FELA OKE – SUPERAGENT /PRODUCER / CREATIVE INDUSTRY TSAR
A well-connected multi-hyphenated and multidimensional entrepreneur, Super Agent, and producer in strategic transitions, strategy, business development, and marketing and distribution management, with a complementing mixture of Creative, Business understanding, and strategic leadership. Fela has Successfully developed and facilitated business in multiple regions, including Europe, Africa, and the USA. Fela focuses on the Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Tech industries. Returning to Nigeria from 2011 – 2016, Fela has served as a Consultant at MTV Africa; VP, Media, EVENTS, Content and Business Development at SPINLET; Commercial Director at TRACE TV AFRICA; Managing Director at Brights Africa (Premier Rights Management agency for Warner Bros, content and consumer products); Head of Commercial at TEMPLE MANAGEMENT; and founder of his own boutique agency, FLU3NT – SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENT., a full service, the culture-centric agency built to serve the best talent, brands and platforms beyond the continent. Such roles have put Fela front and center within the music, Theatre, nFilm, TV, Sports and Media industries in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana, forming the bridge to the creative industries globally. Flu3nt was later sold to CK TALENT MANAGEMENT INC.
Fela’s various roles have not only seen him at the forefront of the sports, entertainment, creative media, and digital industries, and has also led to his advice being sort by some of the top talents, brands and organizations across the continent, in various capacities as Talent Manager, Brand builder, value creator, and strategy consultant and advisor. Fela has advised and worked with a wide array of global talent and talent across the African continent, brands and mediums across various disciplines, such as; John Boyega, Adewale Akinnouye Agbaje, Aml Ameen, Oluchi, Femi Oyeniran, Kamaru Usman, Anthony Joshua, Tobi Amusan , WizKid, Simone Ashley, Ella Balinska, Letitia Wright, Tamar Braxton, Lauryn Hill and many many others, as well as an extensive network of global influencers across business areas. He has been an instrumental player in some of the biggest Afrobeats artist brand endorsement deals and more. He has also worked with brands such as; Diageo, Glo, Pernod Ricard, Pepsi, FCMB, Interswitch, Nokia, MTN, Spinlet, 9mobile, Etisalat, Rite Foods Ltd, UBA, and many more.
As well as the above Fela has produced some the most breathtaking platforms and content on the continent, namely –FELA THE BROADWAY MUSICAL 2011 – FELABRATION by SPINLET 2011 – PRODUCER – AFRICA’s NEXT TOP MODEL with OLUCHI 2013 – THE KING SUNNY ADE 70th BIRTHDAY CONCERT 2016; WIZ ON THE BEACH FEST 2017; The Yolo Concert with Seyi Shay 2017; Guinness VIP with WALE and MIKA HAKINNEN 2012; FCMB COPA LAGOS 2013; Love Is – The Musical 2013, Project Director / `producer Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), 2019 and 2021, Producer – Chasing Glory Documentary 2022 (Super Eagles Soccer Team) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS – Fela has appeared as a speaker at the prestigious Georgetown University Africa Business Conference 2017, Harvard University Africa Business Conference 2017, 2018, Nigerian Entertainment Conference 2017, Nigeria International Film Summit 2018 (AFM, LA) – ACTORS PRO EXPO – NEW YORK 2018 and others. He has also appeared on CNBC Africa, TVC, and other TV and Radio mediums and channels on the continent An ideas generator, a creative, entertainment, sports and value creator, growing Cross Media, entertainment, sports and platforms, as well as managing and developing global talent and brands. Fela sits at the intersection of culture, innovation and storytelling! Fela continues to be the cultural bridge and conduit between the continent and the rest of the world, providing first-class advice, and enabling conversations and deals to move the needle.