Folakemi Philips
Nov 4 · 2 min read

Life of a Storyteller

Meet Folakemi Philips, a Brand Storyteller & Creative Consultant whose work explores different areas of expression.

She is a Creative with years of experience in Brand Storytelling, Copywriting (Advertising), Web Content Development, Idea Generation, Marketing Communications, Filmmaking…the list goes on.

Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature from Babcock University, a certificate in Storytelling & Integrated Concepting from Miami Ad School, Berlin and a certificate in Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking; she is interested in data and numbers which means sales is at the heart of her work.

She is a CcHub Media Fellow, a Cherie Blair Mentee and finished as one of the top ten entrepreneurs under the British Council’s NICE Program for Film entrepreneurs in conjunction with Henley Business School & Afrinolly.

She has written scripts for adverts and short films and also written commissioned short stories for children.

She enjoys creating marketing/content strategy and direction for new brands and businesses, wearing different hats in the bid to move ideas from dream to execution phase.

She worked with an amazing team to prepare entrepreneurs for an international pitch and has spoken at major events for entrepreneurs including ‘Business, The Economy & You' at the Nigerian German-Chamber of Commerce Lagos.

She has also addressed students of prestigious institutions like University of Lagos, Babcock University and Wolex Polytechnic.

She is passionate about telling brand, personal and business stories via every available medium and currently consults for some organizations.

She is enthusiastic about new brands, knowledge transfer and looks forward to investing in emerging storytellers and entrepreneurs in the nearest future.

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Folakemi Philips

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Folakemi is a #Storyteller #Content & Copy Developer #Brand Builder #Creative Consultant. She teaches #storytelling as a tool for changing narratives

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