Business Scape is a podcast program where we discuss with NSP Scholars, topics, issues, and the nuances that exist while running a business in Nigeria. In this program, we aim to crystallize the collective views of the NSP crop of students, as regards their experience building and delivering solutions in Nigeria. In this second episode, we talk about the best practices and pitfalls around Strategy, Implementation, and the benefits of Experimentation via agile teams. Also at the end of this episode is included a few seconds 'behind the scenes' session revealing a new slice about our regular ritual at every recording.
Hosts
Ayobami Bamigboye
Ayobami is a Cloud Engineer and Concept Designer. At least, when his alter-ego is in check, he is all concerned about finding ways to solve problems using Technology and Entrepreneurship. He is interested in Space Exploration and Education. At NSP he is Darkenstein.
Ebunoluwa Alabi
Ebun Alabi is a Product Engineer, and she is passionate about developing solutions that can help optimize processes, drive efficient decision making and ultimately deliver value that can be evaluated in monetary terms.
Guests
Jide Aiyegbusi
Jide is persuaded that technology has the potential to rewrite the educational trajectory and prepare the next generation of young Africans for the opportunities that await them. He currently leads an amazing team of education natives at Edusko; leveraging technology to provide seamless access to good schools and finance for African parents to give their children quality education regardless of their social-economic status. Jide is a passionate advocate for high-quality, low-cost education in Africa.
Kenechukwu Nwankwo
Kenechukwu has over three years of project management and development experience. He was a key member of the project team at Landmark Africa, which developed and oversaw a $300 million multi-phase mixed-use development including retail, hospitality, and office components. He is a recipient of the Google/ Avado UK Squared online Scholarship for a Diploma in Digital Transformation and Strategy and is currently a Product management student at Udacity.com. He currently does Growth Product management for a number of startups and companies.
Olawale Adeniyi
Olawale Adeniyi is a Business Growth Strategist, with over 4 years of experience driving growth and leading strategy in fast-paced environments. He enjoys working with teams to transform visions into actionable and implementable steps. With his experience in strategy, growth, and project management he championed the growth of myPharmacy, which became Nigeria’s third-largest pharmacy chain, and designed an unbundled pay-per-service consulting business model, a pivot strategy which the company has successfully transitioned. He has contributed to building a startup recognized amongst The Top 25 Healthcare Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa and Top 50 Innovations in Africa.
