Don’t press pause, press play. — The lockdown for Nigeria was eased over two weeks ago with a phase 1 plan. Prior to that, we had continued to strategise on how we were going to resume operations at Ventures Park. Ventures Park is an artsy curated coworking community in Abuja which I am the CEO of…

And every good story needs the perfect villain. — Earlier this year, one of the directors in our foundation was sent to work with me. I was to be his boss and he had to report certain deliverables to me. He dreaded it. You see, unknown to me, he had an image of some mean Cruella de Vil associated…

If you feel overwhelmed by the crisis, this is for you. — I have watched myself go from fear to panic to anxiety and now I’m at a “c’est sera sera” stage. I don’t know what that progression is called. But, the current crisis has definitely tested the limits of some of my emotions. Last week, in particular, was a highlight for…

Why go alone when you can go together? — My father told me that humans are evil people. He was always quite dramatic. and he had a great distrust for everyone. This programmed me to be a lone wolf. You can’t disappoint me if I don’t give you the chance. I suffered years of failure because of this mindset…

My top 9 predictions of what it’ll look like. — History would be bookmarked in the year 2020, as it would divide time into “Pre-COVID” and “Post COVID”. People would tell stories of how life was like before and after the pandemic. It’s just like having a “Pre” and “Post” iPhone era but bigger. If you’ve still not come to…

And here are 8 reasons why. — The year is 2020, a year that would forever be remembered as the year of social distancing and National Lock downs. Due to the growing pandemic, a lot of countries have sought drastic measures such as restricting movement and encouraging hand washing. This was absolutely necessary to curb the spread…

If you’re still operating with the plan you started 2020 with, this is your wake up call — Have you ever heard of “unforeseen risk” in business before? Well, we’re experiencing one right now, and we’re experiencing it together. No one started out 2020 with a plan for a pandemic response in their strategy. At least I didn’t. And if you did, I need to borrow the crystal…

So, you want to start a business? Congratulations!!! You have chosen a very interesting path. Despite the fact that growing a business is tough, a lot of people have done it quite successfully. You can do so too. …

You’re probably making at least one now — Being an entrepreneur is a scary journey that no one quite prepares you enough for. Even having an MBA doesn’t prepare you for all the twists and turns that come with it. Being an entrepreneur in Nigerian is even more challenging. Imagine being the dentist to one of Daenerys’ dragons…