Olalekan Olude

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Olalekan Olude
NationalityNigerian
Education
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2009–present
Known forCo-Founder and COO of Jobberman, CEO of Motherboard (formerly roHealth).
TitleCEO of Motherboard
Websiteolalekanolude.com

Olalekan Olude is a Nigerian entrepreneur, the co-founder of Jobberman,[1][2][3] West Africa's most popular job search engine[4] and Special Adviser on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment to Ogun state Governor Dapo Abiodun.[5]

Olude was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians by Avance Media in 2016.[6]

Educational background[edit]

Olude is from Imasayi in Yewa North Local Government in Ogun State;[7] he started his education at Iganmode Grammar School, Ota, between 1993 and 1999 where he obtained his Senior School Leaving Certificate. He proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where he earned a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science between 2005 and 2009.[8] He also attended Lagos Business School (Pan Atlantic University), where he completed the Executive Management Program, and The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), where he took the Executive Education in Strategy and Leadership[9] [10][11]

Career[edit]

Before Jobberman, Olude had few experiences working with TeleMobile Nigeria Limited as a Network Engineer and with Goldman Sachs as Technology Analyst.[12] In August 2009, at 28 years old[13][14] he co-founded Jobberman with his friends from university, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi.[15] Olude acted as Jobberman's Chief Operating Officer from 2009 to 2017.[16] After exiting Jobberman, he was appointed Special Adviser Job Creation and Youth Empowerment to the Ogun State Governor in 2019.[17]

In 2021, Olude founded an employee health benefits startup called roHealth,[18] which later rebranded to become Motherboard (a comprehensive employee benefits platform) in 2023.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "How Jobberman disrupted recruitment process, by Olude". The Nation Newspaper. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  2. ^ Adesanya, Adeniyi; Lagos (2018-04-11). "EXCLUSIVE: Amosun Picks Jobberman Coo Founder, Olalekan Olude as likely successor". Newsacross.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  3. ^ "Olalekan Olude [Episode 28]". www.pulse.ng. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  4. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Ten Minutes With Jobberman.com Cofounder Ayodeji Adewunmi". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  5. ^ "Olalekan appointed special adviser". Technext. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Most Influential Young Nigerians » Homepage". Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  7. ^ Adesanya, Adeniyi; Lagos (2018-04-11). "EXCLUSIVE: Amosun Picks Jobberman Coo Founder, Olalekan Olude as likely successor". Newsacross.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  8. ^ Nigeria, eTimes (2017-04-24). "We are more than HR Outsourcing Firm, We Have Evolved - Olalekan Olude — Enterprise Times News NG". Enterprise Times News NG. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  9. ^ "Olalekan Olude is an entrepreneur with an extensive experience". RefinedNG. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  10. ^ "20 Successful under-40 Entrepreneurs in Nigeria". JarusHub - Nigeria's No. 1 Career Resources Hub. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  11. ^ Admin. "Olalekan Olude". Oxford Africa Conference. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  12. ^ Adeyemo, Adeola (2012-06-13). "Jobberman Trio – Opeyemi Awoyemi, Olalekan Olude & Ayodeji Adewunmi: How Three Young Men Built Nigeria's Number One Job Website". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  13. ^ Oladipupo, Isaac (2017-05-10). "Jobberman: How Three Young Men Built Nigeria's Number One Job Website". TopNaija. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  14. ^ "Profiles of the Nominees! » YNaija". YNaija. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  15. ^ touch, Lead Venture Analyst at Techpoint Eager to tell startup stories that offer Nigerians the much needed creative solutions to relate-able problems Get in (2017-04-13). "7 prominent Nigerian startups that started from the university". Techpoint.Africa. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  16. ^ "Olalekan Olude". F6S. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  17. ^ "Jobberman's Cofounder Olalekan Olude Appointed Special Adviser Job Creation and Youth Empowerment to the Ogun State Governor - Technext". 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  18. ^ Njoku, Kelechi (2022-04-21). "Jobberman co-founder Olalekan Olude is drawn to the "critical" problems". TechCabal. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  19. ^ "roHealth Transitions to Motherboard: Empowering Africa's Workforce with Comprehensive Benefits Management". www.usemotherboard.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.


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