How She's Closing The 'Connections' Gap Between Leading Women In Nigeria | Olatowun Candide-Johnson

On this episode of Omon's Couch, we're joined by Olatowun Candide-Johnson, Founder and CEO of GAIA AFRICA, a pioneering women's business and social club in Lagos. She shares her career journey as a corporate and commercial law practitioner for over 30 years, and how she's navigated the challenges of establishing an exclusive space that fosters connections among top female executives in the country.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:32 - Olatowun's career journey working as a lawyer
11:18 - Juggling work and education
15:04 - Being successful in her practice
19:19 - Navigating gender bias
23:21 - Setting up GAIA AFRICA
33:24 - Challenges faced in the hospitality industry
39:48 - GAIA's growth and successes
41:01 - Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
45:09 - Trivia Time!
ABOUT THE GUEST ✨
Olatowun Candide-Johnson is a lawyer with 30+ years’ experience in corporate and commercial law and in the business development & governance of multinational corporations. She is the Founder and CEO of GAIA Africa, a members-only business and social club for women, based in Victoria Island, Lagos.
ABOUT THE SHOW ✨
Omon’s Couch is a platform created with a passion to help young entrepreneurs and professionals reach their full potential in their respective careers and businesses. Our founder, Omon, understands firsthand the struggles that come with pursuing a dream and the need for the right mindset, strategies, and support to achieve success.
On this show, you'll hear several testimonies and success stories of Nigerian entrepreneurs - a wonderful source of motivation for startups and women in business. Each episode takes us through how to overcome some of the challenges of a business owner; especially the challenges of running a business in Nigeria!
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ABOUT THE HOST ✨
Omomene (Omon) Odike is the CEO & Principal Consultant of U-Connect, One of Nigeria’s leading Human Resource Company and Founder of Gr8jobsng, the first of its kind HR Recruitment Platform in Africa. As an Entrepreneur, she is credited with introducing innovative and pro-active solutions in Recruitment and Outsourcing, Training and Development, Verification & Background Checks, Pre-Assessment Testing as well as Quality Management Strategies to clients; positioning the U-Connect brand as a trail blazer in the Human Resource consulting industry.
Her experience spans over 18 years from Legal Practice to HR Consulting and she is very passionate about youth empowerment, employability and employment as well as women in business.
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