KIKE ONIWINDE AGORO
Kike Oniwinde Agoro is the award-winning Founder and CEO of BYP Network, a multi-million pound company focused on advancing the careers of Black professionals around the world. She is a BSc Economics Graduate of The University of Nottingham, University of Florida MSc Management Scholar, and an ex-Great Britain javelin thrower. She is also the Vice-Chair of the London Chamber of Commerce Black Business Association, she’s on the board of ‘Getting on Board’ a charity dedicated to diversifying charity boards and she is an alumni of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers.
By just the age of 30 she has received over 100 awards from sports to academics to business and continues to be a trailblazer breaking glass ceilings. She is just one of a few Black female founders to have raised over $1m and was recently chosen by the United States Government as a Young Transatlantic Innovation Leader. Kike is also a Forbes 30 under 30, Maserati Top 100 Most Innovative Founder and a Computer Weekly UK Top 10 woman in Technology.
As a former Great Britain athlete, Kike returned to Javelin after six years of being away and just three months post-partum to get fit and have some ‘me time.’ She ended up winning her County Championships, gaining silver in the South of England Championships, bronze in the East of England Championships and finished Top 10 in England. When Kike isn’t busy trying to change the world she enjoys spending time with her husband and one year old daughter, Yetunde, who was named after her grandma (Kike’s mum) that passed away seven months before her birth.
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KIKE’S STORY
Kike Oniwinde Agoro is the Founder and CEO of BYP Network, an organisation she founded in her bedroom when she was 24 years old. The idea came from Kike’s life experiences growing up in East London with her mother and two brothers. At just the age of 16 she dealt with the trauma of losing her brother to the prison system and having her and her family's world turned upside down. Instead of giving up on life she decided to dig deep and stay focused on walking in her purpose and reaching her potential.
Kike was already the England Champion in her age group for Javelin and had won many titles and awards including young sports person of the year for Barking and Dagenham. One month after her brother went to prison, Kike received her G.C.S.E results of 8A*s & 3As from her secondary school that had a 30% A*-C pass rate. “My mum was so pleasantly surprised and I think my motivation was just to always make her happy, her joy meant the world to me.”
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
BYP NETWORK
BYP Network is on a mission to advance the careers of millions of Black professionals. Through our AI-powered platform 'Javelin', we connect Black professionals to personalised career opportunities such as jobs, mentorship, events & content based on their career goals. Whilst employers attract, retain, and engage Black talent by gaining shortlisted candidates and amplifying their employer brand.
AWARDS
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kike has spent hundreds of hours speaking to business leaders, recruiters, diverse talent and talent acquisition teams. She understands the challenges businesses face with attracting, retaining and engaging diverse talent and can be found educating teams on the Black experience. Whether it’s a talk to your leadership team or BYP’s online accredited course for all employees, Kike can radically break down with DEI as a top priority.
Entrepreneurship
From starting her business from her bedroom to scaling it to over 20 employees and millions of revenue, Kike is one of the top female founders in Europe. She understands how to bootstrap a business, raise funding through angels, family offices and crowdfunding, scale to international markets and the highs and lows of hiring a team. Reach out if you need Kike to speak to budding entrepreneurs.
Future of Work
As one of the Top 10 Women in Technology in the United Kingdom, Kike has spoken on topics focused on the future of work. Whether it’s how AI is an opportunity for the workforce to re-skill, how hybrid working is the new normal or why employees care more about the mission than just pay. Kike brings invaluable insight on how businesses can continue to innovate regardless of the times and has spoken on this topic on panels including London Tech Week.
Motherhood & Lifestyle
Work life balance is one of Kike’s top priorities and although it’s easy to slip into a ‘hustle & bustle’ routine, she understands the importance of switching off. As a wife and mother running a scale-up business and actively competing in the Javelin, Kike has had to ensure she makes time for herself. Kike can be found speaking on panels such as Leaders in Sports or on radio including TalkSport. She also shares snippets of life as a mother!
TV FEATURES
ITV Documentary: Will.i.am - The Blackprint
Kike was invited to bring along BYP Network members to talk to Will.i.am about life in the UK as a Black working woman.
BBC News: CEO Diaries
Kike was featured across the BBC World website and socials focusing on life as a CEO and the challenges she has overcome.
Sky News - The Great Debate: Do we have the leaders we deserve?
Kike was invited to be a mainstage panellist alongside host Trevor Philips to talk about the lack of leadership in the UK and why we need new leaders.
Good Morning Britain: Should you be able to sleep at work?
On the topic of Future of Work, Motherhood and Lifestyle, Kike got the opportunity to have a light-hearted discussion about sleeping at work to boost productivity.
Hiscox: Unskippable Minute - Create Your Own Luck
As part of a CEO knowledge sharing series, Kike speaks on the importance of creating your own luck and being in the right place at the right time.
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