Custodian Investment Plc, through its baby project, Custodian Mentorship Conference is helping young Nigerians discover their potentials and scale up their businesses.
The conference now in its second year, having started in 2018 has continually brought young professionals and entrepreneurs with business ideas to interact with role models and successful Nigerian business people from different sectors of the economy for mentorship.
This year’s programme, which held weekend in Lagos had as key speakers –Tonye Cole, co-founder of Sahara Group; Tara Fela-Durotoye, founder, Tara House International and Richard Mofe- Damijo, popular Nollywood Actor, with over 150 young people in attendance.
Wole Oshin, group managing director/CEO, Custodian Investment Plc in his welcome remark said, this is the Company’s own way of contributing to build a generation of young people that will add value to the society.
Oshin said that what determines the direction of any organisation that wants to do well in any sector of the economy is culture of that organisation, urging the youths to imbibe good culture in order to emerge successful in business endevours.
“Last year we decided to influence the thought direction of young people in the country because we realised that a lot of them do not have role models they look up to for direction even though they have many ideas.”
He said Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources waiting to be tapped, adding that the youths must be focused and determined if they are to harness the opportunities available to them in the country.
Tonye Cole, co -founder and former group executive director of Sahara Group speaking on the topic “Talk Business and Politics’ shared his business journey, emphasising the importance of integrity and sustainable values in business and relationship.
He underscored the need for corporate governance; diligent in tax payment; effective insurance of valuable assets; effective debt management; business partnership; family involvement and succession plans among others.
According to him, being a person of strong value will give you sustainable values, and if you stay with your values, the world will ultimately come back to you”, Cole said.
Fela-Durotoye, who also shared her business successes and how she positioned herself to stardom, tasked the participants to be positive, and not allow happenings in the economy or environment to hamper their vision.
She emphasized the need to have positive minds set. If your mindset is about seeking for survival in your business, you will not see growth, but if your focus is on growth, you will see new revenue opportunities.
According to her “Putting your best into anything that comes your way, integrity is a credit facility, avoid giving excuses in life, think through before you share your ideas with anyone. Never be afraid to take on giants”.
Richard Mofe-Damijo, a Nollywood actor and film producer explained that it is their respective brand equities that would attract their audiences to them.
He said a brand is a stored value or the totality of one’s upbringing, parenting and religion.
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