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Sokhnadiarra Ndiaye - Founder & CEO in New York, NY

Sokhnadiarra Ndiaye

Mid-level founder and community growth leader specializing in education and startup partnerships

MunekoCornell UniversityNew York, NY8 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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Founder-operator who built and pivoted Muneko from a media translation startup into a media distribution platform for emerging-market film and TV, securing LOIs, pilots, and high-profile industry relationships. Earlier served as COO of a NYC policy advocacy organization at age 18, helping scale it from a small team to 50-70 active members while driving major events and public visibility.

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Key Strengths

  • 0-to-1 startup leadership as co-founder/CEO
  • successfully pivoted Muneko from translation to media distribution
  • secured LOIs with Orange's streaming arm and a pilot with Silicon Valley African Film Festival
  • recruited Netflix's former Head of Content Originals and Licensing for Africa as co-founder
  • built operating structure using Slack, Notion, weekly check-ins, and clear priorities
  • strong prioritization around deal-closing and business outcomes
  • comfortable switching between strategy and hands-on execution
  • partnership and stakeholder management across media, legal, and technical counterparts
  • team growth and organizational scaling from 6-8 to 50-70 members in policy advocacy org
  • public-facing advocacy and media presence through TV testimonies

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Experience

Founder & CEOMuneko · Jul 2025 – May 2026
Consultant & Community Growth ManagerGripTape · Jun 2020 – May 2025freelance
Founder - TeralCornell eLab Startup Accelerator · Sep 2023 – May 2024
Asset Management Summer AnalystVanbarton Group · Jun 2023 – Aug 2023internship
Real Estate Development Summer AnalystBlue Ocean Properties · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022internship
Founder & OrganizerWomen’s Empowerment Network · Oct 2021 – Jun 2024
Chief Operating OfficerTeens Take Charge · Aug 2018 – May 2020

Education

Cornell Universitybachelor, Africana Studies

Awards

  • Recognized by Cornell University as an extraordinary leader

Skills

Project ManagementRecruitingMarket ResearchNegotiationbusiness developmentSlackstakeholder managementPartnership BuildingPublic SpeakingStartup MethodologiesLLMsVoice SynthesisAI-Powered Learning ExperiencesUser TestingProduct-Market Fit

Languages

EnglishFrenchWolof

Memberships

  • SEO

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Sokhnadiarra NdiayeMid-level founder and community growth leader specializing in education and startup partnerships