Oke Maduewusi: Soft-spoken and beautiful Oke, is the Founder of beauty and makeup brand, Zaron. Together with her formidable team, she has painstakingly built a hitherto unknown and small brand into an enviable and competitive makeup and hair range.
Ola Orekunrin: She is an innovator and a 2013 New Voices Fellow at the Aspen Institute. She is a TED fellow, medical doctor, helicopter pilot, and Managing Director of the Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd, West Africa’s first indigenous air ambulance service and a crucial link for critically injured people.
Olajumoke Adenowo: She is a multiple Award winning Architect, and has been called the “Face of Architecture” in Nigeria. She was recenty featured on CNN African Voices, and profiled on CNN as Africa’s Star Architect, and has been featured in the world’s leading Architectural Publications such as America’s Architectural Record Magazine. In 1999, she founded Awesome Treasures Foundation to raise Transformational Leaders, its summits and other initiatives have attracted well over 50,000 attendees.
Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi: Nigeria’s first super-model, the story of Oluchi is one that inspires millions. After winning the Face of Africa competition in 1998, she took to the world stage of modeling and fashion and made it big. Currently the host of Africa’s Next Top Model, her humble beginnings and current success in her modelling career is a stimulating story of passion, focus and hard work.
Oluremi Shonaiya: The Presidential candidate for Kowa Party in the forthcoming national elections, Professor Oluremi Shonaiya represents the breed of women who will get involved in changing the fortunes of Nigeria. We admire her courage, dedication and grit.
Omotoke Makinwa-Aiyida: From starting out as an OAP on radio, Toke has shown incredible skill and determination in forging a successful media career. She’s now a TV host, curates her very popular vlog series and shows no signs of slowing down. Love or hate her, the girl just keeps on moving forward!
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde: Actress, singer, activist and philanthropist, there is almost something magical about Omotola. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, the leading actress has appeared in 300 films, selling millions of video copies, she really is in a class of her own, and should give lessons on how to build a relevant brand. In 2013, she was honoured in Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world alongside Michelle Obama, Beyonce and Kate Middleton.
Omoyemi Akerele: Founder and artistic director of Style House Files, a creative development agency for Nigerian and African designers, Omoyemi Akerele is widely regarded as a driving force behind the burgeoning Nigerian fashion industry. A pioneering agency in image consultancy and creative direction within the West African country, Style House Files works with Nigerian brands on brand positioning and retail strategies. Akerele also helps brands gain essential international exposure through presenting showcases at Pitti Immagine in Italy, and through Lagos Fashion and Design Week.
Ono Bello: Fashion savvy, focused and creative, Ono Bello is the founder and editor of Onobello.com, and also the Lead PR Consultant in PR Uno – a PR fashion agency that boasts of an enviable list of clientele. We love how she’s turned her passion for fashion into a money spinner.
Osayi Alile – Oruene: The current Chairperson of WIMBIZ, Osayi is what you would call a “connector.” She connects women with their dreams by giving them the necessary tools that enable them thrive and succeed in their careers and businesses. Before exiting in 2013 Ms. Alile was the Executive Director of FATE Foundation, a leading private sector led not-for-profit organisation in Nigeria with a mission to foster wealth creation by promoting business and entrepreneurial development among Nigerians for 8 years.
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