Gbenga Awomodu is a certified marketing professional with over 8 years of experience across industries, including online media, oil and gas, healthcare, power, transportation, and telecommunications.
Gbenga currently serves as the Managing Consultant atTweakCentric Solutions , a marketing communications and content solutions consultancy based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Prior to this role, Gbenga served as the marketing specialist and acting marketing manager for the Mobile division at Samsung Electronics West Africa, with primary focus on Nigeria. In this role, he was responsible for driving marketing communications strategies and executions for all mobile devices sold in-country.
Gbenga began his career as an Editorial Assistant at Africa’s leading lifestyle website, BellaNaija.com , where he interviewed exceptional young entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders, and wrote various insightful and enlightening articles for the Inspired, Career, and Music columns between October 2010 and January 2013. Gbenga joined General Electric (GE) Africa Corporate Communications team via the Early Career Development Programme in February 2013, where he helped develop digital communications strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, set up GEReportsAfrica.com, and managed employee communications for the region.
In September 2014, Gbenga joined the Marketing team at Samsung Electronics West Africa, where he managed Digital Marketing and later served as Marketing Specialist and acting Marketing Manager for the Mobile division in Nigeria until January 2020.
Gbenga is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK; an Associate Registered Practitioner in Advertising (arpa) at the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and a Graduate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).
Gbenga holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, a Diploma in Professional Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and a Certificate in Advanced Brand Management from the Brand Marketing Academy, Lagos, Nigeria.
Gbenga founded TweakCentric Solutions, a marketing and editorial consultancy company (TweakMyContent.com, ), which was incorporated in 2015 and upgraded to a Limited Liability Company in 2020. He launched OnBecomingaMan.com, a faith-based mentoring platform for young men in 2015 and has consistently held quarterly Men’s Roundtable meetings since March 2016 till date.
Gbenga is a Maven-Connector who aims to build and support communities, create greater access for more people, and promote learning through sharing.