Victor Ekpo and I talked about 2 of his most popular subscription-based businesses, Power Ideas, and The Highly Paid Experts Network.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

-Victor's entrepreneurial journey (3:32)

-Steps that Victor took after he ran his butcher business into the ground (7:00)

-Selling a personal story/brand vs selling a just product (9:01)

-Why a subscription or membership based business model is the future (11:30)

-The importance of building an authentic personal brand and fan base (13:09)

-Victor's time management tips (28:00)

-How Victor is working towards his personal goal of 200 rest days a year (30:52)

-Victor's dream for Nigerian students from impoverished backgrounds (50:00)

Adefunke Lola Fowora is the content creator behind Editor in Kinks. She is also a published author of 2 books Healthy Hair Is Good Hair – a quick guide to developing a healthy natural hair care regimen & You Wanna Have An American Baby?: a step by step guide on the process of having a baby in America (for those living outside the US).

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: -

Adefunke Lola Fowora's entrepreneurial journey (2:20)

-The niches that Lola decided to focus on and why (4:40)

-Lola's step by step book publishing process (8:08)

-How Lola is positioning and branding herself in the beauty industry with networking (12:03)

-Collaborating with Nigerian bloggers who are in the natural beauty & women empowerment space (18:55)

-The most satisfying moment in her business (24:26)

-Finding clients on social media (41:44)

I had an interview with Adekunbi Adeoye, the founder of Sesewa, the FIRST internship placement company in Nigeria. She is known as the First Lady of Internships because she created the internship placement industry in Nigeria.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Adekunbi's story of how she got to where she is today How an internship in a law firm changed her career Her first paying customer Becoming the solution to a serious problem in Nigeria Why internships are important in Nigeria Why networking offline is incredibly important in Nigeria Starting from where you are Importance of mentorship Lessons learned during The Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2015 (YALI)

* Heads up, during small parts of the interview our voices overlap, it was a bug in the Ringr Mobile software. :( *

I am going to interview Nigerians from the Diaspora who have moved to the continent in order to create businesses. Also, I will document how I am building my business/brand.