ABOUT ME

Olusola Owonikoko is a Social Entrepreneur, Project Manager, Leadership and Personal Devt Workshop Facilitator, Public Speaker and blogger. He is an Associate of HACEY’s Health Initiative; a youth led NGO that designs and implements public health, environment and capacity devt projects. He is also a member of the board of directors of Quantum Bridge Inc., a solutions company based in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an international observer and an African youth delegate at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP18, Doha, Qatar where he was interviewed by the United Nation’s Climate Change Studio.

Olusola’s experiences cuts across health project magt, M&E, OVC projects design & implementation (trained on the use of the Child Status Index, CSI Tool with field experience), Child Protection (trained by PACT Nigeria, and has developed the Child Protection Policy of two organisations), business administration, youth devt & consultation on initiating new ideas and social enterprise.

He graduated from the University of Ilorin with the best seminar presentation in his class where he made a presentation on ‘the Role of Microbiologist in Achieving President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s Seven-Point Agenda.’ He also gave an award winning presentation at the set 9, Advanced Leadership class, Daystar Leadership Academy on the topic, Time and Life Management: the Africa Time Syndrome.’ He is an alumnus of Rise Business Academy and LEAP Africa, where he is part of the on-going Youth Development Training Program committed to training 9000 youths in Nigeria.

He is an avid reader and a passionate speaker. He strongly believes that personal leadership precedes sustainable public victory. He loves traveling and adapt easily to multicultural environments. His most precious possession is his personal library. He values LIFE as an acronym for Love, Integrity, Faith and Excellence. His most incredible goal is to make the most impactful speech of the 21st century.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For cultural exchange, fun and a global perspective on life.

Interests

International Development
Research
Globalisation
Entrepreneurship

• books
• design
• environment
• traveling
• business
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Purpose-Driven Life
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got the best presentation in my college final year project presentation.

Got the best presentation in Daystar Leadership Academy Advanced Leadership course, set 9, 2012.

Wrote a book on Giving.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Benin, France, Netherlands, Qatar, South Africa, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States