Eche Awa

At EcheAwa, we specialize in empowering business owners and executives to achieve their goals with efficiency and ease. 

With a background that spans executive and administrative assistance, human resource management, admin management, recruiting, and career development coaching, we bring a wealth of experience and a passion for excellence to every project.

Our services include:
Administrative Assistance
Content Creation 
Email Marketing 
Digital Marketing 
Research and Data Analysis 
Telemarketing and Appointment Setting
Customer Service

Founder and Chief Virtual Assistant

Optivity Now

•	Leads strategic executive initiatives and internal communications
	•	Oversees execution of high-priority projects across departments
	•	Partners with leadership on messaging, presentations, and stakeholder alignment
	•	Ensures follow-through, reporting, and accountability across core ops functions

Manager, Executive Projects & Communications

•	Handled high-level recruiting outreach and screening for strategic roles
	•	Began managing executive-led projects, reports, and team coordination
	•	Supported internal communications and built structured documentation systems

Executive Recruiter & Project Coordinator

•	Supported C-level executives in calendar, meeting, and communication management
	•	Coordinated cross-functional tasks and managed confidential initiatives
	•	Initiated and streamlined workflows for executive operations and recruiting

Executive Assistant

As a seasoned freelance Executive and Administrative Assistant, I specialize in providing comprehensive support to business owners and executives, facilitating their professional endeavors and enhancing operational efficiency. 

With a wealth of experience, I excel in an array of key areas essential to organizational success.

These include:

Administrative support
Calendar management
Content Creation
Lead generation
Social Media Management
Email Management
Email Marketing
Data entry
Research
Online customer service

I offer a comprehensive skill set and unwavering dedication to supporting business owners and executives in achieving their professional objectives.

 With a focus on excellence, efficiency, reliability, and innovation, I am committed to delivering exceptional results and driving success in every endeavor.

Virtual Assistant

Awa's Thoughts Room

SavofNs

We are a consulting firm dedicated to service to humanity and excellence 

We are out to helping build and developing groups and individuals in business, career, finance and health

I use my HR, People Management and Team Building skills to

•	Manage employee relations 
• Create and Plan for learning and development programs
• Effectively manage benefits and compensation 
•	Ensure good work ethics and relationship
• Build and develop team members
•	Organize internal trainings
• Recruit new team members

Human Resources Manager

Web Content Writer

Youth Up 

As the head of Human resources, I
ensure and maintain a constant smooth and profitable operation of YouthUp human resources department. I also supervise and provide consultation to the Executive body on strategic staffing plans, compensation, benefits, training and development, budget, and labor relation.

Head Of Human Resources

National Youth Service Corps

• Administrative support 
•Collection and management of data
• Typing, sorting and distribution of letters and articles

NYSC Administrative assistant 

Mount Zion hospital LTD. 

*Registering new patients 
*Managing patients data
*Complaint resolution
*Administrative support
*Customer Support

Customer Service Representative

Expert Administrative/Executive Assistant ~ Proactive Support for Your Success. Here to help you:🔸Streamline Your Schedule and🔸Maximize Your Impact

Great execution starts with clear thinking, proactive action, and people who care. I bring all three!

With experience as an executive assistant, recruiter, and operations partner, I’ve grown into a role where I now lead key projects and communication streams - helping fast-paced teams stay structured, supported, and sharp.

I thrive on bringing calm to chaos, asking the right questions, and keeping leaders free to lead while I handle what needs to get done.

From managing executive workflows to coordinating cross-functional initiatives and communicating across the org, I work behind the scenes so everything runs out front.

Because real support goes beyond tasks; it’s about trust, clarity, and follow-through.


Echezonachi Awa

Bell & Bly Travel Design

Bell & Bly Travel Design is a luxury travel advisory firm. We love helping busy executives, entrepreneurs, families, and couples make the most out life. We all recognize the value of experiences, yet most don't have the time or expertise to plan quality vacations. Our clients trust us to help them make lasting memories and "invest" their travel dollars in amazing and enriching experiences (while avoiding all those painful hours scouring the internet...).

Our process starts with an in depth discovery session where I get to know you and your family - including your specific needs, what you love about travel, your travel pet peeves, your travel style, and more. We then use our deep industry connections (yes... this makes a huge difference!) and extensive travel experience to design a special trip 100% customized for you - whether it be a once in a lifetime safari or just a long weekend getaway. We handle all the logistics of research and booking and sprinkle in some "wow" surprises along the way. Lastly, we collect feedback from you after your trip so we can continue to improve and become a trusted advisor for you and your family.

My travel experience is nearly unrivaled in the industry - ranging from ultra-luxury safaris to nomadic homestays, language immersion programs to luxury-chartered yacht vacations, and highly detailed itinerarys to on the fly backpacking trips. I've been to 100 countries and all 7 continents and continue to travel multiple times per quarter to keep learning. In addition, our affiliation with Brownell Travel (the oldest and most prestigious agency in the US) gives us direct connections and partnerships with the best in travel, from Virtuoso to Four Seasons, Hyatt Prive, Rosewood, Shangrila, Belmond, and more. We can almost always arrange experiences and perks for my clients that are not available online.  

I'm also so proud to say that a portion of proceeds will be donated to a scholarship for low-income study abroad students!

Owner & CEO

Luxury Travel Insider

I’ve been to 100 countries and all 7 continents, and own a luxury travel company called Bell & Bly Travel. Through my time in the travel industry, I’ve had the great fortune to meet some of the top icons of luxury travel. While on my visits to the world’s most renowned hotels and destinations, I get to hear fantastic details, stories, and insider tips that most people never learn.

This inspired me to start Luxury Travel Insider – so that you too can hear these heartfelt stories, learn about ungoogleable experiences, and start expanding your travel wishlist. Listen in every week to discover the best in luxury travel!

www.luxtravelinsider.com

Podcast Host, Luxury Travel Insider

Quartz Capital

*We are currently looking for opportunities to invest in 2020/2021 vintage PE funds.* 

Quartz Capital searches for and invests in niche businesses with near term cash flow potential and the ability to outperform the market while limiting risk. Current investments include fund investments (i.e. real estate and venture funds), asset investments (i.e. vending machine portfolios), and angel investments.

Owner, President

CEOWORLD magazine

Opinion Columnist for CEOWORLD Magazine

Uber

- Launched and managed UberEATS in two of Uber's largest metro markets in the US, Houston and Phoenix
- Shared best practices across the organization when Houston became the third city in the world to launch the UberEATS app, now in 200+ cities worldwide
- Led a team to manage operations, marketing, account management, and profitability for UberEATS through a period of extreme hypergrowth 
- Grew trips in the Houston market over 50 times in 9 months, and over 15 times in 2 months in Phoenix
- Built UberEATS into the number one market share delivery company in the market
- Grew UberEATS bookings across both markets from scratch to tens of millions of dollars
- Focused heavily on customer obsession yielding the highest customer net promoter score in the nation
- Grew highly successful team from 2 members to nearly 40 full time and contract employees
- Focused on excellence in business development, signing hundreds of restaurants across the Houston and Phoenix markets and scaling out a sales team to rapidly grow restaurant base 
- Continually improved operations to minimize delivery time and errors, maximize customer, driver, and restaurant experience, and improve profitability 
- Launched the UberRush Wal-Mart pilot in Phoenix for grocery delivery

General Manager - UberEverything

MicroSeismic, Inc

MicroSeismic provides completions evaluation services to operators in unconventional shale plays.  The company is 11 years old and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in Houston.

- Developed company strategy including market analysis, strategic option analysis, M&A plan, and company culture/alignment assessment; worked with CEO and other executives to define and update strategic five year plan
- Analyzed and recommended the company’s first asset purchase, developed a financial model and presentation for Board approval, participated with the CEO and Board in the search for further M&A opportunities
- Managed the product development process including market research, development timelines, go-to-market strategy and product launch
- Conducted regular customer interviews to understand customer challenges, determine customer value and inform product development process 
- Managed a multi-million dollar budget and a highly effective marketing communications team 
- Implemented the company’s first tracking metrics to determine return on marketing investment and developed a leads generation program to translate marketing results into sales opportunities
- Member of the executive team and involved in all major company discussions/decisions

Vice President Strategy & Marketing

SURGE Accelerator

As all sectors of the energy industry continue to grow in complexity, there has never been a more critical time for innovation.   A first for the energy industry, SURGE Accelerator is a mentor-driven, seed accelerator designed to identify, prepare and support innovators as they take their ideas to market.   

SURGE brings together 10-12 of the most promising energy software startups to engage in an immersive 3-month program in Houston, TX.  To support these entrepreneurs, SURGE has compiled an unrivaled list of mentors and advisors to support acceleration.  Over 150 industry experts, venture capitalists, and angel investors have signed up to become mentors and give back to the energy entrepreneurship ecosystem.  

Major accomplishments at SURGE-

- Raised $1.2 million for SURGE Fund 2 from institutional sources and angel investors
- Directly recruited companies to become part of the SURGE Class
- Designed the investment selection process, made investment decisions along with the board
- Recruited 150 experts in the energy industry to act as mentors
- Helped Class 1 & 2 companies raise over $18 million in follow on funding
- Built SURGE Accelerator into one of the Top 10 Accelerators in the country in 2 years, and the top energy focused accelerator

Co-founder, Director

The Boston Consulting Group

-  Developed method to effectively track and monitor promotional activity for major global hotel chain
-  Analyzed strategic and economic impact of hotel chain relationship with online travel agencies
-  Rated above expectations in all areas of performance and as one of the top summer associates in     the region

Consultant (Summer)

The CapStreet Group

Investment Experience
Identified and analyzed new investment opportunities, created financial valuation and returns models, researched industry trends, developed investment theses, and presented recommendations to investment committee 
-  Managed the process to prepare final bids for investments in several industries 
-  Analyzed and presented over 25 new investment opportunities to the investor committee
-  Developed strong relationships with community business leaders and regional investment bankers

Portfolio Company Management
Interacted weekly with CEOs and CFOs to monitor financial performance, inventory management, new product initiatives, acquisition integration, overseas sourcing strategy, commodity prices, and operational improvements
-  Worked cross-functionally to improve financial functions, sales, operations, and inventory management for an environmentally friendly pet products manufacturer; negotiated two credit facility expansions to provide working capital for rapid growth; completed recapitalization to redeem subordinated debt
-  Analyzed economics of new branch openings and acquisitions for a master distributor of stainless PVF products
-  Completed $93 million recapitalization, analyzed three add-on acquisitions, and monitored warehouse and systems integration for a manufacturer of welding and safety equipment

Private Equity Associate

Simmons & Company

-  Ranked as top tier analyst during both years of employment and offered third year analyst position
-  Created detailed financial valuations of public and private companies, conducted industry research, analyzed market trends, and drafted detailed descriptive memoranda for multiple sell-side transactions
-  Completed seven private M&A transactions and nine public equity/debt offerings

Investment Banking Analyst

Owner Bell & Bly Travel | Investor | Entrepreneur | We design trips around your unique desires and preferences.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹.....

- With your children before they go off to college,
- With your parents before they can no longer travel,
- With your spouse or partner to celebrate milestones or anniversaries.

Crazy how low those numbers are, isn't it? 

Ever since I can remember, I've been fascinated by other cultures and ways of experiencing life. I loved my time as an investment banker, at Stanford getting my MBA, and working in tech, but I never felt that I had enough time to travel and explore the world.

When I finally cleared space to explore, I learned more about the world than a textbook could ever teach, more about myself than scores of personality tests could tell, and had more life experiences in a short span than most have in a lifetime. 

One hundred countries later, I've learned travel is life-giving. It is also HARD. I think that's why people don't see enough of the world, don't interact with "others" enough to build tolerance, and don't spend enough quality time with family in environments that create authentic bonding experiences. 

Today I help others to see how precious our time is and to fill it doing amazing things.

𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹

► Works with successful executives, entrepreneurs, families, and couples who value our deep expertise.

► Plans meaningful vacations for you and your loved ones - with every detail thought through and done for you.

► Adds perks to your luxury hotel bookings like $100 resort credits, free breakfast, room upgrades, etc. that you cannot access directly (for the same price as you could book online).

► Allows you to be as hands-on or hands-off in the process as you want to be.

► Is continually studying the world and can match you with a destination, experience, or hotel that you may not even have known existed.

► Has access to ungoogleable experiences.

► Knows where the pitfalls are and how to help clients when things "go bump."

Tell me about the next trip you hope to take!: https://bellandblytravel.com/book-a-trip/


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