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Akinyemi David Oluwaleke is a Squarespace Web Designer, SEO Specialist, and tech entrepreneur based in Ondo State, Nigeria. He’s been passionately invested in people, missions and enterprise for the past 10 years. He has worked with Sustainable Digital, Manage My Website, Winn Brown & Co, and many other leading brands.
Most Recently [WHAT I’M WORKING ON]
• The churched app
Ten years gone, plus a lot of pivots, but his baby project, The Churched App by YouLift is finally launching this February. The App is a one-stop Software Product Suite that definitively addresses every church’s digital engagement and administrative needs. Join the waitlist at www.churched.org
• SQUARESPACE WEB DESIGN AND SEO
He was recently welcomed into Squarespace Marketplace—an exclusive, invite-only hub for the world's top Squarespace Developers—and he spends his weekends building Levek, a creative collective that highlights the joint website redesign projects of Vek, his wife, and himself plus their offer to agencies seeking to outsource. See levek.org
Selected Works [What I’ve Done]
Gut Feelings
[MY THOUGHTS]
Gut Feelings is how I see my medium publications. They cover everything from personal essays to more academic writings around design and digital marketing. You can also view a few of my poetry in here.
PRESS
Press
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About
David Akinyemi is a Web Designer, SEO Specialist, and Tech Entrepreneur with a deep passion for people, missions, and enterprise. He co-founded YouLift in August 2015, a start-up dedicated to launching ambitious tech solutions for the Global South, and is currently at the helm of developing YouSuite, the productivity management software of the future—developing YouSuite, the productivity management software of the future.
With a rich background in technology and digital marketing, David has worked in various capacities, from leading community initiatives at Gtext Media in Ogba, Lagos to serving as a Business Assistant and Web Designer at WebBoxOut in Ikoyi. Over the past 9 years, he has also led development, design, and digital marketing efforts at YouLift in Ibadan. Beyond his work with YouLift, David has collaborated with notable organizations such as Carviva - a leading autocare startup in Nigeria, ManageMyWebsite in the United Kingdom and Sustainable Digital in Vermont, United States. Currently, he holds a position as a Web Designer and SEO Specialist with Spaceworks Studio, the trading name of Winn Brown & Co in the UAE.
As a dedicated mentor and educator, David has trained over 1000 young university students across Nigeria, in a bid to inspire the next generation of tech leaders. He’s also the founder of the David Akinyemi School of Thought and Philosophical Engagement, a family trust bequeathed with the responsibility of sponsoring the education of public high school students who stand out during an annual debating and essay writing competition in Ondo State, Nigeria. He also give back to the community through Autoimmune Africa and gibormag
In his personal life, David is a devout Christian, a loving husband to Vek Akinyemi, and a proud father to Iyebiye and Tirenioluwa. He participated in a Bachelor of Arts program in Theatre and Media Arts at the University of Benin from 2014 - 2017 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Ibadan from 2017 – 2024.. An avid Liverpool Football Club supporter, he also enjoys writing poetry and playing checkers in his free time.
[What I’m Recommending]
Reading
Lithurgy of The Ordinary Sacred Practices in everyday life
by Tish Harrison Warren
Watching
Prime Target (2025, Apple TV)
Listening
Timothy Keller on Gospel in Life
Wearing
Jonkoso Fabrics
RECENT Awards and Appearances
GDG Devfest Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic
Devfest Day, Ado Ekiti
Devfest Day, Osogbo
Tedx University College Hospital, Ibadan
I Went Crazy 2x
Man Up Conference
Dec, 2024
Nov, 2024
Dec, 2024
Mar, 2024
June, 2024
July, 2024
"David assisted me in rebuilding my site and made instructional videos that I could follow to make further changes whenever I need to. This was more helpful than the many online tutorials I'd attempted to follow before hiring David. Now I feel more confident about sending my portfolio to potential clients.." — Heather Haber, Associate Vice President, Marketing - Head of Copy, Victoria’s Secret