She is the founder of A2 Creative, a flourishing brand management company.  Adaora  has made a name for herself with a track record that includes being the brain behind Guinness’ recent new product launch in Nigeria, its second largest market.  “I am inspired by people and  my recipe for success is God, love, discipline, patience, and forgiveness, in this particular order.” she says.

Iyin Aboyeji

 If getting Mark Zuckerberg to invest $24 million in your company is not a feat then tell me what is? As co-founder of technology giant Andela, Iyin Aboyeji launched a tech talent platform across Africa.He is now at the helm of Flutterwave. “My definition of success is building up others, building up the continent,”

Nkechi Harry Ngonadi

By becoming purposeful about it, Nkechi Ngonadi has turned her passion into a lucrative business, The CEO NHN Couture a thriving fashion outfit. In a handful of years, NHN designs have been featured on prominent runways, and worn by celebrities across the African continent, and from the US to the Middle East. Here’s what she had to say: “Don't focus on the immediate need only. Set your eyes on the big picture,” she says. What is her best advice? “Integrity, people follow if they trust.”

Jason Njoku

 Founder and CEO of iROKO Partners, and iROKOTv, the leading online streaming platform in Africa, Jason Njoku’s standard is short and sharp. "I am trying to make people happy," he says. Njoku admits that starting on YouTube in 2010 and building a successful global media empire has brought its challenges. “I make more mistakes than I make good choices. My only saving grace is that the choices that I make are better and more significant.”

Madey Adeboye

 One secret to create a prosperous business is to identify a problem and solve it! For the founder and CEO of Green Grill House Madey Adeboye, a Nigerian lawyer, this was her path to starting a leading healthy food café in Lagos, Nigeria, that features delivery options. Hear her: “Changing my eating habits and seeing the amazing results inspired me to want to do that for others.” Today, she has partnership requests coming from all over Africa.

 

Gozie Udemezue

 Find something old, add a modern twist, and send it back out into the world, this is Gozie Udemexue theory on the fastest way to scale a business. And this is how Nwachinemelu Local Food Kitchen was unveiled. Gozie Udemezue, a licensed lawyer and human rights activist, revealed what drives her: “God is my main source of inspiration,” she says. In less than two years, her frozen foods are being mailed across the country and ordered from around the globe.