Leke Sholuade

Leke Sholuade has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as the Founder & CEO of Black Valley since August 2020. Leke is also currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Lench's Trust, a position they have held since May 2021. Prior to that, they served as the Chair of the Wellbeing Committee and Assistant Chair of the Wellbeing Committee at Lench's Trust. Leke was also a member of the Board of Trustees at Lench's Trust from April 2018 to April 2019.

In February 2021, Leke joined Multiverse as a Strategy Consultant, where they worked until April 2021. Before that, they were a Business Development Manager at Eedi from April 2018 to July 2020. Leke was responsible for pitching the product to new clients, onboarding customers, and providing training on how to use the Eedi platform. Leke implemented a CRM system with automated user journey emails during their time at Eedi.

Leke's earlier experience includes working at The Challenge, a social integration charity, where they held various roles. From November 2015 to December 2017, they served as the Associate Sales Manager and achieved a 250% growth in customer acquisition. Leke also conducted monthly meetings with national field sales teams to share best practices. Prior to that, Leke was the NCS Sales Team Leader, responsible for recruiting young people to the NCS programme and supporting new staff members. Leke started their career at The Challenge as the Sales Engagement Coordinator, where they actively sold the NCS programme to large audiences and handled objections over the phone.

Overall, Leke Sholuade has a strong background in leadership, sales, strategy consulting, and business development.

Leke Sholuade obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Human Psychology with an integrated placement year from Aston University. This degree was completed between 2009 and 2013.