Mentor Showcase - Fola Esan: Getting Tips for Your Start-up and Ideas

Do you have an idea for your start-up but you are not sure what path to take?

Do you have a start-up and you are thinking of ways to grow your business?

Are you an entrepreneur seeking guidance?

Ready to take your ideas to the next level?

Do you want to speak to someone who can give you specific and practical tips just like the experts on shark tank?

Join us in a free group mentoring session with Fola Esan on Friday, 22 September 2023 at 1400 GMT to get valuable tips for your start-up, growing your business, seeking investors, and making an impact.

Reserve Your Spot

Fola Esan is an accomplished and esteemed figure in the realms of leadership, business, and entrepreneurship. With a background in engineering that started at Schlumberger, Fola's journey towards excellence led him to the London Business School, where he earned his MBA. His pursuit of knowledge didn't stop there – he enriched his expertise in leadership and management through renowned institutions like Harvard University, The Aspen Institute, and Tulsa University.

Currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Fola is orchestrating transformation across Africa's Agricultural and Food Systems. Not content with just one masterpiece, he is also the Founder and Managing Director of Red Iroko Group – an Africa-focused consulting and investment advisory corporation.

In his impressive career, Fola has held roles such as CEO and COO for renowned organizations like Lafarge and Quantum Global Group. His remarkable leadership extended to overseeing the East African Regional Group of Schneider Electric, with an annual revenue of $25 billion. He was also the Group Merger and Acquisition Manager, where he developed best-in-class M&A methodologies that yielded 14 successful acquisitions ($2.69 billion) in three years.

Over a span of more than 25 years, Fola has exhibited a masterful command of strategy, innovation, and team leadership. He possesses a unique ability to steer operations, optimize resources, and foster growth. His expertise shines in emerging markets, where his insights have ignited sales acceleration, revenue growth, and profit expansion.

Fola's impact extends to providing support to start-ups. He sits on advisory boards encompassing organizations like the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund, Injaro Agricultural Capital Holdings Ltd, The African Seed Investment Fund L.L.C (ASIF), The Mvoula Group, TouchMedia Ltd., and UTU Technologies.

But Fola's story isn't confined to corporate accomplishments. He has climbed literal peaks, including the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro's Uhuru Peak. His creative interests also include co-founding TouchMedia, a company amplifying TV and film production in Africa. Fola created and marketed a full-length movie and filmed 24 episodes of a successful TV series currently running on four Cable TV stations in Africa.

Fola Esan – a luminary in the world of business, creative ventures, and an exemplary entrepreneur - is also a mentor in Konseye: The Mentorship Network. He is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and can't wait to connect with those ready to take their ideas to the next level.

Connect with Fola and ask him about career choices/ change, job transitioning, private vs public sector careers/ expertise, working/ succeeding & living well in Sub Saharan Africa, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and family/work/life balance.

Meet him now:

Friday, 22 September 2023 at 14:00 GMT

Reserve your exclusive spot HERE

(Spaces are limited and on a first come first served basis)

See you in the session and remember, with the right network, anything is possible!

Team Konseye

PS: Are you aware that Konseye: The Mentorship Network has teamed up with United People Global (UPG) to give away two free golden tickets granting automatic entry into UPG Sustainability Leadership and UPG Biashara entrepreneurship programs? Participating in at least 3 FREE mentoring sessions through Konseye: The Mentorship Network by 30 November 2023 would get you one step closer to winning a golden ticket. Check out the information here: https://www.konseye.org/giveaway