Culture Shaper
An accolade Bernard earned naturally due to the many projects he has been involved in that shaped the culture.
In 2015, Bernard as founder of Meister Music, enabled the come-up of Mr Eazi and supported and masterminded the amplification of the sultry baritone and afro-melodic sound Mr Eazi used. This unique sound was used to pave the way to global appeal for a new sound emerging from Africa. Many music artists followed in his stead.
In 2016, the popular phrase used across Africa but mainly by the diasporans coming to west africa for their annual christmas holiday pilgrimage was unintentionally coined by Bernard Sokpe. As a member of the team that executed Mr Eazi’s Life Is Eazi concert in Lagos, Bernard themed the show the” Detty Dezemba” edition. This term erupted and became the catchphrase that December and many Decembers till date. Detty December is now an iconic season for the culture symbolic of partying and entertainment.
In 2017, As Co-founder of Brandmeister, Bernard crafted the identity and roll–out strategy of Ghana’s most iconic nightlife establishment, Bloom Bar. The emergence and unique positioning of Bloom Bar set the tone for the aesthetic of bars across Ghana. The unique Bloom experience pioneered by BloomBar created a ripple effect that closed the missing gap in nightlife in Ghana, influencing customer and purchasing behaviour which has come a long way to stay.
Twitter has always been a heavily patronized platform on the continent, however in 2018 when the social media giant arrived on the continent and hired Bernard as Senior Partner Manager, it added gasoline to the term “Africa To The World”. Bernard was responsible for the verification of over 1800 celebrities, influencers and prominent voices across the continent ranging from sports, to entertainment, news and even governance. This act enabled African conversations to gain center stage like never before.