Ayo Fagbemi
Strategist, Co-Founder
About
Co-founder and strategy director of Explorers Club, a strategy and design studio in London and Los Angeles. His background spans Wieden+Kennedy, Mother London, Google and YouTube, with a practice focused on connecting cultural insight, brand positioning and creative work.
SourceSelected articles & interviews
A View on Design with Ayo Fagbemi and Garrett Herzik
The strategists discuss their career paths and how curiosity, cultural context and collaboration inform their work with designers.
Explorers Club on growing a studio with intention
Fagbemi and Aaron Skipper discuss bringing strategy and design together, developing client relationships and deciding how their studio should grow.
In their own words
Bravery, play, partnership and clarity. Those are the threads that run through everything we do.
Strategy is the deep work that allows for fast work.
It acts as a healthy and balanced friend to the chaos of creativity.
Strategy and design cannot exist without each other.
Articles & interviews5
- "The Studio: 2025's Top Networking and Learning Hub for Creatives"
Creative Boom has launched The Studio, a private online community for creative professionals that has quickly grown into a global hub for learning and networking. The platform offers curated events, workshops, and discussions led by industry leaders, providing freelancers and creatives with meaningful connections and practical insights. The article highlights its rapid growth, notable speakers, and upcoming sessions throughout 2025.