Eyitayo Ogunmola Explained

Eyitayo Ogunmola
Birth Date:25 July 1988
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Education:Project Management Institute, UKEdinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity of Ilorin
Occupation:Tech Entrepreneur
Organization:Utiva
Known For:Helping young Africans learn technology skills and move into better jobs globally.
Awards:UK Global Talent Visa RecipientEntrepreneur in Incubator, Japan International Cooperation AgencyMIT Solver Team, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, etc.

Eyitayo Ogunmola (born 25 July 1988) is a Nigerian tech entrepreneur and an international speaker who started Utiva,[1] a global talent development company that has helped over 45,000 Africans learn technology skills and supported major startups and enterprises to hire talents among Africans and Minorities.

Education

Eyitayo obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Physiology from University of Ilorin in Ilorin, Nigeria in 2010. He also holds a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Strategy, Leadership and Change from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University,[2] United Kingdom and a Project Management Professional Certificate from Project Management Institute[3]

Career

After Ogunmola graduated from the University in Nigeria, he struggled to get a job for at least two years. During this time, he says he felt there was more to his life. In his attempt to make a difference with his life during this period, he realised that the situation was not peculiar to him alone, as several other young people were facing a similar challenge. This inspired him to begin to find means to help these demography of people. He began to work with universities to help young people develop project management skills. He also contacted a number of  businesses to try and understand the skills and competencies they looked for from Nigerian graduates, and began to develop the company’s engagement and value proposition around these skills. This was the birth of Utiva.[4]

The more he helped people, he wasn't still satisfied with his reach, as statistics revealed to him there were several hundreds of people scattered around Africa in need of what he was doing. This is what led to him launching Utiva in October 2018, with the objective of helping Africans learn premium technology skills, and leverage technology to help employers around the world find the best talents. As a young product manager, Eyitayo moved to the United States in 2015 to join Creative Associates International as a product manager, working at the Creative and later joined Afrissance in 2017 as a Vice President.

He was nominated for the Prize for Education at Future Awards Africa 2019.[5] He is a 2015 Atlas Corps fellow and a mentor of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Program.[6] [7] [8] In 2019, Eyitayo was made a fellow of the Global Good fund.[9] He is also a Chevening alumnus.[10] Eyitayo is a web3 evangelist.

His company, Utiva, has been accredited in the United Kingdom as an education and learning platform.[11] He kick-started a project tagged, “EyiEko Project”, which is set to empower 10,000 young Nigerians with access to tech skill acquisition and also endow 5000 widows with 500 microfinancing support.[12]

British Council Chevening Fellowship

Eyitayo was in 2018 awarded a British Council Chevening Fellowship, leading to a Master's degree in Strategy, Leadership and Change from Heriot-Watt University.  Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations. Chevening is the UK government’s international awards programme aimed at developing global leaders.

Solver at MIT Solve

Eyitayo was a winner of the 2020 MIT Solve innovation challenge, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His innovation, The Nucleus got recognized as a major innovation in solving the learning gaps of people in rural Africa and without internet access. This project also got funded by HP Foundation and helped trained about 100 Women and Girls in rural Kenya[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Quotes

The greatest factor to success is knowing what others do not know.[18]

Awards and Fellowship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utiva Everything Technology skills Training . 5 August 2022 . www.utiva.io.
  2. Web site: 23 May 2019 . Heriot-Watt student recognised as social enterprise leader - Heriot-Watt University . 12 March 2020 . www.hw.ac.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Eyitayo Ogunmola - Heriot-Watt University . 5 August 2022 . www.hw.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: 18 May 2020 . How I Work From Home: Eyitayo Ogunmola, Utiva Chief Executive Officer . 5 August 2022 . Techpoint Africa . en.
  5. Web site: The Future Awards Africa Prize For Education. 4 November 2019. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB. 12 March 2020.
  6. Web site: » Eyitayo Ogunmola . 12 March 2020 . atlascorps.org.
  7. Web site: 18 August 2016 . Eyitayo Ogunmola, Managing Partner of PM Hub, with Mission to Improve the Competence of Young Africans . 12 March 2020 . The Spirited Hub . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Onajite Emerhor . 6 September 2017 . TEF MENTORS 2017 . 12 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Our Alumni . Global Good Fund.
  10. Web site: Ogwu . Sunday Michael . Lagos . 13 September 2019 . We train youths to embrace new roles – Data expert, Eyitayo . 12 March 2020 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 8 October 2022 . UK accredits Nigerian-owned tech-hub, Utiva, as education provider . 12 January 2023 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  12. Web site: 22 October 2022 . Utiva CEO, Ogunmola kick-starts tech-empowerment for 10,000 youths . 12 January 2023 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  13. Web site: Nucleus - Utiva . 5 August 2022 . MIT SOLVE . en.
  14. Web site: https://innovation-village.com/hp-announces-50000-partnership-with-utiva-to-help-more-women-and-girls-learn-tech-skills/ . 20 September 2022 . innovation-village.com.
  15. Web site: 14 February 2022 . HP, Utiva and Girl Rising set to move more girls to tech in Kenya . 5 August 2022 . TechCabal . en-US.
  16. Web site: HP, Utiva and Girl Rising Set to Move More Girls to Tech in Kenya . 5 August 2022 . finance.yahoo.com . 22 March 2022 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Post . Sponsored . 23 August 2021 . Utiva's solution is helping young Africans learn tech skills with zero internet . 5 August 2022 . Disrupt Africa . en-GB.
  18. Web site: 4 April 2022 . Man Crush Monday (MCM): Eyitayo Ogunmola . 6 August 2022 . Duke International Magazine . en-US.
  19. Web site: Entrepreneur in Incubator, Japan International Cooperation Agency .
  20. Web site: MIT Solve Solver Spotlight . 5 August 2022 . MIT SOLVE . en.
  21. Web site: 14 July 2020 . 4 Nigerians Selected for $3 Million Facebook Community Accelerator Program . 5 August 2022 . en-GB.
  22. Web site: Fox . MeiMei . How This Year's 10 Global Good Fund Fellows Are Saving The World . 5 August 2022 . Forbes . en.
  23. Web site: TFAA . 4 November 2019 . The Future Awards Africa Prize For Education . 5 August 2022 . The Future Awards Africa . en-GB.
  24. Web site: BellaNaija.com . 18 November 2019 . #BellaNaijaMCM Eyitayo Ogunmola is the Entrepreneur Developing Talent for the Digital Economy . 5 August 2022 . BellaNaija . en-US.
  25. Web site: Global Good Fund, United States .
  26. Web site: Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics Dailytrust . 5 August 2022 . Daily Trust . en.
  27. Web site: 16 June 2015 . NLI inducts 27 associate fellows . 5 August 2022 . Vanguard News . en-GB.

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