"Overcoming the misconception that to be an impact fund you have to sacrifice returns for positive social impact remains to be one of the biggest challenges. Mainstreaming impact investing and integrating gender analysis and ESG as part of the investment process and not only reserving this for impact funds will be where we will need to get to as an industry as a whole globally."

"We intentionally are looking to address the access to the capital gap for women in Africa as consumers and entrepreneurs as well as to reduce unemployment in our markets by providing growth capital to underfunded and overlooked companies."

"You set up a centre and it breaks even in a short space of time."

"We need to continue to showcase the success stories of impact investing where intentionality around impact actually enhances returns, this will be key in helping impact investing to become more mainstream."

"I didn’t have many chances or opportunities to build that skill myself."

"I definitely found it challenging when I was first starting out to just figure out how do I motivate people that aren’t like me."

"We think that if you’re able to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare services, like diagnostics, in peri-urban areas so outside the big cities you are really able to position yourself in an industry with limited competition."

"How do I create a structure where people are feeling encouraged to do the work? How do I manage people who aren’t performing and really push them to do better?"

"I think some people are blessed to have great managers and bosses and I definitely was able to get that."

"Go and do the work! It doesn’t matter how sweet your marketing is, how fancy your offices are, how shiny your degrees look on paper if you can’t sit and do the work and deliver something that people actually need and value and care about, then it’s a waste."

"You are not going to have much traction or much impact in this world."

"I think every single transition and every time you move to a new level requires you to step up and really build your skills."

"I originally thought that I was going to work in public policy or work in Government. That’s what I studied in school, that’s what I worked in after university and I thought that that was the direction I wanted to head in."

"Absolutely not! My life plan was not to be an entrepreneur; my life plan was definitely not to live in Nigeria."

"As a young entrepreneur, we don’t get much exposure to quality leadership to learn and build from."

"It is important for technology leaders to take the lead and be innovative in the way we communicate to government, because they [government staff] are learning as much as we are"

"They don't plan to slow down"

"Fundraising is not for the faint-hearted. *Getting global institutions to back you, back your firm, back your vision, back your strategy."

"Every single challenge and opportunity also presents a space for an innovator and entrepreneur to solve that problem"

"the ladies who want to build million-dollar companies, lead corporate organizations and crush it as leaders."

"I didn't plan to be an entrepreneur"

"Anyone can be an innovator"

"You don't have to look a certain way. It's not just for one type of person. Anybody can play a role, and there is so much work to be done."

"Access to capital for women and people of colour in my view is one of the most important dislocations in the private equity and venture capital industry that needs to be addressed in the next decade."

"Generating strong financial returns whilst delivering positive and long-term social impact alongside tangible and measurable women empowerment outcomes. Enabling job creation for underrepresented groups as well as access to capital for overlooked underfunded women in Africa. We are deliberately integrating gender analysis into our investment analysis and decision-making."

"so many opportunities and potentials in Africa to innovate and help improve people's lives."

"When you finally get them, it’s very, very fulfilling."

"It takes time, it takes years of building trust, years of communication, years of follow-ups."

"Sometimes I feel like I need three of me."

"Sometimes I feel there aren’t enough hours in the day."

"You’re fundraising for one fund, you’re deploying another fund, you’re exiting another fund, you’re hiring, you’re reporting, you’re doing investor relations."

"Dealing with polices and governments can be hard. Also, distributions: How can I get a product that I made in Lagos out here to Austin?"

"We have successfully trained and provided opportunities to over 10,000 students and entrepreneurs from Africa. We have also trained and primed 120 young adults to earn six-figure salaries in technology,”"

"The goal is to bring an authentic African hero into American pop culture. Having this kind of positive African image in mainstream culture is long overdue."

"There’s been no better time to be a woman and interested in tech than now.""

"That’s when we can ensure a ‘full plate’ of opportunities to young talents in emerging economies and help eradicate poverty due to lack of job opportunities,"

"highlight unsung heroes of the world community, highlight the uniqueness of every race, and celebrate diversity."

"Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field. Stay curious and committed to continuous learning, which will keep you thriving and fresh.""

"There are lots of challenges I have faced but I have chosen to always look at them from a positive lens and drown out the negativity, so I don’t fall into a perpetual victim state.""

"You truly must be passionate about the field of cybersecurity to be able to put in months or even years of work to gain the knowledge required to break in and stay.""

"Believe in Yourself! Confidence is key (pun intended). Trust in your abilities and don’t let doubts hold you back."

"Don’t be afraid to go after your dreams. Sometimes, it may require courage to pursue what you want, but the minute you determine in your heart that you want something and you put in the work, you will achieve it."

"Acknowledge the fact that your gender can never be in the way of anything you want to achieve and you can achieve whatever you want to achieve, as long as you put your mind in, because the same mind a man has is the same mind you have."

"My focus has always been to shut out the noise and ensure that my talent is undeniable. There is no bone of mediocrity in me, only excellence."

"I’ll say Nigeria is still a far cry from where we should be in terms of cybersecurity awareness."

"We have just short stints of interventions; we don’t have very strong communications around cyber issues."

"Every day, I strive to amplify my purpose, by sharing my knowledge and showcasing what is achievable through dedication and action."

"I am keen to see how emerging technologies like Artificial General Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and blockchain technology will shape and shake things up in the field of cybersecurity."

"Cybersecurity is not a needle in tech, it is a whole field with different areas and fields."

"Building a successful career in cybersecurity is a marathon and not a sprint."