From 2000 to 2006, alongside his late twin Chris Ero, he served across Nigeria’s child rights and public health infrastructure—organizing UNICEF’s “Say Yes For Children” campaign as part of the Global Movement for Children, leading HIV/AIDS awareness through NYAP, and serving as Secretary to the Lagos State Child-Technical-Committee under the Governor’s Office, shaping policy for vulnerable children across Africa’s largest city.

In 2004, he co-founded the Deprived Children Movement (DCM), anchored in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. These were formative years learning how to move institutions without losing sight of the people they serve.
He’s served as ESG lead, led compliance-minded fintech initiatives as SME, and advised Directors, C-suite executive and VPs at financial institutions on cross-border payments and creator monetization. He’s built editorial formats that translate cultural fluency into commercial infrastructure. As Preachermafioso (Yoso), he produces music for the same audience he serves as a founder. In 2023, the Recording Academy appointed him Team Captain, leading a delegation of music creators to District Advocacy meetings with Congressional Representatives in Atlanta—one of the youngest members to hold that distinction.

On stage, Collins is direct and practical. He doesn’t theorize about building at the intersection of policy, culture, and commerce—he’s spent two decades doing it. He blends operator playbooks with cultural fluency, showing how to ship products, satisfy regulators, and tell stories that people actually share. He’s a fit for fintech, creator economy, and Africa-focused events that need someone who can translate across regulators, brand teams, and talent—without losing the plot.
Affiliations: Recording Academy (voting member), ForbesBLK, Vogue Club
Platforms: TIME AFRICA, The ALT, PreacherMafioso
Signature line: “I AM AFRONOUVEAU”