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Victoria Odimba is a strategic advisor and growth architect who transforms the way organizations navigate, enter, and scale within complex emerging markets. She has nearly two decades of cross-sector experience spanning media, entertainment, aviation, tourism, hospitality and brand strategy across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.

She is the Founder of Cellente, a strategic marketing advisory firm helping organisations strengthen brand positioning, enter new markets, build institutional partnerships, and scale with clarity across Africa and international markets. Through Cellente, Victoria works at the intersection of strategy, marketing, intelligence, and execution, advising founders, C-suite executives, multinational organisations, and institutions seeking sustainable growth and global relevance.

Victoria also founded Insights and Decisions, a decision intelligence startup. Its C Insights Africa brand and associated intelligence work moved into Cellente as its Intelligence Division, while Insights and Decisions continues independently today as its own decision intelligence startup.

Her professional journey includes senior leadership roles across media, corporate communications, and strategic growth. As Deputy General Manager and Head of Hi-Impact TV at Solution Media and Infotech, she led the development of Nigeria's first high-definition television station, expanding its reach to over thirty countries, including the United Kingdom, within two years. As Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications, she spearheaded the marketing/corporate communications strategy for Hi-Impact Planet, West Africa's largest amusement park.

Beyond her advisory practice, Victoria is Local Leader/Success Manager and Marketing Partner at Founder Institute South Africa, where she mentors founders building scalable, fundable startups. She is also Local Leader and Marketing Manager at Founder Institute Egypt. She has also served as a strategic advisor to Sundry Agro, amongst other African startups.

Victoria is a certified public speaker, author, and mentor whose thought leadership spans brand and marketing strategy, market intelligence, executive communication, and intentional leadership. She holds an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has also completed executive programmes at Cornell University and Metropolitan School of Business and Management, with certifications from Google and VC4A, among others.

Her work today spans Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East, driven by a firm belief that organisations and leaders in emerging markets deserve access to the same calibre of strategy, intelligence, and global connectivity that has historically been concentrated elsewhere.