I believe in the power of
expression;
in thought, speech, and action.

I help individuals and organisations articulate
their vision and value in a compelling and winning way, through the art and science of strategic communications.

A bit about me

I know what is required here is one word or a definition, a string of letters and syllables that define who I am, and why you should care. Unfortunately, I don't fit into many boxes. And at 6ft tall, I learned to be OK with 'standing out' a long time ago.

So, what I have here is a beautiful introduction that a friend wrote about me for an event. It was humbling (and so much better than anything I'd have written) so let's go with that, shall we?

Emelia has built a reputation for herself in the use of acute imagination and out-of-the-box thinking in aligning business objectives with creative strategy and expression. With both industry and agency experience, she’s worked with a plethora of multinational and local brands, NGO's and development organisations in developing sustainable strategic communication and visibility blueprints, combining traditional and digital media seamlessly to achieve cohesive and effective brand communications.

She's currently the media development and private sector engagement specialist on USAID's Accelerating Social and Behaviour Change Project. She was previously the Communications and Visibility Consultant on the multi-country European Union-funded consortium project, ‘Enough! operational in Ghana, Mali and Liberia, where she highlighted efforts to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the region. A passionate business communication expert, Emelia is one of the co-founders and Board member at Brandason, where she dedicates her craft to helping the next generation of burgeoning and visionary brands in becoming global entities of change through sustained and cutting edge solutions in communications and experiential events.

Emelia is also a training consultant and has worked with GIZ's Lab of Tomorrow, the Mastercard Foundation's CAMFED programme, the De-Graft Foundation, Developers In Vogue, Herona and FUSAID to reach over two thousand, eight hundred people, offering them capacity building and training in design thinking, public speaking, marketing, digital communications and entrepreneurship.

A known speaker, she's a 2x TEDx speaker and host and an online facilitator in Effective Marketing Communications on BlendYourLearning, an e-learning education platform.

With a background in Journalism and Media, Emelia is currently a Chartered Marketer, Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and holds an MBA in Marketing Management among other certifications.