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§ 01 Co-founders

Meet the founders.

Dr. Tayo Oyedeji and Dolapo Ogunbambo built Aikido Agency after 52+ years between them growing brands across 34 African markets. They lead every engagement personally.

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Portrait of Dr. Tayo Oyedeji, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Strategy

Tayo leads Aikido Agency's commercial strategy and CEO-level relationships. Three decades across global advertising networks, including former CEO of Publicis Media Africa and Group CEO of Insight Redefini, with senior roles at Publicis Groupe Africa and Omnicom Group Nigeria.

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Dr. Tayo Oyedeji

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Portrait of Dolapo Ogunbambo, Co-Founder & Managing Director Implementation

Dolapo leads every engagement at the strategic level, from commercial diagnosis through to final accountability on the numbers. Twenty years across brand, performance and market development in West Africa.

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Dolapo Ogunbambo

Co-Founder & Managing Director
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§ 02 — Why we built Aikido Agency

Why we built Aikido Agency.

"The agency we wished we could have hired from the client side."

We started Aikido Agency because we wanted to build an agency focused on business outcomes: the numbers that matter to a marketing leader. Aikido Agency is the agency we wished we could have hired when we were on the client side, with senior people on the brief from day one and commercial KPIs agreed upfront.

Every brief still gets the personal touch of a founder on it, and the operating model stays consistent across all engagements. Let's discuss how we can create commercial value for your brand.

— Dr. Tayo Oyedeji & Dolapo Ogunbambo Book a 30-min growth call
52+
Years combined experience
34
African markets
2
Founders on every brief
§ 03 Leadership

Senior leads. On your account.

Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner, the people who make sure you get true value from Aikido Agency. From creative to digital and media, they bring their team's expertise to bear on your brands.

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Portrait of Adefunke Adedayo, General Manager, Client Service Client Service

Funke leads client service: the single accountable point of contact who keeps every engagement honest, on schedule and true to the brief. She has run some of Nigeria's most demanding accounts.

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Adefunke Adedayo

General Manager, Client Service
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Portrait of Adebola Ajose, General Manager, Creative & Digital Creative & Digital

Adebola designs the digital surfaces where intent becomes action: CRM, e-commerce, social, and the data systems underneath them. He brings engineering rigour to every brief that touches a screen.

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Adebola Ajose

General Manager, Creative & Digital
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Portrait of Aminat Adekoya, Head of Media Media

Aminat leads media at Aikido Agency: planning, buying and pacing across broadcast, OOH and digital, and the weekly reporting that keeps every budget accountable.

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Aminat Adekoya

Head of Media
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— Hiring

We hire for the work, not the headcount.

Aikido Agency is always open to senior strategists, creatives, producers and media planners who want commercial accountability for their work. Email us with your CV and a note on why.

Write to us
Operating Lagos · Worldwide Mon — Fri · 09:00 → 19:00 WAT · 3b Felicia Koleosho Street, Opebi, Lagos
Direct hello@aikido.ng +234 810 960 5970
§ 04 — Contact

Have a brief?
Let's talk.

Tell us the business challenge, the target and the timeline. We'll come back within 48 hours with a point of view and next steps.

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