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How Big Cabal became one of the fastest-growing media outlets in Africa
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When Tomiwa Aladekomo took over Big Cabal Media eight years ago, the company was little more than two promising publications that were read mostly within Nigeria. He stepped in not as a founder, but as someone who had spent years inside every corner of the media world, including music, advertising, brand strategy, and digital publishing. And he saw, even then, that Big Cabal had the potential to diversify its revenue and scale up into one of the most influential media companies in Africa.
In a recent interview, Tomiwa walked through how that early instinct turned into a 100-person company that now stretches across multiple countries and several lines of business. He also discussed how Big Cabal is navigating the same headwinds facing publishers everywhere—including shrinking social traffic and the rise of AI—while also confronting challenges unique to African media.
256 episodes
Manage episode 521087306 series 2130414
My newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/
When Tomiwa Aladekomo took over Big Cabal Media eight years ago, the company was little more than two promising publications that were read mostly within Nigeria. He stepped in not as a founder, but as someone who had spent years inside every corner of the media world, including music, advertising, brand strategy, and digital publishing. And he saw, even then, that Big Cabal had the potential to diversify its revenue and scale up into one of the most influential media companies in Africa.
In a recent interview, Tomiwa walked through how that early instinct turned into a 100-person company that now stretches across multiple countries and several lines of business. He also discussed how Big Cabal is navigating the same headwinds facing publishers everywhere—including shrinking social traffic and the rise of AI—while also confronting challenges unique to African media.
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