"Also, available seminars and conferences are expensive and not flexible, so to address this problem, I designed O’track to enable health workers to easily choose courses online."

"Government’s focus mainly on research findings from institutes is not encouraging to the young ones who have fresh and modern ideas that can help fast tract socio-economic development."

"I incorporated it in 2016, and it has grown beyond my wildest dreams."

"Over the years, people have gotten inappropriate medical advice from some practitioners, especially at the local council level and of course the consequence was disastrous to their health."

"Information is out there but local communities don’t have access to it, and they will rely on the next alternative."

"Before you know it, we have an army of strong and powerful women that can stand and compete anywhere in the world."

"I think anyone who isn't investing in Nigeria is missing out. If you look at Nigeria today, literally all of the business class cabins are full of foreigners, because these guys see opportunity."

"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come’, but when that time comes, you must be prepared to bleed sweat, tears and blood to bring your ideas to life"

"I believe having the right cast mix, infusing high production value, working with the right teams, marketing, and personally for me, prayer and fasting have all contributed to our success"

"Scary thought at the time, but I knew instinctively that I wanted to do more. On reflection now, I understand why some friends and family were worried about my decision. I had a great job, [was] paid well, the sky was the limit and I walked away from it all"

"I knew that we had a responsibility for telling those stories and sharing our stories. With a talk show, I was able to cover a plethora of topics and engage with a variety of stakeholders across the continent"

"I have always reckoned that the vision to project Africa in a different, more positive light, needed a big platform and this was what spurred me to start thinking of establishing EbonyLifeTV"

"Society and culture play an important part in determining gender roles, and women sometimes find it hard to break free from such norms"

"I believe that following your dreams and hard work are necessary ingredients to a successful career"

"Anything that comes out of Africa, there will always be a Western equivalent of it for people to understand"

"One thing that disruptors have going for them is that they’re very passionate about the things that they do, and they have the ability to persuade, positively, and convince people around them that they’re making the right decision"

"”Have big ideas for yourself and for your business and if your ideas do not scare you, then they are not big enough”."

"“Never stop dreaming. If you are not obsessed with what you’re doing, you’re probably doing the wrong thing,”."

""If you can think it, you can do it"."

""Our goal whenever we tell African stories is to be truly authentic and stay as close as possible to the original work"."

""Anyone who wishes to be an entrepreneur must know that bright ideas are great, however, they are not even half of the work; execution is everything"."

""I believe in learning and understanding any major assignment I undertake. Directing is an art form that takes years to master, so I’m beginning with baby steps"."

"If you have that skill to teach, actors are great teachers on public speaking."

"... everything I did not achieve before 70, now is the time to get started”."

"Business is business. There is no special business for man or for woman."

"There have been policies over the years that have favoured the trading multi-nationals, to the detriment and disadvantage of those of us who have invested in the development of the manufacturing aspect of the industry"

"We have no business allowing importation of drugs that we can produce here because all we are doing is importing poverty. There has to be industry where the young pharmacists can fit into after graduation."

"The reason she is successful is because of her integrity; no matter what she is passing through, she has always done good to others."

"“We must encourage our own local manufacturers to meet the needs of their people locally as well as export to other nations to avoid recession.”"

"“The current forex situation has made our suppliers think less of us as a country and that is not good enough.”"

""It is important for young female entrepreneurs to start small”""

"You must strive to make people happy...Whether people appreciate your efforts or not, God sees you and appreciates you."

"They were foreigners, they could divest, pull out their funds and go back home to their countries. I couldn’t go anywhere."

"Four years is a short time. Power needs to be sorted, without it we are going nowhere fast."

"Interestingly, doing something always starts with 'Saying Something'. To be silent to a wrongdoing in your church, home, workplace , neighborhood ,country, regardless of rationale is to be complicit."

"As long as you have more of the sweet times than the challenges, then you’ve got yourself a successful marriage."

"Telling engaging African Stories brings me joy."

"You need to define your voice, your community and what your brand represents before hiring a PR Firm."

"Employ more women into leadership roles and pay women fairly; be willing to unlearn biases and listen to constructive feedback - then effect change; and be conscious of intersectionality."

"A feminist leader is empathetic and understands the importance of intersectionality."

"We all matter and deserve to be treated with human dignity and respect regardless of age and other discriminating factors."

"I absolutely love to see young people realize that their voices matter own that power and use their voices responsibly."

"Everyone has a different experience in their various African countries and every one of those experiences is real."

"I love putting people on especially black people and especially black women."

"When you start gradually, you tend to appreciate where you are right now. When you crawl before you walk and then you fly, you’ll appreciate your roots."

"Never dim your light for anyone. If it’s blinding they should wear shades! shinebright."

"It has been a journey of personal development and to do what my heart craves for."

"I have failed, made mistakes, trusted, and had my lows and highs. But today, I stand firm, stronger than ever and living my best life."