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Bolutife Awakan - Brand Designer/ Co-founder, Lilac Africa

Bolutife Awakan is a Brand and Experience designer with about a decade of experience, passionate about crafting unique and compelling identities that captivate audiences and drive business results. She approaches every project with a keen eye for detail, enthusiasm and a strategic mindset and is committed to building brands that PEOPLE (employees, customers, investors) love.

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Bolutife Awakan - Brand Designer/ Co-founder, Lilac Africa

A Brand Designer and Strategist with about a decade of experience in Design, Branding, and Business strategy who leverages strategic and creative approaches to build THRIVING brands that PEOPLE (employees, customers, investors) love.

Passionate about branding, education, design and dedicated to helping others find their path, Bolutife is recognized as a mentor of excellence and an inspiration to many in the tech industry.

Her commitment to sharing knowledge and expertise has led her to write several valuable branding resources that have benefited countless individuals including her latest book on personal branding, SIGNATURE: The journey to your authentic brand.

Bolutife has successfully led and delivered projects across various industries, both locally and internationally; and has consistently developed and deployed meaningful strategies, crafted unique visual systems, and propelled brands to thrive in competitive markets.

She holds an MBA degree from the prestigious Rome Business School, a student of the Global Design Leadership program at Future London Academy; one that only accepts 30 candidates annually from across the world.

Currently the Chief Design Officer at Neo Health; a global health technology company dedicated to reshaping access to healthcare for the African diaspora and their families (previously a senior designer at Interswitch Group, the Pan-African Tech Unicorn). She sits on the Advisory Board of TRLH, a training institute for business leaders and Paragóne Signature & Associates; a real estate company operating out of Nigeria.

Having grown, advised and supported several thriving companies, in 2024 she co-founded Lilac Africa; an ed-tech/social enterprise whose mission raise more women leaders in the tech industry through technical training, gender nurturing and a collaborative global community.

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