Tell us about your experience in the Agric sector?

I process agric produce. I produce bean chips. Instead of snacking on carbohydrates, I just feel that some would need that aspect of protein. It’s called bean chips and my organization is Owa foods and agro allied products LTD. I also have a fashion outfit that is called Great Impression (GI). It’s a home of fashion and beauty. To touch the lives of the less privileged, I started Omoseke Adunola Foundation where we help them discover new skills for empowerment. We are looking at women who want to aspire to a higher level, go to school or to have a trade, profession and they do not have the wherewithal. We seek assistance to help them achieve their aims and objective. We also incorporate the youths into our projects and activities.

Tell us about Owa foods. How did it start?

My father is Kabiyesi, Elegbe of Egbe, Owa of Egbe land in Kogi state. He’s been diabetic since 1971. I grew up to know him taking daily insulin injections which I do not like. My father loved me so much. I was his favorite and it pains me every morning seeing him going through that . Even when he is travelling he has to take his injections along. When he passed on and when we were burying him, I thought of what I could do to help people in his shoes. My father managed his diabetics for more than 45 years and that was not even what killed him. He managed it very well. My Mum is a nurse and she was able to give him the right diet. So, I felt that on the streets a lot of people eat junks which could actually aggravate their diet issues and for those who are diabetic, honestly speaking they do not have any choice but to be drinking water. So, I started doing research, playing with different kinds of food that is rich in protein. I was able to come up with almonds, nuts and beans. But, the reason I have not been able to do much with almonds nuts in Nigeria is because of the cost. It’s imported and the cost is even very high. And a lot of people may not be able to patronize the almonds nuts chips. But, I also do chips with almonds nuts.

How did you get into fashion?

I just realized that I could do creative things. I am an accountant. I used to work with UACN and for me whenever I want to give birth, I don’t like rushing back to work. I like to nurse my child to the point that they would enter into school before I get back to work. So, I just felt why am I applying to organizations all the time, can’t I get something to do or start my own business. So, I went out to make hats as a milliner. I actually started the Hearts to hat millinery school.

Then I realized that sometimes when I sleep I get inspirations of designs. So, I would sketch the design and give to people who were tailors around me to do it. Then later my immediate elder sister who is a fashionista, everything about her is beauty and fashion inspired me to do more. I’m on the reserved side but I do a lot of designs for her.

Then one day she called me saying I could actually add this to my other businesses. So, I started sewing. I had machines that I was using to sew hats.

So, sometimes when I met people who had gone to train on fashion designs and they don’t have any equipments to set up, I take out my machines and set them up in business. Later, when I raise money again, I would buy another one for myself. I kept doing that until I realized that I had used almost my hat things to raise people.

Then we moved from the Mainland to the Island. I didn’t have anything again, even my moulds were all gone raising others.

So, I began again and starting again was when I registered Great Impression. Then, I sewed for someone and she said Whoa! I have a very great impression about you princess. Everyone then shouted great impression and the name stuck, the woman actually came from Australia then. So, sometimes when we have programmes people started calling me GI and that is how the name emerged.Read more at:cheap prom dresses uk | high low prom dresses uk