Portfolio

Work

Selected case studies in strategy, programme delivery, communications and brand building. Each shows the context, my role and the result. Filter by discipline, or switch to the list view.

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Strategy

Founder · personal venture

Storytelling brand

Sarauta Network

An African storytelling brand that grew from a magazine into a network of content, products and campaigns.
Programme collaboration

Programme delivery

Farmer training programme

Agronomy training and starter packs for smallholder farmers in Ussa, Taraba.
Client project · Amazon BEN

Events · Amazon BEN

Black History Month at Amazon

A month of talks, showcases and conversations with Amazon’s Black Employee Network.
Client project

Civic event · Toronto

MTSC flag raising, Toronto City Hall

Raising the flag for seafarers at Toronto City Hall, with civic leaders.
Client project

Civic event · Oshawa

MTSC proclamation & flag raising, Oshawa

A proclamation from the City of Oshawa and a flag raising for seafarers.
Volunteer

Youth programme

Young Bosses in Business (YBIB)

A youth entrepreneurship programme: a fall session and a summer sprint finale.
Personal initiative

Civic campaign

#ProjectVote

Youth voter registration ahead of Nigeria’s elections.
Client project

Anniversary event

HPIC 35th anniversary

An evening marking 35 years of HPIC: speeches, music, awards and the people behind it.
Creative Coordinator · Ndeya Publishing

Podcast

Ndeya Live

175+ episodes of conversation, faith and culture.

175+ episodes produced
Client project · Amazon BEN

Events · Amazon BEN

Amazon fulfilment-centre visit & workshop

A guided fulfilment-centre visit, a panel and a corporate workshop with Amazon BEN.
Client project · Amazon BEN

Events · Amazon BEN

Amazon BEN closing soirée

The closing dinner for Amazon BEN’s Black History Month programme.
Founder · personal venture

Creative economy

Kukori Creative Accelerator

Structure, visibility and income for artists and cultural innovators.

Staged the 29:29 Experience exhibition
Volunteer

Aviation · communications

Alliance North

Volunteer marketing and communications for an aviation organisation.
Client project

Documentary

CCI Toronto

A documentary of a creative working session, from close portraits to the full room.

More work

Commissions, collaborations, volunteer work and earlier projects.

Project Taraba 2035

Personal initiative

A long-range vision for Taraba State.
Identities for small brands

Client projects

Packaging and identity for food and wellness businesses.
Urban mobility in Abuja

Independent research

Research on integrated transport and access to opportunity.
Stoptober × Amazon

Academic project · University of Westminster

An integrated health campaign concept.
Kasuwa by Sarauta

Founder · personal venture

Games and merchandise that make African heritage fun.

Now & next

What I’m working on

Projects in progress and photography series coming up. Want to follow along, sponsor a series or collaborate? Get in touch.

In progress

Game · building with my team

Sarauta Trivia

A pan-African trivia game for solo play, pairs and game nights. My team and I are building it now.

Next: photography series

Between Trains

Commuters in the short pauses between platforms, doors and destinations.

3–5 shoots
The Colour of Toronto

The city told through the colours that define its streets and seasons.

6–8 shoots
6:47 PM

One time of day, many places: the city at the same minute, again and again.

12–20 short sessions
Framed

Doors, windows and arches that turn everyday scenes into pictures.

3–5 shoots
A City of Strangers

Portraits of people met once, and the stories they share in five minutes.

8–12 shoots
Somewhere Called Home

Immigrant households and the objects, rituals and rooms that make a place feel like home.

8–12 shoots
Hands That Build

The hands behind trades and crafts, from workshops to building sites.

6–10 shoots
Nothing Happens Here

Quiet corners where nothing seems to happen, and everything does.

3–4 shoots
The Space Between

Gaps, alleys and in-between spaces in a crowded city.

3–5 shoots
After the People

Places right after the crowd has gone home.

3–4 shoots
Before the Snow

The last weeks of autumn before winter arrives.

5–8 shoots
While I’m Here

An ongoing diary of the people and places that make up my life right now.

Ongoing