An entrepreneur and business development professional with hands-on experience in creating and sustaining businesses in Africa. Significant experience in planning, designing and implementing strategies related to business start-ups, business re-engineering, business process optimization, financing, public-private partnerships and sustainable solutions.Currently the MD and Franchisee of Houses of Zuliyana Ltd and Odin Ltd - both headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Founder of Nomadic Art Galleries representing art from all over Africa and artists in diaspora. Continues to serve as Managing Director of Grow West Africa/ CSI+ - a Pan African consulting company facilitating entry to the African market. Founder and Chairman of the Board of Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) in Nigeria.Lived or worked in more than 30 countries and worked with a range of prominent public and private institutions, non-profit organizations, governments, development agencies and UN agencies.
Listed skills include International Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Nonprofits, Capacity Building, and 27 others.