Profiles
Omorinsola Giwa: How I Lost My Life Savings to Catfish Farming Overnight
Omorinsola Giwa is the Managing Director of Mamijo Farms, a fast-growing catfish farm in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve center. She runs two expanse facilities – one for Grow-Out (read-for-market) fishes and another for Fingerlings/Juvenile and Hatchery (An environment where catfish eggs are artificially hatched, nurtured, and managed until they develop…
Read More »Segun Adegoke’s Inspiring Journey of Building Two Companies Simultaneously
In the often turbulent waters of Nigeria’s entrepreneurial scene, few stories shine as brightly as that of Segun Adegoke, the visionary CEO and founder of Baay Projects Limited and Baay Agro Limited. Segun was raised by his grandmother in a rural community with less than 10,000 population, which would initially…
Read More »‘I’m a Walking Billboard’ – How Toke Makinwa Built a Formidable Personal Brand
Toke Makinwa is one of Nigeria’s most gifted On Air Personalities and a fast-growing lifestyle entrepreneur whose journey is characterised by many failures, which laid the foundation upon which she built her formidable media and lifestyle brand. On August 22, at 3:08 pm, the Business Elites Africa team arrived at…
Read More »How Wedu Somolekae Resigned from Her Secure Job to Start a Risky Niche Business That’s Now Gaining Global Traction
In the heart of Gaborone, Botswana, comes a story of audacious reinvention, a tale of a woman who dared to transform her life’s trajectory from the conventional to the extraordinary. Dr. Wedu Somolekae, a name now synonymous with doggedness and tenacity, paints a narrative that began in a cocoon of…
Read More »Samuel Gedamu’s Audacious Quest to Transform Plastic Recycling in Africa
Samuel Gedamu, an Eritrean national, is a visionary leader who is propelling a recycling revolution beyond the borders of his homeland. His commitment to environmental sustainability was ignited by Eritrea’s early strides against plastic waste. Now based in Ethiopia, he’s orchestrating a transformative movement across Africa. Samuel is the founder…
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