Shally Alonge
AUTHOR, DIGITAL MARKETER, ENTREPRENEUR
A Master Storyteller
Shally Ashimi-Alonge
Shally Ashimi-Alonge grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. She sits at the intersection of storytelling and technology with her passion for writing, brand storytelling, digital marketing and tech-focused entrepreneurship.
Shally has over 9 years’ experience in marketing, developing strategic campaigns for multinational and local brands. She is an MBA graduate from IE Business School and has led award-winning marketing campaigns, and C-level pitches; organized local and regional events with a $404,000+ budget and 6K+ attendants. She currently works in a Fintech firm as a Brand and Partnership Lead across Africa.
Shally started writing at the age of 9. She was commissioned to write short stories for publications such as Premium Times, Naija Stories, Castle, Daily Post, and The Punch. 3L’s is her first compilation of stories and poetry. She writes on @poetshally and her blog.
By Shally Alonge
Love, Loss and Light
A Collection of Stories and Poems
Love, Loss and Light is a compilation of poetry about love, loss and figuring out how to move on (light).
It’s a journey from childhood to adulthood and shows some of the emotions we all face in life when we are growing.
It captures pain, confusion and happiness.
It’s a very personal and profound collection, one written with the hope to inspire and challenge everyone who reads it.
Insights and Articles
A Lagos Day
The sound of a siren rings in my head. With my body dripping in sweat, I turn, adjusting my eyes to the normal darkness of my room. I reach under my pillow for my watch and torchlight, my eyes bulging out of their sockets. 6 am ke?! I overslept. I rush to the...
Children’s Day in 2000
My childhood memories are filled with stories of my ‘mothers.’ Every weekday around 4:00 p.m., we drove to Mummy Taiwo's, my mother's twin, office and waited for her to leave work. As my brother and I walked into her gigantic office building, ICON, we were welcomed...