Co-Founder
AKIN ROTIMI
Akin Rotimi is co-founder of Great and Mighty Things Inc. He is a strategic communications professional, actor, producer, and documentarist. He holds a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and Strategic Studies from the University of Lagos and a diploma in Film Production from the prestigious Toronto Film School. He is an alumnus of executive education programmes of the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Woodrow Wilson Centre for International Scholars; United States Institute of Peace; and Pan Atlantic University.
He is also an alumnus of the United State Government’s International Visitor Leadership Programme. His interests lie at the nexus of the creative and development sectors. As an actor, he has earned credits for recurring roles in Africa Magic’s series’ Tinsel, Battleground, and Forbidden. He has also modelled for HSBC Canada, Walmart, and a number of other top brands in Canada. He also has producer/director credits for many short films including ‘Sum of the Parts’, and ‘I am Jummai’. Akin Rotimi recently was Great And Mighty Things Business Executive producer of the Realm 2 project which got the attention of Bell Fibe TV1.
Co-Founder, Creative & Managing Director
BABATUNDE AGUNLOYE
Babatunde Agunloye is co-founder, creative and managing director of Great and Mighty Things Inc. With a Bachelor of Political Science degree obtained and over 12 years of customer service experience gained, Babatunde made a huge career leap by pursuing a diploma in film production at the Toronto Film School. Babatunde continues to build creative capacity as a producer, script writer and director. His love for storytelling had led him to write two feature film scripts, direct four short films, direct two documentaries, written and produced a public service announcement project, directed a call to action mini-documentary.
Babatunde is a highly sought after filmmaker in the Greater Toronto Area for his exceptional knowledge in the development stage of projects. Babatunde is always working with clients on various long and short format scripted and none scripted Canadian contents. Babatunde recently was Great And Mighty Things creative project manager, lead writer and director of the Realm 2 project which got the attention of Bell Fibe TV1.