We've been told to work hard and never give up if we ever want to be successful. It's a good advice but incomplete. It's okay to work hard but what 99% of successful people don't mention is that someone introduced them to a circle, took a chance on them or sponsored/pumped millions into their business. Really, all it takes is that one person who believes in you and what you do and they are ready to do what it takes to take you far. In some cases, the real question becomes "What are you willing to do to get to where you are? How far can you go?" Imagine someone tells you "Use my money. Build 80 stores globally. I want you to own the entire chain in your industry. Crush your competitor. Be the CEO and Co-founder. We spilt profit. Let's make billions." But when you are interviewed and asked how you made it, you say "It's hard work and the willingness to never give up." That's what a lot of successful people do. I encourage you to keep building your business and also document your truth. Your ego is important but also think about those coming after you who'd need to learn to navigate the business world. You'll cut the stress in half by telling the truth. Thinking about it now, in the book - 5am Club - the wealthy man was the plug to the success of the entrepreneur and the artist. He took interest in them, taught them, showed them, exposed them, groomed them till he was satisfied with the result. Guys, network more and pray for your lucky-charm-one-person. Also, keep your eyes open to know when they arrive or are in the same room with you. Most importantly, groom yourself to become who they will be interested in. #Business #businesswoman #businessowner #media #mediagirl #digitalmarketing #digitalmedia #mediabusiness #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #netflix #movie

Your brand is really sensitive and if you aren't careful, you may just be telling a different story. This post is for people who can't just do one thing. I'm in that league too. I've read all sorts of articles on how to handle being multi talented or being interested in ⠀ different things. ⠀ ⠀ Well, this is what I decided to do with myself (personal brand) and my many interests. ⠀ ⠀ I asked myself "WHAT'S THAT ONE THING YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS?" ⠀ ⠀ My answer: Media. I want to be that African girl ⠀ disrupting the media space using technology. ⠀ ⠀ Good. I looked at all I do and they match. In fact, it helped me stop doing business like a hustler. If you'll build an empire, there are times you will need to be all by yourself doing the work that needs to be done. Lonely shit! ⠀ ⠀ Then the next question: For your interests, how do you intend to drive it since you'll be busy with the media outfit. ⠀ ⠀ The answer: ⠀ ⠀ ?? If it doesn't align with what you do (this isn't ⠀ necessary if you want a side business) ⠀ ?? If it is capital intensive ⠀ ?? If you don't have a partner or team to run the business ⠀ ?? If it's going to be time consuming⠀ ⠀ ?write it down in your journal and leave it there. ⠀ ⠀ I made the mistake once of launching a food business and used my personal brand to push it. Did it work? Yes but I left people confused. I had to do quick reputation management for my personal brand. ⠀ ⠀ I currently run other side businesses but I don't push with my personal brand especially at this early stage. ⠀ ⠀ Media. Tech. Business. Digital Marketing. Personal Branding. These are the things you'd keep hearing from me. ⠀ ⠀ So what did I do instead? I invested in running ads. You probably have bought from me without knowing it ⠀ was me ? ⠀ ⠀ In the future, maybe 10 years from now, when my bio is being read to you, you'll be shocked. Mrs Ibukun Awosika's bio had that effect on me. Many think First Bank is all there is to her but it's not. ⠀ ⠀ So if you currently work in an industry and you have interests in other things, you can try this and see what works for you. ⠀ ⠀ #Business #personalbranding #personalbrand ⠀ #entrepreneur #entrepreneur

?? Have interview ??Decide if candidate fits ??If not, send a "no" mail ??If yes, send them a congratulatory mail and attach internship offer letter ?? They join the company group ?? Have a session with new interns sharing what your company is about and your values ?? Provide necessary tools they need to get started at work It's as simple as that. At Bcon, we have all these documented on Google docs and Airtable. So it's plug and play. Let me know if you find this useful. #buildinganempire #media #mediagirl #womeninbusiness #womeninmedia #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #business #digitalmedia #personalbranding

I'd first of all tell you that if you get interns without putting your business in order, they'll run away. It happened to me years back. You see, it's like you trying to roof a house that you haven't built. You'd be wasting your time. You know your business is ready when you are becoming overwhelmed with activities within the business such that it isn't letting you engage with your money making activities or maybe you have been stuck in a place for a while. Then you need help. Do this: 1. List out all the roles you will need to run your business. I had to go into the future for this one. 2. Now that you have written them all out. Tick the roles you need now to move your business. 3. State the duties and responsibilities of each role. In fact, also write out the salary they would have been paid as of today if you had the money. Set the KPI too. Will this role be virtual or physical? State it all here. 4. State who these roles will report to in a well structured company. We all know it's you they'll report to for now. 5. Clearly state what these interns will benefit working with you. Guys, this is important. I've personally enjoyed working with great folks who have gone ahead to do big things. I brag about this a lot. So what super power do you have that will make your interns better than they came. Write it down. 6. Create your onboarding process. From interview stage to the very moment they begin work. You say you want to be a brand on the big league? You can't avoid this. Your onboarding process doesn't have to tedious, too long or complicated. 7. Just before you go ahead and announce you need interns, you have to commit to giving them value and also trust them to learn and deliver on tasks you give them. At Bcon, we call it the ownership mentality. We allow interns explore. This is from my experience and I hope it helps you too. #Business #MyJourney #media #mediagirl #womeninbusiness #womeninmedia #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #BuildingABusinessIsNotForTheFaintHearted #ItsDoableIfYouCommit

Sometime in 2017, I interned with a known coach and the experience was nothing to write home about. She was obviously out to use and not give any form of value. That experience made me promise to do better when I begin working with interns. There are a lot of people out there who want to work with you and it is expected that you help them learn as much as possible. It's why they are giving you their time. There are paid internships but a whole lot more unpaid internships. You have to make it worth it for them. For us, we have a learning portal which they automatically get access to and I also hold classes to teach them some things that have to do with their job at Bcon. There are also interns who aren't serious so the onion falls on you to set a structure and a clear process. Set clear KPIs that will help the intern get results and also help you measure. When the internship ends, everyone goes their way in good will or you hire them fully if they are really good. If they aren't good, you can as well fire the intern. Do you work with interns? What is/was the experience like? #Business #TheProcess #entrepreneurship #intern #internship #lagos #media #womeninbusiness

If anyone told you that starting a business was your sure way to wealth, just listen and don’t run off to quit your job yet. One of the things I wish I did early was to get a job. I started entrepreneurship at the age of 18 and never looked back. Internship and volunteering are things I still explore till date. In fact, I tried to apply for a job but it never worked out. I remember one of the companies telling me outrightly that they couldn’t afford me after reading my CV. Since then, I decided to face this entrepreneurship thing. Entrepreneurship comes with its own spec of troubles, sometimes you’ll wonder if your village people are working overnight. But the process remains the blessing. There is something about time in entrepreneurship that you can’t jump. You must do the time and for every level unlocked, there is something that happens with your mind. I don’t know if it’s age or still a function of time and experience. Not everyone can endure what comes with entrepreneurship. If you have a job, stay there and do your thing unless you have some serious money somewhere. You can run a side gig if your job permits you or go into partnership with someone (be careful here though). So many entrepreneurs look like “it” on the gram. Don’t forget it’s part of they owe themselves. To dress the way they want to be addressed. The real ones look good but they don’t forget that they have to put in the work. It’s left for you to choose which side of the coin you belong. #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneur #media #mediagirl #womeninbusiness #womeninmedia #digitalmedia

I can’t even believe I’m posting here - again! As a digital media person, I can tell you for free that life is indeed beautiful when we take a step back from these digital distractions and focus on things that truly matter. I thought I’d miss a lot but honestly, work even became better and I took time to improve in my personal life and business. Last year with the whole drama that happened in the country, I decided to just stop! It became one of the best decisions I made. No pressure. No moving at top speed no matter where the road leads. Well, happy new year to you and yours. And for real, it’s so good to know you are healthy and alive. Nothing beats that. I won’t ask what I’ve been missing, Twitter has been a great place to read powerful contributions on matters. I see you. I see you. And I hope that the long break doesn’t fight for my attention. Officially, happy new year to you. #NoHashtagsSoI’llJustPass #PressingThePlayButtonOnSocialMedia #LifeOutsideSocialMediaIsBliss

My biggest lesson would be to be there for those I care about. It’s something I know but the pandemic reinforced that learning. ⠀ ⠀ Spending time with family, cooking, talking, and creating beautiful memories. Family is everything and I’m glad I’m a whole lot more intentional about the time I spend with them. ⠀ ⠀ A lesson from work will be to be in tune with time as a leader and know when times are changing. Adapt quickly. Nobody saw the pandemic coming and so when it hit, it called for a lot of learning and adapting. ⠀ ⠀ What will you say is your biggest lesson in 2020? ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #businessgrowth #buildyourempire #businessowner #shemeansbusiness #business #entrepreneur #mediagirl #womenwhohustle #femaleentrepreneur #marketing #personalbrand #womeninbusiness #digitalmarketing #joyeneghalu #personalbranding #digitalmedia #ipreview via @preview.app

By virtue of organizing events, I’m totally looking forward to this session today. ⠀ ⠀ I will be sharing on “Digital Marketing Hacks For The Event Business” ⠀ ⠀ Do not miss this for anything if you are in the event industry. To sign up, click on the link in bio @beautynbrideng ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #businessgrowth #buildyourempire #businessowner #shemeansbusiness #business #entrepreneur #mediagirl #womenwhohustle #femaleentrepreneur #marketing #personalbrand #womeninbusiness #digitalmarketing #joyeneghalu #personalbranding #digitalmedia #event #eventmanagement #eventbusiness #beautynbride #ipreview via @preview.app

Over the weekend, we had to help a client move their website host. Website loading slowly, website down time, poor customer service amongst other things were the reasons they decided to move. ⠀ ⠀ If you are yet to get your website or currently have one, you may want to look out for these things. ⠀ ⠀ In my experience building websites for clients, these are the top hosts we use ⠀ ⠀ 1. Rillahost (Rillahost.com) - Nigerian ⠀ ⠀ 2. Namecheap (namecheap.com) - Foreign ⠀ ⠀ 3. Qservers (Qservers.net) - Nigerian ⠀ ⠀ When I shared this on my WhatsApp status, two people mentioned Bluehost and Siteground. However, I haven’t worked with them. ⠀ ⠀ You can purchase your domain name and hosting from them. ⠀ ⠀ There are always talks about Nigerian hosts being terrible. However, not all of them are. I’ve used just the two mentioned above and I appreciate their services so far. ⠀ ⠀ I’ll recommend them any day, any time. ⠀ ⠀ Do you have any host you can recommend? Share in the comments! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #businessgrowth #buildyourempire #businessowner #shemeansbusiness #business #entrepreneur #mediagirl #womenwhohustle #femaleentrepreneur #marketing #personalbrand #womeninbusiness #digitalmarketing #joyeneghalu #personalbranding #digitalmedia #websitedesign #ipreview via @preview.app