Olawale Ayilara is a passionate entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience starting and running businesses in the South West of Nigeria, handling transactions worth a combined value of $200 million. He is a recipient of the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 recognition. Prior to founding LandWey, he worked as Head, Business Development, Creativity and …
Morin Oluwole is a luxury industry thought leader in digital advertising at Facebook in France, where she manages Facebook and Instagram’s global luxury client partnerships. She was formerly the Business Lead to the VP of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook in NY where she was responsible for developing strategic business solutions that aid in managing …
Michael Seibel is a Managing Director at Y Combinator and co-founder of two startups – Justin tvTwitch and Socialcam. He first joined Y Combinator in 2013, advising hundreds of startups, and has been active in promoting diversity efforts among startup founders. During 2012, Socialcam participated in Y Combinator, raised angel financing from a group of …
Maya Horgan Famodu is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur, founder, and partner at Ingressive, a firm that provides market entry, technology research, and market operations services for firms and businesses expanding into Africa. She also founded Ingressive Capital, a venture capital fund investing in Africa-based technology companies. She co-founded the High Growth Africa Summit, a two-day conference …
Mandy Bowman is the Founder and CEO of Official Black Wall Street. After studying Entrepreneurship and Global Business Management at Babson College, she set out to empower the Black community through economics and ownership. Since 2014 Mandy has been at the forefront of the #BuyBlack movement, making it easier for others to find and support Black-owned businesses through her digital …
“Find your sweet spot, build a determined team, and jump right in!” Linda Dempah is the founder of Adeba Nature in Cote d’Ivoire, a brand that is rooted in the existing traditions preserved in Ivorian villages. Adeba Nature is a West African beauty company that empowers black …
Kwame Bekoe is an Aviator at heart with a demonstrated track record in Aviation and Aerospace. Over his career, Kwame has received recognition by clenching the 40 under 40 leader award for Aviation in Ghana, together with citations for delivering talks across Universities and acknowledgment from the Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society for his contribution to …
Ayo is an investment management professional with SAO Capital, where he is overseeing the growth of operating and development-stage investments in infrastructure, renewable energy assets as well as impact investments in Agriculture, education, healthcare, and sustainable energy across Africa. He is a Leading policy and investment advisor to senior African policymakers and international C-Suite investors, …
Kola Oyeneyin is a Nigerian Entrepreneur and Activist. He is the founder and CEO of Venia Group, a venture creation and development company, recognised by the London Stock Exchange. Kola was a Business Analyst at Hewlett-Packard for 3 years in the United Kingdom before joining Lekki British School as the Business Manager. In January 2011, Kola …
Kelvin Mensah (born on 1, February 1991) popularly known as PJ KEV is an African American entrepreneur and a private jet broker. He has created his name as one of the world’s leading private jet brokers who sold well over 200 jets. As a jet broker, Mensah does not own any aircraft, but he matches …