There would be a faculty of trainers, instructors and team development experts. This team would be directly responsible for the training interventions and programs.
Tunji Olugbodi
The Managing Director Verdant Zeal Communications, Nigeria and a former Executive Director at Prima Garnet Ogilvy, Tunji Studied English from Ogun State University.
He has had a cumulative over 17 years professional experience as a writer, marketeer and communication specialist. He started career with The Guardian as a judicial correspondent and subeditor.
He joined marketing communication first as a concept copywriter, working at a time with Promoserve Advertising, the Grey affiliate in Nigeria. Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, London (CIM): Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, (APCON) and Nigeria Institute of Marketing, (NIMN).
He has pioneered and coordinated several multi-million naira projects on behalf of several blue chip organizations and continues to make his relevance felt through capacity building and human capital development. A regular facilitator at several marketing fora including Financial Institutions, Training Centre, (FITC), UAC Training School etc. Currently an executive board member of Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), and the Vice President of Nigeria Experiential Marketing Association, (NEXMA).
Funmi Johnson
Is Founder of “Whitefield Foundation”, an internationally sought after speaker, author and Money Management Expert who got started in business at the age of 17 and registered her first company at 22. Through her coaching and training seminars, Funmi has developed several top producing Sales forces and has impacted the lives of thousands of people. She has helped several achieve 6 and 7 figure incomes. Her passion is seeing people break through financial bondage and excuses that stop people from reaching true financial freedom. Funmi's ability to give very specific answers in a direct, straight to the gut manner combined with her raw motivation style is what sets her apart from other speakers and trainers. You won't hear anything from Funmi that she hasn't personally used nor done herself.
Funmi regularly coaches successful executives, 6 & 7 figure earners as well as newbie entrepreneurs and staff on leadership, overcoming fear, business growth, time management, relationship marketing, prospecting, closing, teamwork, motivating others, wealth development, sales call process, effective communication and marketing, crisis and conflict management. Some of her clients include Elizade Nigeria ltd, Toyota Nigeria, NNPC, Lagos State Government, Dove Media, UBA, and The University of Lagos Alumni Association.
Yinka Olugbodi B.A, M.SC.
Is the CEO of Teambuilding International with vast experience in HR practices and executive training and development. Yinka has worked with world class organisations like CWBN, Multichoice and Access bank.
Yinka was also instrumental to the start up of Multichoice, Media 24, Mweb and HITV. He handled the organisational development and HR issues and also conducting a nationwide recruitment of the staff for most of these companies. He is a member of Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), CongressWBN(CWBN), Global Leadership Interlink (GLI) and The Reformation Center. Yinka received Bachelor’s degrees in English Language at University of Lagos and a Master of Science degree in Human Resources Management from the ESUT Business School.
He is a reformational Speaker, efficient team builder and player and good organizer. He is married with three lovely kids. He has a strong desire to actualize all innate potentials and abilities that can advance a meaningful cause. He has traveled wide to US, Europe and most countries Africa and he loves speaking to youths in his spare time. And he is an expert on Team Development and facilitates teambuilding activities.
Ikechi C. Odigbo
A 1986 graduate of Political Science, University of Calabar and 2007 General Management Alumni of Harvard Business School, Ikechi began his checkered advertising career with Casers 20 years ago. Showing immense versatility he has combined both copywriting and client service functions at middle and senior management levels working for such challenging clients as MTN, LG Electronics, Mcvities, FSB International Bank, Pfizer, First Aluminium, Sony, WWF, Diamond Bank, Government of Imo State, Fidelity Bank, AIICO and Emirates. In 1997 Ikechi was seconded to Corporate Design Consultants (currently HKLM Lagos) as an Executive Director. In 2003 Ikechi rejoined DDB Lagos as Executive Director, Creative. In this leadership capacity he was responsible for the Firm’s creative product and successfully helped nurture DDB into the most awarded Agency in Nigeria.
In 2007 Ikechi was appointed Chief Operating Officer of DDB Lagos, with a mandate to transform the Agency into the leading Creative Business Solutions Provider in Nigeria and indeed Africa, offering best in class services to a reputable Clientelle.
As a Director of the Casers Group, Ikechi also seats on the board of HKLM Lagos, a global brand design consultancy; Capital Media, a leading Media independent company; And Okay House an event and content development Agency. A member of APCON and numerous social organizations Ikechi is passionate about people empowering developmental initiatives that enhance quality of life.
Obiajulu (Obi) Anizor
Is the executive director of Planet One Entertainment in Lagos, Nigeria overseeing the design, development and implementation of strategic plans. She has over 18years professional experience in the United States of America.
George Thorpe (B.Sc.,MBA,FNIM,MIBC)
George is a regular speaker and facilitator, a member of many professional bodies and Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Marketing. He has 28 years of unbroken marketing and general management experience in industry, academia, consulting and training at local and international levels. This has been capped with helping to put together the Integrated Marketing Services (IMS), the largest most reputable network of marketing support service firms in Nigeria.
Matthew Eigbe (B.Sc., MBA, MIBC)
Matthew has vast and diversified experience in marketing and sales spanning over twenty years and several industrial sectors including household consumer goods, air express delivery, stationery, alcoholic beverages and pharmaceuticals. He started his marketing career at Unilever in 1980 and has held various marketing and sales positions in different companies most of which are multinationals. From 1999 to 2002, he was Head of Marketing (Consumer) in GlaxoSmithKline. He taught marketing to MBA students at the Lagos State University several years. |