Building young and socially conscious business leaders in Africa

My foray into the development space was rather serendipitous, after years of working as a Segment Manager focused on the youth demography in two of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria. Serendipitous, because I transitioned into a Programmes Manager role in a not-for-profit that was equally youth focused, but that was the main similarity between my previous profit focused work experience and my new “doing good and making a difference focused” experience. I was like fish out of water as it was entirely new territory for me. While the experience paved a purpose driven and self-fulfilling career path for me , the transition itself was not a walk in the park.