03 · What I build
From an idea to something that works.
This is the work so far: the early creative projects, the jobs and ventures, the institutions I have helped shape and what is on the table now. Each entry says what I actually did, who it belongs to and where it stands.
Selected case studies
- c. 2018
Playlist by Kofo
My friend had the ear. I saw a brand in it.
- 2018
Stripes
Student culture, basketball and an identity people could wear.
- 2020–2021
CutStruct
The first job where ‘Creative Business Strategist’ was actually the title on the door.
- 2022
Dylin
My own attempt at making property ownership easier to share. It taught me more than it sold.
- 2021–2022 and 2026–present
Designing Saggezza
Helping design an institution, twice: first as its early MD, now as its strategist.
- 2024–2025
Lagos Housing Report
Contributing research on how technology and the top of the market are shaping housing in Lagos.
All work
Creative beginnings & community
Where I learned to make things with other people.
Playlist by Kofo
c. 2018
Read →My role: Originated the branded playlist idea; branding, artwork and promotion
What happened: A friend’s music curation turned into a named playlist with its own identity and artwork. The covers are in my archive.
Status: Completed early project
Credit: Collaborative: the curation and taste were my friend Kofo’s
Stripes
2018
Read →My role: Contributor to identity and events, including the Blacktop basketball project
What happened: University student-culture and events collaboration. The Stripes identity artwork is in my archive.
Status: Completed student project
Credit: Collaborative: built with fellow students
TStickz Photography
My role: Assistant photographer and business development
What happened: Helped plan shoots, assisted on set and worked on editing.
Status: Early-career role; exact dates not yet confirmed
Credit: TStickz Photography
Shared Insights
c. 2019
My role: Media consulting intern
What happened: Research and visual communication support on public-communications work.
Status: Completed internship
Credit: Shared Insights
Business & product development
Roles and ventures where ideas met customers, teams and money.
CutStruct
2020–2021
Read →My role: Creative Business Strategist: research, reporting, visual development, merchandise and relationships
What happened: My first formal role with this title. I contributed to research and reporting and to the visual development and presentation of LiveVend.
Status: Completed role
Credit: CutStruct. LiveVend is CutStruct’s product; I was a contributor, not its inventor or owner
Dylin
2022
Read →My role: Founder of the concept; assembled the team and tested interest
What happened: A proposed fractional real-estate marketplace. I put together a team of around ten, built the brand and tested whether people wanted it.
Status: Concept tested; no property transactions were completed
Credit: Built with a team of around ten people
Sterling Homes
2023
My role: Administrative officer
What happened: Worked on process improvements and estate operations, and started using AI tools in day-to-day work.
Status: Completed role
Credit: Sterling Homes
Institution building & research
Organisations, industry work and research I contributed to.
Designing Saggezza
2021–2022 and 2026–present
Read →My role: Managing Director in the first phase; now Creative Business Strategist
What happened: I contributed to developing the company’s early brand, staffing, organisational architecture, research and governance thinking.
Status: Ongoing. The design documents exist as design work; this page does not claim how far they have been implemented
Credit: Saggezza Partners Ltd. Company-owned and collaborative; not a personal asset
Lagos Housing Report
2024–2025
Read →My role: Research and writing contributor, notably on PropTech and luxury housing
What happened: Collaborative research on Lagos housing through the Roland Igbinoba Real Foundation for Housing & Urban Development.
Status: Contribution completed; the report itself is not published on this site
Credit: Roland Igbinoba Real Foundation for Housing & Urban Development. I was one contributor, not the sole author
Africa International Housing Show
2024
My role: Moderator, ‘PropTech Adoption in Nigeria’
What happened: Moderated a panel at the 18th Africa International Housing Show.
Status: Completed engagement
Credit: Africa International Housing Show
Silo Series
30 September 2026
My role: Contributor
What happened: The first Silo Series event was delivered under Saggezza Intelligence.
Status: First event delivered
Credit: Saggezza Intelligence. Company-led
Current work & ideas
What is on the table now. Mostly in development, and labelled that way.
RightHome
My role: Worked on developer onboarding, verification and commercial planning
What happened: A separate platform in which Saggezza has envisaged a strategic stake.
Status: In development; full case study awaits approval
Credit: RightHome / Saggezza
SCIFF
My role: Contributor to the proposal
What happened: Proposed Saggezza Community Infrastructure Finance Facility for estate utilities.
Status: Proposed
Credit: Saggezza
Saggezza Intelligence
My role: Contributor
What happened: Institutional programme including the Silo Series and Women Who Build, which is in planning.
Status: Active programme
Credit: Saggezza
Working concepts
My role: Contributor to early thinking
What happened: Event Wayfinder, Nautilus, Project Akure, Maraba and a women’s real-estate cooperative.
Status: Concepts in development; no operations or committed partners claimed
NIRA and The Front Page
My role: Personal experiments
What happened: NIRA is a personal treasury app idea. The Front Page is a personal newspaper with its own publication design.
Status: Private experiments; not publicly released
This website
My role: Personal experiment
What happened: The site you are reading.
Status: Live and evolving
Layout experiments
Example records used to test page layouts. Not real projects.