Founder Ohobu Group, Disrupt Communications Lab; Disrupt Politico, Disrupt Business Mastermind, Tempo Media. ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ง-๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง & ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ
David Idagu is an international public relations, reputation management, media, and communications advisor with experience working with local and international brands across severa
l industries and markets, including the US, UK, and Africa. Currently, he is the Africa Regional Lead for New York Based PR and communications agency, C. Moore Media International Public Relations (CMM), managing clients' projects across Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and East Africa. He provides regional strategy, insights, media relations, message development, and C-suite positioning for CMM's Africa and Africa diaspora-focused clients. He has also worked on several tech startups such as SystemOne, WorldCover, WorldRemit, AFEX Nigeria, Konga, and organizations such as The Africa Channel and Demand Africa, Lagos. David also has experience working with global brands like Chivas the Venture and Jameson. Idagu works with established and upcoming business leaders on personal branding and reputation management initiatives. He is also the Provost of Public Relations Skills Academy, Nigeria's award-winning and leading PR and communications education body, and is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ
As the lead consultant at Disrupt Politico, Idagu lead political communication campaigns in Nigeria at the Presidential, Governorship, and Senatorial elections. Disrupt Politico provides brand strategy, grassroot communication and mobilization strategy, traditional and online media relations and management, online reputation and crises management, social media, and overall communications strategy for clients. In 2015, Idagu worked on the grassroot communication strategy for presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu for the south west region of Nigeria during the 2015 presidential elections in Nigeria. His team developed
In 2019, he was appointed the Director of communications and public relations for the Governorship elections of the then-Senator, now Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state. Idagu was responsible for the entire Public relations, brand messaging, reputation management other related communications responsibilities pre, during, and post-election. He worked with a team of over 40 persons across different roles and responsibilities, including; Research, strategy, creative design, Digital and Social Media, Video and Photography, Media, etc. He also worked with the political party of the candidate and the party communications structure to raise the candidate's visibility, manage perception, create our narrative, debunk propaganda and ultimately work towards the candidate's victory. On February 14, 2020, Senator Douye Diri was sworn in as the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State. Still, in 2019, Idagu provided communications strategy for the election of the former Governor, of Bayelsa state, who is now in the Nigerian senate. In 2021, he was invited by ElectHER through its Future Law Makers program to facilitate PR and communications sessions for 35 women who are being groomed to contest in various legislative seats in the 2023 Nigerian elections. Idagu currently provides personal branding and communications strategy for ambitious individuals who are planning to contest in 2023 and want to disrupt the status quo.
๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
David leverages his over 10 years of practical experience working in the international and African public relations and communications sector to provide education for individuals who want to build a profitable career in public relations and communications. Through specialized courses like the PR Career Accelerator Program, The PR Consulting Accelerator Program, The Political Communication Course, and the certification course of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), he and his team have trained over 800 individuals in Africa who are currently building a career in public relations and communications.
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ
Through the Disrupt Business Mastermind Idagu helps businesses scale using the five pillars of business optimization: Brand Messaging, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Talent Development. The mastermind community exists to empower African entrepreneurs, a new generation of thought leaders, developers, creators, digital marketers to learn new skills, grow their careers, chase their passions and create financial freedom for themselves, their families, and their lives, all while living out their true purpose. This is a growing community of entrepreneurs and business owners at different levels of their business growth. In the Disrupt Business Mastermind Community, entrepreneurs get ongoing coaching and consultation which provides the accountability, systems, tools, and support necessary to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, or profitability of your business- in record time. Through regular live training, strategy sessions as well as business retreats, entrepreneurs from different industries and sectors connect and grow.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ก๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ)
Idagu is a founding team member and mentor for Africaโs first Public relations and communications mentorship program dedicated exclusively for African Female Tech Founders; The Future is Female Mentorship Program. Launched in 2020, the program has received attention and support from stakeholders in the African tech ecosystem, including a recent partnership with TechCabal and Africa Communications Week. The 25 mentees of the program's second edition were exclusively announced in Forbes. The mentees have been featured in tech publications such as Disrupt Africa, Techcity, TechCabal, Tech Trends, Tech in Africa, Tech gist Africa and more. After going through the mentorship program, some mentees have been spotted and received international recognition and partnership. An example is Shamim Kaliisa, founder of Chil AI lab, who was spotted by Michael Bloomberg and recognized as one of the 2021 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst, alongside other African tech founders like Abasi Ene-Obong of 54Gene, Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence, and Alloysius Attah of Farmerline Group. He recently contributed to Business Insider Africa, where I shared the Top 5 PR Tips for African Tech Startups from the 2021 Edition of The Future Is Female Mentorship Program.
