Fade Ogunro
Fade Ogunro
Fade Ogunro hails fromf Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria. She is a former On-Air-Personality who resigned from The Beat 99.9 FM in 2016.
She currently runs an award-winning video production company called FilmFactoryNG as the head of productions with her brother Sesan who is famous for directing videos for renown artiste like D'banj, Tiwa Savage, Wande Coal. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Bookings Africa.[1]
Early Life
Fade Ogunro hails from Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria.
The powerful Celebrity (Radio and Television presenter) was born on the 3rd of October. She left Nigeria for London at a very early age where she studied Journalism and Creative Writing in University of Roehampton, the UK before she moved back to Nigeria in 2010.
She has a brother named Sesan Ogunro who is also a top name in Nigeria music industry.[5]
Career
Fade runs her own fashion show called Fashion Friday with Fade.
She is a self-proclaimed mediapreneur who has successfully produced Tv commercials for big names like Nokia, Airtel, ARM Life Insurance and produced Music video s for some of our favorite Nigerian artistes.[4]
She has 15 years experience in: Print and Broadcast journalism, Digital Marketing, Fashion, Entertainment and Production. She has also worked for Google in the UK, been published in Vogue UK, Guardian Newspaper Nigeria, produced and hosted her own radio show on The Beat99.9FM as well as two TV shows for DStv.
She has worked with various industries like PM News, Guardian Newspaper, 234 Next, and of course the Beat 99.9 FM.
Asked why she left Beat 99.9FM she said:
I was like I have turned 30.
It’s a new year and I have been on radio for 5 years and I think it’s time for me to focus more on my company because it has gotten to the stage where I’m leaving my clients on set running to radio and I am not even concentrating on radio because I’m worried about what is going on at Film Factory.[3]
In 2011, She co-founded Film Factory Productions where she produced TV adverts, documentaries and creative content for GE, GT Bank, Coca-cola, Microsoft, Ferrari, Puma, MTV, Lancôme, MTN, Airtel, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and many more superstars. Collectively, the projects she has produced within Africa has amassed over 1.5billion views on YouTube and won various prestigious awards.
She has spoken at numerous global conferences including the Cannes Lions Festival and even hosted red carpet events for the MTV & BET Awards.
Bookings Africa
Bookings Africa located at 9 Udi Street, Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is the first pan-African marketplace that enables digital gig-work by directly connecting customers to millions of service providers instantly across the continent.
It is an online booking platform that helps African creatives, connect with clients, promote their talent and services and drive value for their work in the African creative economy
Clients can search, compare and book (hourly or daily) for accountants, counselors, DJs, Digital Marketers,Voice-Over Artists, Health & Fitness Instructors, Stylists, Make-up artist s, and Photographer s.
Filming Locations can simply source, compare, book and pay online for the creative service rendered.
Bookings Africa is a mission-driven, online marketplace based in Lagos, Nigeria, It was founded in November 2017 by Fade Ogunro.[2]
We are enabling emerging and established creatives gain recognition and enter the Global Creative Economy on their own terms and build sustainable careers.
'WELCOME TO THE HOME OF CREATIVES'