Jolaolu Laolu-Ogunniyi (Head Learning Strategy & Business Development)
Jolaolu Laolu-Ogunniyi Graduated From the University of Ibadan with a B.Sc. in
Agricultural Economics. He started his career as a banker in one of the new
generation banks and rose to become the Head of Operations in the first three 3
years. Based on his exemplary performance he was seconded to the Asset Management
arm and strategy division of the bank to develop their business processes and back
office strategy.
He later took a fresh challenge in Marketing first as head of marketing and then a
branch marketing manager.As a manager he grew the branch portfolio by 70
percent.Heis a strong advocate of exemplary leadership and was also able to mentor
his team to success both as a Head of Operations and a Branch Marketing Manager. He
also served as the Head of Sale and Business Development at one of the legacy mobile
money companies where he developed the marketing strategy for an aggressive
nationwide expansion. He is a management trainer and he has developed content and
trained the staff of various blue-chip companies on Leadership, Mentorship, Personal
Effectiveness and Core Competency Skills, Branch Management, Effective Supervision
and Sales and Marketing. He has over 18 years’ experience in Business Development,
Marketing Strategy, Sales, Audit/Internal Control and Operations Management.
He is currently the Head Learning Strategy and Business Development for Axiom
Learning Solutions Limited to pioneer their expansion into sub-Saharan Africa. In
his free time, he loves to spend time with his daughters and watch movies. He is
also a great fan of Arsenal Football club. Jola is married with children.