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Want to know a secret? Our September Lightbox sessions are going to be wild!
From Phylicia Rashad's Bill Cosby tweet to running successful political campaigns in several countries, PR can make or break a person, company or rock the world.
So, this month we are going ALL OUT to learn Everything Communications and Public Relations, and helping members of our community get on the PR train, with our amazing speaker Line-up
1. @abiolabonuola is a tech Public Relations consultant whose work involves helping tech brands tell better human stories. Abiola has worked for MTV Shuga, Reckitt, Nigerian Breweries, MTN Nigeria and ImpactHer.
2. @adedoyinjaiyesimi is the Chief Communications Consultant at The Comms Avenue, a capacity building and networking platform for communications professionals, with over 600 communications professionals from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
3. @theelizabeth_ a Communications Strategist and exceptional communicator, with over a decade of experience in Public Relations, Marketing, Market Research, Communications, and Journalism. She has also established a personal brand, @somesolutions and is a seasoned brand influencer...
4. @sharonadaigbe is the Head of the content team at @careermasterclass and a published writer on HuffingtonPost, BellaNaija, Spark, BusinessDay and Guardian. Sharon-Ann loves speaking on Content Marketing and Strategy as well as editorial strategy and Comms.
5. Tolulope Olorundero, @tolucomms a strategic and enterprising public relations and communications consultant as well as a board advisor in sub-Saharan Africa, with a core speciality in crises and reputation management, content strategy, corporate events ideation and execution, and business communication. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant @mosroncommunications one of Nigeria’s leading public relations companies.
Which of these sessions are you most excited about?
Meet our First Speaker for September
Are you having challenges telling your brand story and getting the growth you require because you lack a distinct communication strategy?
Then you’d definitely want to join us tomorrow Thursday 2nd of September as we will be bringing a successful Comms. strategist to break down the basic requirements of strategic communication for us.
Abiola Bonuola is a tech Public Relations consultant whose work involves helping tech brands tell better human stories. Abiola has worked for MTV Shuga, Reckitt, Nigerian Breweries, MTN Nigeria and ImpactHer.
She’d be blessing us with her wide range of experience from the several multinationals she has worked with, and for one full hour, from 8 pm tomorrow you get to take all the notes and ask your most pressing Communication and Brand Strategy questions to help you achieve company growth.
Can’t wait to have you on board, we will definitely bring the whole team on.
If you know anyone who will benefit from this session, please reach out to them to download the AGS Tribe app and subscribe to the monthly N5k or yearly N50k plan.
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