The FirstWord Business School

Facilitators

Mrs. Olubunmi Morenikeji BSc, MBA, MNIM, FCA - Facilitator, Human Resources Management for Small Business

Head Of Operation Group AlphaBeta Consulting Experienced Principal Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Banking, Accounting, and Team Building. Strong consulting professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Human Resources Management and Services from Metropolitan School of Business & Management UK. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).   She is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Professional Managers & Administrators.

Abiola ‘Champ’ Salami - Facilitator, Sales and Marketing

Abiola ‘Champ’ Salami is a World-class Performance Coach committed to raising world class leaders and improving the productive capacity and brand perception of organizations and governments. He is an alumnus of Harvard University, Lagos Business School and American Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

His commitment to workforce productivity, youth and women empowerment as well as leadership development led him to publishing books, audio and visual content as well as designing and implementing capacity development programs towards achieving the relevant Sustainable Development Goals.

He is the author of Get MAD! You can Make a Difference (Foreword by Dr. Christopher Kolade, CON), Who Says It’s a Man’s World (Foreword by Dr. Mo Abudu), and his latest work The MAGIC of Emotional Intelligence (Foreword by Prof. Dana H. Born of Harvard University).

Samson Olatunde - Facilitator, Digital Tools and Social Media for Business

Samson Olatunde is recognized as one of Nigerian admired Digital Entrepreneur, a man of multiple talents, a Speaker, Trainer, Author, Consultant, Coach and Philanthropist. He is the founder of @Digitalceotribe; Africa’s largest Community of Digital Savvy Professionals; the vision to help businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond derive for enhanced business performance and profitability with leverage on the 21st Century’s Digital Tools.
In his untiring quest to nurture Career Professionals and Entrepreneurs, Samson Olatunde founded Samson Olatunde Foundation (Africa’s foremost solution NGO) with a mandate to transform Africa through Education and Enterprise using ICT.

Segun Awolowo - Facilitator, Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindsets

Segun Awolowo is a passionate agent of change and a strong believer in incremental progress. His success story has proven that with hard work and consistency, greatness is achievable from small beginnings, no matter the odds, challenges or limitations faced. His lifelong philosophy is ‘start small, grow tall and get big.’

 

Segun was driven by his strong passion for enterprise to start Stretch International Ltd – an audiovisual company in 2004. Today, Stretch has grown to become one of the leading audiovisual companies in Nigeria.

He has worked with both great and small organizations and has handled several projects within and outside the country, fulfilling his passion.

Segun Awolowo
Seyi Jegede

Seyi Jegede - Facilitator, Legal, Tax and Regulatory Issues in Business

Oluwaseyi Jegede is a legal practitioner, a certified mediator & conciliator, and a business support consultant.
He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry of the University of Lagos, Bachelor of Laws, LL.B., of the University of Ibadan, and Barrister-at–Law, B.L., of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja campus.
He is also an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC); a student member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIA), United Kingdom, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Canada, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN)and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

Johnson Adekunle - Facilitator, Basic Book Keeping and Finance

Johnson is an accountant by profession. He is a member of chartered business administrators, Canada. He is a member of international academy of Management, Spain. He has a vast work experience spanning across the banking sector, logistics and property management.

He was a manager with Emerald Finance, then he moved to standard trust bank (now UBA). He thereafter worked as a branch manager with Seedvest group (an MFB and Finance House).

Mr. Ademola Adeoye - Facilitator, Employability Skills

Ademola Adeoye was born to a royal household in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, West Africa. He studied Mechanical Engineering in Nigeria, Project Management in South Africa and Leadership in Ghana. He’s also United Nations Ambassador for Peace.
Ademola was briefly a faculty lecturer at the Samson’s Foxes Leadership Academy, Ibadan, Oyo State—before relocating to Lagos to creatively and courageously pioneer a well structured company called World-Class Impact Network Limited (a corporate member of NITAD).The multi-million naira company works with leaders of various arms of Government, NGOs and religious institutions as well as Business and Institutional leaders at all levels, using unusual home-grown research and principle-based methodologies.  He is a certified Trainer with the Lagos State Government.

Seye Olurotimi - Facilitator, Business Branding

Seye is the Lead Consultant, CedarTribe Ltd, an Integrated Marketing Communications, Consultancy and Training outfit based in Lagos and the President of MSME Africa- a multi-faceted resource platform for Micro, Small and Medium sized businesses in Africa. He is the convener of the widely attended MSME Dialogue.
 He is a UK certified trainer with an International Award in Delivering Training (IADT) from TQUK (Training Qualifications United Kingdom). He also has a Life Coaching Certification Certificate from New Skills Academy, United States and a certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Scalabl.
 He is also a council member of the Association of Professional Facilitators and Trainer in Africa (APFTIA) and an International Partner, World Business Angel Investment Forum.

Mr. Olawale Lateef - Facilitator, Cinematography

Mr. Olawale Lateef is an award-winning media expert, the Chief Executive Officer of OLATBID Media. He is a graduate of Pan African University School of Media and Communication, and also a graduate of the National Film Institute, Jos. He has garnered experience across screen writing, directing, lighting and production of several TV shows, documentaries, movies, and several events, few of which are ULTIMA Studio’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and “Project Fame”, “Nkan Mbe” by KOLBIM Communications, “Mourning After” a movie by Jimi Odumosu, “Positive But Healthy” documentary for LSACA/LACA, “Helmet is Not Enough” movie and “Safety Helmet” documentary for British Council and “The Orators” for The FirstWord Empowerment Network.

Tosin Samuel Babatunde - Facilitator, Cinematography

Mr. Tosin Samuel  Babatunde worked at Crown of Glory Film international between  2000 -2004 and he rose to the position of general manager of the company. He also worked as freelance  journalist for Nigeria bar between 2003 – 2005. He proceeded to Rainbow lab between 2004 – 2005 and worked there as a general manager. Evidence Technology ICT media department as Editor 2006. Intro tech network on AIT station, Kidz Program on LTV and OGTV 2002 – 2008. He also worked at  Bisi Olatilo show between 2008 – 2009. 

Mr. Tessy Nji-Kolawole - Facilitator, Events Decoration

He is a multi-talented and multi-disciplinary personality, Tessy is the Managing Director of PRATESSY KONCEPTS – an ideas organization that specializes in Event-management & Planning, Interior & Exterior Décor as well as Graphic Designs, Branding & Printing.

In addition to doing business, Tessy is a highly successful modelling coach and dance instructor, with a very satisfied clientele to show for it. He is also an active member of the Dance Association of Nigeria (GONDP Oyo State branch), where he contributes in no small measure towards the development of the sector and advancement of professional dancers’ interests, also the Former General secretary of Apata Youth Organization with 173 communities and three Local Government.

Mr. Tessy Nji-Kolawole

Oluwaseun Adetayo - Facilitator, Photography

Trained as an Electrical Electronics Engineer, Oluwaseun Adetayo is a multitalented Multimedia Producer.


Oluwaseun has decades of hands-on experience in the multimedia fields of Photography, Video Productions, Production Lighting and Live Sound Reinforcement to mention a few.


He has a diploma in Live Sound Reinforcement from the Multimedia Training Institute.

Samson Effiong - Facilitator, Photography

Samson Effiong is the creative partner and founder of Sixthframe media. A creative photography outfit in Lagos. Once a model on the runway of Nigerian fashion he switch sides to become a photographer With over 17years of experience both within and outside the shores of Nigeria. He was tutored in Quart Fotography by Leke Adenuga.
 
Samson enjoys communicating and empowering people with his photography knowledge. This has led him to teach photography is Schools Such as Corona, and at the Daystar skill acquisition programme (Dsap)
 
 

Mr. Sijibomi Adebiyi - Facilitator, Events Management

Sijibomi is the Executive Director of Makabis Group; a consortium of Makabis & Benet (an event production company), Makabis Farms & D Benets Realtors.
A Multipreneur; Sijibomi started his entrepreneur journey with events in 2007 & thus proceeded to train in Nigeria & later in Dubai. Having made remarkable imprints in both corporate & social circles, and with the event production company established, he ventured into Farms & Logistics, Real estate & Construction.
Sijibomi holds a certificate in Professional Business Etiquette from Carmel & Goddard Management training centre and an Advanced Leadership Certificate from the prestigious Daystar Leadership Academy. He is also a graduate of The Fate Foundation Emerging Entrepreneur Programme (EEP 20).

Mrs. Agnes Oluwaseun Nji-Kolawole - Facilitator, Catering

Agnes Oluwaseun Nji-Kolawole is the dynamite CEO of PTK FEEDWORLD FARM, an agribusiness that deals in agro-processing of agricultural produces.
Committed to lifelong learning, Oluwaseun attended the Yaba College of Technology, from where she obtained her Diploma in Textile Technology. She also attended the Western Hotel Training School, getting a certification in Catering and Accommodation Operations. She trained at the Thriving Entrepreneurs Development Centre and the Entrepreneurial Development Centre on Business Management and obtained Vocational Training in Poultry and Fish Production at the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan. She also did a one-year intensive training course at the Leventis Foundation Agricultural Training School. She was selected as a representative of Nigeria to Ghana for Women in Agribusiness (Guzakuza).

Mrs. Adebola Esther Oladipo - Facilitator, Fashion crafts

Oladipo Adebola Esther is the director at O’KEM FABRICS & STITCHES where you get all your sewing business done. She is a business expert who hails from Ogun state. She studied computer science.
She is also a member of the board of committees at ARODIPSON MEDIA CONCEPT and also a coordinator at HADASSAH FASHION HOUSE Ibadan.
She has devoted most of her spare time to working with several foundations and organizations in raising youths for a better future
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