Cultural Translator.
Making it, make sense.

I turn cultural intelligence into brand strategy - closing the gap between what brands say and what audiences actually feel.

The Receipts

160+

Markets reachedthrough global brand campaigns

£100m+

campaign and brand investment supported internationally

6

African markets launched into

10+ years

leading culture, brand and market strategy

15

cross-functional teams led across Europe, Africa, Asia and North America

I’ve been told one of my strengths is storytelling .. not just telling stories, but understanding which ones people actually connect with, remember, and move with. I’ve always been curious about why certain brands, people, and ideas cut through while others stay on the outside of culture. That curiosity naturally pulled me toward brand, strategy, and the space where storytelling meets influence, behaviour, and growth.

I’m Cecelia, a brand marketer working across culture, storytelling, and commercial impact. Culture isn’t a trend cycle - it’s one of the clearest signals of where audiences are heading, what they trust, and what they reject. Most brands still react to culture. The work is helping them move with it and translate that into relevance and performance in market.

I work at director level across strategy, campaign leadership, partnerships, and market entry, from direction through to execution. The focus is consistent: building brands that turn cultural understanding into trust, relevance, and commercial growth. That requires shaping how brands show up in culture, ensuring that holds when it meets real audiences. Global in scope. Grounded in execution.

My work is global and intentionally specific. As a Ghanaian who has lived and worked across the continent, I bring a grounded understanding of African markets that most global strategists don’t have — not as a niche, but as a lens that strengthens everything else.

Selected experience includes culture-led global campaign strategy at The LEGO Group, market entry strategy for FENTY Beauty across West and Southern Africa (including a +15% uplift in Accra), and the launch of NFL Africa in Ghana.

I work with lifestyle, entertainment, and consumer brands who want to move with culture, not behind it.

Currently available for consulting roles.
I work with global brands as a strategic consulting partner — on defined projects and retained briefs. If you have a campaign, market, or cultural challenge that needs senior thinking, let's talk.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

A selection of work across cultural strategy, partnerships, and talent-led campaigns.

Pharrell Williams X The LEGO Group
Pharrell Williams X The LEGO Group

LEGO - Global Brand Marketing Systems
Cultural Strategy Lead shaping global brand participation across sport, music and youth culture through platforms including NIKE x LEGO, Pharrell Williams x LEGO, Play Pavilion.

Cultural Talent & Ecosystem Design
Working across artists, athletes and cultural institutions including Global Citizen Festival, Black Star Line Festival, City Splash, and HBO / A24 / BBC productions.

Africa Market Entry Systems
Designing cultural entry strategies for FENTY Beauty, Boiler Room and NFL Africa across Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.

From Clients

Culture is not a channel. It’s a system.

Too many brands treat culture as something to target through campaigns, influencers, or moments.

The brands that succeed understand something different: you have to understand culture before you can participate in it. I work at the intersection of cultural strategy, brand partnerships, and insight, helping global organisations move from visibility to meaningful presence.

From Africa market entry to global cultural campaigns, my focus is ensuring brands show up with relevance, credibility, and real cultural intelligence.

Speaking and conversations

I speak on culture, brand strategy, and the future of influence.

Helping organisations understand how to move from visibility to participation. Available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and advisory sessions.
I speak and advise on:

  • cultural strategy and global brand relevance

  • Africa market entry and expansion

  • brand partnerships and talent ecosystems

  • diaspora audiences and global culture

  • talent, influence, and brand partnerships

  • how Africa is shaping global influence

Clients and collaborators

Clients

Global Perspective. Cultural Precision.
I translate cultural insight into strategy, partnerships, and campaigns that drive relevance, visibility, and long-term brand growth.