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Meet Orjona Fjerza
PhD-qualified Chartered Marketer, speaker and founder of Orion Global Consulting. Twenty-two years turning complexity into growth.
My story
From banking in Albania to boardrooms worldwide.
Strategy has been the thread running through every chapter of my career from banking and academia to political marketing, business growth and entrepreneurship. My journey began in Albania, where an early fascination with numbers, language and human behaviour eventually developed into a career spanning financial services, marketing, leadership and strategy. After progressing from banking into senior leadership, I moved into marketing and strategic advisory roles across multiple industries. My academic journey took me further, completing an MBA and doctoral studies in marketing, while my professional experience gave me something equally valuable: an understanding of how people make decisions, how organisations grow, and why some businesses successfully adapt while others stand still. Moving to London marked another chapter and another reinvention.
I went on to build extensive experience within the UK professional-services sector, working closely with accounting firms on growth, marketing and business development before founding Orion Global Consulting. Today, I work at the intersection of AI, strategy, marketing and business transformation, helping organisations turn complexity into clear commercial direction. Alongside consulting, I am a lecturer, speaker and lifelong student of business and human behaviour. My work has also taken me to international platforms, including UN Women CSW69, contributing to conversations around financial and women's empowerment.
"I believe businesses — like people — grow when they are willing to question who they have been and become what the future requires."Work with me
Who I am
A career built on curiosity and results.
I am Dr. Orjona Fjerza a PhD-qualified Chartered Marketer with over 22 years of senior leadership across banking, construction, higher education, technology, accounting and professional services. My career began in banking at Intesa Sanpaolo, where I progressed from Customer Service Consultant to Deputy Branch Director within 18 months. I went on to lead marketing functions at a food delivery startup, a construction firm, a university economics department and a digital agency before founding Orion Global Consulting in 2024. I hold a PhD in Marketing, an MBA and the MCIM designation from the Chartered Institute of Marketing placing me in the top 1% of marketing professionals globally. I am a published researcher on SSRN, a University Lecturer, Board Advisor, Investor and Keynote Speaker at international forums including UN Women CSW69. I am deeply engaged with artificial intelligence and its implications for business and society. Outside of work you will find me training for marathons, swimming open water, reading economics and geopolitics, travelling to understand the world and playing chess, drawn to its demands for long-term thinking and the discipline of staying three moves ahead.
- PhD Marketing
- MCIM
- MBA
- SSRN Research
Credentials
Qualified to question everything.
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PhD, Marketing
Doctoral research in marketing.
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MCIM
Chartered Marketer, Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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MBA
Business leadership and strategy.
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SSRN research
Published, citable marketing research.
Career timeline
Five chapters, one thread.
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1
Intesa Sanpaolo
Banking in Albania. +34% client growth and a promotion within 18 months.
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2
London Fair Contractors
+20% revenue growth and 32% more new contracts won.
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3
Engalco
183% ROI, 136% growth in app downloads and 20% market share in six months.
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4
Orion Global Consulting
Founded in 2024. 100+ businesses served across 12 industries.
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5
Speaker and adviser
Keynotes, media appearances and board advisory.
How I work
Curiosity first, evidence always.
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Question the brief
We start by testing what the business believes about its market.
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Let data decide
Every recommendation ties to a number you can track.
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Execute with AI
AI workflows cut the time between insight and result.
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