Tiwalola Olanubi

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Tiwalola Olanubi Jnr
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Nationality Nigerian
EducationB.Sc Quantity Suveryor, University of Lagos
Occupation(s)PR, digital marketing and communications
Known forFounding DottsMediaHouse
TitleCEO DottsMediaHouse
Board member ofDotts Group
AwardsFuture Awards (2019)

Tiwalola OlanubiJnr (born June 28, 1988) is a Nigerian media, food and technology entrepreneur. [1] [2] [3]

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He is the founder of the digital marketing firm Dotts Media House; and a bread company called Zarafet Loaves. He is also the publisher of the Nigerian Influencer Marketing Report (NIMR). [4] [5]

Education

Olanubi Jnr was born in Lagos to Engr Tiwalola Wallace Olanubi and Oluwatoyin Olanubi. He attended St Raphael's Primary School, Ondo, Hallmark Secondary School, Ondo and the Becky Parker College, Akure. He studied Quantity Surveying at the University of Lagos.

Career

Olanubi Jnr developed an interest in marketing and communications while in the University of Lagos by promoting entertainment events on campus. [6] In his 3rd year, he was appointed as a brand ambassador for Blackberry Nigeria. [7] [8] [9] This reinforced his interest in media and communications. [10] [7]

Following his graduation, Olanubi Jnr went on to established DottsMediaHouse (a digital marketing and communications firm) which has now expanded into a group company - Dotts Group with three subsidiaries which include DottsMediaHouse Limited, Dotts Co-Working Space, and Asteri Africa (a booking and management firm). [11] [12]

During the company's early years, there were reports it was involved in over 50% of online campaigns and influencer marketing in the Nigerian digital marketing space. [13] The company then in 2019, published Nigeria’s first ever influencer marketing report called NIMR (Nigerian Influencer Marketing Report). The report is published annually and shared at the Social Media Week Lagos to media enthusiasts & content creators. [14] Olanubi Jnr founded two other companies in the process, Zarafet Loaves, a bread production outfit and an influencers and content creators platform called Trendupp Africa. [7]

The Guardian Life Magazine once wrote that Olanubi is one of the Nigerian youths shaping the future [15] [16] while Vanguard Allure listed him as one of the 12 outstanding youths nominated for Future Awards. [17] In 2018, His communications Firm, DottsMediaHouse was named Africa’s Most Outstanding Quality Digital Marketing Company of the year by African Quality Achievement Award and also named West Africa Digital Marketing Agency of the decade. [18] [19]

Olanubi Jnr has been involved in CSR Projects including Leap Africa's Youth Day of Service, NaijaHacks Hackaton etc, Tiwalola is passionate about Governance, youth development and Entrepreneurship. [20]

Awards

Tiwalola Olanubi has received several recognitions and awards over the years, some of which include:

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