Jermel Kennedy

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I'm Jermel Kennedy, a 13-year international athlete turned strategic operator who blends elite performance discipline with hands-on communications, media, and business advisory experience across three continents.

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I’m Jermel Kennedy, a 13-year international athlete turned strategic operator who blends elite performance discipline with hands-on communications, media, and business advisory experience across three continents.

I partner with sports, nonprofit, and corporate teams to craft compelling narratives, grow audiences, and secure meaningful partnerships—delivering measurable results through human-centered storytelling and practical activation frameworks.

  • 13 years' experience
  • Joined October 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 4 roles

Digital Growth & Commercial Partnerships Strategist · Mbare Bulls BC & Maxaquene BCJan 2026 – Present · 11 mos

Negotiated and closed a corporate sponsorship deal with Yaafico Industrial (Frozy) — a national beverage brand — covering 10 teams and 150 athletes across Youth, Women’s, and Men’s programmes; deal includes physical branding, product logistics, fan activation, and media integration. Generated 444,000+ combined organic views across two client accounts in under 6 weeks through cinematic, human-centric content strategy — achieving a viral reach ratio of 778 views per follower on Maxaquene BC. Grew Mbare Bulls BC (Zimbabwe) from 223 → 974 followers (+336%) in 3 months and Maxaquene BC (Mozambique) from 488 → 1,400 followers (+187%) in 30 days. Designed and delivered a four-pillar sponsorship activation framework (physical branding, fan engagement, product logistics, media & crew) adopted as the operational model for the Frozy × 10-Team Partnership.

Communications & Narrative Strategist · Clarisse Machanguana Foundation, MozambiqueJan 2026 – Present · 11 mos

Lead narrative strategy and communications for FIBA/W NBA Hall of Famer Clarisse Machanguana’s nonprofit, aligning messaging across digital platforms, campaigns, and community programmes. Grew foundation’s social media presence by 115% (1,479 → 3,178 followers) generating 270,000+ organic views through human-centric documentary storytelling, building brand loyalty for Mozambique’s mass market. Defined visual identity standards and messaging frameworks for stakeholder, partner, and donor communications.

Founder & Strategic Consultant · Threestepz MediaJan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

Provide strategic communications, narrative design, and business advisory to organizations across sport, nonprofit, and media sectors internationally. Manage client engagements end-to-end: stakeholder alignment, project timelines, deliverable execution, and reporting. Developed corporate sponsorship frameworks and pitch infrastructure for sports organizations targeting regional and national partners.

Professional Athlete · Independent / Self-EmployedJan 2013 – Jan 2025 · 12 yrs 1 mo

Education

MSc Business Management (with Commendation) · Northumbria University, UK2022 – 2025
BSc · Lander University, USA2010 – 2013

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