The Young Entrepreneur

Interview with Serah Kassim

Serah Kassim is the Creative Director of Serah Kassim NG, Tony Elumelu 2017 Entrepreneur, Current TEF Lagos Hub Lead and a graduate of Botany from the University of Lagos. In this episode Serah Kassim shared: 1. Her journey, lessons and experience as a fashion entrepreneur 2. Her Tony Elumelu Business Grant Experience and tips on how to access and get business grants/opportunities like TEF 3. Importance of social media presence as a business and personal brand & social media strategies for small businesses 4. Tips on managing customers and employees 5. The importance of mentorship, community groups and networking 6. The importance of proper record keeping, putting in place business system and structures as a small business for growth 7. Advice to young and aspiring entrepreneurs thinking of starting any business and fashion entrepreneurs

Interview with Steven Ndukwu

Steven Ndukwu is a graduate of Economics from the University of Calabar. Steven is a Filmaker and Content Curator focused on Real Estate and Tourism. In this episode Steven Shared: 1. His journey as a young filmmaker and content creator in Nigeria 2. How to start a career in film making and video content creation 3. Building a personal brand on YouTube & Instagram as well as what it takes to 4. Finding mentors on social media 5. How to start and get involved in filmmaking without having all the camera equipment. This episode is very inspiring and insightful and it’s a must listen to for everyone in the creative entrepreneurship space

Interview with Samuel Olatunde

Samuel Olatunde can be described as a tenacious and pro-active individual, always at the forefront of ⏹Learning ⏹Entrepreneurship and ⏹Social Impact He is an undergraduate of the prestigious University of Lagos, majored in Finance with interest in corporate banking, Investment banking and consultancy, a CFA investment Foundation Charter holder and has also bagged a diploma in Accounting from Yaba college of technology. In his former internship roles with GT bank as a customer service officer and Procter & Gamble as a supply chain analyst, Samuel exercised a calculated and methodical approach to problem solving, created innovative solutions and exercised a great deal of diligence and accuracy in his work. Samuel is passionate about building a business that will tackle the problems of SMEs in Nigeria by providing adequate consultation that covers Finance, Strategy, Branding and Marketing. As a self taught entrepreneur nurturing a start-up alongside two partners, Samuel understands the importance of goal setting, teamwork, effective communication and strategic business management allowing him to pitch his business to investors, hence winning the Management Students' Enterpreneship Challenge, Unilag in September 2019 as well as coming out as the Student entrepreneur of the year MSA and FINSA both in November 2019. Samuel founded Gov Lee's Resource Hub (GLRH) in November 2019 when he discovered his passion to help fellow undergraduates get equipped with the necessary skills and experiences needed to stay competitive and relevant outside the school walls. Having discovered his passion to create social impact in his university, fuelling the passion became a prerequisite to creating meaningful impact, hence he regularly organises webinars hosting professionals on whatsapp and slack impacting over 500 members of the GLRH community. When he is not working, Samuel is a radical canva designer, digital marketer and a mobile cinematographer. He also teaches Digital Marketing at Digital Society, Unilag. He is also the Media and Publicity Head at The Finance Symposium.

Interview with Joshua Okoduwa of Restructure Africa

Joshua Okoduwa is a man on a mission. Creating a better life for humanity is what he is most passionate about. He started his work as a social entrepreneur at the age of 22, when he first visited Makoko community in Lagos, Nigeria and later founded the community-led organization Restructure Africa Foundation. Community by community, with the efforts of members and volunteers of his organization, they are executing projects that are helping people to keep going and living. He is a graduate from the University of Lagos with a passion for Entrepreneurship, Business development, Strategy, Marketing, Communications, Corporate social responsibility, Non-profit management and International development initiatives. Motivated by the zeal for a better society with an untainted gusto for social inclusion he marshals his talents through advocacy, volunteering, and humanitarian initiatives. Giving people this chance at a better life gives him so much joy, and is at the core of the fire that spontaneously burns in him journeying towards creating equality in the society.

Mentorship with Mrs Rita Babalola

Mrs. Rita Babalola, MBA is the Founder of BeaconGate Ltd and COO of Star Star Synergy Petroleum Services with over 14years of previous working experience in the banking sector before transitioning into entrepreneurship. She is a Business & Life coach with certification from the prestigious Coaching academy in UK and currently pursuing an executive diploma. She also has certification of accomplishments in “Grow to Greatness /Smart Growth for Private Businesses” from Coursera, USA and currently a Cherie Blaire Foundation Mentor where she mentor’s women starting out in business and helping them to get better clarit In this episode she shared her entrepreneurship journey, lessons learnt and advice to young entrepreneurs. She talked about how to transition from paid employment to entrepreneurship, how to get funding for small business and how to grow your business.