Born in the UK to proud Nigerian parents, I was raised predominantly in Nigeria and only returned to the UK for tertiary education.
Upon completing my BSc at Newcastle University, I returned to Nigeria for NYSC. At the same time, I launched my first Company Levin Consulting & Events with my best friend Judith; after that, I started work at Konga Online Shopping as the Business Manager for the Northern Region.
I learnt a great deal whilst in this position for three years and decided to nourish my calling for business further.
In my pursuit for greater heights, I decided it was finally time to achieve my Masters’ degree. Little did I know that as God has always guided me, this would be the degree that brought soo much additional pride and achievements for me and my family. So, I embarked on the journey and prepared for the next stage of my life.
I was ecstatic to be accepted into one of the best Business Schools in the World, IFM (Institut de Finance et Management) in Geneva – Switzerland no less, the centre of Global diplomacy and finance.
There are certain moments in life that will always remain with you. The moment I phoned my mum to inform her that I had been chosen to give the commencement speech at graduation and confirmed that I actually came first, scoring the highest in the Master’s set with 14 courses completed in 9 months all with distinction, even I was in disbelief…
Achievements can seem like an uphill task in any case and more so when your parents have set the bar quite high. But everyone has their own race to run, their own path to follow.
So, I continue to follow my path to wherever it may lead with God as my guide and my ever-loving parents as inspiration.
Time may seem relative and success may come with several failures, but FOCUS is something that should never shift no matter what comes.
My overall goal in life has always been quite simple: Use the opportunities afforded me to improve human life in Nigeria and beyond.
In one way or another, with as much help as I can muster from everyone and my self-determination, I hope to achieve this goal.
Yvonne Enwerem is Business Management Specialist
