Our Man Crush Monday, Adegoke Omotola is an established business leader who is the CEO of the management consulting firm, 1st Degree Consulting. He is an entrepreneur, ex-banker, life coach, public speaker and author.
While in the banking industry, he worked with UBA Plc and Fidelity Bank Plc. He is the author of two books: Customer Retention – An Experiential Approach, which was published in May 2009; and Practical Selling Skills, published in May 2013.
After graduating with a degree in finance from the University of Lagos in 1992, he went ahead to pursue a master’s degree in property valuation and law from the City, University of London’s business school in 1997. He also holds an MBA (Management) awarded by the University of Lagos in 2000, and was certified as a Customer Service Trainer by the Service Quality Institute, USA in 2011. He also has certificates in Legacy Training, obtained in 2013 from the Zig Ziglar Incorporation, USA, and got certified by the John Maxwell Team as a coach, trainer and speaker in 2016.
Adegoke is affiliated with many organisations. He belongs to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management. He is a sought-after speaker who has graced several platforms notably the Conference Speakers International and Speakers Inc. in South Africa, and most recently the 7th edition of the Pride Women Conference. He was conferred as a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Society of Nigeria in 2019. As a way of giving back to society, he serves as a mentor with FATE Foundation. He is happily married with children.
Pride Magazine Nigeria could not have asked for a better Man Crush Monday other than Adegoke whose hard work, dedication and business acumen are paying off and impacting lives.