Advise
Shape how you're seen before someone else does — strategy for the message, the press, and every channel that carries your name.
- Media relations & press strategy
- Messaging & brand narrative
- Content & editorial strategy
Author, advisor & 24-year media veteran
Your reputation is a story. Make sure it's told right.
I help leaders, brands, and organizations shape how they're understood — in the press, under pressure, and in the rooms where decisions get made.
For the ones who can't afford to be misunderstood…
…and know their story is worth telling right.
Train
Walk into any interview, camera, or town hall ready for the questions that matter most — calm, sharp, and in command.
- Media & spokesperson training
- Executive interview coaching
- Team & newsroom workshops
Protect
Respond to hard moments with a steady hand and a plan you rehearsed before you needed it — and know exactly where you stand.
- Crisis & reputation management
- Communications audit
- Rapid-response counsel
I've worked both sides of the story
I could tell you about the presidents, the World Bank, the book…
But that's not where it started.
It started in the newsroom — briefing reporters and coaching the people they interview, writing the statement and fielding the follow-up call.
Managing director of a media house. Eight heads of state interviewed. 64 media houses trained for the BBC World Service.
PR for the World Bank in Washington and Accra. More than a thousand leaders coached to speak with clarity and command.
That vantage point taught me one thing above all: how you're understood is rarely an accident.
It's the product of choices, made early, about what you say and how you say it. I help you make those choices — and stand by them everywhere it counts.
8
Presidents interviewed
64
Media houses trained
1,000+
Leaders trained
3,500
Women supported
The Communications Scorecard
A 2-minute check that could save your reputation
Score your organization across ten essentials of strong communication. You'll get an instant score out of 100 — and a clear sense of where you stand before the hard week arrives.
- 10 questions, about 2 minutes
- Instant score out of 100
- A clear read on where to focus first
Get the latest book
Media Relations
Everything 24 years on both sides of the story taught me about working with the press: how coverage is really earned, how reputations are really protected, and how to stay ready for the questions that follow. Written for the leaders who have to get it right the first time — and presented at the American Embassy.
The Programme
Odelia Conversations
A conversation series at the crossroads of Africa and the world — where communication meets culture and ambition meets the finer things. Each episode, Odelia sits down with the people shaping how Africa communicates, creates, and captivates.
01
Africa
The continent's rise, told through the people driving it.
02
Communication
The craft of being understood — media, message, and reputation.
03
Luxury brands
Taste, craftsmanship, and the pull of the desirable.
04
Cars
Design, engineering, and the culture of the machines we love.
Beyond advisory
Building women who build businesses
Alongside the advisory work, I founded a business-support organisation for women — helping entrepreneurs find their footing, their funding, and their voice, and build ventures of their own.
3,500Women entrepreneurs supported
Speaking
Get Odelia on your stage
Keynotes, trainings, and masterclasses on media, message, and reputation — from boardrooms in Accra to the American Embassy. If your audience needs to be understood, let's talk.
In Their Words
What clients say
“Odelia brought real clarity and calm to how we communicate as a company. Her guidance has strengthened the way Amsar Energies is understood by the people who matter most to us.”
“Working with Odelia transformed how our team handles the media. We walk into every interview sharper, calmer, and far better prepared to tell our story.”
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