Nora's Copy

Chief Storyteller 

Big Change Makers

As a Social Impact Coach, I : 

- Mentor purpose-driven entrepreneurs to turn their purpose into projects
- I help you identify social missions and craft sustainable strategies to achieve them
- Refine business models so you can create social impact without a financial trade-off
- Provide guidance on securing funding, accessing resources, and building strategic partnerships
- Offer ongoing support and accountability to help you navigate challenges to your social goals
-Facilitate networking opportunities and connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem

Practitioner Coach

Nora's Needle

www.norasneedle.com is a sustainable fashion brand that was registered with Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2014 and focuses on the designs of timeless pieces of female clothing using African print.  A sustainable, minimalist and urban brand, Nora’s Needle creates clothing that are elegant and at the same time eco-friendly. Using a variety of channels, Nora’s Needle advocates and raises awareness via its #whomademyclothes campaign on the environmental impact of fast fashion and why consumers should be interested in the global discussion using #whomademyclothes.

•      In this role, I managed internal communication, external communication and employee 
        engagement activities for Nora's Needle.

•	Led a 5-man team of designers to Conceptualize and create timeless and trans-seasonal clothing 
        designs that do not end up in landfills.

•	Generated web content and social media content for the brand.

•	Worked closely with the team to implement ethical and sustainable methods of production and 
        supply that ensures maximum benefits to customers while minimizing impact to the environment.

•	Designed and delivered strategic capacity building workshops that integrate ethical and 
        sustainable design principles to all employees, including but not limited to tailored tools, 
        resources, visual management or communications tools, one on one support and/or training 
        workshops.

•	Created pitches for collaborations with key partners and supervised marketing and public relations 
         efforts.

•	Supervised order fulfillment on all sales channels and general customer-retention strategies

Project Manager

Inspire Decisions Consulting

www.inspiredecisions.com is a social enterprise and certified ISO 20700 Management Consultancy Service Provider that collaborates with government agencies, civil society organizations, private sector companies and leading international development organizations to conduct research, analyse policies, develop strategies and implement programs that promote resilience, sustainable food security, improved nutrition, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities.
While with IDC, I : 

• Developed and conducted due diligence and organizational capacity assessments prior to  entering strategic relationships and partnerships with the company’s network of private  companies, financial institutions, civil society organizations, other public agencies, and 
Smallholder farmers’ cooperatives and associations while maintaining a Management Information System (MIS) for partners 
• Led the development of external advocacy and communication messages and campaigns for key donor-funded projects/assignments such as (FCDO/Palladium) implemented by Inspired Decisions Consulting Ltd.
• Managed all communication, branding, social media, video production, and web content creation processes.
• Managed the communications team and track performance 
• Managed company relationships with the media, and advertising and public relations agencies. 
• Generated sales leads through events and content marketing. 
• Supported local smallholder farmer cooperatives and associations executives to use and internalize effective mass and tailored media communication and information channels adapted to their contexts including channels such as radio, SMS, WhatsApp and interactive voice response channels (IVR).

Head of Partnerships and Communications

Seconded to Meadow Foods, I provided communications and public relations-related technical advisory services on its GrowIT Project. GrowIT targets 20,000 smallholder farmers in Adamawa and Gombe State and is funded by the Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity implemented by a consortium led by Mercy Corps, alongside Save the Children and IFDC as implementing partners. I was primarily responsible for leading communications and strategically positioning the GrowIT brand. To that end, I :

 *Led the development of external advocacy and communication messages and campaigns for key donor-funded projects/ assignments funded by USAID through Mercy Corps Nigeria's Rural Resilence Activity.
* Managed all communication, branding, social media, video production, and web content creation processes. (Create a social media calendar, create captions for each post and schedule posts on Hootsuite and other apps so I can Copy Once & Post Everywhere -COPE )
* Managed the communications team and track performance
* Managed company relationship with the media, and advertising and public relations agencies.
*Managed strategic communications for Meadow Foods Co-founder
*Worked with Directors, Deputies, and Program Managers or their designates so I can write, edit, design, and produce engaging, accurate, and useful knowledge products and resources including print and digital handouts, FAQs, talking points, newsletters, success stories, articles, blog posts, presentations, infographics, posters, journal articles, conference and event materials and training resources.
*Created and managed an editorial calendar while maintaining editorial vision: voice, image across all content and assets.
*Ensured that the GrowIT project is on the major screens, airwaves, social media, print etc so that the project gets measurable traction and mileage which eventually converted to sales.

Communications Consultant for Meadow Foods GrowIT Project

Ciphermedia Limited

www.ciphermedialtd.com is an information technology firm  with the primary objective of helping businesses leverage on the power of the internet by having an online presence in the forms of ecommerce sites, content management systems and/or online marketing. 

•	Led a 3-man team of content producers to ensure contents met clients’ brief and overall objectives of their website.
 
•	Collaborated with the design team to plan and develop content, style and layout that were consistent for 20 brands, across 10 industries.

• Provided audience mapping and created compelling content for Ciphermedialtd subscribers via
Mailchimp marketing.

•	Edited the "About" and "Services" pages for www.ciphermedialtd.com 

•	Built staff capacity through trainings on SEO and SEM to ensure that clients’ ranked high in search results.

•	Worked closely with the team to create business pitches to attract new projects for Ciphermedia Limited.

Communications Manager

Etisalat Nigeria

Etisalat Nigeria (now 9mobile) is a multinational Emirati based telecommunication services provider, with operations in 15 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

•	Provided superior customer service via phone and email both as a caller and receiver.

•	Employed questioning and listening skills to support callers/clients 

•	Escalated high level queries to support units

•	Appropriately communicated with different behaviour types on the telephone and via email and managed irate customers. 

•	Appropriately communicated with different behaviour types on the telephone and via email and managed irate customers. 

•	Marketed the company’s products and services through various cross-selling strategies.

Customer Care Executive

MTN Nigeria

MTN is an emerging markets mobile telecommunications operator at the forefront of technological and digital changes. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, its operations cut across a number of African, Asian and European countries. 

•	Answered incoming calls from Pay As You Go (PAYG) and contract customers. 

•	Provided first call resolution on customers’ queries on products and services as well as network-related issues. 

•	Referred advanced queries to high level support. 

•	Logged all call types for record keeping. 

•	Telemarketed and provided after-sales services

•	I used Single View, Minsat and other applications to check the status of callers’ lines.

•	Achieved Customer Satisfaction Rating of 98% within the first six months of joining the company, thus increasing customer retention.

•	Consistently maintained a Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) of over 95% for ten months.

Online Customer Care Rep

"I do this for Lucy. I'd do anything for her. Because if my presence doesn't make an impact, my absence won't make a difference".

One hot afternoon in May 2005, Nora walked into her friend Lucy's mother's empty restaurant. There, she found the woman in excruciating pain, sobbing as she rubbed some balm on her sore knees. It was clear her line of work exacerbated her arthritis.

Curious, Nora asked why she stuck with a job that worsened her health. 

"I do this for Lucy. I'd do anything for her. Because if my presence doesn't make an impact, my absence won't make a difference, she said."

Those words hit Nora hard and stayed with her through the years. 'No life is complete unless it impacts another'.

From Quilla Bohannon, who brings joy to kids with hair loss through "Free Wigs 4 Kids", to Nigerian Hydroponic Farmer, Samson Ogbole,  and all the purpose-driven individuals whose stories she has told…these impact stories, they're her jam.

With a background in development communications, feature writing, and digital storytelling, Nora has over 12 years of experience in humanitarian and gender-based issues.

In 2005, for example, she conducted the first-ever project on Female Genital Mutilation for the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Maiduguri. This research yielded vital recommendations and laid the groundwork for development communication efforts in the Zawiya Community.

In 2022, Nora kicked off "Tell Your Brand Story," a 51,000-subscriber-strong newsletter that has empowered professionals and entrepreneurs with the tools to master brand storytelling. 

She’s also the creator of “The 7-Day Personal Branding Email Challenge,” where she's trained 112 entrepreneurs from 7 countries to build stellar brands on LinkedIn.

She is a strong advocate for climate action, a loving wife, and a mom.

Nora is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Storytelling and Social Impact. She has been featured in LA Weekly, InStyle, Insights Success, the Guardian, Vanguard, Daily Trust, and Marketing Edge.

In 2023, she was listed as one of the top 100 Content Creators in Nigeria and #1 in Writing and storytelling by Favikon. 

Nora is committed to empowering organizations, entrepreneurs, and professionals to harness the power of storytelling for sustainable impact, influence, and income.

Nora Agbakhamen

Brain Wealth Projects Utvecklingsbolag

State Head of Campaign

TheCopyRoyale

You have a truck load of experience, but lack the capacity to articulate your expertise. 

You’re invisible to your target audience. So, your marketing effort is a waste of time.

You missed an important layer in your foundation - BRAND STRATEGY

Show up with a vision and a well-crafted plan to make the most of your marketing effort.

I did this for one of my clients. The result?

✅️ Increase in impression by 3000% in 14 days.
✅️ Boost in social media engagement by 335% in 7 days
✅️ Increase in number of followers by 600% in 30 days
✅️ Best part - Generated inbound leads in the process.

There’s something exciting about doing the work you love and seeing the result!

You show up with grit and focus.

Ready to build a credible brand that drives impactful result?

DM “READY” or 

Book a strategy call and let’s create magic!

Lead Copywriter & Brand Strategist

Blue Oak Counseling

>>Produced website copy to launch a new mental health service

Website Content Writer

Access Bank Plc

>>Assigned Resident Brand Ambassador to drive excellent service and cross sell the bank’s products across every touch point. 

>>Created and implemented innovative business strategies to grow balance sheet size by 60% within 2 years.

>>Collaborate with sales and marketing team to identify new business opportunities/ customer needs and packaging products to meet those needs.

>>Anchor regular branch meetings to educate staff and review performance thereby promoting team oriented culture with common sales, service, and productivity goals. 

>>In charge of vault administration and approved transactions above tellers' limit.

Head Of Retail Operations

Copywriter || Personal Branding Strategist || Empowering professionals to become visible on LinkedIn and attract the right opportunities using a personalised branding framework || Book a 15 mins FREE clarity call today

Are you a busy professional who do great work offline but struggle to articulate your value online?

Is building your personal brand on LinkedIn a back-breaking task?

You never know what to post or who to engage with?

Yet, it seems everyone is getting results on LinkedIn except you.

Relax. 

It’s not your fault. You’re doing the best you know.

The problem is simply a lack of BRAND STRATEGY. 

A solid brand strategy ensures you have:
✔️ Clarity
✔️ Visibility and
✔️ Long term success. 

You see, in our dynamic digital world today, personal branding is your ticket to being identified in a crowded marketplace. And you need a great platform to build your brand.

‘Why LinkedIn?’ you ask.

Being the world’s most trusted social platform, LinkedIn gives you the leverage of turning your resume into an irresistible professional storybook!

So, whether you're 

👉A LinkedIn newbie struggling to navigate the platform,

👉A busy Professional trying to get results from LinkedIn,

👉Or an Expert looking to establish thought leadership online,

LinkedIn can help you achieve your goals.

Together, we’ll create a narrative that is true to you and resonates with your target audience. I’ve made all the mistakes so you don’t have to.

I offer:
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING
1. Brand Strategy: Uncover your unique strengths and articulate your message to achieve your goal.

2. Profile Optimization: Transform your LinkedIn profile into an opportunity magnet.

3. Content Creation: Unlock the power of engaging content to position yourself as an industry thought leader.

4. Networking Magic: Learn the secrets of expanding your network steadily and turning connections into meaningful relationships.

Now, you have a well-defined brand strategy.

✅️ Building your personal brand on LinkedIn is now enjoyable
✅️ Your message resonates with your audience. 
✅️ You show up with clarity and excitement!

You wonder why it took you so long to get help.

You may decide to figure it all out by yourself. And that’s OK. Although, it may take forever and you may miss great opportunities while at it.

But, if you’re ready to take off on LinkedIn with clarity and focus?

DM 'READY' or

Book a FREE 15 mins clarity call with me. https://calendly.com/chiamakasampson

Would you rather focus on your business, while I do the dirty work?👇

1. Ghostwriting: I write. You win. And take the glory.

2. Page management: I’ll build a community of warm leads and raving fans.

3. Emails/Articles/Blog Writing: I’ll nurture your leads into loyal buyers.

DM 'LINKEDIN' and let's create magic.

To your success 🥂

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Nora Agbakhamen

Chiamaka Sampson

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