Endeavor Nigeria’s impressive and growing local network consists of a dedicated team, Board of Directors, and a group of carefully selected Endeavor mentors, committed to helping the best high-impact entrepreneurs significantly expand their companies in Nigeria and beyond.
Andrew Alli
CEO, Zigzag Advisory
Andrew Alli is the CEO, Zigzag Advisory and has decades of experience in development and infrastructure finance, overseeing investments in Africa totaling more than US$8 billion. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Kings College, London, and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
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Atedo Peterside
President & Founder, Anap Foundation
Atedo Peterside is an Economist (B.Sc, City University, London and M.Sc, London School of Economics and Political Science), an investment banker, and a successful entrepreneur. He is the President & Founder, Anap Foundation, Founder and Chairman of ANAP Business Jets Limited and was the Founder and Pioneer CEO of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc. He also serves as the Chairman of Endeavor Nigeria's Board of Directors.
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Yemi Lalude
Managing Partner, TPG Growth
Mr. Lalude is the Managing Partner, Africa at TPG Growth and leads TPG Growth’s investments in Africa, coordinated through TPG/Satya, the partnership between TPG Growth and Satya Capital Limited. In addition to his Africa-specific role, he is a leader on emerging market investment activities in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector for TPG Growth.
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Bolaji Balogun
CEO, Chapelhill Denham
Bolaji is Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham, one of Nigeria’s pre-eminent investment banking firms. He is one of the leading deal makers by volume and value of successfully completed transactions in Nigeria, over the last decade. He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of Endeavor Nigeria's Board of Directors.
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Tosin Faniro-Dada
Managing Director & CEO, Endeavor Nigeria
Tosin Faniro-Dada is the Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria. In her role, she leverages her over 15 years of private and public sector working experience to support entrepreneurs in various life cycle stages with interventions and resources that enable them to scale their businesses and create societal behavioral change.
Tosin's career has also seen her work with various organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston and ARM Investment Managers. She graduated summa cum laude (highest honors) in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She has a Master of Science in Accounting from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Massachusetts. Tosin is also an alumnus of INSEAD, where she completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP).
She is a Concordia Advisor and sits as a board member of the largest STEM-based design competition for undergraduates in Nigeria - Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) at the University of Lagos.
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Tosin's career has also seen her work with various organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston and ARM Investment Managers. She graduated summa cum laude (highest honors) in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She has a Master of Science in Accounting from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Massachusetts. Tosin is also an alumnus of INSEAD, where she completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP).
She is a Concordia Advisor and sits as a board member of the largest STEM-based design competition for undergraduates in Nigeria - Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) at the University of Lagos.
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Faysal El-Khalil
Chairman, Seven Up Bottling Company
Mr. Faysal El-Khalil graduated from The American University of Beirut in 1969 with a degree in Political Studies and then joined the family trucking business in Nigeria. After selling that business in 1975, he moved to Seven-Up Bottling Company PLC.
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Halima Aliko Dangote
Group Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited
Halima Aliko Dangote is the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), one of the largest and most diversified business conglomerates in Africa. She is responsible for the implementation of the Group's shared services strategy with specific oversight for the Commercial, Strategic procurement, Administration and Branding & Communications functions.
Ms. Dangote joined DIL in 2008 and has held a number of executive management roles including her most recent role as Executive Director of Dangote Flour Mills, where she led the turnaround and recent sale of the business to Olam. Previously, she served as Executive Director of NASCON, a manufacturer of salt, seasonings and related consumer products. She started her career as a Business Analyst with KPMG Professional Services, serving private and public sector clients on topics related to business performance improvement, strategy, and policy formulation.
Ms. Dangote is the president of the Board of The Africa Center in New York, a uniquely focused center providing a forward-looking gateway for engagement with Africa, while encompassing policy, business and culture. She is also a Trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation and a member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).
Halima holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing from American Intercontinental University, London, United Kingdom and a Master’s in Business Administration from Webster Business School, United Kingdom. She has attended a number of high-profile leadership development programs including: the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard Business School; Executive Development Program at Kellogg School of Management; Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives at Columbia Business School.
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Ms. Dangote joined DIL in 2008 and has held a number of executive management roles including her most recent role as Executive Director of Dangote Flour Mills, where she led the turnaround and recent sale of the business to Olam. Previously, she served as Executive Director of NASCON, a manufacturer of salt, seasonings and related consumer products. She started her career as a Business Analyst with KPMG Professional Services, serving private and public sector clients on topics related to business performance improvement, strategy, and policy formulation.
Ms. Dangote is the president of the Board of The Africa Center in New York, a uniquely focused center providing a forward-looking gateway for engagement with Africa, while encompassing policy, business and culture. She is also a Trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation and a member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).
Halima holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing from American Intercontinental University, London, United Kingdom and a Master’s in Business Administration from Webster Business School, United Kingdom. She has attended a number of high-profile leadership development programs including: the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard Business School; Executive Development Program at Kellogg School of Management; Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives at Columbia Business School.
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Jaideep Gulab
CEO, Rosemonde
Jaideep Gulab is the CEO of Rosemonde Ltd. He received his executive education at Harvard Business School & Singularity and started his career as a senior executive at Assan Industries, a leading Textile and Garment manufacturer in Lagos, Nigeria. He then became the CEO of Assan Oil Mills; a Vegetable Oil Refinery in Lagos. In this role, he diversified into Oil Milling and acquired a 13,000 Ha Palm Plantation. He still serves as the CEO of Assan Oil Mills today.
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Mitchell Elegbe
Founder & GMD, Interswitch Group
Mitchell Elegbe founded Interswitch in 2002 and is currently its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership, the company has diversified its business, broadened its distribution channels, expanded into new markets and delivered strong growth in revenue and profits.
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Suresh Chellaram
Chairman, Chellarams Group
Suresh Chellaram is the Chairman of Chellarams Plc; one of Nigeria’s oldest and most prominent manufacturing companies. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from the University of California, San Diego, he moved to Los Angeles in 1979, where he bought a majority stake in Pottery Barn, a small regional retail chain in Southern California, before selling it to The Gap in 1984.
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‘Tokunboh Ishmael
Managing Director and co-founder of Alitheia Capital
‘Tokunboh Ishmael is the Managing Director, and co-founder of Alitheia Capital, Nigeria-based investment management and advisory firm focused on channeling private equity investments into small and medium-sized businesses in West Africa.
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Acha Leke
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Acha Leke, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and author of ‘Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market’, joins Endeavor Nigeria as a mentor. Acha has a wealth of experience working with key public, private, and social sector institutions to accelerate growth and development in Africa.
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Adebisi Lamikanra
Partner & Head of Advisory, KPMG Nigeria
Bisi heads the Advisory practice of KPMG Nigeria, consisting of Management Consulting, Deal Advisory, Technology Advisory and Risk Consulting business units. She also leads the Firm's financial services sector activities across Africa. She has over 30 years of professional experience providing advisory and consulting services to various private and public sector entities within and outside Nigeria.
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Akintunde Oyebode
Special Adviser, Investment - Trade & Innovations, Ekiti State Government
Akintunde Oyebode is a trained Economist who is passionate about sustainable development, sustainable finance and youth unemployment. He began his career as a Research Assistant at the Lagos Business School, and spent over a decade in various banking roles with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
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Anders Einarsson
CEO, Promasidor
Anders is currently the CEO of Promasidor Nigeria Limited. Prior to that Anders held roles as COO and CFO of Promasidor Nigeria, having structured a private equity investment into the Promasidor Group. Anders’ career covers 16 years of corporate finance, operations and investment activities in emerging markets, participating in the structuring and execution of 16 investments, valued in excess of US$4.0 billion.
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Eyitope Kola-Oyeneyin
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Fola Laoye
CEO, Iwosan Investments Limited
Fola Laoye is co-Founder and CEO of Iwosan Investments Limited, a Health Investments Holding Company, dedicated to investing in Healthcare Infrastructure across Nigeria. Having been an Operator and Investor in the space over the past 22 years, she is leveraging her experience to bring together long-term capital and significant clinical and operational skills to achieve the impact of a patient-first experience across multiple specialties while ensuring strong bottom lines.
She was also the Founder and CEO of Health Markets Africa, a healthcare advisory and investment company, and was Director at Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA), a pioneer private equity fund focused on Healthcare in Africa.
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She was also the Founder and CEO of Health Markets Africa, a healthcare advisory and investment company, and was Director at Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA), a pioneer private equity fund focused on Healthcare in Africa.
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Farouk Gumel
Group Executive Director, TGI Group
Farouk is a Group Executive Director and Head of Agri-Businesses for Tropical
General Investment (TGI) Group.
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General Investment (TGI) Group.
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Ini Ebong
Group Treasurer, First Bank
Ini Ebong, Group Executive: Treasury & Financial Institutions at First Bank of Nigeria. Ini has a passion for market development & has worked actively to drive change and internationalization of the Nigerian financial markets for over two decades.
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Kayode Akinkugbe
MD & CEO, FBNQuest Merchant Bank
Kayode Akinkugbe, Managing Director & CEO at FBNQuest Merchant Bank. Kayode has over 20 years’ experience working in top tier global investment banks in the UK and Nigeria, focusing on arranging finance and providing strategic advice to public and private sector organisations.
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Konyin Ajayi
Managing Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi
Konyin Ajayi SAN, Managing Partner at Olaniwun Ajayi LP. Olaniwun Ajayi LP is one of Nigeria’s leading law firms and Dr. Ajayi has over 35 years’ experience in banking, project finance, capital markets, power, infrastructure, M&A, energy and natural resources, privatisation and dispute resolution.
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Omobola Johnson
Senior Partner, TLcom Capital
Omobola Johnson is Senior Partner of TLcom Capital, a venture capital firm with focus on deal flow generation, investment and value generation in technology companies in sub-saharan Africa.
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Sean Hsu
Group President & CEO, Netcom
Sean Hsu is a transformational entrepreneur and an industry expert with more than 25 years of successful experience in the Banking and Technology fields, concentrating on emerging and frontier markets.
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Stephane Timpano
Managing Partner, Bain & Company
Stephane has 15 years experience in strategy & management consulting, with extensive experience across various industries, including: Financial Services, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods and Public Sector Multiple transformation / large scale programs in Nigeria, Africa and Europe.
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Temitope Odukoya
Partner & West Africa Financial Advisory Leader, Deloitte & Touche
Temitope is a Partner and the West Africa Financial Advisory Leader at Deloitte. He has led Financial Advisory projects involving buy- and sell-side M&A, due diligence, restructuring, divestment advisory and valuation, amongst others.
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Toluwaleke Adenmosun
Partner, Verraki
Yemi Osindero
Managing Partner, Uhuru Investment Partners
Dr. Yemi Osindero is Managing Partner of Uhuru Investment Partners based and has over 18 years of investment banking, private equity and operating experience. He most recently co-headed Africa Private Equity for Standard Chartered, overseeing $900 million of investments across Africa. He sat on the Boards of several portfolio companies including Seven Energy, Union Bank of Nigeria, GZI and Copperbelt Energy.
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Yinka Edu
Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie
Yinka Sanni
CEO, StanbicIBTC Holdings
Chidi Iwuchuckwu
Head, Investment Banking - West Africa & Co-Head Banking Cluster, Rand Merchant Bank
Chidi Iwuchukwu (MBA, MSc, BEng) is the Head Investment Banking - West Africa & Co-Head Banking Cluster at Rand Merchant Bank. He was previously Head of Leveraged Finance for West Africa, where he was responsible for acquisitions/ leveraged financing for Private Equity Firms / Financial Sponsors in Western Africa.
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Abubakar Suleiman
Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Bank Plc
Abubakar, fondly called Abu, is the inspirational leader of the frontline commercial bank, Sterling Bank Plc, where he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer.
Abu holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Abuja and an M.Sc. in Major Programmes Management from the University of Oxford. He is also an alumnus of Arthur Andersen (KPMG Nigeria), Wharton School, and INSEAD Business School in addition to executive education from Harvard and Saïd Business Schools.
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Abu holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Abuja and an M.Sc. in Major Programmes Management from the University of Oxford. He is also an alumnus of Arthur Andersen (KPMG Nigeria), Wharton School, and INSEAD Business School in addition to executive education from Harvard and Saïd Business Schools.
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Ade Bajomo
Executive Director, Access Bank Plc
In 2018, Ade Bajomo was appointed to the Board of Access Bank Plc as Executive Director for Technology and Operations to reposition the digital competitiveness and operational excellence initiatives of the leading Retail Bank. Prior to that, he worked at the Nigerian Stock Exchange as Executive Director for Market Operations and Technology.
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Adepeju Adebajo
Chief Executive Officer, Lumos Nigeria
Peju is a business leader with wide and diverse experience as CEO at large, medium and start-up companies in UK and Africa. Her focus is on transformation and turnaround. Her core skills include team building, new markets, new products and leading in fast-changing environments. Sector experience includes renewables, agriculture, cement, food, mattresses, banking and consulting.
Akin Banuso
Enterprise Commercial Lead for the Middle East and Africa Multimarket region, Microsoft
Akin Banuso is currently the Enterprise Commercial Leader for the MEA Multimarket region, Microsoft and a member of the leadership team of the MEA Emerging Markets Multi-Country cluster, with a mandate to drive digital transformation for countries, organisations and to lead our business segments in this region.
Aminu Umar-Sadiq
Executive Director at Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
Aminu is the Executive Director at NSIA: Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Deputy Head of the Nigeria Infrastructure Fund, one of three ring-fenced funds of the NSIA. He leads the development, execution, and management of critical domestic infrastructure projects in the transportation, power, agriculture, healthcare, and real-estate sectors.
Karl Toriola
Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria
Mr. Toriola is the Chief Executive Officer for MTN Nigeria, a leading mobile telecommunications company. He has over 25 years’ experience.
His prior roles in executive leadership include serving as Vice President, West and Central Africa for MTN Group with responsibility for operations in the West and Central Africa Region. Group Operations Executive for MTN Group, Chief Executive Officer for MTN Cameroon, Chief Technical Officer (‘CTO”) for MTN Nigeria (where he won the Best CTO Award in 2009); Chief Operations/ Regions Officer for Vmobile Nigeria; and Support Manager, West African region for L.M.Ericsson Nigeria Ltd.
Oyeyimika Adeboye
Managing Director, Mondelēz International (West Africa)
Oyeyimika Adeboye is the Managing Director, Mondelēz International (West Africa). Oyeyimika joined the Board of the Company in November 2008, as Finance and Strategy Director, West Africa. Prior to joining Cadbury Nigeria, she was the Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Nigerian Bottling Company Plc.
Seni Adetu
Former MD/CEO, Guinness Nigeria Plc
Seni Adetu, a former MD/CEO of Guinness Nigeria Plc, has about 35 years of sound private sector experience garnered at the highest levels primarily with John Holt Plc, Coca-Cola International and Diageo (Guinness) Plc in various countries within and outside Africa. He holds a B.Sc in Chemical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration (with specialization in Marketing), both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He has served on the boards of various multinational companies in Executive and Non-Executive capacity, as well as being a former Non-Executive Director a Fidelity Bank Plc and APT Pensions Ltd.
Welela Dawit
Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft
Welela Dawit, originally from Eritrea, has 15 years of global experience at General Electric (“GE”) across multiple industrial sectors in areas of finance, commercial and operations.
She most recently held the dual role of CFO of GE Africa and CFO of GE Gas Power Africa based in Lagos, Nigeria. In that role with GE Gas Power, she was a driving force in developing the commercial and operational strategies that have delivered growth for GE through increased market share, operational productivity, partnering with GE Capital and third-party institutions to deliver on financing solutions.
'Yemisi Ayeni
Chairperson, NASCON Allied Industries
‘Yemisi is immediate past Managing Director of Shell Nig. Closed Pension Fund Administrator Ltd, a position she held for 10 years until her retirement in Apr-15. A 1985 honors graduate of Economics from University of Manchester; she is also a Chartered Accountant - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (1989).
Amy Jadesimi
CEO, LADOL
Dr Amy Jadesimi is the CEO of LADOL, a $500 million Industrial Free Zone. Amy was a Commissioner for Business & Sustainable Development Commission. Amy got financial training at Goldman Sachs & Stanford Graduate School of Business & medical training at Oxford University.
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Kelechi Ohiri
Chief Executive Officer, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF)
Dr. Kelechi Ohiri is the Chief Executive Officer of the HSDF, a Healthcare Advisory Firm and a Visiting Scientist at Harvard University. He is also the Founder of the Healthcare Leadership Academy and Partner at Flint Atlantic — an Africa-focused Social Impact Investment Firm.
Dr. Ohiri earned a medical degree from the University of Lagos. He also holds a Master of Public Health degree and a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management, both from Harvard University. He is a Desmond Tutu Fellow of the African Leadership Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Muyi Aina
Principal, Solina Group
Muyi Aina is a seasoned management consultant and public health professional with several years of experience in healthcare and management consulting. He is principal at Solina Group and leads the development and management of the company’s global portfolio of projects and partnerships. He has led several projects in Solina including the development of an innovative & sustainable model of engaging private for-profit facilities in the delivery of HIV/AIDS services.
Muyi received his medical degree from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and holds an MPH in International Health from Harvard University and a PhD in infectious disease epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also earned a certificate in vaccine science and policy from Johns Hopkins University.
Oluwole Oyeniran
Partner, Enterprise Technology & Performance, Consulting, West Africa at Deloitte & Touche
Wole is the Partner leading the Enterprise Technology & Performance offerings portfolio for Deloitte & Touche in West Africa. He also leads Systems and Cloud Engineering. In this role, he has responsibility for Technology & IoT Strategy, Vision and Architecture, Technology Transformation, Technology Agility, and Digital Services. He has oversight of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, application architecture, modernization, systems design, and engineering, integration services and service delivery optimization alongside data centre, cloud migration and strategy.
He is highly energetic and resourceful with advisory, facilitation and project management skills, having driven assessment/evaluation, business development including market analysis, proposal development and presentation, contracting, planning and execution of numerous engagements. He is an agile coach and a member of the Governing Council of the Fintech Association of Nigeria.
Joy Enechukwu
Operations Manager
Joy is an experienced Administrative and Operational Management professional with a track record of successfully working in fast-paced environments and applying exceptional organizational skills. She is passionate about planning and implementation of efficient processes and is focused on using technology to optimise administrative processes. Joy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
Mide Alonge
Manager, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth
Mide Alonge is the Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Manager at Endeavor Nigeria. Before joining Endeavor, he led the Innovation unit at Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria. Mide holds a master’s degree in Management from Harvard University, a master’s degree in Engineering and Technology Management from Louisiana Tech University, and an undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering Technology from Louisiana Tech University.
Leye Agunbiade
Entrepreneur Selection and Growth Associate
Leye Agunbiade is an Entrepreneur Selection and Growth Associate at Endeavor Nigeria. Before joining Endeavor, he worked at an early stage startup incubator and also has prior experience in consulting and financial services. Leye holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Baylor University.
Joy Mabia
Senior Associate, Marketing & Communications
Joy Mabia is the Senior Associate, Marketing and Communications at Endeavor in Nigeria. Joy is a results-driven team lead, well-versed in Branding, Marketing, and Corporate Communications, with over five years of experience following the journeys and telling the stories of African entrepreneurs.
Joy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in Mass Communication from Bingham University.
