Omawumi Ogbe is the Managing Partner at GLG Communications, a leading PR and reputation management firm. A TEDx speaker and experienced trainer, Omawumi’s leadership skills have led her team to win several awards, including Best Innovation in PR at the 2022 LaPRIGA Awards. She is the first female president of the Life Coaches Association of Nigeria (LCAN). She has received awards such as the 2019 Coaching Icon Award, the 2022 Leading Ladies Africa 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria, the 2023 Peak Performing Woman of The Year Award by The Peak Performer Africa, and the 2022 Class of 40 under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent by MIPAD, a global initiative supporting the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent by the United Nations. 

Omawumi holds a postgraduate degree in media and communication from Pan-Atlantic University, where she finished overall best-graduating student. She is also an alumna of Europe’s #1 Executive MBA programme at HEC Paris with a specialisation in luxury, taught in Milan, Paris and New York. The 2023 recipient of the Most Influential PR Personality of the Year Award by Marketing Edge, Omawumi is a board member of the PRCA, the world’s largest and most influential PR professional body.