Y / The living profileCreator · Founder · Builder
Yomi
Onalaru.
From seeing the world through a lens to building the systems and ideas that shape it.
Experience my storyIndependent creative / Founder / Builder
One life.
Many
worlds.
I’m Yomi Onalaru. Photographer turned creative director, founder and product builder. My work moves between imagery, software, businesses and the ideas connecting them.
The living profile
Yomi Onalaru
Creative Director · Entrepreneur · Builder
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Chapter 01 / IdentityScroll to explore ↓
Personal identity / 001
More than
a portfolio.
Photographer, creative director, founder and builder. One identity, many worlds.
Y / The living profileYomi
Yomi Onalaru
My world through my lens
About me
A creative mind building at the intersection of stories, software and possibility.
I started with photography. Today I work across creative direction, business operations, software and immersive digital experiences. This is a window into the person and the thinking behind the work.
The chapters / The work
Discover the
different worlds.
Identity / Two moodsOne story.
One story.
Different frames.
02 / The journeyThe camera
The camera
was the beginning.
A documentary-style timeline of the work, creative spaces, businesses and software that followed. Each chapter builds on the last.
2015
Picked up a camera
The craft came first — and taught me how to see.
2018
Founded Yomi Visuals
Turned a skill into a studio with standards.
2023
Built the systems
Stopped selling hours. Started documenting how the work gets done.
2025
Opened creative spaces
YV Studios — rooms built for people who make things.
2026
TRYSA · Academy · Unscripted
Software, education and media ship in one year.
03 / Things I am buildingA connected
A connected
universe.
Each card opens the actual product or company. Live services and work in development are distinguished—no invented metrics.
04 / Selected workWork that
View all projects Work that
speaks first.
Product · Brand · 2024
TRYSA — Launch Campaign
Positioning, brand system and launch story for the business OS.
Spaces · Direction · 2025
YV Studios — Space Design
Designing rooms built for people who make things.
Film · Direction · 2023
Atelier — Editorial Film
A short film exploring craft, patience and the making of things.
05 / Thinking in publicIdeas.
Ideas.
Notes.
Questions.
A living collection of written thinking, practical lessons and public essays. No private MY OS information is published here.
Explore my thinkingSystems over heroics
If it only works when I'm in the room, it isn't a business yet.
Solve real problems
Ideas are cheap. Problems people pay to remove are not.
Press & Media
Heard on the record.
YouTube
Yomi Unscripted
Documenting the honest work of building companies.
Podcast
The Unscripted Podcast
Founders, operators and the decisions behind the numbers.
Newsletter
The Newsletter
Systems, leadership and lessons, written weekly.
Series
Founder Stories
Short documentaries on people building from Africa.
Keynote
Design Africa Talk
The future of design-led entrepreneurship.
Article
TechCabal Feature
Building an operating system for African creatives.
Newsletter
Systems, leadership and lessons — weekly.
The frameworks I use to build companies, written plainly. No noise, no selling.
Let's build something
A single conversation can start a company.
For speaking, consulting, creative direction, partnerships or press — my inbox is open.