“A storytelling giant.”
Chude Jideonwo is that rare sighting – a media professional who has worked in every segment of the African media and storytelling space, with deep experience, insight and influence in each segment, across 23 African countries, over a 26-year career.
Storytelling that has shaped culture, empowered communities, changed governments and transformed industries.
“Storyteller, narrative builder.”
His ability to build narratives, pioneer industries, shape culture and influence millions across business, faith, activism, government has been spotlighted across the globe from the New York Times to the BBC and underlined by honours from the Yale World Fellowship to the Creative Residency of the London School of Economics.
He has built systems and institutions that capture the breadth of that storytelling and narrative-building experience, power and influence; expressed through wildly successful African media companies and brands that are undisputed leaders in each of their segments – television, radio, advertising, public relations, political consulting, digital media, podcasting, content creation, print, events, film and advocacy.
“A once-in-a-generation cultural force.”
Chude’s thesis is simple: stories can do everything. Stories are more powerful than technology, business, or politics — because stories are what shape reality itself.
Therefore the stories we tell ourselves and others about ourselves, each other and the world define our reality. Africa needs to tell itself a new story – about itself, about the world, about reality.
He has built a media behemoth that continues to prove that thesis across almost three decades – shaping how Africa sees and understands itself
“Africa’s number one interviewer.”
On the front end, he is shaping culture daily as host of Africa’s number one talk show
On the back end, he continues building Africa’s most powerful holding group of media and storytelling companies – with the combined capacity to reach the largest number of Africans at any time.
