What matters most to me is creating far-reaching, community-based opportunities. Achieving this would mean living a life that is meaningful and leaving behind an inspiration for other people to follow. More often than not, I have played the role of a social organizer, transferring and leveraging skills in my professional work-life to galvanize people and resources to build platforms where I believe more people in the community are able to benefit. While, I have come to believe in individual entrepreneurship and capitalism, I also believe the world deserves some form of economic democracy – an environment where each one can indeed aspire to be whoever they choose to be and have the opportunity to become a positive contributor to society.
I had a lower middle-class upbringing and had friends from both upper and lower class of the social strata. However, it had always bothered me why, while I am riding on the school bus, there would be children, age-mates of mine, who would be hawking on the streets to earn a living. I had wondered why everyone could not have access to a basic education which has the potential to help them improve their lives and …show more content…
I want to build Q.Aspen into a business incubator and accelerator which focuses on developing impact oriented business opportunities from idea-stage to marketplace success. In addition, having garnered broad-based strategy experience in consulting and in the energy industry. Over the next 10-20 years, I want to play a leading role in helping to develop gas and energy infrastructure in Nigeria. I believe that relative to oil, gas development has greater potential to affect domestic economies in Africa through creating a visible ripple effect on industries such as power, manufacturing, and agriculture. For example, about $25-30billion is required annually to develop gas infrastructure in Nigeria over the next 5-10
I had a lower middle-class upbringing and had friends from both upper and lower class of the social strata. However, it had always bothered me why, while I am riding on the school bus, there would be children, age-mates of mine, who would be hawking on the streets to earn a living. I had wondered why everyone could not have access to a basic education which has the potential to help them improve their lives and …show more content…
I want to build Q.Aspen into a business incubator and accelerator which focuses on developing impact oriented business opportunities from idea-stage to marketplace success. In addition, having garnered broad-based strategy experience in consulting and in the energy industry. Over the next 10-20 years, I want to play a leading role in helping to develop gas and energy infrastructure in Nigeria. I believe that relative to oil, gas development has greater potential to affect domestic economies in Africa through creating a visible ripple effect on industries such as power, manufacturing, and agriculture. For example, about $25-30billion is required annually to develop gas infrastructure in Nigeria over the next 5-10