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Contributors Eki Ogunbor is a lifestyle blogger and the Creative Director of KISARA, a leather accessories brand which is her newest venture and contribution to the African fashion industry. She started out blogging in high school and launched The Chameleon Blogger in 2012. After graduating from the University of Kent with an Accounting and Finance degree, she decided to follow her passion, journeying into the fashion industry. She worked as the Head of Design Operations in a top Nigerian womenswear fashion brand before finding love at BellaNaija Style. Eki’s passion for fashion has inspired her to become a blogger, a model, a clothing designer, a leather accessories designer, an editor, a digital strategist, a moderator, a brand influencer. Follow her on Instagram with @ekiogunbor and @shopkisara to be a part of her journey. Funkola Odeleye wears many hats as a parallel entrepreneur. She is a Director and heads Legal and Global Partnership at TMO Lifestyle Services – a concierge services and luxury lifestyle management company based in Lagos, Nigeria and Dubai, UAE. She is also a Co-founder and Director of Legal & Operations at DIYlaw and the Corporate-Commercial and Intellectual Property lead at The Longe Practice LP, an entrepreneur focused law practice. Funkola has a Masters in Finance and Financial Law from the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London in addition to her LLB from the Lagos State University and BL from the Nigerian Law School. She keeps a food blog and loves to cook. Talabi Tomiwa hails from Ijebu East Local government in Ogun State. He’s the CEO/Founder of Lagos Life (@Lagoslife) - An online platform that showcases the true essence of Lagos. Although Tomiwa is not from Lagos, he’s very passionate about Lagos and showcasing what makes Lagos legendary to the world at Large. Tomiwa started blogging at the age of 17 when he got admitted into the University of Lagos. He started off with a blog called UnilagGist. com (@UnilagGist) and was able to grow an audience with this platform by giving useful information about the school and happenings inside the campus. Tomiwa is also the brain behind “Explore Lagos Tours” (@explorelagostours) - A tourism company under the Lagos life umbrella which main focus is to help people experience and explore the city of Lagos. Joseph Iruafemi is enthusiastic about using technology to improve the efficiency of people and businesses. He sits well at the intersection of business and technology. He is comfortable at translating business strategies/ ideas into software products or finding the business in a software product. He is the founder of Now Showing (www.nowshowing.com. ng), a digital technology startup focused on enhancing the experience of moviegoers. He is also founder of Kobotrack, an application that helps people manage their money. Oluwatosin Olaseinde is a chartered accountant with over 9 years of experience spanning across accounting, audit, financial management and taxation. She is the Founder/CEO of Money Africa, a platform that enhances financial literacy and wealth management coaching. Prior to Money Africa, Oluwatosin was a commercial finance manager at British American Tobacco, providing commercial & financial advice on capital investment and managing marketing investment budget in the 14 different markets across West Africa. Mayowa Ebenezer Adebayo is the founder of Naidrenalin Adventures, an avid adventurer with huge outdoor experience home and abroad, he has been promoting local tourism especially among Nigerian youths”. He is also a Russian trained Aeronautical Engineer, a trained photographer and travel contributor to many travel magazines such as: The Guardian Newspaper Nigeria, BackpackersMag USA, CometoNigeria and many more. Chidirim Ndeche is a freelance writer and editor. Banke Makinde is a civil engineering and management graduate from the University of Dundee. She is a lifestyle management consultant and entrepreneur. Banke loves history, culture, and food. Dr. Tochukwu Macfoy is medical doctor, mental and cognitive health advocate and media consultant. Elizabeth Oputa Olaotan Towry-Coker Oputa is a Public Relations & Marketing specialist with in-depth experience in brand management, digital and experiential marketing. She currently manages the champagne and wines portfolio for a luxury drinks company in Nigeria. is a passionate entrepreneur with over a 14+ years experience in incubating and growing early-stage businesses. He is the founder of Afritickets.com, the leading event ticketing platform in Nigeria. He is also the founder of Cranium One, which provides shared workspaces for entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses. He also sits on the board of GTI, an Oil and Gas exploration company with a presence in Central Africa. Olaotan Towry-Coker holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from (UMIST) the University of Manchester, Institute of science and technology. Copyright © 2018 The Spark. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission of The Spark. We do not endorse any product or service mentioned in any of the articles and are not responsible for the outcome of using such products or services.
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