Rita Ezenwa Okoro - Creative Culturist

I first met Rita a few years ago, during the pandemic when I learned about the Global Play Brigade – an organization right up my alley! She is a powerful woman who exemplifies how one person can bring positive change to so many people!

Rita Ezenwa-Okoro is a dynamic creative culturist, and visionary leader who harnesses the transformative power of play and performing arts to raise and nurture leaders. Her book, Doing. Being. Becoming., earned her numerous speaking features, including at the United Nations 9th Global Forum and The Association of the Study of Play (TASP).

As a renowned thought leader, speaker, author, and creative strategist. she has directly empowered over 5,000 youth leaders and entrepreneurs, sparking ripple effects that have positively impacted countless families and communities worldwide.

Her visionary leadership shines as the Executive Director of the Global Play Brigade. This movement uses play to soften borders and barriers between people across the globe. She is also the founder of the Street Project Foundation— a United Nations Award-Winning organization.

She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and also a three-time global fellow of the International Society of the Performing Arts (ISPA), and now the first Nigerian to serve on the board of ISPA, a prestigious organization for performing arts leaders across the world.

When she’s not on a mission to change the world, she makes music, explores the world, and indulges in the guilty pleasures of a good RomCo!

You can follow her on these links:

ritaezenwaokoro.com

ritaezenwaokoro.com/music

youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZYEPqFxzk