THE GT STORY PROJECT - W.FOUNDER
My search for where I belonged drove me to dig deeper, and my love and passion for seeing people win and thrive was my inspiration. For me, there’s nothing greater than seeing someone happy and at peace in a space where they feel like they belong, where they feel at home. My soul statement is to make a difference in at least one life everyday.
Read MoreThe idea for the company came after working as a radio presenter for a few years. I kept getting requests for internship and mentorship from young people who would like a career in the broadcast industry. I also noted that there were very limited opportunities for training broadcasters outside of the conventional universities, so I thought; 'why not create an opportunity for these young people to learn and also get the internship opportunities they need'?
Read MoreI have always planned events for my friends and family - surprising people is one of my favorite things. After I graduated, I also worked for a year at an oil company. During that period, my friends told me to start my event planning company but I wasn’t confident about it at first. It was a hobby and I didn’t think I could make it a way of living. To my greatest surprise, I started getting booked by people I didn’t even know and that’s how we’ve been growing day-by-day.
Read MoreIn December 2016, I was so unfulfilled in my corporate career and I wanted something different. I thought of the life I wanted to have personally and career-wise and I could tell I wouldn't find it in my corporate role. In 2018, after being in Nigeria for a couple of months, we quickly pivoted and streamlined our focus and resources to best serve micro and small businesses in Nigeria based on the glaring gap in the market (as well as our personal and organizational strengths). Since the beginning, we've always wanted to positively impact lives and we have chosen to do this for business owners by improving their businesses. It presented an exciting opportunity to use my technical hard skills to improve human lives more directly.
Read MoreI set out to create a platform that could help create awareness about animal care, as well as to help dog lovers in Nigeria have easy access to important information they might need. It was initially meant to be just a blog, but as time went by our readers reached out to us inquiring about where and how they could get certain pet services, this gave me the idea to create a platform…
Read MoreI started BlankPaperz a bit scared. I wasn't sure if I would be able to sustain it even for up to 6 months. I didn't know if people would agree to submit articles to me. I didn't know if people wanted to read about other people's stories. The initial idea was just to create an online platform where I could put up my stories and ask my friends to send in their fictional stories too so I could publish them online and everyone would read about it. But the vision grew…
Read MoreDuring my final year at the university, for some reason, I kept telling my sister I wanted to start making footwear. I didn’t get the concept from anywhere, it was just laid in my heart somehow. The inspiration came from wanting to be more than just another existing human being on earth. I wanted to be more and do more…
Read MoreWhen I was little, I would wear my mother’s jewelry and carry her purse, of course she would scream, go and keep it! But I didn’t care. I was fascinated and intrigued by how beautiful they were and how [accessories] made every outfit different. When I became an adult, I would tell my friends, “one day I’ll own a jewelry shop”, but I didn’t know how to go about it. A few years ago, I resigned from the firm I worked with. My employer owed me months of salary and I was devastated. I had no idea what to do, then it hit me, I ought to pursue this dream. So I begun - with just $10 dollars.
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