Property & hospitality
The London serviced-accommodation market, rent-to-rent, company lets, guest experience, operational systems and building a property business without owning the underlying asset.
Press & Media
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to run the story.
Bios, approved headshots, fast facts, career highlights and downloadable media resources for journalists, producers, editors, podcast hosts and event organisers.
For interviews, commentary, speaking enquiries and bookings, contact the team below.
- Business
- Property
- Education
- Technology
- Fashion
- Media
- Impact
Build what works. Teach what you learn. Open the door wider.
Fast Facts
The numbers, plainly.
55+Apartments managed
7 yrsOperating
4.9Guest rating
6Ventures founded
4,565+Community members
LondonBased in Kensington
Approved Bios
Three lengths. Copy and paste.
These biographies are approved for editorial use. Please use the version most appropriate for your publication, programme, event or platform.
Opportunity should be created, shared and multiplied.
Short — 146 words
Lolo Marie Achebe is an entrepreneur, educator, property operator, fashion founder, media builder and philanthropist building an interconnected business and impact ecosystem between London and Africa. The eldest of four children raised by a resilient single mother, she learned responsibility early, later graduated from university and worked several 9-to-5 roles before recognising that entrepreneurship was where her strengths came alive. She went on to build a seven-figure serviced-accommodation operation of more than 55 London apartments and founded Digital Property Boss Academy after deciding that others should not have to make the same mistakes she made while learning the industry without a personal mentor. Marie says she has helped more than 400 people enter the Airbnb and serviced-accommodation space. Her wider work now spans digital education, fashion, creator development, community technology, media and philanthropy — united by a belief that opportunity should be created, shared and multiplied.
Medium — 200 words
Lolo Marie Achebe is a London-based entrepreneur, educator, property operator, fashion founder, media builder and philanthropist whose story moves from early responsibility to modern institution-building. As the first of four children raised by her late mother, Esther Uwaibi, a single mother and businesswoman, Marie learned young what it meant to contribute and be depended upon. After university and several conventional 9-to-5 roles, she realised that entrepreneurship was a better fit for her creative drive and appetite for ownership. Fashion became her first business school before she moved into London’s property and hospitality sector, where she built a serviced-accommodation operation of more than 55 apartments across commercially sought-after areas of the capital. Having entered the industry without a personal mentor and learned through costly mistakes, she founded Digital Property Boss Academy to create a clearer path for others; Marie says her coaching has since helped more than 400 people enter the Airbnb and serviced-accommodation business. Today her wider ecosystem includes MARLEX Apartments, House of Zalex, ACHEBE Africa Digital Academy, ACHEBE CAMPUS, ACHEBE UGC Creators, media initiatives and Achebe Hope Foundation. Across them all runs the same idea: learn deeply, build practically, and use what you know to widen somebody else’s opportunity.
Long — 350 words
Lolo Marie Achebe stands at the centre of a growing business and impact ecosystem spanning London hospitality, property education, fashion, digital skills, creator development, community learning, media and philanthropy. Her story has been built through a series of recognisable human moments: a first child learning responsibility beside a single mother; a graduate discovering that the safe career path did not fit; a young woman choosing entrepreneurship before she had a perfect blueprint; a property operator learning through costly mistakes; a coach deciding that other people should not have to struggle through the same lessons alone; and, eventually, a founder building businesses, communities and institutions across Britain and Africa. Her earliest model of entrepreneurship was her late mother, Esther Uwaibi, a Nigerian businesswoman and single mother who raised four children with resilience, discipline, integrity and extraordinary determination. Marie was the first of those four children. She graduated from university and worked several 9-to-5 roles before recognising that entrepreneurship was where her energy came alive, and fashion became the first serious expression of that instinct. Using rent-to-rent, company-let and short-let operating strategies, Marie helped build MARLEX Apartments into a serviced-accommodation business operating more than 55 apartments across London, including Canary Wharf and the Tower Bridge/London Bridge corridor. She founded Digital Property Boss Academy so that others would not have to pay the same price she paid to learn the industry without a personal mentor. Marie says she has helped more than 400 people take steps into the Airbnb and serviced-accommodation business through her coaching and education. Today her wider ecosystem includes House of Zalex, a fashion and lifestyle house centred on bespoke couture, precision tailoring, refined silhouettes and quiet luxury; ACHEBE Africa Digital Academy, designed around skills that can travel; ACHEBE CAMPUS, which brings courses, discussion, progress and accountability into one environment; and ACHEBE UGC Creators, a global community for modern storytellers. Achebe Hope Foundation provides an independent structure for a commitment to giving back that reaches back to 2016. For Marie Achebe, success is not the end of the story. It is the infrastructure from which more opportunity can be built.
Headshots
Approved imagery.
High-resolution photographs approved for editorial coverage, interviews, event listings, programme materials and features relating to Marie Achebe.
Formal high-resolution portrait.
Approved speaking and event image.
Editorial portrait for profiles and features.
Images may be used for editorial coverage of Marie Achebe with appropriate credit. Please do not materially recolour, manipulate or composite the supplied photographs. For commercial use, campaign use or additional licensing, please contact the team.
Selected Career & Impact Highlights
Building businesses.
Building businesses.
Creating opportunity.
Changing lives.
Key milestones and areas of impact.
- Built a seven-figure entrepreneurial ecosystem spanning hospitality, education, fashion, technology, community and philanthropy.
- Built and operates a London serviced-accommodation portfolio of more than 55 apartments across commercially sought-after areas including Canary Wharf and the Tower Bridge/London Bridge corridor.
- Developed repeatable operating systems around sourcing, furnishing, guest experience, team execution and automation.
- Founded Digital Property Boss Academy after entering property without a personal mentor and deciding that new operators should not have to repeat the same costly mistakes; Marie says she has since helped more than 400 people enter the Airbnb and serviced-accommodation business.
- Founded House of Zalex, bringing together fashion, bespoke tailoring, quiet luxury and entrepreneurship.
- Founded ACHEBE Africa Digital Academy to teach practical digital, AI and entrepreneurial skills to African and diaspora talent.
- Built ACHEBE CAMPUS as a community-centred alternative to isolated online course consumption.
- Expanded into the creator economy through ACHEBE UGC Creators and Marie Achebe Media, building community and capability across modern storytelling, content, AI-assisted creation and digital visibility.
- Co-founded and leads impact work through Achebe Hope Foundation, formalising a personal commitment to giving back that reaches back to 2016 and focuses on dignity, education and opportunity.
- Is developing an international digital news and media initiative connecting Africa, Britain, America and the wider world, with the publication name intentionally withheld during its development.
- Speaks and teaches on business systems, property operations, fashion entrepreneurship, digital education and building a modern legacy.
Available for comment, interviews & conversations
Real conversations.
Real conversations.
Bigger perspectives.
Marie is available for selected interviews, podcasts, documentaries, panel discussions, broadcast appearances, features and expert commentary across the areas in which she has direct operating and founder experience.
Her perspective combines entrepreneurship with the realities of actually building, operating, teaching and scaling businesses.
What Marie can speak to
The rent-to-rent and serviced-accommodation market in London. Building an operating business without owning the asset. Digital skills and remote earning across Africa. Independent fashion production. And running several ventures without any of them being a hobby.
Entrepreneurship & business systems
Starting, operating and scaling businesses; building teams; developing systems; learning through failure; and moving from founder-dependence towards sustainable organisations.
Digital education & AI
Practical digital skills, AI-enabled opportunity, online entrepreneurship and creating pathways into the global digital economy.
Africa & global opportunity
African entrepreneurship, digital talent, diaspora connections and creating routes for African skills and creativity to participate in global markets.
Fashion & independent production
Fashion entrepreneurship, bespoke production, brand building, craftsmanship and the commercial realities of running an independent fashion business.
Women in business
Leadership, motherhood, ambition, entrepreneurship, building across cultures and creating authority without abandoning identity.
Creator economy & media
UGC, digital storytelling, creator development, AI-assisted creation, visibility and the changing economics of modern media.
Philanthropy & legacy
Education, opportunity, practical impact and building institutions intended to continue creating value beyond their founder.
Booking
Booking or interviewing Marie?
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For journalists, editors, producers, podcast hosts, documentary teams and programme organisers, please include the publication or programme, subject, proposed format, deadline and whether the request is live, recorded or written.
Press enquiries are normally answered within two working days.
For journalists, producers and programme organisers.
How to reach the team
One door, so nothing gets lost.
Interview requests, comment, panel invitations and licensing all come through the contact page and are answered within two working days.
Media enquiries
Interview requests, expert comment, panel invitations, programme appearances and media enquiries should be sent through the contact page or directly to the media team.
Speaking
For keynote speaking, fireside conversations, panels, workshops and educational appearances, please use the Speaking page.
Assets
Approved headshots, biographies and background material are available here or on request.
Please do not publish figures, claims or biographical information that do not appear in the approved material supplied by Marie Achebe or her team.
At a glance
Two working days
Our normal response window — including when the honest answer is no.
Comment & interview
Property, entrepreneurship, digital skills, AI, independent fashion, creator economy, Africa and opportunity.
Assets available
Approved headshots, biographies, background material and speaker information.
One door
Media enquiries are coordinated through Marie Achebe’s team so journalists and producers receive consistent, current information.
Press images.
A selection of approved images for editorial use.
High-resolution event image.
High-resolution London editorial image.
High-resolution formal portrait.
Additional photography may be available for specific features, publications and broadcast projects. Please contact the team with your requirements.
Before you ask
The questions that come up.
Do you do same-day comment?
Sometimes. If your request is time-sensitive, include URGENT MEDIA REQUEST and the deadline in the subject line. The team will respond as quickly as possible, but same-day availability cannot always be guaranteed.
Can we use your photographs?
The approved press images supplied on this page may be used for editorial coverage of Marie Achebe, subject to the stated usage conditions. Property, fashion, Foundation and other business imagery may have separate rights or licensing requirements.
Can Marie provide expert comment?
Yes, where the subject falls within Marie’s direct experience and areas of expertise. Please send the question, context, publication or programme and deadline.
Is Marie available for podcasts and broadcast interviews?
Selected opportunities are considered. Please include the programme, topic, expected duration, recording or broadcast date and whether participation is remote or in person.
Can we request a custom biography?
For major conferences, broadcast productions or substantial editorial features, the team can provide appropriate approved background material. Please do not independently rewrite factual claims without checking them with the team.
Can we request additional photographs?
Yes. Tell us the publication, intended use, format and image specifications required.
Media assets
Everything in one place.
For journalists, producers and event organisers who need to move quickly.
- Official headshots Approved high-resolution portraits.
- Short / medium / long biographies Approved editorial biographies.
- Speaker one-sheet Speaking topics, biography and booking information.
- Career & impact fact sheet Selected business, education and impact information.
- Brand logos Approved Marie Achebe identity assets.
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Marie Achebe
Entrepreneur · Educator · Property Operator · Fashion Founder · Media Builder · Philanthropist
People. Opportunity. A brighter generation.