Get to know John Obidi, CEO of Headstart Africa

John Obidi is a leading consultant on online digital marketing in Africa, a personal development trainer, keynote speaker, and founder of Headstart Africa. Headstart Africa is an online community of over 170,000 business and career professionals in Africa. John Obidi is dedicated to helping young Africans navigate the challenges in their industries and rise to become influential people by providing shared practical solutions for them.

A Digital Marketing Consultant with over 10 years of experience, John has made a huge difference in the online space and continues to do so. Some of his remarkable skills and resourcefulness in bringing innovative solutions to the marketplace have attracted international clients to him. John brings practical intelligence and transferable solutions to both the workplace and marketplace as a whole, doing so in the most innovative and unconventional ways.

John received a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Benson Idahosa University in Benin, Edo State.

A thought leader in personal development, leadership, and online marketing, John’s blog, podcasts, webinars, workshops, masterclasses, conferences, and
speaking engagements have proved to be practical, disruptive, and highly progressive. He has spoken at different conferences around the world including in Nigeria, Brazil, UAE, Ghana, Zambia, and Rwanda.

John has also been featured on various national media outlets including TVC Entertainment, Startup Grind, Wazobia Max, Channels, LEAP Africa, Business Day, and more.

In recognition of his influence and contribution to the workplace community, John was recognized as one of Avance Media’s Most Influential Young Nigerians in 2018 and won the Future Awards Africa prize for New Media in the same year. In 2020, he was voted among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans.

We celebrate John Obidi for being a great influence on Nigerian and African professionals around the world.

Connect with john via his blog – johnobidi.com