Celebrating James Olanrewaju Awojobi’s Years of Impact
James Olanrewaju Awojobi has been officially immortalized as the 229th Certified Global Tech Hero, a distinction that honors his extraordinary ability to weave data science expertise with entrepreneurial insight and sales acumen, transforming every challenge he touches into lasting success.
From his earliest days crafting predictive models and dashboards in the heart of Abuja’s insurance sector to founding and scaling his own data-enabled ventures, James has consistently harnessed the power of information to drive strategic decisions, fuel product innovation, and deliver quantifiable impact across diverse industries.
James Olanrewaju Awojobi
His journey began in 2005, when as a fresh business analyst in Abuja, he translated raw data into clear operational insights, pioneering the first Bancassurance model that married insurance with banking products. Over the next decade, he rose through the ranks at AXA Mansard Insurance, first shaping product development roadmaps through advanced ETL processes and Python-driven behavioral analysis, then steering a growing portfolio of corporate clients as Senior Business Analyst.
By 2016, his holistic vision for digital transformation led him to establish DataGuard Document Management Limited. Under his leadership, the company vaulted from ideation to market leader, achieving break-even in its third year and sustaining an astonishing 4,681 percent year-on-year EBITDA growth. His strategic expansion into Abuja and refined go-to-market approach delivered a 1,305 percent increase in gross revenue over seven years, all while nurturing a 96 percent client retention rate.
Today, James continues to shape data-driven experiences as the founder of Out & Out Limited, an information management company he launched in April 2024 to help businesses turn complex metrics into actionable roadmaps. Concurrently, his freelance work with 10Alytics has seen him design automated pipelines and analytics dashboards that bolster decision-making for over 50,000 learners, and lead cross-functional teams in deploying machine learning models, classification, regression, clustering, that deliver strategic intelligence at scale.
Throughout every chapter of his career, James’s ability to integrate data governance, hypothesis testing, and predictive modeling into product life cycles has made him an invaluable partner to engineers, marketers, and executives alike. His exceptional communication and coaching skills have empowered teams to break through analytical bottlenecks, while his agile mindset and problem-solving prowess ensure that solutions remain adaptable in a rapidly shifting digital landscape.
When asked about James’s certification, Qazeem Oladejo, founder of The Connected Awards, remarked, “Selecting a Global Tech Hero demands more than technical mastery, it calls for demonstrable change in organizations and communities. James Olanrewaju Awojobi exemplifies this through his transformative leadership in data science and business development.
Our rigorous evaluation spanned stakeholder testimonials, financial impact analyses, and peer reviews of his scalable solutions. His consistent record of pioneering profitable ventures and embedding data-driven cultures made him a standout honoree.”
As the 229th Certified Global Tech Hero, James Olanrewaju Awojobi now joins a lineage of visionary leaders whose work transcends code and models to shape market realities and inspire the next generation of innovators. His story reaffirms one timeless truth: when data, strategy, and human ingenuity intersect, extraordinary outcomes emerge.
