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TOYOSI AKERELE OGUNISJI

Biographie

Toyosi is Founder/ CEO of RISE Networks, an African Social Enterprise whose purpose is to build a generation of Nigerian Leaders who are empowered with requisite knowledge and skills for their economic independence and exemplary performance in Business and Governance systems.

Since 2007, RISE Networks has organized some of the largest Country Wide Youth Empowerment Programmes that have directly engaged about 2 million young people with at least 5percent of them empowered to make relevant and measurable impact in their communities using the Lessons delivered through Entrepreneurs and Leaders within Public and Private Sectors.

Educated in Civil Law, Media Enterprise, Public Relations, Digital Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Competitive Strategy amongst many others from various Institutions around the World including University of Cambridge's Judge Business School,

Toyosi who is a champion of Youth Inclusion & Education Innovation, has participated as Speaker and Facilitator in over 100 Events, locally and internationally, is a Member of a number of Professional Institutions and is a recipient of Awards and recognitions across Africa.

As a Development Strategist, an Author and a Social Entrepreneur, Toyosi, who has received commendation from US First Lady Michelle Obama as one of Africa's leading inspirations for Young Women believes that Mentoring is a catalyst for equipping entrepreneurs in preparation for Market Dominance and Effective Leadership in Nigeria and Africa.

In December 2014, she was named by Forbes Magazine & AFK Insider as Top 20 youngest Power Women in Africa and also listed on the 2015 Honours List of Genevieve Magazine’s Top 21 most Outstanding Nigerian Women.