Peace Itimi is a dedicated storyteller, teacher, and passionate advocate for empowering people and businesses. With over eight years of experience leading marketing teams and consulting on growth for top companies in Africa and emerging markets, she has built a reputation as a global thought leader.
Her marketing expertise covers different sectors, such as social impact, media, investment management, startup education, fintech, and digital identity. She has worked with companies like Smile ID, Seedstars, Korapay, and Africhange and has handled marketing budgets of up to seven figures. She describes herself as a marketing generalist with the depth of a specialist.
Peace is a sought-after trainer and mentor. She has impacted thousands through her courses on Udemy and training programs for Google Digital Skills, Facebook for Creators, and the British Council. She is also a mentor for startups in the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa and Seedstars Growth Program; she has written and published three books.
Peace is passionate about storytelling and creating a platform for authentic stories to be told. Her YouTube show, Founders Connect, has featured over 70 African founders and senior operators, sharing their successes, failures, and lessons learned. With over 25,000 subscribers, her audience is growing rapidly.
Aside from all these, Peace is also a public speaker and has graced numerous events and summits. She has trained over 3000 people in branding, blogging, business development, and digital marketing. In 2017, she was a star participant at Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), RLC, Accra; Cohort 8, where she was trained for five weeks on Leadership, Ethics, and Business.
Peace, who is currently working as the Director of Marketing for Smile Identity, is an example of a multifaceted leader who works in the tech industry and has been inspiring.
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