Adiat Disu

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Adiat Sade Disu
Born (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 34)
Nigeria
NationalityNigeria
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationBentley University
(BSc in Information Technology, Marketing & Communications)
OccupationMedia & Information Technology Corporate Executive

Adiat Sade Disu (born 1987) is an American, Marketing and Communications Executive in the industries of mass media, tech, and consumer products. Her parents are Nigerian and Ghanaian.

Adiat Disu founded a multi media company called Adirée offering cross-cultural media, marketing, and retail sales services, with headquarters in New York.[1] Adirée founded the annual consumer-marketing platform Africa Fashion Week with off-shoots in local cities (example: Africa Fashion Week New York[2] during New York Fashion Week in 2009.[3]

Adiat Disu also writes for Entrepreneur magazine.[4]

Background and education[]

Adiat Disu studied at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire before she was admitted to Bentley University, in Waltham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Bentley University in 2008, with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Marketing & Communications. Adiat Disu went on to Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College where she received Executive Education in Digital Leadership and Management.[4]

Career[]

In February 2009, straight out of university, Adiat Disu established an omni-medial, marketing and retail company with headquarters in New York and a satellite branch in Lagos, Nigeria. The group's client list includes corporate and social enterprises, government and non-for-profit agencies, individual lifestyle, and media brands such as: Verisk Analytics, that lasted four months in 2016 and another with Hearst Magazines (developing and launching Heart Magazines' first media site in West Africa), beauty brand by Kimora Lee Simmons' Shinto Clinical , Iman Cosmetics, Pikolinos Shoes, USAID (United States Agency of International Development), as well as celebrities like Korto Momolu and Akon.[citation needed]

Honors and recognition[]

Adiat Disu and her work has been recognized in :

  • 2011: CNN, Founder of media and marketing platform: Africa Fashion Week.[5]
  • 2011: Washington Post, Creatives Bringing Africa to the World.[6]
  • 2011 : Bullet Magazine, Wrap It Up [1] Archived 1 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  • 2012 : Black Enterprise, Everyday Hero.[7]
  • 2013 : Huffington Post, Founder of Africa Fashion Week.[8]
  • 2013 : Huffington Post, , Africa Fashion Week, produced by Adirée[9]
  • 2013 : Global Post, Adiree, Communications and Brand Strategy Firm.[10]
  • 2014: Forbes Magazine , 30 Under 30.[3]
  • 2014: Black Enterprise, Founder of Adiree, the Premier Communications and Branding firm, in New York for Africa's Global Leaders.[11]
  • 2015: Africa Channel, Adirée, the Communications and Brand Strategy Company.[12]
  • 2016 :Huffington Post , Adiat Disu, Entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30.[13]
  • 2017: Entrepreneur Magazine, Information Technology and Communications Executive.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Adirée". Adirée. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Africa Fashion Week". Retrieved 13 November 2018.)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nsehe, Mfonobong (4 December 2014). "The 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa 2014". Forbes.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The Africa-America Institute (23 November 2017). "Adiat Disu: Founder, Africa Fashion Week". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sesay, Isha. "African fashion on parade in New York". CNN. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ Wax, Emily (30 June 2011). "Africans bring their continent's style to the worldwide fashion scene". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ Hutson, Brittany (June 2012). "EVERYDAY HERO: Young entrepreneur promotes economic growth in Africa through fashion" (PDF). Black Enterprise: 162–163.
  8. ^ Mensah, Rai (25 July 2013). "The Re-Interpretation of 'African Inspired'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ^ Lorraine, Nova (10 July 2013). "African Fashion Designers Shake It Up This Summer!". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ^ "How African fashion broke through: 3 Questions with Adiat Disu (PHOTOS)". Public Radio International. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Power Women of the Diaspora: Africa Fashion Week Founder Uses Passion to Rebrand Continent". Black Enterprise. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. ^ "How African Fashion Broke Through Western Culture". Africa Channel. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  13. ^ Joseph, Alanah (20 June 2016). "She Leads Africa: Co-Founder Yasmin Belo-Osagie on Black Female Entrepreneurship". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Adiat Disu – Entrepreneur". www.entrepreneurmag.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links[]

  • Profile at Entrepreneur magazine's website.
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