Chinelo Ekenta

Let's Build Your Dream Project Together

I bring 8 years of experience across the NGO, tech, and service sectors.
In the NGO space, I spent 5 years working across 10+ sectors in 53 African countries, directly supporting 5,000+ entrepreneurs and impacting over 100,000 more indirectly.

I help individuals and teams organise and digitise their businesses and internal processes. Through structured consultations and hands-on project leadership, I bring clarity, define priorities, and map out practical next steps.

I streamline operations, lead projects and teams, and implement systems that reduce ambiguity, improve efficiency, and ensure work gets done efficiently and accurately.

I bring excellence,  structure, and commitment to every project I lead.

Project Manager | Digital Strategist | Content Writer|  Community Manager

About Me – The Human Behind the Hustle

I help individuals and teams move from “We should…” to “We did it!” That fear of starting? That’s my sweet spot. I love helping people push through the fear to see what’s on the other side. I’ve done this a thousand times, and my main motivation is always to find out if it’s ever that hard. I ENJOY the feels I get after excelling at a task that gave people sleeplesss nights. Gives me some sort of gratification.

Whether I’m  working on a complex project that requires you to manage 30 different people, planning a continent-wide event, handling operations, creating content, training young people in digital skills, or helping founders refine their brand, I always bring three things: order, soul (I have treated every single project like it’s a personal one), and execution.

Based in Africa, working globally. Always just a message away.

Services

What I Do – Why You Need Me!

Truthfully, a lot of people do what I do. If you do good research, you will find others who offer the same service. However, the reason why people keep working with me, in the words of a client, “Chinelo is not only professional, but she listens and is very hardworking. She’s detail-oriented and patient through every revision. She ensured my project came out better than I imagined. The result exceeded my expectations.

For me, once you pay me for a project, it becomes MINE. Seeing that I love excellence, that project is done ONLY when it’s excellent. Join the excellent team today and work with me. Find how I can help you below.

Project and Program Management

From ideation to implementation, I handle the details so you can focus on the vision.

I do the “unpleasant” tasks that no one wants to do and the “tough” tasks that bring the vision to live. I have worked on tech projects, sustainable development programs, coaching and mentorship, and training programs to name a few. 

Event Strategy & Execution

Physical, virtual, or hybrid—I build experiences that matter. I have handled over 200 virtual events.

that directly impacted 100,000 plus people. And over 50 physical events in about 8 countries in Africa have impacted over 5,000 people. I have personally worked on all the parts of an event. Ideation, Planning, Vendor Sourcing, Budget, Report, Photography, every step of the way.

People & Culture

Onboard, motivate, and retain, because teams are everything. I started my career in a very lovely organisation.

with an exceptional culture and people. When I resigned, I joined several workplaces with terrible staffing, culture and processes. I used the tools I learned at my first workplace and YouTube to improve processes for others. I have hired over 30 people directly and shared retention strategies that have proven to work and reduced staff turnover by 80%.

Community Engagement

I have built several communities - A Telegram community I built from scratch to 11,000 members

in less than 6 months. A WhatsApp group from 0- 282 in 1 week. Newsletter community, Instagram, etc. The difference is, I don’t just increase the numbers, I create a community that converts. I turn to their best friend, and they do my bidding.

Training & Career Upskilling

I’ve trained 5000+ youths and women in Nigeria and across 53 African countries

and other non-African countries including the UK, USA, Bahamas, Canada, China, to mention but a few.

Tools I love

AI, Canva, Google Suite, Slack, Aweber, Notion, Zoom, etc - I have used a lot of PM, Content Creation and AI tools

 and also teach people how to use them. Always happy to try new stuff

My Journey

My Journey – “So Far, So Good”

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2014

Stepped into hosting with my very first talent show.

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2015 – 2017

Expanded into hosting multiple church and social events, sharpening my stage presence and communication skills.

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2017 – 2020

Took a bold leap into the digital space:

Hosted webinars on digital marketing. Ran my first Facebook ad and began my copywriting journey.

Founded and built three thriving communities to global standards.

Deepened my expertise in digital marketing and community building.
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2020

A defining year:

Managed an active email community.

Led a COVID-19 programme that helped over 10,000 female entrepreneurs stay online and afloat.

Designed strategies and delivered multiple training sessions.

Strengthened my ability to drive online engagement at scale.
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2021 – Present

Evolved into a multi-faceted professional:

Crafted powerful copies, email campaigns, and long-form content, including books.

Managed and delivered 200+ events, projects, and programmes with excellence.

Designed and implemented SOPs that helped businesses scale sustainably.

Successfully project-managed high-impact initiatives across diverse sectors and continents.

Words from Others

“Love Notes from Clients & Colleagues”

"The digital marketing strategy focused on my business and wasn't a general package of the market. Chinelo explained everything clearly and answered the questions I had, professionally so."

Nana
South Africa

"I like that Chinelo explained new things that I hadn't thought of before. She broke down and explained key concepts in Digital Marketing. I learnt that digital marketing is more than just putting out content on digital platforms. Digital marketing entails attracting and keeping potential customers. In order to accomplish this, one needs to have a digital marketing strategy. In addition, I learned that it is not enough just to provide value; one needs to find a way to profit from providing said value."

Sarah
South Africa

"One thing that stood out for me while I worked with Chinelo was her human management skill. She is ever ready to help and an exceptional leader who leads by example.

Also, she has a wealth of experience in different roles and this makes her a sort of utilitarian.

Chinelo constantly strives for excellence in every task and project she executes, always going above and beyond. She is a rare gem and an excellent addition to any team."

Ayokunle
Nigeria

Outside Work

When I’m Not Bringing Peace and Ease to Individuals and Business Owners

  • I’m climbing mountains; it’s weird none of my friends love this part of me
    Watching business podcasts of successful people, random gists, lifestyle. I love Paul Foh, You Can Rest Here, Shining Light Flo, Toke Moments, ISWIS, ShxtsnGigs, CreativiTEA, and follow a bunch of YouTube family/lifestyle creators.
  • Watching different meal preps and recipes—I make some and watch others just for fun.
  • Planning vacations I haven’t taken yet 😅
  • Going to the gym
  • Being a nuisance on WhatsApp and bringing joy to people
  • Writing random sweet things
  • Fantasising about sweet nonsense (as I type this, I see I have quite a rich outside-work life. I never knew, lol).
  • Cooking up a storm—I cook GOOD… once every quarter, though.

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