Idea to Empire with BYO
Idea to Empire with BYO
Podcast Description
Real stories, Real Strategies, Real success.
Building a business in Nigeria is not for the faint-hearted. Idea to Empire brings you real, experience-driven insights from top founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who have navigated and scaled successfully in Nigeria's unique landscape.
Hosted by Bola Yinka-Obebe, each episode discusses real life experiences of the entrepreneurs and business survival strategies that actually work- beyond theory.
If you're ready to turn your ideas into empires, hit follow and start listening.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a variety of themes including entrepreneurship, business scaling, and personal development in Nigeria's challenging economic landscape. Episodes focus on practical insights and real-life success stories, like Oluseun Olawore's journey from automotive passion to founding Nigeria's first sports car company, and Ronke Bamgbade’s experience in scaling her hospitality business from one wine bar to a chain of three. Specific topics discussed include the undervaluation of mechanics, training skilled artisans, and the importance of customer experience.
Real stories, Real Strategies, Real success.
Building a business in Nigeria is not for the faint-hearted. Idea to Empire brings you real, experience-driven insights from top founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who have navigated and scaled successfully in Nigeria’s unique landscape.
Hosted by Bola Yinka-Obebe, each episode discusses real life experiences of the entrepreneurs and business survival strategies that actually work- beyond theory.
If you’re ready to turn your ideas into empires, hit follow and start listening.
In this Moment of Idea to Empire, we go under the hood with a visionary entrepreneur who’s redefining Nigeria’s automotive industry. From designing sleek sports cars to launching a full-scale manufacturing operation, this is the raw, unfiltered journey of turning passion into a thriving car empire.
We explore how he’s balancing creativity with profitability, building eco-conscious vehicles, training local artisans, and bridging critical skill gaps in Nigeria's auto space. He also shares bold plans for a renewable-energy-powered bus factory and breaks down the government's CKD incentives for local assembly.
This is more than just car talk, it’s a masterclass in innovation, resilience, and turning garage-built dreams into national infrastructure.
Chapters
00:00 – From Passion to Profit: The Car Dream Begins
01:23 – How COVID-19 Impacted Auto Innovation
02:31 – Thinking Bigger: Vision-Driven Manufacturing
04:04 – Building Eco-Friendly Cars in Nigeria
05:13 – Inside the Plans for a Sustainable Factory
10:01 – Training Local Talent for the Auto Industry
11:49 – Fixing the Skills Gap in Nigerian Manufacturing
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