Timilehin Bello
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Timilehin Bello Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Public Relations Practitioner, CEO |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
Timilehin Bello popularly known as Big Timi is a Nigerian Public Relations practitioner and CEO of Media Panache Nigeria, a PR agency based in Lagos, Nigeria. Bello is one of the youngest PR executives in Nigeria.
Bello was born on July 26 in the Lagos Island area of Lagos state to Olayinka Richard Bello, an auto dealer and Sandra Abiodun Akinfolarin, a fashion designer based in the United States of America. Bello attended secondary school at Lagos State Model College, Meiran; where he was a part of the school's official drama group going ahead to represent the school at various competitions. In 2008, he got admission into Lagos State University (LASU) where he studied theatre arts and attained a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts.
In 2011, during his third year at Lagos State University, Bello met Nigerian on-air personality Steve Onu, otherwise known as Yaw, who mentored him and introduced him to the world of entertainment.
Bello began working for Yaw as a web manager, and shortly after his graduation from the university in 2012, he decided to pursue a career in Public Relations.
In 2014, he was employed at Black House Media; one of the most revered PR agencies in Nigeria. Shortly after working as an intern in the Digital Media department, he was soon promoted to the PR department where he executed a number of estimable projects, including the Gulder Ultimate Search XI, Hennessy Artistry, Star Lagos Countdown, Star Music Trek, Star Super Fans and a host of others.
In 2016, after working at Black House Media for two years, Bello went on to float his own Public Relations agency, Media Panache Nigeria.
Since March 2016, Bello's new company, Media Panache Nigeria has attracted an array of celebrity clients and organizations in Nigeria and the United States of America, including Bank of Industry, MTN Foundation, American TV magazine program; Turning Point, on-air personality Yaw, Nollywood actress Fathia Balogun, Singer Korede Bello, Mercy Aigbe, Funny Bone, Comedian Bash, Right Entertainment, prestigious magnate Emperor Baywood Ibe, Ossy Achievas, veteran comedian Alibaba, freight company, Simplified Corporate Logistics, seasoned producer Bunmi Davies, singer Solidstar, radio station WFM, and a host of others.
On the 17th of April, 2017, Vanguard newspaper published a statement made by the company’s CEO Timilehin Bello following their publicized anniversary celebration. Bello commented on the need for PR agencies in the country to adopt and experiment up to date methods rather than the obsolete traditional methods which solely rely on Power Point slides in presenting pitch to clients. Bello further revealed the agency strictly employs futuristic methods in executing projects.
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