NANAWEITONBRA SUOWARE

Operations, Growth & Community Manager

Port-Harcourt, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Operations, Growth & Community Management professional with over 4 years of experience driving significant regional expansion and user acquisition within the Web3 ecosystem in Nigeria. Successfully scaled partner-distribution models, built robust community economies generating over $600K in member earnings, and consistently converted grassroots initiatives into repeatable acquisition channels. Expertly combines community-led growth, strategic partnerships, and data-driven operations to deliver high-impact results in dynamic Web3 markets.

Work

Allstars Academy (Step Finance)

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Regional Manager

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Summary

Led regional operations and growth for Allstars Academy, driving significant expansion, community engagement, and user acquisition across Nigeria's Web3 ecosystem.

Highlights

Scaled regional operations by expanding to 40+ chapters across 24 Nigerian states, recruiting and training organizers to autonomously run partner campaigns, eliminating the need for central execution.

Executed 363 high-impact events, each attracting 150-250 attendees, leveraging a repeatable funnel from awareness and live demos to wallet activation, task completion, and post-event retention via Telegram and WhatsApp.

Drove 6,800+ new Solflare wallet activations in one cycle, achieving 60%+ 7-day retention against a 35-40% baseline by integrating first on-chain staking actions and implementing a chapter leaderboard.

Converted 15-20% of clinic attendees to Step Wallet users within two weeks, strategically positioning it as a consolidation layer post-hackathon and post-airdrop windows.

Generated 18,000 plays for Chomp across 40 chapters, achieving a 50%+ session-to-session return rate and effectively utilizing it as a re-engagement loop for churned members.

Built a regional RevOps stack using HubSpot, Dune, and Postgres to link on-chain activity with partner and Business Development pipeline data, enhancing weekly forecasting accuracy.

Managed a $100K growth budget with cohort ROI tracking, strategically reallocating 30% of spend from underperforming channels to optimize investment returns.

[REDACTED] (under NDA)

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Growth Intern

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Summary

Developed and implemented a comprehensive growth strategy, optimizing user acquisition funnels and resource allocation for a confidential project.

Highlights

Developed a full growth strategy encompassing ICP, positioning, funnel analysis, and KPI design, providing a robust framework for user acquisition.

Identified that ecosystem placements converted at 66% compared to 2.5% from Twitter, leading to a strategic reallocation of a $15K budget to higher-performing channels.

Designed and executed a Farcaster Frames experiment that lifted signup rates from 3.5% to over 7%, significantly improving user onboarding efficiency.

Evaluated various platforms including Hypelab, X, TikTok, and YouTube based on cost-per-deposit to inform future marketing spend optimization.

ICP Nigeria (DFINITY)

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Developer Relations

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Summary

Spearheaded developer engagement and growth initiatives, fostering a vibrant developer community and optimizing grant fund efficiency for ICP Nigeria.

Highlights

Onboarded over 260 developers through a cohort program, facilitating 200+ canister deployments and expanding the developer ecosystem.

Led developer growth for a $100K grants fund, resulting in 120+ dApps and over 400K unique wallets within 10 months.

Developed Dune and Flipside attribution dashboards to accurately measure grant ROI, enhancing fund efficiency by approximately 22%.

Implemented Attio with Business Development teams, reducing the time from first contact to signed grant from 6 weeks to 3 weeks.

Grew the active Discord community from 500 to 4,000 members, fostering a more engaged and supportive developer environment.

Gamic Nigeria

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Community Lead

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Summary

Managed community growth and engagement across Southwest Nigeria, establishing key partnerships and coordinating scholarship programs.

Highlights

Onboarded over 1,350 members across Southwest Nigeria universities within four months, significantly expanding the community reach.

Forged partnerships with various university societies to coordinate grant-funded scholarship programs, enhancing educational opportunities for students.

Awarded Top Student Ambassador Performer, recognizing exceptional contributions to community building and engagement initiatives.

Mechanova (OAU)

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Founder & Operations Lead

Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

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Summary

Founded and led the largest Web3 community at OAU, driving educational initiatives and fostering blockchain adoption among students.

Highlights

Founded OAU's largest Web3 community, establishing a foundational platform for blockchain education and engagement.

Educated over 400 students through structured blockchain programs, significantly increasing Web3 literacy and adoption within the university.

Spearheaded operational strategies to manage community growth and program delivery, ensuring effective resource utilization and member satisfaction.

Education

WorldQuant University

New York, New York, United States of America
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MSc Financial Engineering

Obafemi Awolowo University

Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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BSc Mechanical Engineering Grade: Second Class Upper

Awards

Top Student Ambassador Performer

Gamic Nigeria

Recognized for exceptional performance and contributions as a student ambassador, driving community growth and engagement.

Publications

Polygon Guild OAU, Speaker

Polygon Guild OAU

Delivered a presentation as a speaker at the Polygon Guild OAU event, sharing insights on Web3 and blockchain technology.

Skills

Growth

AARRR, Experimentation, ICE, Lifecycle Management, Growth Loops, Event-led Acquisition, User Acquisition, Community-Led Growth, Funnel Analysis, KPI Design.

Ecosystem Development

Partner Onboarding, GTM Partnerships, DevRel, Ambassador Programs, Hackathons, Developer Engagement, Regional Expansion.

RevOps & Analytics

CRM Architecture, Pipeline Management, Attribution Modeling, Forecasting, Wallet Cohorts, TVL, Data Analysis, ROI Tracking.

Tools

HubSpot, Attio, Dune, Flipside, Nansen, PostHog, Mixpanel, Customer.io, Guild.xyz, Notion, Jira, Postgres.

Web3 Technologies

Wallets, DeFi, Consumer Applications, Developer Platforms, Blockchain, On-chain Activity.

Project Management

Program Management, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration, Operations Management.

Leadership

Team Leadership, Training & Development, Stakeholder Management.

Projects

Arbitrum OAU Campus Initiative

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Summary

Participated in and contributed to the Arbitrum Campus Initiative at Obafemi Awolowo University.