Temilola Agbede

T.Blacksmith Consulting

Temilola (Temi) Agbede is a DTC marketing executive with 15+ years of experience driving profitable growth across high-growth startups (S'well, Love Wellness, Dropps) and Fortune 500 companies (Estée Lauder).  She's now the founder of T.Blacksmith Consulting, working as a Fractional Marketing Leader for consumer brands, and is a marketing expert columnist for Inc.com. Temi helpsconsumer brands stop overpaying for new customers they never see again, building diversified marketing strategies that move brands beyond being Meta-dependent and toward sustainable growth across DTC and marketplaces like Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Faire. Her approach balances brand building with performance marketing, treating them as compounding forces rather than competing priorities. Beyond her client work, Temi mentors early-stage founders, leads marketing strategy sessions on Maven, and has been featured on multiple podcasts.