FRANCIS KETIKUBook Francis Ketiku.
Strategist and speaker on strategy, persuasion and growth, for students, young professionals and founders.
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Francis Ketiku is a Nigerian strategist, speaker and founder of Yorelore, a growth studio that helps consumer brands turn better creative into more customers. Trained as a mechatronics engineer at Bowen University, he served as Student Union General Secretary and Vice President, led BowenMUN as Executive Director, and pioneered sponsorship and strategic partnerships for TEDxBowenUniversity. A four-year voice on Bowen Radio 101.9 FM, he was named Broadcaster of the Year, English News Anchor of the Year and Breakout OAP of the Year in 2024, and is a Millennium Campus Network Fellow. He has spoken to audiences of more than 6,500, and on YouTube he breaks down strategy, influence and leadership through stories, fables and hard questions.
Three talks, built to move a room.
You're Not Lost, You're Underexposed
The audience leaves with the Expose → Explore → Experience → Judge → Commit roadmap.
Turn Attention Into Customers
How creative, ads and funnels work together, and what to fix first.
Cringe Once: Speak So People Act
How to build stage confidence and persuade a room.
Where I've led and spoken.
- Anchored a panel on time management and purpose for an audience of 6,500
- Addressed the Bowen University student body as Student Union General Secretary (2024/25) and Vice President (2025/26)
- Executive Director, BowenMUN (Model United Nations), after leading its public relations and communications
- Pioneer Head of Sponsorship and Strategic Partnerships, TEDxBowenUniversity '24
- Bowen University student delegate, Global Entrepreneurship Festival '24
- Planning committee, Bowen Entrepreneurship Week (2023/24 and 2025/26)
- Head of PR and Communications, The Refinement Conference '24
- News and show anchor, Bowen Radio 101.9 FM (2022–25): three shows plus the 12pm/4pm/7pm news belts
On-air recognition, 2024.
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