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When Marketing Edge Magazine staged the 14th EDGE Awards on 25 September 2026 in Lagos, two related names kept returning to the OOH conversation: Brandleep Limited and its founder, Mr Oluwafolajimi David Oluwole. The agency was named Edge Outstanding Young OOH Agency of the Year. Oluwole was named Edge Outstanding OOH Technology Personality of the Year.

The company treated the night as a team milestone rather than a solo trophy. “Congratulations to team Brandleep,” David wrote after the awards. Account and Media Sales Manager Olubusayo Odelana struck a similar note: “More win to us, we promise to press unto the upward calling.”

That collective tone matches how Brandleep has described its rise. In its awards post, the firm said its “giant stride in using technology to drive industry growth and reduce barriers to entry for SME businesses in the Out-Of-Home industry didn’t go unnoticed.”

David’s path into outdoor media did not begin on a billboard site. He graduated with a Second-Class Upper in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Benin, later taking an MBA in strategy and marketing from Atlantic International University. He is a Certified Digital Marketing Professional (Digital Marketing Institute of Ireland), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), an Associate Member of ARCON, and a Full Member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria. Google and Meta certifications, Brand Management Academy training, and earlier roles at OrangeOne, ROI Digital (Wild Fusion) and Greenwich Merchant Bank sit behind the title.

Those years in digital sales and brand management shaped a view he has repeated in interviews: data and craft belong on the same brief. “What makes us different is our ability to combine creativity with data-driven insights. We’re not just putting up ads; we’re ensuring they connect, engage, and leave a lasting impression,” he has said.
He rejects template media plans. “We understand that every brand has its unique challenges and goals, so we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we tailor our services to meet the specific needs of each client,” he added in the same series of conversations.

Colleagues and admirers have pointed to that approach as the reason the awards landed. Industry practitioner Onwuazo Markanthony wrote on the company post: “Huge congratulations to the entire team on this milestone Award. I’ve been a huge admirer of your fresh approach to OOH media for a while now.”

David has described the next chapter in similarly restless terms. “We don’t just want to meet expectations; we want to exceed them. Our promise to our clients is that we will always strive to be ahead of the curve, providing solutions that are as unique as the brands we represent.”

The EDGE jury’s technology honour places that promise in a specific frame: Oluwole is being recognised not only as a young agency founder, but as one of the operators trying to make Nigerian OOH more intelligent, more inclusive and more resilient.