PR for Impact

VISIBILITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN EMERGING MARKETS

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insiderPR helps visionary founders and investors across Africa and the Middle East tell their stories to the world. We generate visibility and connect you with global investors, media and influencers.

Based between Washington DC, Lagos and London, we have decades of experience in media, thought leadership, and investing in emerging markets.

We have pioneered a WRITE – SPEAK – MEET model, which we feel are the core pillars of PR.

We’re committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for our clients and are razor-focused
on tangible results.

How
it works

Write

Speak

Meet

Real Growth
Real Results

Write

We want clients to write and be written about. We do this several ways:

Media Mentions

Profiles, features & commentary in media platforms

Thought Leadership

Op-Eds

Ideating, drafting & placement of editorials

Branded Content

Self-published blogs & articles on your company blog, LinkedIn, and Medium

Crisis Communications

Working with you to develop a timely and robust crisis management strategy, with implementation.

Press Releases

Drafting, distribution, and follow-up with journalists

Social Media

Strategy and account
management

Media Liaison​

Fielding interview requests, managing relations & requests from the press

Speak

We want our clients to be leading voices in their industry. Not only do we get clients center stage at leading global industry conferences, we also provide:

Speaking & moderating opportunities

Speaker briefings and coaching

Podcast and webinar speaking opportunities

Convening audiences for high profile events

Meet

We have an unparalleled network and can facilitate introductions that move the needle for our clients’ businesses.

Our team has helped guide over $2 billion of investment into 30+ African markets, and advised everyone from leading entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. From Lagos to Jeddah, Lusaka to Cairo, we understand the markets our clients live and work in and can add value from day one.

We host private dinners and events that bring together investors and entrepreneurs to discuss common challenges, present opportunities and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Results

120+
Op-Eds

350+ Media Mentions

80+ Speaking Opportunities

17,000+ Network Database

Clients Featured In

"The insiderPR team is more than PR - they focus on building partnerships tailored to create real growth."
Bolanle Austen-Peters
Bolanle Austen-PetersTerra Kulture
"Their level of advice and promotion is really without peer..."
Demmy Adesina
Demmy AdesinaRensource Energy
"In insiderPR we found a perfect media partner who defined their success in complete alignment with their client's own success. I couldn't recommend them highly enough."
Timothy Kotin
Timothy KotinSuperFluid Labs
"The team at insiderPR have become trusted partners, and an extension of our in-house team. They are responsive to client needs, knowledgeable about our market, and added real strategic value to our brand narrative and messaging."
Tariye Gbadegesin
Tariye GbadegesinManaging Director & Chief Investment Officer ARM-Harith
"Insider has been of amazing help to us, not just on the PR side, but also on fundraising and investor relations."
Mostafa Kandil
Mostafa KandilFounder, Swvl
“The Insider team are well connected, knowledgeable and passionate about emerging markets.”
Tunde Kehinde
Tunde KehindeFounder, Lidya
“Insider has been incredible at supporting us at growing our brand. Their innovative model has proven to be more effective and cost-efficient than traditional “bricks and mortar” PR.”
Josh Sandler
Josh SandlerFounder, Lori Systems
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Afrae Tatari​

Social Media Manager

Afrae is a Digital Marketing Strategist and Social Media Specialist. She holds a bachelor's degree in International Trade and Management from Istanbul Sehir University in Turkey and is certified in Search Engine Optimization, Inbound Marketing, and Content Marketing.

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Temi Faseyide

Account Associate

Temi is a creative storyteller who is adept at understanding and refining the business story in order to communicate effectively to the targeted audiences. She has over four years of experience working in communications and earned a Post Graduate Degree in Public Relations & Communications from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

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Camila Canney

Latin American Associate

Camila is a marketing specialist with experience in communication strategies, advertising campaigns, and brand positioning for companies across multiple industries. She has participated in the startup ecosystem in Colombia and collaborated in digital transformation projects.

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Gustavo Orozco

Latin America Director

Gustavo has served as an advisor to several Colombian presidential candidates and international firms regarding public relations issues and brand positioning in media outlets. He is a frequent collaborator with Colombian news organizations

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John Nikolaou

Director of Operations and Finance

John is the founder of natural resource research and advisory firm with experience operating in several African markets. He has previous experience in US energy sector and natural resource policy.
John holds a BA in Government and Natural Resource Management from Claremont McKenna College.

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Wole Olayinka

Account Manager

Wole is an Account Manager at insiderPR. He has spent the last five years supporting communications and delivering engaging content for African businesses and entrepreneurs. His writings on technology in Africa have appeared in NextBillion, African Arguments, Business Day Nigeria, TechCabal, AllAfrica and Magnitt.
Wole holds a Bachelor of Laws from Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria.

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Adjoa Kwakye

Account Manager

Adjoa has worked across different roles in the financial services sector in Ghana, including marketing, technology and customer service, developing a broad outlook on doing business in West Africa.
Adjoa holds a BSC in Management Information Systems from Ashesi University, and an MSC in International Business from Hult International Business School

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Olga Balangala

Associate

Olga is an Associate at insiderPR. She has 8 years combined experience in events, TV/Film/Radio production, marketing and research across different industries. She is an award winner and Tropics Magazine Top 500 African-Doer. Olga holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Johannesburg majoring in Sociology, Strategic Communication and Information Management.

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Nosike Nwigene

Digital Communications Manager

Nosike is a Communications and Digital marketing professional interested in media, Africa's tech ecosystem, innovation policy and the intersections. He has experience providing advisory and executing social media and content programs for over 25 tech ecosystem actors in emerging markets. Nosike holds a BSc in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Abuja.

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Rebekah Clark

Director

Rebekah is Director at insiderPR. Rebekah is a communications specialist with an international career which has seen her tell a wide-range of captivating stories to diverse audiences. Her mission is to support clients as they create positive and meaningful dialogue, whilst inspiring and informing audiences. Based in London, Rebekah works with Governments, NGOs, and brands, to deliver effective strategy, campaigns, purpose-driven activities, media, and events. She holds a BA Honours in Communication & Sociology from the University of Liverpool, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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Thelma Obiakor

Account Manager

Thelma is an Account Manager at insiderPR. She is also a planning, research, and evaluation specialist, and much of her research explores innovative business models for inclusive growth through entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan africa. Thelma supports several international donor organisations, and government agencies in gathering evidence to inform decision making, and conducts rigorous results-based evaluations to measure the impact of their work. She is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA). Thelma holds a BA in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and an Mphil in Development Studies from Cambridge University.

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Eliot Pence

Co-Founder

Eliot is the Executive Director of the US-Nigeria Council, advises investors on market entry & private expansion strategies in Africa. He has written extensively on doing business in frontier markets in the FT, New York Times, Reuters & CNN. He is a board member of the African Leadership Network, an Aspen Scholar, & CFR Term member.
Eliot holds an MA from Yale University.

We are always looking for experienced people, talented writers, journalist connections, etc.

We do not have any current open positions but don’t hesitate to contact us at opportunities@beaninsider.com if you want to get on our radar for future opportunities.

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Aubrey Hruby

Co-Founder

Aubrey is an advisor to Fortune 500 companies & investors doing business in Africa. She is a contributor to the Financial Times, NPR, & Axios and the award-winning author of ‘The Next Africa’. She also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Council on Foreign Relations & a Milken Young Leader.
Aubrey holds an MBA from Wharton & MA from Georgetown.