Oluwatoyin Oyekanmi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jollof Café {Pty} Limited is one young man with special qualities and character for greatness. This pride of Nigeria has from inception display the attributes of a budding business icon. A look into his life presents the trajectory of someone with special mien.
As a young man with the vision to succeed in life, he stamped his foot in the Media Industry with the establishment of his Company, TEM Productions {Pty} Limited in 2012, a firm which has been in full Production of media contents as an insight-led Pan-African Content Development and Distribution Company, supporting brands, OTTs, and Broadcasters to maintain a towering level of distinctiveness with relatable content. This has been backed up with his experience as a Public Relations Specialist with the African Leadership Magazine, a South African based International News Magazine. This is also supported by his pet – project VISIBILTY ZERO PROJECT, meant to assist young graduates and individuals with the skills, visions but poor financial constraints in their quest for global prominence and success.
For his tenacity too, the young and proactive Oluwatoyin Oyekanmi also had a stint as Senior Officer – Communication and External Relations with the Bank of Industry, Nigeria’s oldest and most successful development financing institution. Providing financial assistance for the establishment of large, medium, and small projects as well as the expansion, diversification, and modernisation of existing enterprises, and rehabilitation of existing ones. For a young man destined for greatness and not willing to stay idle, he knew greatness will not just come but with a determined mind to work hard, prayers and smart thinking. He thus went on to seek means to establish his connection with fate. That led him to join the workforce of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit {NFIU} as an Officer. That job exposed him to the reality of becoming a discipline person, having gone through the tutelage of the Agency, and knowing fully well, the importance of being a financially disciplined and stable person in the today’s world.
From the beginning of his life, Toyin as fondly called by friends and associates has not looked back from pursuing those goals, he set for himself. Educationally, he graduated from the University of Abuja in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts {B.A} Degree in Arts, Entertainment and Media Management. There, for his distinguished leadership traits, he was elected the Director of Socials, Theatre Arts Students’ Association between 2009 and 2010. He was later elected President, Faculty of Arts Presidential Forum 2010/2011. Thereafter, at the completion of his programme, he proceeded to the Pan Atlantic University to bag a Master of Science {M.Sc.} Degree in Media Communication {Marketing Communication} at the School of Media and Communication between 2017 and 2017.
Like a true daring young man, his urge to do the extra – ordinary would not let him relax. Toyin decided to take a dive into the very challenging eatery business. Though this time, with a touch of class. That crave to do the unusual led him to establishment of his now paying off JOLLOF CAFÉ where the best of African Jollof Rice with global taste is winning the company, massive patronage by the day.
According to the young and ebullient Toyin, “After giving it a well-thought-out consideration and with a through discussion with a few business friends, I felt like doing something that will be appealing to all people. Especially our African brothers and sisters. One common food that came to my mind was Jollof Rice. I thought of giving it an acceptable taste that all our African people will accept. That was how we started the JOLLOF CAFÉ brand in South Africa. We still have so much to bring from our stable as we also do large scale party or events deliveries too. The acceptance by the customers has been tremendous. And we give the glory to Almighty God for His grace”.
Today, with branches across South Africa, there is no doubt that the story of JOLLOF CAFÉ is a well-planned and resourceful eatery brand. Those with the taste have commended the brand for bringing West Africa to the Southern African Hemisphere of the Continent. Insiders within the organisation disclosed of pressures on the Management to bring the brand to Europe and the United States. Not just with another brand but the JOLLOF CAFÉ brand and taste.
From whatever side prism the personality of Toyin is viewed, it is a life of determination and zeal for greatness. Despite his many professional certifications from Microsoft, NIIT Adobe, New York Film Academy, he has not relent in pursuing his desired dream of bringing West African Nigerian Jollof taste to his Afro-Euro, American and global customers.
No doubt, Toyin has proven to be a result – oriented, focused personality with the capacity to make encouraging impacts in everything he delves into. His foray into politics and strong support for his choice party, the All-Progressives Congress {APC} is a round peg in the round hole. He is a leader who will deliver, given the opportunity to serve and prove his mettle. The kind Nigeria should look forward to. This young business personality is the kind Nigeria can hope for and believe in. He is no doubt an emerging leader among his peers. He is diligent, thoughtful, hardworking and result – oriented young leader. He is multi-talented individual with a CAN – DO spirit. Liberal, good natured, he is blessed with strong skills, work ethics, discipline, and goal – getting qualities.
Toyin is no doubt a work hard, play hard young entrepreneur, man of many parts, dynamic and open-hearted socio-entrepreneur kind of businessman. He is a motivator and propelling – resource. Always willing to perform better, creative professional with unequalled business acumen. Toyin is a reliable, dependable, dedicated, gifted communicator and promising leader who is ready to take the bull of leadership by the horn. He has proven this without mincing words with his commendable success and achievements in all his forays into different business and leadership endeavours. Clearly with his breakthrough so far, Toyin Oyekanmi, the stomach care master and brain box seem set for the world as the world awaits the formal arrival of this young and enterprising Nigeria’s business “whiz-kid”.
