forward - analysis included Partnerships, Pricing (breakdown + methods), Website Traffic, SEO, Keywords, Paid Traffic, Social Media Channels, Current business activities.
- Implemented thorough research on competitors' Venture Capital rounds and Persons of Interest.
- Crafted databases that implemented company/customer/competitors specific information in order to improve the company’s website, business model, and service offerings.

Business Analyst

World Ethical Data Forum

- Presented a refined social media strategy to increase brand awareness and exposure

- Worked alongside the content creation team and helped with graphic design and video edits

- Implemented a digital media calendar across social channels to incorporate various types of text, graphic, video, image content

- Conducted a site wide SEO analysis for the IT team that increased Google compatibility and site crawling

- Conducted keyword research and SEO guidelines to optimise content

Marketing Communications & SEO Consultant

Conflux Media, Inc

- Developed long-term content strategy to coordinate the social media presence across 4 platforms while analysing target personas and customers

- Devised a marketing funnel in accordance with the AIDA framework and focused on lead nurturing

- Created and designed landing pages

- Refined the affiliate partners strategy to better build promotional pieces of the product

- Copywriting of original content and formulating product pricing strategy

- Overshadowed the email marketing team

Social Media & Affiliate Marketing Coordinator

QM Alpha Kappa Psi - Chi Eta Chapter

Following my previous VPM role, which was very front facing, I moved to a higher administrative role in the back end. The role consists of delegating tasks to the rest of the members on the Executive Board as well as leading a team of 40 individuals. Maintained a clear schedule of meetings and events, while assisting other board members with Marketing, Social Media presence, event bookings, conducting professional events, and preparing and conducting weekly presentations. Increased brand engagement online by 15%.

Executive Vice President

The VP of Membership is required to handle all that is concerned with the Chapter’s Pledges. These include managing the 8-week educational program offered to the Pledges to familiarize them with the Fraternity as a whole, what it stands for, its benefits, and its requirements of joining and officially being inducted as a Brother of Alpha Kappa Psi.

I supervised and administered several events/requirements throughout the semester that were needed during the recruitment period.

Rush period (period of which the Chapter reaches out to individuals who may be future Pledges) that was done through setting up a Society Stall during the University’s society fair and reaching out to people getting them interested in AKPsi. As well as setting up an (info session) meeting with all the individuals who are interested to familiarize them with the Fraternity.

Pledge period (8-week Pledge education program) that was done through weekly presentations that were created by me that inform the Pledges of fraternal policies, fraternal requirements, all the fraternal knowledge they must know and memorize for their fraternal exam and the requirements needed for their Mid-Term Interviews. To correctly facilitate that and smoothly go through the 8-week program, which is one of the most time-consuming requirement as VPM, I meticulously went over the program's Facilitator Guide to fully understand what is expected of a VPM and how to conduct the education program to the Pledges.

I acted as the main point of communication and contact between Pledges and Brothers and was in a very close communication channel with the Chapter’s President and Executive Vice President (a.k.a. Vice President of Administration).

Being a VPM is challenging. You get to know and learn about different people and their cultures. It can get stressful sometimes and it has its ups and downs, as all positions do, but it was great fun. It was an amazing opportunity to further develop my social and organisational skills.

Vice President Of Membership

Stepped up to become the Interim VP of Membership at the time as the elected VPM was away. Undertook all the responsibilities of the VP of Membership until I was officially elected for the position in December of 2017.

Interim Vice President of Membership

Alpha Kappa Psi – the most prestigious business fraternity dates back to 1904 and is now chartered at QMUL. It is the first business fraternity in London and second in the UK, thanks to three QMUL students – Daniel M. Bui, Klara Klarowicz and Elena Burykina (the founding three). In 2015/16, the founding three studied abroad at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida and became brothers of Beta Pi “Chapter” (location at which AKPsi is chartered) in Fall 2015. Seeing the benefits of a brotherhood, they decided there was a need for such an organisation at their home university. So, upon returning to QMUL, they brought over the concept and after successfully attracting new members through showing the meaning of brotherhood, the importance of giving back to the community, and encouraging lifelong learning, Alpha Kappa Psi was established at QMUL.

Member of the Fraternity

QMUL School of Business & Management

The purpose of student-staff liaison committees is to ensure that there is an effective channel for formal communication between students and staff in each school or institute, through which students can reflect and give feedback on their programme of study as an integral part of QMUL's systems and procedures for assuring academic standards and enhancing the student learning experience.

I acted as a society representative of QM Alpha Kappa Psi - Chi Eta Chapter as it is an Academic Society under the School of Business and Management at QMUL striving for furthering the academic engagement between students and staff.

Student-Staff Liaison Committee Representative

KeyParent

Co-Founded this venture to solve the BIGGEST problem facing multilingual people when using computers and laptops.

A keyboard that would serve multilingual individuals who are in the need for the use of multiple languages. The keys were to be “transparent” and through mini displays, the keys would show the correct alphabet according to individual’s personal preference and choice of language to be displayed “on-demand”. We envisioned it to work as if it were a smartphone digital keyboard, but physical.

Why was this important?

Majority of standardised physical keyboards offer the input in one language only, and Keys tend to wear out/lose their lettering after long term use.

In order for a customer to be able to use multiple languages on their physical keyboard they:

→ buy their laptop/computer in the specific country where the language originates from

→ purchase an external wired/wireless keyboard with the specific language requirement

→ purchase stickers that will be placed on each individual key

→ purchase external rubber overlays to be placed on top of the keyboard

The aim was to eliminate these options in order to give customers a more efficient and convenient alternative.

In 2018, the venture was ultimately abandoned due to lack of funding and go-to-market strategy.

In 2020 and in 2022, Apple was granted several patents for a reconfigurable keyboard - which ultimately cemented the demise of this project.

But hey… we have bragging rights for developing an “Apple-level” idea before Apple.

Co-Founder

Salesforce

During the event, we learnt more about Salesforce, its functions, work ethic, and why they have been recognised as the #1 best company to work for by Fortune 100, as well as learning the importance of discovering our unique identity and planning for the future. It was truly an eye-opening experience to hear the stories of the guest speakers and their pursuit to success.

Insight Day

Barclays

Insight Day at Barclays HeadQuarters in Canary Wharf where we received careers advice pertaining to working in a financial institution and opportunities the sector provides, specifically looking at different roles in private banking.

Here’s a rather lengthy introduction on who I am (worth your while… maybe): 🚀

I am a Marketing expert with 8 years of experience in marketing and consulting. My skillsets include, but not limited to: management, digital advertising, social media, copywriting, partnerships, data analysis, research, investor relations, fundraising and more!

Embracing change and encouraging a growth mindset!

The TL:DR of my life: 📝

1998: The world was blessed with my presence.
2008: Hit a mid-life crisis at the age of 10.
2011: Moved to Vienna - Austria, and started learning German.
2016: Graduated high school. Quit learning German. Moved to London, UK.
2017: Co-Founded a failed venture with an “Apple-level” idea. (more info in experience tab)
2019: Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Completed a certified program in Mergers & Acquisitions.
2020: Graduated with a Master’s degree in International Marketing. Moved back to Vienna. Continued learning German.
2021: Joined a Startup for 2 years & did wonderful things
2022: Founded a digital marketing agency. Quit learning German (again).

Did some more things here and there over the years.

The Weird Flex but OK: 🤨

- I have an unhealthy obsession to chicken nuggets.
- I watch videos on x1.5 / x2 speed because I need things to move faster (yes, that includes Netflix too).
- Backgammon is my game but I picked up Chess more seriously recently.
- English is not my first language so I’ve been studying it for 25 years to become fluent.
- This also means I take my grammar, punctuations, and vocabulary very seriously - to the point I get agitated if my text has mistakes.
- This has served me well in my academic writing but it’s completely useless for copywriting.
- Over the years I have applied to over 400 jobs, only receiving 12 replies total and getting hired twice - meaning a 0.5% success rate.
- Meanwhile, there were 43,330 people who applied for Harvard College in 2023 - only 1,950 of which were admitted - totalling to a 4.5% admission rate.
- This means I have a better chance to study at Harvard than get a job.
- I love to write. Hence this overkill of an intro…

I am looking forward to connecting with you and learning from your experiences. Perhaps also adding my 2 cents.

In life, sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down. But the most important thing is to stay on the wheel.

If you made it this far and still want to connect…

Tell me what is your favourite movie and why is it Shrek 2?

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