Global operating
standards, built for
African business.

Your business is growing — but everything still runs through you. Decisions pile up. Good people leave. Investors ask questions you can't answer. That's not a you problem. That's a systems problem. Founded by Obi Okereke — a decade inside Amazon, Atlassian, and Google DeepMind — OKE Advisory brings the systems behind the world's best-run companies directly to African founders.

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No charge. No obligation. For founders who are serious about what comes next.

20+

Senior operators in our global network

$100M+

In operations managed globally

10+

Years inside world-class organisations

The Problem

The gap isn't talent.
It's access to the
right systems.

African founders are some of the most resourceful in the world. They build real businesses with less than most. What holds them back isn't talent or drive — it's that nobody ever handed them the way of running things that the world's biggest companies have spent decades figuring out.

That's the gap we close. Not with theory, not with generic advice — with the actual ways of working built inside the actual companies. Adapted for African markets, applied to African businesses.

You're busier than ever but somehow more stuckRevenue is growing but everything feels harder — because the way you ran ₦50M breaks at ₦500M, and nobody warned you it would.

The people who've solved your problem aren't in your roomThe operators who've built and scaled at this level have never been accessible to most African founders. Until now.

You left the investor meeting feeling like you failed an examNot because the business wasn't good enough — but because you couldn't show the structure, the numbers, the systems they needed to see.

You're the only one who can make decisions and it's exhaustingWhen everything runs through you, nothing scales. Building a business that works without you starts with building the right systems.

Obi Okereke · London, UK

Founding Partner

Not a coach.
Not a framework.
An operator.

Obi Okereke didn't study how to run businesses in a classroom. He ran them. At Amazon, a million units moved every week under his watch. Then Getir, Gorillas, Atlassian, Google DeepMind — each one a different environment, each one sharpening the same instinct for what makes businesses grow and what makes them break.

Every client gets direct access to what was built across a decade inside those companies — the tools, the standards, the judgment that only comes from doing it at that level. Obi personally leads every client engagement.

We work with very few clients. That's intentional.

Google DeepMindSenior Operations Manager

AtlassianSenior Operations Manager, EU

Getir / GorillasSenior Operations Manager, UK

AmazonOperations Manager

MSc Management, Loughborough University

What We Work On

One firm. Every part of
your business.

Obi leads every client directly. For bigger or more complex work, we bring in senior specialists from our network — people who have done this at the highest level across the UK, Europe, and beyond.

Fixing How the Business Runs

Redesigning how work gets done — clear processes, the right structure, and a business that doesn't depend on one person to keep moving. Led by Obi directly.

Building a Business That Doesn't Break

Preparing your business for the unexpected — so that when things go wrong, the business keeps running and your team knows exactly what to do.

Supply Chain & Logistics

Getting your suppliers, stock, and deliveries working properly — from where goods come from to how they reach your customers.

Hiring & Building Teams

Who to hire, when to hire them, how to structure your team, and how to manage people so the business doesn't fall apart when you're not looking.

Getting Ready to Raise Money

Getting your business into a shape that investors take seriously — the numbers, the structure, and the story that answers the questions they will ask.

Our Services

Four ways in.
One standard of work.

Not every founder needs to bring in outside help — and not every problem needs it. The Scale Kit puts the same tools we use with real clients into your hands, at a fraction of the cost. For founders ready to go deeper, we offer three levels of direct work together. Each one is designed to leave your business stronger — not dependent on us.

Pricing shown in Nigerian Naira. International clients are welcome — contact us to discuss.

Tier 01 · Self-Service

African Business Scale Kit

₦100,000

One-time · Instant digital delivery

12-area business health check — see exactly where your business is strong and where it's leaking
Step-by-step guides for growing your business — from people who've actually done it
Templates for hiring and building your team the right way
Tools to write down how your business works so others can run it
Checklist to get your business ready before you talk to investors

Get the Kit

Tier 02 · Entry Point

90-Minute Diagnostic

₦600,000

Single session · Summary within 48hrs

Deep-dive into how your business runs and what's getting in the way
A clear action plan in order of priority
Written brief within 48 hours
One follow-up call within 14 days
Scale Kit included

Tier 03 · Ongoing Advisory

Monthly Retainer

₦2,500,000 / month

Minimum 3 months · Discovery call required

Weekly advisory sessions
Direct access between sessions
Review of key decisions and hires
Network introductions where relevant
One client per sector at any time

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Tier 04 · Embedded

30-Day Sprint

₦5,000,000 flat

One client per quarter · Application required

Full review of how your business is running from day one
Immediate changes — how work gets done, who does what, how the team is structured
A clear written plan your team can follow after the engagement ends
Decisions on who to hire, who to move, and how to structure your team
Introductions to investors and senior operators in our network
Strictly one client. Every quarter.
Apply first — we'll assess fit before confirming

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OKE Talent Network

Most African businesses don't fail for lack of ideas.
They fail for lack of the right people.

Most African founders can't afford a full-time CFO, COO, or operations lead — but they need one. A full-time hire is too expensive. A consultant tells you what to do but doesn't do it. The gap in between is where most businesses stall.

The OKE Talent Network places senior people from our network into your business, for as long as you need them, to run the function you're missing. Not a recruitment agency. Not a staffing firm. The right person, in your business, accountable for results.

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What this looks like in practice

A founder preparing for a raise needs a CFO for 4 months to clean up financial reporting — not a full-time hire

A scaling business needs an operations lead for one quarter to restructure logistics before the next growth phase

A founder post-Sprint needs someone to own what was built — without adding a permanent C-suite salary

Every placement is matched by OKE Advisory. We stay involved throughout.

Client Work

What this looks like in practice.

OSAL Agric

Agricultural business · Nigeria

Building Systems Getting Investor-Ready Operations

The Situation

OSAL Agric was growing — but the business wasn't set up to handle it. Things were inconsistent, decisions kept landing back on the founder, and investors were asking questions the business couldn't yet answer clearly. The opportunity was real. The structure wasn't there yet.

What We Did

We built the internal systems from scratch — how decisions get made, how the team operates day-to-day, how the business documents and tracks what it does. We created the kind of clear structure that serious investors need to see before they commit money.

The Outcome

OSAL Agric is now in active investment conversations and working directly with the Nigerian Commodity Exchange — a relationship that reflects the operational and institutional credibility this engagement was designed to create.

Outcomes

Active investment conversations underway

Partnership with Nigerian Commodity Exchange

End-to-end operational systems installed

Free Community

Built for every
African founder.

OKE Advisory works directly with a handful of founders at a time. But the knowledge that transforms businesses shouldn't stop at our client list. We built this community because we believe every founder on this continent deserves access to real operational thinking — not just the few we work with directly. Free to join. No pitch. No catch.

WhatsApp Community

Peer conversations, resource sharing, and accountability with founders at every stage. Free to join.

Monthly Live Show

Hosted by the OKE Advisory team. One senior operator or investor guest per episode. Open Q&A for community members.

Join the Community — Free

Monthly Live Show

One senior operator or investor. One real conversation. Open Q&A for every community member.

Guests drawn from our international network — practitioners who have built and scaled businesses across Africa, the UK, and beyond. No panels. No fluff.

MonthlyLive Q&AFree

Join the community now to be first notified when we go live.

Global operatingstandards, built forAfrican business.

The gap isn't talent.It's access to theright systems.

Not a coach.Not a framework.An operator.

One firm. Every part ofyour business.

Four ways in.One standard of work.

Most African businesses don't fail for lack of ideas.They fail for lack of the right people.