Half Gandhi Half Branson
A creative arts and socio-economic growth strategist with a speciality in connecting emerging creatives and black led small businesses with new opportunities and commercial visibility through brand partnerships and policy.
With over a decade of experience in curating multiple global campaigns and projects that impacts under-represented communities my work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Bloomberg, Evening Standard and the BBC.
I connect brands and organisations with stakeholders in a way that appreciates cultural value. I opened the very first black concept store in West End to sell over 200 black businesses to diverse customers including the mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
Visit our website or send me an email.
- www.myrunwaygroup.com
- Kojo@myrunwaygroup.com
Projects
- The Youth Will Be TelevisedA campaign curated to showcase and highlight amazing young people nationwide. Our aim is/was to change the narrative and media steriotype concerning young people by making sure thos doing amazing things on our community are the ones receiving the most publicity. We eneded up in the Evening Standard's business page. Click here to read
- Youth ARTwareness CampaignJust like the artwork below. Using young artist to create awareness and bring to light several youth related social and personal issues that is not an everyday discussion. A no go area, only art can bring to life! A succesful campaign in the middle of SOHO for 4 days with appearances by Yxng Bane and SKEPTA.
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Projects credited in
- Top 10: career advice tips for 2023Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Working with a tricky client? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2023 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything44
- Top 10: career advice tips for 2022Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Wanting to grow your network? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2022 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything61
- BLACK IN CARNABYCelebrating London’s finest black-owned businesses, Black In Carnaby is a pop-up we created and in October 2020 to celebrate Black History Month. At 56B Carnaby Street, our aim was to showcase over 50 diverse black-owned businesses and provide a platform for them to showcase their brands in an exciting environment-themed #BlackInCarnaby. We wanted to highlight one of the key ways people can support the black community during, Black History Month that being buying black-owned. From the collect15
- Interview for tmrw mag ft. My Runway Group Founder✨NEW✨Interview feature by me for @tmrwmag where I had a chat with the founder of @myrunwaygroup Kojo Marfo and how he is changing the face of Black entrepreneurship as we know it ; Kojo has set up #Blackincarnaby a store that specifically stores #blackowned brands from all areas of the industry on London’s famous Carnaby street ; these #blackownedbrands range from hair care @afroanihairlove , lingerie @nubianskin , Streetwear @lakeyapparel, reusable water bottles @8.7living and even feminine hyg
- #Add5Give5 campaignAs part of Health and Wellbeing Week, we have launched the #Add5Give5 campaign - an initiative designed to encourage healthy eating habits. As part of this online challenge, you can simply make a smoothie and nominate friends to do the same. With every smoothie, you can donate to the Independent Food Aid Network UK. Food banks have become an essential service for many in the UK during Covid-19 - by donating, you will help us raise money for food banks which have experienced a surge in demand2
- RUN THIS TOWN Season II - Reggie YatesFor Us to be of value to our community and achieve greatness in our various disciplines, we ought to learn from the trail blazers and senior professionals who have achieved a level of excellence and experience that can only be passed on through a stripped back live conversation, specially curated to pass on knowledge from those who have excelled to those who dream to dare(dare to dream). Run This Town is a unique interactive discussion between game changers such as Ozwald Boateng OBE, Trevor Nel1
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Work history
FounderMy Runway Group
London, United KingdomFull Time
I founded a platform for youth development and creative growth. Productions have been showcased in the O2 and the Copper Box Arena with media coverage from The Evening Standard, London Live television and The Voice newspaper.
Skills
- Creative
- Brand Creative Strategy
- Event
- Arts
- Brand Consistency
- Creative Production
- Creative Projects
- Campaign Strategy
- Advertising Campaign
- Music Branding
Education
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Bachelor of EngineeringCoventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Aerospace Engineering Graduate. (Beng)
Awards
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British Citizen AwardBritish Citizen Awards
British Citizen Award recipient for contribution to ArtsMedia & Arts Rising Star FinalistBlack British Business Awards
BBBA finalist for Media Arts+ Show more