The grand finale was an audience participation event where invited guests witnessed the live final boardroom of the Season two of the entrepreneurial reality show. Davies Okeowo beat three other entrepreneurs: Osaretin Airuoyo, Ajumoke Nwaeze and Fanimokun Lolade from the Top 16 to emerge the winner of the show. The event was a glamorous one, where the judges: Mr Kyari Bukar, Chairman Nigerian Economic Summit Group; Mr Tonye Cole, CEO Sahara Energy Group; and Mrs Lilian Olubi, CEO of Primera Africa Securities Ltd named DAVIES OKEOWO the winner of the Season Two of the innovative show.
Over the course
of the last few months, thousands of contestants have been battling it out from
audition stages to the Top 50 Boot Camp before narrowing it down
to the final 16 contestants who have
lived together for almost 10 weeks. The contestants on the show have been
tasked with everything from thinking out of the box to developing strategic
business and marketing plans and using the valuable resource of time to their
benefit
Aside from the
grand prize of Five Million Naira
and 2015 Ford Ecosport, Davies Okeowo, also won another Five Million Naira (no-interest
loan) into his business from a partner of the show, Quick Fix Limited. The
first runner-up, Ms Osareting Airuoyo
also went home with N5 Million
non-interest loan for her business
Davies
Okeowo
who now has Five Million Naira Prize
and another Five Million Naira no-
interest loan is now ready to face his entrepreneurial journey with all
determination. Davies’ strategy has been to dream big, but start small. “One
must lay a firm foundation for growth in order to manage your own growth. Also
you must spare time to get to know your business before appointing others to do
work for you. You must master all the tasks”, says Davies. He is brilliant
young entrepreneur, and highly confident to succeed.
According
to the Executive Producer of the show, Mide
Kunle-Akinlaja, “The major objective of THE NEXT TITAN is to demystify
Entrepreneurship and present it as a viable career options to millions of young
talented graduates”
People don’t
appreciate what entrepreneurs can do to change the state of affairs. THE NEXT TITAN offers the opportunity
to reshape the landscape in this country and in fact, Africa. Unemployment is
not a Nigerian issue, it’s a global issue, and the only way we can respond is
by building more businesses. And building more businesses can only be possible
through sharpening and
igniting the entrepreneurial spirit in young Nigerians, says Mide Kunle-Akinlaja.” According to him, “the
show represents opportunity, inspiration and more importantly recognises
ordinary Nigerians that have determination, gusto and a ‘can-do’ attitude with
some of the best business ideas”
.
“The show is favoured to have judges who are business
leaders in Nigeria. It still amazes me how we are able to put these calibre of
CEOs together as the Judges of THE NEXT
TITAN. They are one of the busiest CEOs in this country, and yet have
decided to always create time for this innovative programme. I am talking of Mr Kyari Bukar, Chairman, Nigerian Economic
Summit Group; Mr Tonye Cole, CEO, Sahara Group; Mr.Chris Parkes, CEO, CPMS Africa, and Mrs Lilian Olubi, CEO, Primera Africa Securities
Ltd.”
The Season Two of THE NEXT TITAN was made possible by HERITAGE BANK in association with SIFAX GROUP
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