Ryan O'Keeffe

Jago®

Helping leaders gain clarity and confidence to master their reputation.  Personal Branding. 

Take our free Personal Brand Health Check at www.wearejago.com.

Founder

Forbes Agency Council

Official Member

TEDx

Responsible for the video production crew and capturing the speakers talks on film.

TEDx Partner

Lead Agency 

Yell

Coaching and mentoring the new Google business development managers across the UK.  Working with talented individuals to develop a deeper knowledge of Yell's Google proposition and guiding them on the right strategic approach to increase conversions.

Marketing Communications Advisor

Responsible for Yell's highest spending accounts in account and brand management and marketing strategy role, working with national brands, blue chips, advertising agencies and large regional companies.  Creating effective online and offline advertising campaigns and developing brand value to produce competitive ROI's.

Premier Account Brand Manager

Responsible for £2m of advertising revenue, to retain and grow a customer base, planning offline and online marketing strategies for our clients.

Marketing Executive

Retaining & growing customer revenues through print and online.

Field Sales Consultant

Telesales

Qimtek Ltd

Putting buyers and suppliers together in the engineering industry.

By building good relationships with both buyer or manufacturer and the contractor we married the two parties together to enable growth for each organisation.

Sourcing Advisor

We don’t build Personal Brands, we empower you to build your own | Personal Brand Strategy & Activation | Forbes Contributor | Speaker | People Promoter

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. The key to a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 and 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 involves several elements:

✅ Self awareness and courage (authenticity)
✅ Emotional intelligence (relationship building & leadership)
✅ Strategy (authority positioning & a game plan)
✅ Storytelling (lead generation content)
✅ Social selling (outreach & engagement)

At Jago®, we specialise in emotional intelligence, strategy, and storytelling, helping leaders develop comprehensively. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 

Our methodology includes one-on-one support, guiding you from discovery and strategy to activation for reputation building and lead generation. 

We also offer workshops in personal branding and emotional intelligence.

Interested in enhancing your personal brand or your team's & develop authentic leadership and drive your business growth? 

⭐️ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 🔗 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦 ⭐️ 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆:

➡️ "Before Jago, I was unnoticed. Learning self-acceptance and that not everyone will like me was key. Consistency and time investment brought results. Jago's grounded, skilled team connected with me. In 18 months, their support won major accounts and opened new doors. Their push for visibility led to successes, like speaking at major events." - 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

➡️ "Personal branding is essential. My commitment to my brand and team made it necessary. With Jago, we focused on my authentic self, avoiding clichés. Their smart, nuanced approach was key. They preserved my story's uniqueness and presentation, resonating with my clients and team, surpassing expectations. Importantly, it generated leads and had a major positive impact." - 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮

✨ 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 or visit 🔗 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦 to see how we have transformed our clients into authentic industry leaders.

𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 🔔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗠 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

We Explain Stuff

Enabling tech and finance companies challenged with selling complex products & services by accelerating sales cycles by 25%, increase client engagement by 50% and growing sales by at least 20%.

My proven approach has helped over 4000 sales people from companies like Old Mutual, Absa Bank and One Trust improve their performance and growth and I guarantee results.

For more information, visit our website: 

https://www.weexplainstuff.com/

or email garth@weexplainstuff.com

Director 

Key focus areas:
•	New business development 
•	Managing sales team
•	Business strategy 

Portfolio grows to include content development for retail and distribution teams
with the primary aim of creating cross-selling and up-selling opportunities and enhancing client education

Core skills: 
•	Product packaging,
•	Frontline enablement 
•	Customer experience

Head of Marketing and Sales

Strong focus on digital campaigns and content development for internal comms and change management.
Specifically using storytelling and visual thinking to improve audience engagement.

Key focus areas:
•	New business development
•	Market segmentation 
•	Creative direction

Core skills: 
•	Visual thinking
•	Strategic thinking
•	Change management,
•	New business development

New Business Development

Business grows to include short films, animation and digital content development as an offering.

Key focus areas:
•	Client management 
•	Creative direction

Core skills: 
•	Digital content development
•	Storytelling

Client Management

Business founded as Flick Visual Foundry a design consultancy 

Key focus areas:
•	Business oversight
•	Design & Branding

Core skills: 
•	Creative direction
•	Client management

Creative Director

TBWA\ South Africa

Hired as a "Through the line" Art Director. Working on everything from tactical promotions right through to adverts and hardcore design pieces.

•	Created and developed customer collateral for launch of new financial services business

•	Lead teams of creative professional on client productions for national TV and Print campaigns.

•	Created campaigns for hyper-targeted niche audiences, resulting in exceptional engagement and conversion rates.

•	Developed and produced business development collateral for TBWA Group, resulting in increased lead generation.

•	Conceptualised, designed and developed trade collateral for FMCG sales staff to grow market share.

•	Designed new branding and developed brand positioning for new product launches, resulting in increased brand recognition.

•	Successfully pitched and sold innovative creative concepts to top-level executives throughout TBWA's diverse client portfolio.

•	Worked effectively as a team player with fellow creatives, client service and production resulting in timely delivery of work.

Clients Included: Adidas, Shell, SARFU, Pfizer, Woolworths, The Waterfront, B.A.T, Sanlam and Tiger Brands.

Senior Art Director

Crystal Maze Advertising

Hired to start and run design studio, train staff and manage the creative process from start to finish.

Clients included:  Good Hope FM, KSP World, Pharcyde Promotions, Olmega Tequila, Adastra Technologies,Med Assess and Jeff Kahn Financial Services.

Studio Head

J DESIGN STUDIOS LIMITED

Middle Weight Designer working on all design, from concept through to implementation and finished art.

Clients included :Adidas and Cape Storm.

Middle Weight Designer

Printhouse

Designer working as part of a inhouse design studio. Designing and conceptualizing all clothing prints, graphics and storyboards.

Clients Include: Woolworths

Designer

Grodini

Designer working in conjunction with fashion designers on various designs and storyboards elements.

Clients included: Woolworths and Truworths.

Orange Mountain Media

Junior Designer

For two decades I’ve worked with sales and marketing leaders in technology, finance and medical industries. 

The clients I work with struggle to articulate the value of their business offering to staff and customers in a simple, easy-to-understand manner.

This is where I help them get unstuck and grow. 

My proven approach:

-  Speed up sales cycles by 25%
-  Increase client engagement by 50%
-  Grow sales by at least 15%.

I’ve enabled over 4000 sale people in blue chip companies like Standard Bank, Old Mutual Wealth and One Trust. 

Success stories:

•	Accelerated channel partner onboarding by 50% for a global technology business.

•	Simplified a financial institution’s countrywide complex sales strategy for 2000 sales staff. Shifting comprehension from 30% to 87%. 

•	Equipped sales staff with the right tools and knowledge. Helping them exceed sales target by 20%.

More recently I’ve written a book for entrepreneurs which is on Amazon:

Get it here:
https://www.weexplainstuff.com/break-free-from-complexity/

Created a diagnostic assessment for business owners: 

Get it here:
https://www.weexplainstuff.com/lte-diagnostic-tool/

What clients say:
https://www.weexplainstuff.com/testimonials/

And now I’m working on a course for entrepreneurs to help escape the complexity of running a business. 

Lastly, but most importantly I’m a proud husband and father of two sons. 

Want to talk more about your situation?

Send me a DM.

I'm hear to listen.

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