Hi everyone,
I submitted my application for exceptional talent on the 15th of December 2025, still awaiting a feedback. I am just looking at my chances based on the recent and more stringent rejections. Here are my evidences that was submitted.
LOR:
1: A Co-founder and Director and cybersecurity leader in uk with over 12 years of experience.
2: A Founder and CEO of health tech platform which raised over 1.5 million dollars, with 15 years in the product/marketing space(a mentor of over 5 years).
3: A Tripartite CTO of a fintech company where I worked with over 15 years of technical experience.
CV Detailing My Journey of over 6 years in digital technology and 8 years overall work experience including work experience from over 12 years ago which explained an educational gap in my cv.
Personal Statement which explained my journey: leadership and achievement, recognitions,impact, and how I intend to continue contributing to the uk tech ecosystem.
MC1: Led a large technology sector initiative: I have convened two 2024 & 2025 editions (with 554 participants across the two editions) of a summit partnering with a university in the south coast of England (they gave a reference letter to support this) and Barclays Eagle Lab for the second edition which featured a hackathon and ideation pitch. The winners project is currently adopted by an organisation with presence in 6 county across the south coast. The summit has featured YC backed startup founders, Speakers from Google, Dell, Airbus,Co-op group, JPMORGAN, digital entrepreneurs, government leaders including Mayors, and MP and Deputy Lady Mayoress, and Mayoress.
MC2: Led the growth of a non profit: The summit gave birth to a hub where we advance digital technology through training of senior citizens in digital safety in the era of AI, Trained women in Salesforce CRM, Partnered with Global AI company and hosted enterprise AI Agent Week the only second city to host outside London. Trained young people in coding(845 people have been trained so far under 15 months of establishment).
Led the non profit to a partnership with Innovate UK NO Limits as 1 of 200 partners across the country UK (Email screenshot & the link hubs page on Innovate uk website).
My work at the hub led to an audience with the High Sheriff of Hampshire (Kings Representative) on how to support my and advance it to marginalised community in the county.
MC3: A reference letter from the council leader Detailing how my work aligns with the cities digital strategy for 2040.
MC 4: A diaspora digital innovation leadership award by a national body of Journalists which covers different brands including the tech sector. The award plaque, a letter from the national chairman detailing the competitivenes of the award led by jury of senior technology editors and news clipping of the award + a letter of recognition for excellence in digital innovation by an MP on house of commons letter head. Past winners include telecommunication giants MTN Nigeria, Airtel, UBA, Access Bank.
OC2 Evidence 1:
Spoke at a conference at the University of Hull on digital trust in the era of agentic AI: the role of ethical product development in building a resilient ecosystem. A reference letter from the head of department a professor (observational astronomer and data scientist) with over 21,000 citations. The letter detailed how and why i was invited, the number of attendees, the impact of my presentation. A snippet of my talk on their official YouTube has reached over 1000 views. + A summit I spoke at in the University of Westminster (venue not the organiser), the topic of my panel session was growth Hacking & Digital Marketing: Strategies for start-ups. The panel consists of myself and two othe co-founders. The summit recording on their YouTube page has had over 4000 views.
OC2 Evidence 2:
Mentored over 150 students in a physical cohort led mentorship platform here in the UK across primary, college and university (3 cohort). A reference letter from community engagement manager who was part of the three cohort on my selection criteria, topic discussed, testimonials from students. With picture evidence of my mentorship across the 3 cohorts.
OC2 Evidence3:
Spoke on a technology show at a radio station in Southampton with over 16,000 engaged listeners on the topic: AI, Ethics & Empowerment: Building People and Product UKs Digital Future. + I was featured on a regional podcast that features community leaders and change makers in the south coast. My topic was the Rise of AI, and its impact within the community, the podcasts on YouTube currently have a viewership of 4.1k
OC3 evidence 1: My early days at a fintech company in Lagos before coming to the uk showing my commercial contribution to the company to the tune and equivalent of 1 million pounds as a field sales advisor with lending products showing my personal dashboards with a letter of support from the Area business manager.
OC3 evidence 2: I worked with another fintech first as associate product and growth manager remotely in North Central Nigeria where I led the introduction, development of a virtual card feature, which had over 45,000 users and over 400,000 pounds in revenue in 5 months after launch. The CTO referenced my work in my third recommendation letter.
Those are my evidence above.
In my cv and personal statement I mentioned in passing my first company which has developed a nutrition based app currently on Google play store, but I did not add it to my main evidence due to low traction and explained how the hub was connected the first company. I also mentioned in passing the three papers I have co authored.
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