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I talk about what eight years of building has actually taught me.

The talks land because the examples are mine, and the audience can tell.

Topics

Topics I speak on

Business As A Plant

The keynote. Why every business is a living thing, what the eight layers are, and how to walk into your own company on Monday morning and see it again as the plant it is. Best for founder gatherings and operator conferences.

How a Lagos service business actually scales

The unglamorous mechanics. Pricing without flinching, scheduling like a grown-up, keeping the quality where the customer last saw it. Drawn from eight years building SmartFix in a city that does not give you credit for trying.

Property the operator's way

How Foreal grew from a single client referral to a ₦3bn+ portfolio, bootstrapped entirely from cashflow and partnership equity. The unfashionable architecture: how trust compounds across services, why patient capital beats fast capital in property, what the operating layer looks like when you build it before you have to. For real-estate audiences and capital allocators.

The work nobody claps for

A talk on operating as a craft. Why the most important hour in your week is the one nobody can see. For leadership offsites, university programmes, and any room of founders who suspect they are doing it harder than they need to.

Past Audiences

Where I've spoken

International speaking fees start at $5,000, scaling with scope, travel, and format. For Lagos and Abuja engagements, my office will send a quote that reflects the event's reach. Direct booking, no agency intermediaries. Expect a reply within two working days.
Enquiry

Speaking enquiry

The more you can tell us about the audience and the moment, the better the talk will be when it lands. I read every enquiry.