Timilehin Bello

Timilehin Bello is a Nigerian public relations executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Media Panache, a public relations and digital marketing agency based in Nigeria.

Career

Bello left Black House Media in March 2016 to launch his own public relations agency.

Bello founded Media Panache in 2016. BusinessDay reported that the agency began through a WhatsApp group before developing into a public relations and digital marketing company. In 2017, Bello won The Future Awards Africa Prize for Media Enterprise.

In 2018, PRovoke Media included Bello in its Innovator 25 EMEA list. The publication reported that Media Panache had handled communications work for Davido's December 2017 concert.

In 2019, Techpoint Africa profiled Bello in its "How I Work" series, identifying him as the founder of Media Panache. In 2020, Bello was featured on Turning Point International's Millennial Exposure segment, where he discussed building Media Panache.

In 2021, Bello was included in Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 list.

Awards and recognition

• 2017: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Media Enterprise
• 2018: PRovoke Media Innovator 25 EMEA
• 2021: Forbes Africa 30 Under 30