Lola Onipko

I empower purpose-driven companies and impact founders to succeed and scale. Currently involved in:

• Womenture pre-accelerator aiming to boost female power in the EU innovation ecosystem.
• #IAmRemarkable DEI initiative empowering everyone to celebrate their achievements.
• Equilibrium by BCC, a mentoring programme for women.
• Femme Palette, a women-centric mentoring platform and community.
• Invest in Bravery initiative fostering Ukraine's EU integration and investments.

• Advised founding team on strategy, branding, marketing, and financials leading to the successful launch of the premium eco-friendly personal care brand Bloom Organics.
• Guided concept validation in Germany, and facilitated expansion to the US.

• Advise on brand, marketing, and operations transition from Mall to Allegro.

• Drove Mall Group's CEE expansion by transforming marketing operations.
• Led regional marketing teams achieving 14% YoY revenue growth.
• Managed annual budgeting and spending for strategic resource allocation.

• Drove the strategic shift from performance marketing to brand building.
• Developed brand strategy and campaign resulting in consistent positioning and uplift in major brand KPIs.
• Pivoted a robust brand measurement framework.

• Led post-merger marketing transformations across functions and countries.

• Oversaw end-to-end sourcing for retail and e-commerce in 15 markets.
• Built new global partnerships and managed key accounts.
• Led a team of 12 buyers & production specialists.

• Instrumental to winning Red Herring 100 Asia 2012 Award as one of the top start-ups in Asia.
• Acquired 300+ new partnerships and added 1000+ brands to the sales portfolio.

• Supported global expansion into new markets such as Kazakhstan and South Africa.