The topic: Re-imagining Youth Skills: The Future of Work
Date: Friday, July 29th, 2022
Time: 5 pm WAT
Our Guest is Oladimeji Ajegbile
Designer and Storyteller
Popularly known as The Christain Creative, Oladimeji Ajegbile is one of Africa’s most eccentric Creators raising the next generation of independent creators and curators through the delivery of simple and relatable resources deeply rooted in sophisticated digital strategies. With endorsement from Pexels, Unsplash, Canva and more, Oladimeji continues to reach, engage and serve millions, with a reach of >10M individuals in today’s creator economy. With a background training in architecture, self-taught knowledge in design, and a burning passion for cultivating talents as a creative – Oladimeji continues to find ways to express his ideas as the Founder of Virtu, [a leading multi-sectorial firm that creates unique spaces through a combination of architecture as well as branding] and the Managing Partner of CreatorSeed, an early-stage venture capital fund built for creators who intend to make a living, an impact and grow professionally in the creator economy.
Oladimeji has degrees and certifications from Bells University of Technology and Adobe in the field of Architecture and Design. He started his career working on renowned building projects as a Junior Architect/Design Software Specialist at DimFal Associates and crafting brand identities for startups within the Tech Ecosystem. To date, Oladimeji has mentored several communities, some examples being Naija Graphic Designers, Entrepreneurs, Limitless Leadership Eversion, PatPro. He has also trained professionals in organisations like RED | For Africa, REDx, Elevate Consortium, and more. This eccentric creative also enjoys speaking, cycling and visiting exciting places.
Our Host is Abisola Ogunmola
Growth Manager, Utiva
Abisola Ogunmola is a multifaceted talent that leads a premium program at Utiva. She is an exceptionally forward-thinking and innovative individual who brings deep working knowledge toward product growth.
Sales to her have always gone hand-in-hand with marketing in terms of achieving business growth and career progression. She continues to take pride in the industry with top-notch customer service skills, sales operations, and management skills, and innovative and data analytics skills that have driven her achievements over the last 5+ years of being a seasoned sales professional.
She is enthusiastic about technology education, helping organizations drive growth in digital trends to contribute to socio-economic development in Africa and the opportunities technology provides for women.