A registered Dietitian, Entrepreneur, Author and Chief Executive Officer of the popular outfit, Next Big Deal Hub, Bukola Jaiyeola has bagged a doctoral honour in far away United Kingdom.
The occasion was this year’s annual edition of Leadership Empowerment International Conference (LEIC) which held over the weekend in London.
LEIC is the platform for the Doctor of Leadership (Honoris Causa) award conferred by a South Africa-based institution, Immanuel Theology Institute International in conjunction with Priesthood Leadership Development Initiative Inc founded by Prof Olusesi Obateye.
The award is in recognition of her remarkable giant strides in entrepreneurial development and her sterling contributions to the society.
Three other distinguished Nigerians resident in the UK were also conferred doctoral award in Leadership at the three-day conference among whom are a medical practitioner of four decades experience, Dr David Lai Soile and Chief Michael Ogunseye, a prominent Accountant, Mental Health Nurse and Founder, Save Lives International Outreach.
Speaking during the ceremony, the Chancellor of the South Africa–based institution, Prof Van Den Berg spoke extensively on the theme of the conference “Responsible and Responsive Leadership”
Prof Edward Alfred underscored the critical role of leadership in addressing the needs of those they guide and mentor.
The keynote speaker, Elder David Ibiobamimo emphasized that true leadership is about meeting the needs of people and providing effective solutions.
He highlighted that a leader must possess the wisdom to recognize the value of every individual within an organization, from the least to the highest in the hierarchy.
While pointing out that leadership is fundamentally about intervention,
Ibiobamimo said leaders are called to address and resolve prevailing circumstances, challenges, and problems.
By acting as solution makers, leaders, he further submitted, must have the foresight to create a lasting, transgenerational impact.
The keynote speaker introduced the acronym, CAP, which defines the characteristics of a genuine leader in which C stands for Credibility, A – Authenticity and P for Productivity.
The issue of leadership, it would be recalled, resonated two weeks ago at the LEIC NIGERIA CONFERENCE where former President Olusegun Obasanjo pointedly tasked Nigerians to root out of office all Self-Centered Leaders occupying various political positions in Nigeria.
Obasanjo, who was the Special Guest of Honour at that Conference, was later appointed Global Patron of the organization.
Bukola Jaiyeola’s career began with an education in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Federal University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta(FUNAAB) leading to her qualification as a registered dietitian (RDN).
Her passion for entrepreneurship was sparked in 2013 when she received solid training in event planning and
decorations, which was further enhanced by extensive business development training from GIZ, a German outfit.
In 2017, she founded Next Big Deal Global, a business-to-business service provider offering a range of support services to aspiring and existing business owners, including business plan writing,
vocational training, and general business
development training through workshops and seminars.
As the Founder, her responsibilities
include strategic planning, providing vision and leadership, business development, fundraising and financial management, stakeholder engagement, team building, compliance and risk management, product and service development, and performance monitoring of the team,
facilitators, and trainees.
Leveraging her experience as an entrepreneur, and expertise as business development coach, Bukola Jaiyeola
recently authored a book “Wake Up! Crush it! Building a Profitable Business with a Global Vision.”
This Led her to begin a mentorship programme “Exclusive Life Mentorship With Bukola Jaiyeola.”
Recognized as one of the 50 inspirational women in social development on the TEDx list, 2023, Bukola recently became an ECOWAS Ambassador.
She was also featured in the UK
magazine, Sticks and Stones, where she shared insights on lifestyle development and healthy eating.
As a dedicated dietitian, Bukola is passionate about promoting healthy eating within the community.
Connect with Bukola:
- Email: bukolajaiye@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: Bukola Jaiyeola
- Instagram & twitter : @jaiyeb, @nextbigdealhub
