Entrepreneur

Business, Entrepreneur, StartUp

BEING A STARTUP IN NIGERIA IS SO TOUGH BECAUSE…

One of my protégées came visiting yesterday and gave me a ‘seed’. I was humbled. He was someone who had tried to engage my attention for so many months and I did not know until sometime last year when someone sent me a DM on IG asking to join my BSG community.

But because he could not afford it, he chose to ‘pay a fee just to learn from me from a distance’. I had never heard such kind of perspective. That was how he got my attention.

Sam Obafemi
June 29, 2021

Brands, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneur

YOUR LOGO IS ON POINT BUT YOUR BEHAVIOUR IS DISTASTEFUL.

You have invested a great deal of resources to get a very good brand narration: great logo, aesthetic colours, powerful brand name, and world class effizy.

Even your website is like the White House, resplendent with finesse and class… it looks like WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOES NOT EXIST… you have arrived.. but then someone reaches out to your business and there is trouble.

Sam Obafemi
June 28, 2021

Business, Entrepreneur

YOU WILL NOT GET A CHANCE TO SEE ME OR SPEAK WITH ME IN 90 DAYS IF…

It has been 15 years of learning about MARKETS and MARKETING. In the last 5 years alone, I have re-engineered my brand to become one of the most sought after brands in the Heart of the North of Nigeria. I have also serially sold out several Programmes and courses; someone has called me ‘Sexy Seller’. This is the inspiration behind my new range of services that you may find absolutely relevant.

Sam Obafemi
June 23, 2021

Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Leadership

BEFORE YOU HOST YOUR NEXT EVENT…

From 2015, I have hosted 4 grand events so far. My first ever large event was BCP Conference that held at Unilag (University of Lagos) in November 2015. BCP stands for Behavioural Change Practitioners. The intention was to hold forte for professionals who practice any form of behavioural change work; from social workers to counsellors to therapists to psychologists, etc. The event was free. We spent around 3Million Naira to host the event and had a deficit of more than a million Naira afterwards. After that event, several speakers who attended BCP Conference created their own platforms and that broke the momentum I had for the conference. I threw in the towel immediately.

Sam Obafemi
June 22, 2021

Brands, Business, Entrepreneur

MAKE YOUR BUSINESS TRULY SOLID BY CONSIDERING THIS MESSAGE.

When setting up your Board of Directors (and/or Advisory Board), try to make sure the following departments are covered:

Sam Obafemi
June 4, 2021

Business, Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneur

AUGUST 2021: SOBCA Clocks 5.

It has been 5 years of consistent value and growth. We have invested in people and people have invested in us.

This August, join us as we host a series of events commemorating our brand at 5. More details will come out after the BSG Summit 2021.

Sam Obafemi
May 31, 2021

Artist, Brands, Business, Career, Entrepreneur, Governance, Money, Motivation

UNCONVENTIONAL BUSINESS IDEAS

When Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, if you had joined at the beginning in 2004-2007, it was super boring. I recall using so many hours to upload the list of my favorite books that I have read (Facebook helped you keep an e-library), family tree, favorite music and favorite movies, etc

Sam Obafemi
May 21, 2021

Artist, Brands, Business, Career, Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Governance, Leadership

TRAIN YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER.

The cost of hiring and replacing persons who do your work from outside is so enormous and inconvenient. Have you ever considered this at all?

Your service providers include:
- Consultants
- Artisans
- Printers

Sam Obafemi
May 20, 2021

Advertising, Artist, Brands, Business, Career, Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Governance, Leadership, Money

BLUES FROM MY BARBER’S SHOP.

My hair grows weekly so I visit the barber shop weekly. Because of my characteristic laziness though, it sometimes takes a fortnight and by then, my head already itches and makes me feel uncomfortable. So I must do the visit latest 10 days apart.

Sam Obafemi
May 19, 2021

Advertising, Artist, Brands, Business, Career, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Money, Motivation

“Coach Sam, You Became Very Scarce”

Some years ago, when we hosted one of SOBCA’s free tasters on Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence at Be Better Centre, Gudu (Abuja), right after the session, I had the privilege of chatting with the Founder of Be Better Centre, Mr. Omagbitse Barrow, and another friend (and former client), (I will omit her name for a purpose).

Sam Obafemi
May 17, 2021