About me

Noella Ekezie is the Founder & Creative Director at Ellae, the foremost and award-winning integrated creative, brand, digital and marketing communications agency in Lagos, Nigeria. At Ellae, her design and brand building expertise have seen her execute projects for both Fortune 500 companies and challenger brands including organizations such as the USAID, UNDP, BASF Germany, the Nike Foundation, Google Inc, Exxon Mobil, Citi Bank, Cognizant, and many others. Noella has succeeded in building a leading integrated agency with world-class standard where she applies a strategic approach involving in-depth research and insight analysis, and idea conceptualization in creating solutions to client's needs.

Noella schooled at the prestigious Parsons School of Design, New York, and also at the Harvard Business School, Boston. She was recently appointed a grand jury member in the Design category at the 2018 edition of the Lisbon Advertising Festival, Portugal.

She has also received global recognition and awards for groundbreaking work, including Gold and Silver awards at the third, fourth, and fifth editions of the annual Transform Brand Awards Middle East and North Africa (MENA) held in Dubai, UAE. Additionally, she has been listed as one of Nigeria's Most Inspirational Women by The Guardian.

Noella is a prolific speaker from her years of experience in branding strategy and brand development for both local and international businesses, small to medium enterprises, SMEs / SMBs, government agencies, educational and statutory institutions. She has facilitated Masterclass sessions at the Social Media Week and recently hosted a round table session at the 2018 edition of the Middle East Brand Summit.