"Hi everyone,
Thank you for the helpful insights shared in this community. I am preparing my UK Global Talent Visa endorsement application under the Digital Technology route and would appreciate a critical review of my proposed evidence structure before submission.
My background is in product design, digital product strategy, technology entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. I have over 7 years of experience designing digital products, web platforms, business systems, and customer-facing digital experiences across healthtech, fintech, agri-tech, hospitality/food business technology, e-commerce, and enterprise services.
I am the Founder of a food business operating system, a platform built for restaurants, cloud kitchens, home chefs, caterers, and food creators. I am also the Founder and Creative Director of a digital product and innovation studio, and Chief Information Officer at an agri-tech platform focused on agricultural trade and supply chain infrastructure.
I intend to apply using:
• Mandatory Criterion
• Optional Criterion 1 - Innovation
• Optional Criterion 3 - Significant commercial, technical, or entrepreneurial contribution
Mandatory Documents
Personal Statement: Prepared.
Curriculum Vitae: Prepared, focused on product design, technology entrepreneurship, founder-led product work, agri-tech leadership, digital product systems, awards, press, and selected impact.
3 Recommendation Letters
Proposed recommenders:
- CEO / senior executive from a travel-tech company - to speak to my technology entrepreneurship, product leadership, and ecosystem contribution.
- Founder/CEO of a fintech/payment technology company - to speak to my product design contribution, digital product work, and technology capability.
- Managing Director / senior executive in digital health or health-tech - to speak to my work in digital healthcare experience, product design, and technology-led service access.
All letters will be on company letterhead, signed digitally, dated, and include the recommender’s role, contact details, how they know my work, my achievements, and why I would contribute to the UK digital technology sector.
Mandatory Criterion
Evidence 1 - Press Publications and Public Recognition
Evidence demonstrating independent public recognition of my work through national media publications.
Evidence includes:
• Article from a national newspaper recognising my work helping local and international brands grow through digital design, web platforms, and digital business solutions.
• Article from another national publication recognising my role as a facilitator of a no-code web design bootcamp at a technology academy.
This evidence is intended to show public recognition of my work in digital design, web technology, technology education, no-code web development, and support for emerging digital talent.
Evidence 2 - Awards, Fellowship and Leadership Recognition
Evidence demonstrating external recognition for leadership, innovation, and technology entrepreneurship.
Evidence includes:
• A continental emerging leaders award received in 2025 at an international leadership event in West Africa.
• Official award flyer identifying me as Founder of a digital product studio and CIO of an agri-tech company.
• Award presentation / ceremony proof.
• Panel participation at the event.
• Fellowship of a recognised management and leadership institute, awarded in 2025.
This evidence is intended to support recognition within the last five years for my leadership, technology entrepreneurship, digital product work, and ecosystem contribution.
Evidence 3 - Technology Education, Mentorship and Ecosystem Recognition
Evidence demonstrating contribution to the digital technology ecosystem through mentorship and digital skills training.
Evidence includes:
• No-code web design bootcamp at a technology academy in 2023.
• Public article confirming my role as facilitator.
• Evidence of mentoring over 100 emerging designers / digital creatives.
• Technology impact award received at a technology festival in 2025.
• Photos and public proof from training and award events.
This evidence is intended to show recognition and contribution beyond my immediate commercial work.
Optional Criterion 1 - Innovation
Evidence 4 - Founder-Led Product Innovation for Food Businesses
Evidence demonstrating my role as Founder and Product Architect of a software-first operating system for food businesses, including restaurants, cloud kitchens, home chefs, caterers, food vendors, and food creators.
The product is designed to help food businesses manage:
• Online ordering
• Menus
• Bookings / reservations
• Customer engagement
• Websites / storefronts
• Payments
• Analytics and reporting
• Service requests
• Operations workflows
Evidence includes:
• Product screenshots showing marketplace, dashboard, orders, reports, website builder, menu management, customer ordering flow, reservations, and service request features.
• Product architecture diagram.
• Problem vs solution table.
• Founder/product role explanation.
• Beta/product validation evidence, where available.
This evidence is intended to show founder-led innovation in food business technology.
Evidence 5 - Digital Healthcare Experience Innovation
Evidence demonstrating my contribution to the redesign of a health insurance / digital healthcare mobile application and supporting website experience through an implementation partner.
My contribution focused on:
• UX/UI redesign
• Information architecture
• Healthcare service navigation
• Provider discovery
• Beneficiary management flows
• Cross-platform mobile/web consistency
• Digital healthcare accessibility
Evidence includes:
• Before and after mobile app screenshots.
• Before and after website screenshots.
• Public app store evidence showing 50,000+ downloads and 400+ reviews.
• Confirmation from the implementation partner, if available.
• Clear wording that I contributed through an implementation partner, not as a direct employee or direct contractor of the end client.
This evidence is intended to show innovation in a live digital healthcare product.
Optional Criterion 3 - Significant Commercial / Technical Impact
Evidence 6 - Booking and Operations System for a Lifestyle Brand
Evidence demonstrating commercial and technical impact through a booking and operations system I designed and built for a premium lifestyle brand’s in-person experience.
The system enabled:
• Customer-facing online bookings
• Class/session type selection
• Product size and participant selection
• Dynamic pricing
• Checkout
• Backend dashboard
• Revenue tracking
• Booking and customer tracking
• Appointment status management
Measured impact:
• ₦38.5M+ tracked revenue, with GBP equivalent included in the final evidence.
• 292 total bookings
• 253 unique customers
• 8-month period
Evidence includes booking interface screenshots, backend dashboard screenshots, revenue/bookings/customer metrics, and appointment tracking/status management screenshots.
Evidence 7 - Technical and Commercial Impact in Agri-Tech
Evidence demonstrating my contribution as Chief Information Officer at an agri-tech platform focused on agricultural trade and supply chain infrastructure.
My contribution includes:
• Product/platform strategy
• User journey mapping for farmers, buyers, exporters, and logistics stakeholders
• Platform information architecture
• Digital onboarding flows
• Stakeholder-facing product communication
• Website and platform experience
• Alignment between product, technology, and commercial goals
Evidence includes:
• CIO role confirmation.
• Platform screenshots.
• Workflow diagram showing farmer → onboarding → produce listing → buyer/exporter discovery → logistics coordination → market access.
• Company/public presence proof.
• Any available business metrics, platform activity, partnerships, or stakeholder engagement evidence.
Evidence 8 - Commercial Impact Through Digital Product Systems
Evidence demonstrating repeated commercial and technical impact through digital product systems delivered through my digital product and innovation studio. I want to frame this carefully as product systems work, not simply agency/branding work.
Selected examples include:
• Booking and operations system for a lifestyle brand.
• Multi-entity digital transformation project for an enterprise group.
• Digital healthcare mobile/web experience redesign.
• E-commerce / web platform projects.
For the enterprise group project, evidence includes:
• Multi-entity digital transformation project.
• 1 parent group brand structured.
• 5+ subsidiary/entity brands aligned.
• 5 websites delivered or planned.
• Social media templates for Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
• Brand guidelines and communication systems.
• Contract value of ₦3,000,000, with GBP equivalent included.
• 6 months post-launch maintenance/support.
This evidence is intended to show a wider pattern of product systems and digital transformation impact across multiple organisations.
Key Questions for Feedback
- Does this evidence structure appear appropriately mapped to Mandatory Criterion, OC1, and OC3, or are there overlaps I should reduce?
- For Mandatory Criterion, are press publications, awards/fellowship, and mentorship/tech education strong enough as recognition evidence, or should I restructure them differently?
- For OC1, is it acceptable to use a digital healthcare product redesign as innovation evidence if I contributed through an implementation partner and may not have a direct recommendation letter from the end client, but can provide before/after screenshots, public app store evidence, and possibly confirmation from the implementation partner?
- For OC3, should the booking system and agri-tech platform be the main evidence, with the digital product studio as supporting evidence, or would the studio evidence be risky because it may be perceived as agency/consultancy work?
- For the booking system revenue figure, I plan to include both naira and approximate GBP equivalent. Is that the best way to present the commercial impact?
- Are there any obvious weaknesses in this structure before I begin compressing each evidence document into the 3-page limit?
Thank you in advance for any feedback @Akash_Joshi @Francisca_Chiedu @Raphael @iyanuashiri @alexnk @pahuja I would really appreciate honest comments on whether this structure is strong enough and where I should make it more evidence-based or better aligned with the Digital Technology guidance."