Osaretin Oswald Guobadia is co-founder, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of DBH Solutions, a building infrastructure and top tier technology solutions provider in West Africa. He is a business strategy and technology consultant with over 20 years' experience in technology and business strategy, and a non-executive director of Renaissance Capital (Nigeria), a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank with access to over 50 markets globally. He sits on the...

Our guest this week is Oluwaseun Kukoyi aka O.O.Kukoyi. He creates brands that explore the theme of modern African cultural hybridity. By curating refined products and experiences within Arts, Hospitality, Fashion and Architecture, O.O.Kukoyi provides multicultural & multisensory expositions into the modern African aesthetic.   He is also the creator of TOMORROW IS AFRICAN, a podcast that sets out to describe and prove theories that will empower modern African entrepreneurs to create...

This weeks guest is Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho, a seasoned Information Technology professional with over 15 years of industry experience in Africa’s largest emerging economy with a deep purpose and focuses on bridging the digital divide and transforming Africa by harnessing the benefits of digital.   Nkemdilim is walking in her father's footsteps as a second-generation Nigerian Information Technology expert at home in technology from childhood. Currently, the CEO of Future Software Resources Ltd....

A French philosopher said in a letter he wrote to a friend said ‘I am sorry to write you this long letter, but I was too busy to write you a short one.’  The long and short of that is that simplicity or, in this case, Strategy is not quick work. It's a tough and detailed skill and critical to good leadership.   So we must take the time to design our strategy and understand that it is a game of focus and not speed. I hope you are not winging your strategy game, guys. Like me, if strategy Is...

My guest this week is Onyeka Akumah a serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first digital agriculture platform with a network of over 300,000 farmers connecting with finance, market access and technical expertise across all 36 states in Nigeria, including the FCT. Onyeka is also the Co-Founder of Plentywaka, Nigeria’s premier bus-hailing app focused on transforming the public transportation space with the technology and over 200,000 successful riders in its...

This weeks guest is Tobi Ajayi a widely creative and astute entrepreneur, he is the founder of Nord Automobiles Limited, one of the first Nigerian automobile brands and Africa’s premier automobile corporation. He started his career at Mercedes-Benz Nigeria, growing very fast to become the head of division (vans) and later co-founded Jetvan, an authorised dealer of Mercedes-Benz. Oluwatobi is among the most influential people in the Nigerian Auto Industry, winning so many local and...

My guest today is Sunkanmi Ola, a tech entrepreneur and a digital strategist. At just 28 years old he started his first venture, Syracuse Africa, in 2012, right after graduation from Covenant University. Syracuse Africa today has evolved into a leading digital, creative and PR powerhouse in West Africa. In 2017 he cofounded Hirefreehands - a venture-backed, remote workplace platform looking to connect the underserved African tech talent pool to the global workforce.

Street Smarts Vs Book Smarts, What Does It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? Religion Vs Spirituality in Business what role does it play? This week I'm joined by Bayo Adedeji, known popularly as ‘The Lion’ to all about what it takes to run a business. Are you book smart or street smart?The role that religion plays in our journey and some of the mistakes we are making when relating the later to our businesses Bayo "The Lion" has a broad and diverse mix of competencies, advanced qualitative...

We don't always know why we start our business let alone if we will stick at it. Many of our ideas were not meant to be fully births by us, but rather we experience them as part of our growth and self-discovery. At what point do we know when to let go and move on to the next idea? This week I sat down with Patricia Ojora, a Lawyer turned Entrepreneur, the CEO of Promo print Ventures Ltd.  ----------------------------- More Content Like This? CONNECT WITH ME⇣ SOCIALS: Instagram Facebook TikTok...

We can not go beyond what we envision for ourselves. So it is our responsibility to ensure that we paint the picture of exactly where we want to get to in business. It is not easy, but it is certainly worth building your vision board. Ifeoma is a very analytical result-driven professional with more than eight years of experience in business strategy formulation and review, market research, information technology, e-business and operations strategy development.She is currently working as an...

Hi, guys, we are back! SEASON 2 is finally here  On this weeks episode of SUSU podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down & speaking with a Tobi Ajayi, a fellow entrepreneur about the end sars protests and aftermath of the tow gate shooting.  Tobi and I were both at the protests before the shooting and had slightly different viewpoints on what went wrong. This is a challenging topic & we certainly got into it.  I hope you guys take from our conversation as much as we did. We both not...

The word difficult doesn't even define this past week for me. It was terrifying how what began as a truly inspiring moment quickly turned nasty. It's no doubt we all want change, but we must do a lot of self-reflection as young people. We didn't realize the enemy was amongst us.Let's be wise; destroying things that provide income for our young people isn't the way forward. The enemy we think we are punishing is not who we've punished at all.Let's start using our heads instead of our...

Just as all of us want to have good personal hygiene, we should all have good mental and emotional hygiene. When looked at it in these terms, every one of us can take steps to improve our mental wellness.In entrepreneurship, this can not be more crucial. In today’s show, I am joined by 2 of my entrepreneur friends Keturah Ovio & Folakemi Alli-Balogun. To talk about wellbeing & its impact on our entrepreneurial journeys.This is the final episode for season one of Susu podcast. Wow,...

My guest today is Ebele Udoh, an award-winning Entrepreneur, and a disruptive force in Africa's Tech and Fashion industry. Recently named "Entrepreneur of the Year" 2019 at the Eloy Awards, a renowned platform that celebrates women making an impact and driving change in their sector.In 2016 she founded African Designers Mall (ADM), an e-commerce platform that provides Fashion and Art Entrepreneurs access to their potential customers globally. ADM exists for the love of fashion and Art. She...

Joining me on today’s episode is the newly appointed President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) Steve Babaeko, an advertising and music executive, founder of X3M Ideas, a Lagos - based digital advertising agency that was listed in 2017 as "one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing communication agencies.Steve is also the founder & CEO of X3M Music, a record label that has talent such as Nigerian singer-songwriter Simi.He was on the 2018 jury of the New York Advertising...

Pedro is a Portuguese born in Mozambique. He completed his education in Portugal, earning an Economics degree and an MBA. He’s a McKinsey & Company alumnus.  He has also acted as founder and CEO of SIBS International where he built a multinational company from scratch (start-up). Over six years, the company he has created generated tens of million Euros in revenue, from a dozen countries, particularly from Africa. Pedro is the founder, shareholder, and CEO of Five Thousand Miles, SA. He...

Sam Ochonma is the Managing Director - The Hook Creative Agency. Sam has worked in the communications department Of Oando Plc, Of the largest indigenous oil and gas companies in West Africa, then progressed to head corporate communications at ENYO Retail and Supply one of the fastest-growing downstream retail companies in Nigeria. Sam went further to co-found his own advertising creative agency in Lagos, Nigeria called THE HOOK CREATIVE AGENCY Sam's current role is overseeing businesses,...

The journey to business clarity is never smooth sailing. No entrepreneur is gifted with the answers to all our strains in business success without first going through several hard lessons. We often take knock backs not because we are not good enough but because the universe loves us so much it wishes to teach us the best way it knows, through experience.This week's guest had several gifts, but even she had to gain the experience that would later pivot her to a place of excellence and...

Many entrepreneurs trek down long, winding roads before finally discovering their passion for business. For others, the entrepreneurial desire has always been there: a natural disposition that is roaring to be unleashed. In the case of this week's guest, it was a little bit of both.Joining me today is Ized Uanikhehi, the co-founder of TORA Africa, an impact-driven human resources technology startup that recruits, trains, verifies, and deploys workers in the informal sector. She is also the...

With years of dedicating your life to the corporate world. How do you discover a passion for entrepreneurship? Is it too late to explore? Is it possible to birth a new passion with no experience? Today's guest is Kudzayi Hove the CEO & co-founder of Amayi Foods Limited, a Nigerian based company.Amayi Foods is passionate about making high-quality African food more accessible, affordable and convenient by offering shelf-stable, packaged food products made using locally sourced fresh inputs,...

It is a hard thing to admit when your business is up against challenges out of your control. It is even harder to accept that to paying customers. Very often, the hard thing to do and the right thing to do are one of the same things. Informing your customers that you are having challenges can be indeed off-putting for some. After all, no one likes to use a service or product that doesn’t work.  However by keeping your customers informed about a problem you are proactively showing them that...

When you have ideas for multiple businesses that you think have real potential, picking just one can be difficult. We all know that successfully running one company have a lot of serious challenges talkless of running three.My guest this week is Demola Sule, founder of POWERVIEW GROUP, a contemporary business establishment comprising of a Property Development company, specialising in the construction of Affordable Luxurious Properties. A Logistics company specialising in Haulage Services...

One biggest question that many seek the answer to is whether they should get a 9-5 or begin the journey to entrepreneurship. This difficult decision has always been the most challenging question until recently, mainly because many don't realise the choice is there.Many people struggle with the difference between the two because they only understood employment as the choice that was available for them.Historically people were encouraged to find a great job, and many of us don't think about...

Assuming that you took that leap of faith and genuinely believed that you can now do that business, set up is the only thing that will leapfrog your growth. So how do you go about setting up?On this episode, we are discussing "From idea to set up". Keturah Ovio, Founder of Limestart, join me; a smart commerce / Fintech solution for small businesses at the bottom of the pyramid. Limestart helps users to digitize their transaction records. She also previously founded Qeturah.com, an e-commerce...