For Brand Partners

Reach African professional women navigating career transitions — without the noise.

The RISE Report™ is a curated weekly newsletter read by high-performing African professional women navigating career transitions in multinational environments. Small list. High engagement. Hard to reach any other way.

1,000+ professional women subscribed
~250 read every Wednesday
Weekly growth, every issue
Start a conversation A 20-minute call to see if there's a fit.

We are growing fast. Engagement quality is our primary focus as we scale. If your category needs to be in front of African professional women navigating career transitions — and you want to be early to a publication building toward serious reach — keep reading.

Who reads.

If your category serves African professional women — at work, in transition, or thinking about both — this audience is built for you.

She is not a beginner. She is not struggling in the conventional sense. She is a high-performing African professional woman who has done everything she was told to do — and is beginning to sense that the rulebook was written for someone else.

She is ambitious, intentional, and intellectually serious. She operates in (or is moving toward) global and multicultural workplaces — on the continent or in diaspora — and she is navigating systems that were not designed with her in mind.

She is not looking for motivation. She is looking for strategy that accounts for the reality she is actually in.

Two distinct readers. One sharp audience.

Primary segment

Stuck in place.

She is in a role she has outgrown. Performing above her level, overlooked for advancement. She is asking whether to push harder where she is — or leave. Her pain is about recognition and progression.

Secondary segment

Stuck at the threshold.

She has already decided to move. She cannot make herself take the step. She is asking why she cannot do what she already knows she should. Her pain is about the delay itself — and what it costs her.

The numbers — honest, not inflated

1,000+
Subscribers
(growing weekly)
~250
Professional women reading
every Wednesday
25%
Average open rate
(rolling 30 days)
Geography Lagos · Nairobi · Accra · Diaspora
Industries Finance · Tech · Healthcare · Consulting · Public sector

Data as of May 2026. Updated monthly during this growth phase.

Who you're partnering with.

Brand partnership is association. Here is what you are associating with.

Dr. Betty Eziakor, Founder of RISE with Betty
Dr. Betty Eziakor
Founder, RISE with Betty™

Dr. Betty Eziakor is a researcher-practitioner working at the intersection of strategic leadership, cultural intelligence, and women's career advancement in multinational environments. She holds a PhD in Media & Communication, an MBA in Strategic Leadership, and a Bachelor's in Medical Laboratory Science.

Her professional background spans five industries — healthcare, logistics, medical devices, education and publishing, and entrepreneurship — and two decades of remote leadership across multinationals based in Denmark, Germany, Israel, Nigeria, and the United States.

She is the founder of RISE with Betty™ and the author of the Career Transition Blind Spot Study 2026. She is currently pursuing ICF ACC (Associate Certified Coach) certification.

PhD · Media & Communication MBA · Strategic Leadership ICF-track Coach 5 industries · 20+ years

How partnership works.

Three ways to partner. From native product recommendations to deep audience intelligence and custom primary research. Neither involves you approving the essay.

Recurring · Monthly

Tools We Like

A trusted recommendation in the P.S.

  • 60–80 word native contextual recommendation in the P.S. of one issue per month.
  • Written authentically in The RISE Report™ editorial voice.
  • Ideal for productivity tools, financial apps, premium lifestyle services, and career platforms.
  • Hyperlink to your landing page with clean UTM tracking.
  • One slot per category — strict competitor exclusivity during your contract.
  • Six-month minimum commitment to allow audience compounding.
From $500 / month
Six-month minimum. Annual commitment unlocks 15% discount.
Inquire about Tools We Like
Enterprise · Project-Based

Research & Insights

Proprietary primary research from a hard-to-reach demographic.

  • Targeted Data Collection: 3–5 custom survey questions deep-diving into consumer habits, financial choices, or specific career pain points.
  • Expert Analysis: Raw anonymized data paired with a structured executive summary analyzed through Dr. Betty's strategic lens.
  • Dedicated Issue: A full edition of The RISE Report™ built around the data themes, positioning your brand as the solution space.
  • Custom Outputs: Deliverables tailored to your institutional goals—including raw data sets, whitepapers, or corporate slides.
  • Best for talent platforms, multinational HR, financial institutions, premium consumer brands, and think tanks.
From $4,500 / project
Timeline and exact pricing scale with the scope of inquiry and required data outputs.
Inquire about Research Tiers

Editorial guardrails

I write the essay. Sponsors review only their own copy. Sponsorship is always disclosed clearly at the top of the issue. Categories that conflict with the reader's interests are declined — protecting that trust is the entire reason the audience reads.

Start a conversation.

The best partnerships I've built have started with a 20-minute conversation, not a deck. We use the time to work out whether your category fits the audience and the editorial — and what kind of partnership would actually move the needle for you.

If it is a fit, we keep talking. If it isn't, we both move on — and you have a clearer sense of what a small, high-engagement African newsletter audience can and cannot do for your brand.

— Dr. Betty Eziakor
Founder, RISE with Betty™

Real conversation. Real fit. Real ease.

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