01 / HUNTER TO HUNTED 2026 · LIVE PORTFOLIO PITCH
PROMISE�CHISOM UMEH
Brand Strategist | Growth & Business Development
I build brands, communities and experiences — and I am learning to turn those connections into opportunities for growth.
THE�WALKING�BRAND
DON'T JUST�BUILD IT.�WALK IT.
Lagos, Nigeria · 2026
02 / WHO I AM
I learned business by building one.
I started Promising Confectionery in 2020 with ₦11,000. Building it taught me the practical side of business: customers, consistency, service, delivery, trust and the discipline of following through.
That experience shaped how I approach brands today: I care about what happens after the idea — how people experience it, respond to it and keep coming back.
2020
PROMISING CONFECTIONERY
TODAY
THE WALKING BRAND
EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER + COMMUNITY + EVENTS
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03 / WHAT I BRING
I connect people, ideas and execution.
BRAND STRATEGY
I think about positioning, clarity and how a business communicates its value.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
I have built and operated a business, so strategy is never just theory to me.
COMMUNITY
I understand engagement, listening and creating spaces where people want to participate.
EVENTS & EXPERIENCES
I have hosted experiences around ideas, brands and my own book.
For me, business development starts with understanding people — then creating value they have a reason to respond to.
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04 / PROOF
Results, not promises.
Selected outcomes already represented in my existing portfolio.
85%
VISIBILITY GROWTH
Elix Imperium
80%
MARKET ENGAGEMENT
Vicben Ventures
95%
CUSTOMER RETENTION
Promising Confectionery
In the live pitch, I will explain the context and evidence behind each result rather than asking the numbers to speak for themselves.
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05 / EXPERIENCE
Experience that shows how I work.
BUILD
Promising Confectionery
Entrepreneurship · customer experience · execution
HOST
Book Launch
I wrote *Don't Just Build It, Walk It* and hosted an event around the launch.
CONNECT
SEEN. HEARD. PAID. + other event experience
Created and hosted spaces that brought people together around ideas, visibility and growth.
SERVE
Assistant Community Manager · Mawlif Reading Club
Volunteer experience in community support, engagement and coordination.
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06 / EVENTS & COMMUNITY
I know how to turn an idea into an experience.
BOOK LAUNCH
I didn't stop at writing the book. I created and hosted a launch experience around *Don't Just Build It, Walk It* — bringing the idea to life through people, conversation and participation.
SEEN. HEARD. PAID.
A two-day virtual brand experience for 48+ founders, designed around visibility, clarity and being paid for the value founders bring.
This is where my community and business-development interests meet: create a reason for people to gather, listen, connect and act.
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07 / COMMUNITY
Community is part of my professional experience.
ASSISTANT COMMUNITY MANAGER
Mawlif Reading Club
Volunteer experience supporting a community means learning to listen, communicate, coordinate, follow through and contribute consistently — even when the work is not about personal visibility.
LISTEN�ENGAGE�COORDINATE�FOLLOW THROUGH
Those are relationship skills — and relationships are at the heart of partnerships.
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08 / HOW I THINK
My approach: see the opportunity, then walk it.
01
SEE
Understand the business goal and the people involved.
02
CLARIFY
Find the real need, value and opportunity.
03
CONNECT
Identify people, communities or businesses with shared value.
04
PROPOSE
Create a clear reason for both sides to say yes.
05
ACTIVATE
Turn the conversation into a specific next step.
06
LEARN
Measure what happened and improve the next move.
I am still growing in this space — but I already have the habit of turning ideas into action.
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09 / VALUE I WOULD BRING
How I would approach Business Development & Partnerships.
01
UNDERSTAND
Start with the business goal, offer, audience and current bottleneck.
02
MAP
Identify relevant partners, communities, audiences and channels.
03
CREATE VALUE
Build a partnership idea where both sides have a clear reason to participate.
04
FOLLOW THROUGH
Move from introduction to a defined action, timeline and ownership.
05
MEASURE
Track useful signals: conversations, leads, engagement, conversions or retention.
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DON'T JUST HIRE�SOMEONE TO FIND�OPPORTUNITIES.
HIRE SOMEONE WHO�CAN SEE THEM.�BUILD THEM.�WALK THEM.
PROMISE CHISOM UMEH
Brand Strategist�Growth & Business Development
The Walking Brand
umehpromisechisom@gmail.com�0806 550 1337
Lagos, Nigeria · 2026