Strategic Partnerships · Social Media & Content Strategy · Go-to-Market · Web3 & AI Ecosystems

Business Development, Growth & Brand Marketing.

I help emerging technology businesses find the right partners and markets — and communicate their value clearly to the audiences that drive adoption.

Remote · Open to global opportunities
Focus: Web3, Fintech, AI & Emerging Tech GTM
500+

Monthly first-time depositors supported through partner-led acquisition

$50K+

Monthly deposits generated through managed partner activity

44→85%

Partner retention improved through relationship management and follow-up

10–15

High-performing partner relationships managed every month

01Profile

I connect emerging technology with the partners, markets and audiences that make it grow.

Portrait of Mistura Motunrayo Akorede
Mistura M. Akorede · Remote / Global

I work at the intersection of business development, strategic partnerships and growth marketing, helping emerging technology businesses communicate their value, identify opportunities, build relationships and strengthen their market presence.

My experience combines market research, partnership development, product positioning, social media content and audience-focused communication across emerging technology ecosystems.

I care less about what a technology does and more about why a partner or a market would adopt it. That question shapes my research, my proposals and how I run commercial conversations.

Working remotely with teams and partners across Africa, Europe and global Web3 hubs, I've learned that each ecosystem has its own incentives, language and pace — and that respecting those nuances is what turns introductions into agreements.

"Turn opportunities into practical growth initiatives."

Research · Relationships · Commercial execution

02Expertise

What I bring to the table.

01

Strategic Business Development & Pipeline Growth

Building qualified pipelines from first conversation to signed agreement, with clear prioritisation of where commercial value sits.

02

Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships

Identifying, approaching and nurturing partners whose incentives genuinely align — integrations, co-marketing, distribution and infrastructure.

03

Market Intelligence & Ecosystem Mapping

Structured research into players, gaps and adoption signals so teams can decide where to focus before they spend.

04

Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution

Translating product capability into market entry plans, sequencing launches and coordinating the people who carry them out.

05

Pitching, Proposals & Commercial Positioning

Writing proposals and decks that explain value in the partner's language, not ours — concise, specific and decision-ready.

06

Community, Creator & Ecosystem Discovery

Finding the creators, media, communities and builders who shape opinion in a market, and designing ways to work with them.

03Brand, Content & Growth

Marketing that serves the commercial goal.

Partnerships open doors; communication keeps them open. My content and brand work sits alongside my business development — clear messaging makes partners easier to win, products easier to understand and audiences easier to grow.

Marketing isn't just posting. It builds understanding, trust, visibility and adoption.

01

Social Media Strategy & Management

Planning and publishing platform-appropriate content, supporting content calendars and keeping brand communication consistent.

02

Content Marketing & Storytelling

Turning technical product information into clear content that explains what a product does, why it matters and who it serves.

03

Brand Communication & Positioning

Supporting messaging, content themes and audience-specific communication across digital channels.

04

Emerging-Tech Marketing

Content and communication for Web3, DeFi, blockchain, AI and other technology-focused businesses.

05

Community & Audience Engagement

Content that invites meaningful interaction, supports education and helps audiences understand a project's value.

06

Growth-Oriented Marketing

Linking content to business goals — awareness, engagement, product understanding, adoption and lead generation.

07

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Working with BD, project, product, community and marketing teams on coordinated growth initiatives.

04Early-Stage & SaaS

Early-stage products need more than frequent posts.

For platforms serving founders, startups, investors and digital communities, I combine product education, founder-focused storytelling, positioning, social content and growth-oriented calls to action.

Business development tells me who the partners are. Market research tells me what the audience needs. Ecosystem work shows me where they gather. Content publishing turns all of it into messages that move people to act.

How to read this site

Completed work work I contributed to
Strategic recommendation approaches I've developed
Hypothetical concept example ideas, not client work
Strategic recommendationMy messaging principles
01

Problem first

Say clearly what problem the product solves before talking about features.

02

Know the audience

Name exactly who it serves — founders, startup teams, investors or communities.

03

Show the value

Use real use-cases and outcomes so people can picture the product in their workflow.

04

Give a next step

Every piece ends with a clear reason to act: sign up, book a demo, join the waitlist.

Hypothetical conceptHow I would approach a SaaS startup

Illustrative concepts for a generic early-stage platform. Not work done for any specific company.

Product-led content

A weekly 'one feature, one problem' post series showing a product solving a real founder task in under 60 seconds.

CTA: "Try it free"

Founder education

Short carousels and threads on fundraising readiness, GTM basics and partnerships — useful on their own, linking back to the product.

CTA: "Get the full guide"

Feature explainers

Before / after visuals and plain-language walkthroughs for each new release, written for non-technical users.

CTA: "See how it works"

Use-case storytelling

Persona stories — a first-time founder, an angel investor, a community lead — showing how each gets value from the platform.

CTA: "Find your use-case"

Awareness campaign

A launch sequence: teaser problem posts → founder-story reveal → live demo → partner and community amplification through ecosystem relationships.

CTA: "Join the waitlist"

05Career

Professional experience.

Aug 2026 — Present

Business Development Manager

Klugekopf Global Concept Inc. (KKGC)

  • Support emerging-technology projects through a mix of business development, market research, positioning, content execution and partnership development.
  • Research projects, markets, audiences and growth opportunities across Web3, AI and fintech; support partnership outreach and ecosystem development.
  • Support social media content planning and publishing for selected technology projects, helping communicate value propositions clearly to their audiences.
  • Contribute to brand visibility and consistent digital communication, connecting content and positioning with wider growth and go-to-market objectives.
  • Build research-backed pitch decks, proposals and ecosystem maps across African, UK and international markets.
Oct 2024 — Oct 2025

Affiliate & Partnerships Manager

1win (Confidential / NDA)

  • Drove 500+ monthly first-time depositors and $50K+ in monthly deposits through partner-led acquisition.
  • Improved partner retention from 44% to 85%, managing 10–15 high-performing partners monthly.
  • Negotiated CPA, RevShare, hybrid and fixed-fee deals across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco and Ethiopia.
2026

Partnership / Affiliate Manager

WinWin

  • Identified partners across African, Middle Eastern and Francophone markets.
  • Supported outreach, onboarding, proposals and campaign coordination.
2025 — 2026

Business Development & Partnerships

Confidential company

  • Conducted prospect research, market mapping and partner evaluation across international markets.
  • Supported negotiation, campaign coordination and performance monitoring with multiple stakeholders.
06Selected Projects

Emerging-tech brands I've contributed to.

TuumIO

Emerging Technology
Completed work

Product communication and content for an emerging-technology product.

Challenge
Making a technical product understandable and relevant to its intended audience.
My role
Supported social media content, product storytelling and audience education.
Approach
Lead with the problem the product solves, then explain how — in plain language.
Social postsEducational contentProduct explainers

ByTrade

Exchange / Fintech
Completed work

Brand communication and growth support for an exchange-related project.

Challenge
Communicating clearly to traders and users while supporting wider growth activity.
My role
Content support and audience communication, connecting marketing with business development.
Approach
Content should support commercial goals, not sit apart from them.
Social contentAudience messagingGrowth initiatives

SophiaVerse

AI & Web3
Completed work

AI, Web3 and community-focused content.

Challenge
Making AI and Web3 concepts accessible to a broad community audience.
My role
Content creation, technology storytelling and community communication.
Approach
Translate big ideas into concrete, relatable moments for the community.
Community postsExplainer contentStorytelling

Dr. Morgan Camp

Professional Brand
Completed work

Professional brand and thought-leadership communication.

Challenge
Using digital content to support professional positioning and thought leadership.
My role
Contribution details to be confirmed.
08Selected Work

Business development case studies in partnerships and growth.

Partner-Led Acquisition

Scaling partner acquisition across six African markets

Context

A global platform needed sustainable user growth across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco and Ethiopia.

Challenge

Fragmented partner channels — affiliates, Telegram communities, creators and publishers — with uneven performance.

Approach

Owned the full partner lifecycle: prospecting, qualification, deal structuring (CPA, RevShare, hybrid), onboarding and optimisation, adapted to each market.

Deliverables

Partner pipelineCommercial termsCampaign coordinationPerformance tracking

Outcome — 500+ monthly first-time depositors and $50K+ in monthly deposits through partner activity.

09How I Work

A four-stage operating framework.

01

Discover & Map

Ecosystem research, stakeholder identification and opportunity sizing.

02

Position & Strategise

Value proposition alignment and a narrative each partner can say yes to.

03

Engage & Execute

Commercial discussions, proposals and agreement structuring.

04

Scale & Sustain

Relationship governance, reporting and co-growth initiatives.

10Skills

Capabilities across growth and communication.

Business & Commercial Growth

  • Business Development
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Market Research
  • Opportunity Identification
  • Go-to-Market Support
  • Ecosystem Development

Marketing & Brand

  • Social Media Management
  • Content Strategy
  • Content Creation
  • Brand Communication
  • Product Storytelling
  • Audience Engagement
  • Growth Marketing

Emerging Technology

  • Web3 & Blockchain Ecosystems
  • DeFi Market Research
  • AI & Emerging Tech Communication
  • Technology Product Positioning
  • Community-Led Growth

Execution & Analytics

  • Outreach & Relationship Management
  • Content Planning & Publishing
  • Campaign Coordination
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
11Familiarity

Web3 & technology landscapes I work across.

Infrastructure

  • L1 & L2 networks
  • Wallets, nodes & validators
  • Consensus & distributed systems
  • Testnet / mainnet dynamics

Protocols

  • DeFi protocols & integrations
  • Token & network incentives
  • Decentralised storage
  • Decentralised messaging

Principles

  • P2P networking
  • Privacy
  • Censorship resistance
  • Permissionless systems

Adjacent

  • AI
  • Fintech
  • Creator & community economy
  • African & emerging markets
12Tools & Methods

Analytics & Reporting

Google Analytics / GA4, Power BI, Excel.

Partner & Affiliate Platforms

CRM systems, Affise, Everflow.

Channels & Outreach

LinkedIn, X, Telegram, Meta Business Suite.

Pitch & Presentation

Canva for decks, proposals and partner one-pagers.

Research & Prospecting

Digital research and prospecting tools for ecosystem mapping.

13Development

Education, certifications & continuous learning.

B.Sc. International Relations and Diplomacy

University of Benin Republic

Graduated 2016

Google Analytics Certification

Google

Analytics & performance measurement

Languages

English · Yoruba · Nigerian Pidgin · Basic French

Working across African and international markets

Web3 & Protocol Learning

Ongoing

Deepening hands-on protocol and infrastructure experience

15Contact

Let's build the right partnerships together.

Looking for someone who can connect business growth, partnerships and brand communication? Let's talk.

Currently exploring selective BD, partnerships & growth marketing roles