Temie Giwa-Tubosun

"Giwa-Tubosun’s work has earned her praise across the globe including from the World Economic Forum, and she has spoken on influential platforms – such as the TedxEustonSalon – about her vision for tackling blood shortage on the African continent. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said after meeting her in 2016 that “If she actually pulls it off, then she’d show a model that will impact not just Lagos, not just Nigeria, but countries all around the world.”"

"The biggest skill is storytelling. Investors want to be inspired. Of course, you need to be really good at defending your financial model. You need to be thorough in terms of your pricing model and your cashflow model."

"We have the same problem in most of Africa—indeed throughout the world. There is a demand for critical supplies of blood and oxygen, at the right place at the right time."

"If you can build a business in Lagos, you can do it anywhere else. It would be a cakewalk."

"Nigeria has a lot of promise. I have to do my part. And I will tell other young entrepreneurs to take a risk, to engage in scalable, smart and efficient operations. The market is huge."

"One of the things I know is that your dream needs to make you nervous. It needs to make you have some level of anxiety."

"If you’re a young woman, you have an idea, you’re shy and introverted, no one expects you to do great things, but you have something in you saying that you can. Listen to that voice, even if your voice is shaking and you’re worried, listen to that voice, stand up and just do it."

"Don’t wait for anybody to give you permission; just start. If that voice is telling you this is an idea and you feel passionate about it, start because that’s when magic happens."

"It is when you start, everything comes together, God sees your heart, grace will be added as long as you’re willing to do the work."

"Be focussed and consistent, there are lots of factors that will try to pull you down, from policies to resources. Have your eyes set on the goal and consistently give it your best. Be consistent with your thought, purpose and action."

"As a woman, the pressure to prove oneself might be there more than the men but I think we all can use that as a motivation to shatter records especially in male dominated industries."

"“Our vision is to be the supply chain engine for healthcare systems across Africa and save the lives of 1 million Africans in the next 10 years."Temie on the vision of LifeBank"

"“I thought it was so unjust that women could die in childbirth,” she recalls. “That got me hooked on maternal healthcare.” Temie on the inspiration behind LifeBank"

""I think of us as the Amazon of healthcare except we work only with hospitals. We bring global standard procurements to African hospitals right on their platform." Temie speaking on the impact of LifeBank"