Blessing Abeng

Blessing Abeng is a Nigerian branding and communications professional who was the director of communications at Ingressive for Good, and became the cofounder, alongside Maya Horgan-Famodu and Sean Burrowes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Blessing Abeng
Born (1994-10-16) October 16, 1994
NationalityNigerian
Alma materCovenant University
Websitehttp://blessingabeng.com/

Early life and career

Blessing Abeng was born in Nigeria and graduated from Covenant University. She studied Branding and Communications at Orange Academy. She was the co-director of Startup Grind Lagos and is the co-founder of Disha,  a digital tech company acquired by Flutterwave.[6][7][8][9] She has been a part of national and global brands including the Facebook, Seedstars, Diageo, Taeillo, Heritage Bank, African Alliance, Dark and Lovely (Nigeria and Africa), Bolt, Alomo Bitters, Lights Camera Africa, GSK, Lemi Ghariokwu, Victor Ehikhamenor, QuickCheck, Angels and Muse and more.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Awards and recognition
  • Winner, 2022 Woman of the year: Branding and communications- Herconomy[16]
  • YNaija Powerlist 2021: Most powerful young Nigerians in Corporate[17]
  • 2021: 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under the United Nations international decade for people of African descent Nominee
  • Founder Institute’s Active Entrepreneur Leaders Lagos[18]
  • ELOY Award for Digital Innovation 2021[19]

References
  1. "Ingressive For Good Announces Abeng as New Co-founder". THISDAYLIVE. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. BellaNaija.com (2022-03-13). "See All The Fabulous Looks at The First-Ever HERconomy Awards and Gala Night". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. Okafor, Chinedu (2021-09-01). "#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians » Page 7 of 11 » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. "Flutterwave acquires Disha, a creator platform that planned to shutter in February". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. "Blessing Abeng hosts global bestselling author, Seth Godin on entrepreneurship". Vanguard News. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. "Like in music, I see Nigerians dominating in tech, says Blessing Abeng". The Nation Newspaper. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. "The Elevator: I Want To Save Lives By Impacting People's Livelihood - Blessing Abeng". Zikoko!. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  8. "#LadyBossQuickFive: "Go for quality! Always ensure you are doing the best and giving the best that you can," Blessing Abeng, Founder, Disha & Startup Grind Lagos – Leading Ladies Africa". Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. Spark, The (2021-05-15). "Defining Your Brand Voice (With Victoria Uwadoka and Blessing Abeng)". The Spark. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. Okafor, Chinedu (2021-09-01). "#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians » Page 7 of 11 » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  11. Staff, Tush Magazine (2021-03-17). "Our New Crush - Blessing Abeng". Tush Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  12. "After Announcing That It Was Closing Down In February - Disha Has Now Been Acquired By Flutterwave". POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in tech. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  13. "IWD 2022: 5 African Women Breaking The Bias In Technology". 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. TechEconomyNG (2020-12-06). "Ingressive For Good's mission is to create, increase the earning power of tech talents in Africa – Blessing Abeng". TechEconomy.ng. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  15. "Ingressive For Good Announces Abeng as New Co-founder". THISDAYLIVE. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  16. BellaNaija.com (2022-03-13). "See All The Fabulous Looks at The First-Ever HERconomy Awards and Gala Night". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  17. Okafor, Chinedu (2021-09-01). "#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians » Page 7 of 11 » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  18. "Lagos Startup Resource List: 602+ Accelerators, Incubators, Investors, and more". The Founder Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  19. Eloy-Awards. "Nominees For The Prestigious Exquisite Ladies of the Year – ELOY Awards 2021 – Eloy Awards". Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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