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Biola Alabi

Biola Alabi is a global leader, entrepreneur, investor, award-winning executive producer and founder of Biola Alabi Media. She has a demonstrated history of developing corporate strategies for market entry, consumer insights into technology, acquisition negotiation, sponsorship outreach and the development of operational models that yield high impact organizational success. She is passionate about technology, media and entertainment and has worked extensively with corporations, partners and associations for the continuous development of Africa’s technology and entertainment industries. Her travels have taken her to African countries like Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Biography

Fueling her passion to serve, Biola founded a leadership fellowship and mentorship program, Grooming for Greatness (G4G), to cultivate leadership in young, aspiring professionals and entrepreneurs. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Unilever Nigeria where she serves on the Audit Committee. She is the Chairwoman of Big Cabal Media, an African technology company, and Monty Mobile a global telecommunications company with its headquarters in London.

Biola has become known for her leadership in the community as well as her skills in media and entertainment management, negotiation, corporate social responsibility and business planning. In 2016, she founded The Biola Alabi Media Company, which provides strategic consultancy and business advisory to corporate entities across Africa.

She was named one of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa by Forbes Magazine (2012), a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2012) and CNBC Africa’s AABLA West African Businesswoman of the Year (2013). Biola held the high-profile position of Managing Director for M-Net Africa, part of the globally-renowned Naspers Group. She helped transform the broadcasting and film industry in Africa with a focus on locally produced content. She launched seven Africa Magic channels including the indigenous language channels, Africa Magic Yoruba and Hausa. She also developed the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, which is regarded as the “African Oscars”.

Biola Alabi is the publisher of The Adventures of Lara and Dara, which was named the Young Readers Library’s Book of Summer (2019). She is the executive producer of two award-winning feature films currently streaming on Netflix, Lara and the Beat and Banana Island Ghost in addition to numerous television shows like Big Brother Africa, Face of Africa, Tinsel, Bukas and Joints, Boxing Telenovela: Kona (250 episodes) filmed in Kenya, and the documentary series, Great Africans. She is an expert at launching consumer and entertainment products and creating groundbreaking programming for a compelling mix of local and international audiences.

An active angel investor and advisor in fast-growing African technology and media startup ecosystems, Alabi has invested in companies like Big Cabal Media, Stears Business, Nature’s Bounty, Café Neo, Trove Technologies, True Flutter, Taeillo, Chekkit Technologies, Zuzu, and is a limited partner in Ventures Platform, a Pan-African early-stage fund.

Prior to these accomplishments, Biola lived in the United States where she was part of the executive team of the influential children’s television brand, Sesame Street, and a member of the marketing team that launched the well-respected Korean motor vehicle corporation, Daewoo, in the US.

She has also spoken globally on Africa angel investing, the African creative arts industry, opportunities available on the continent, the success of Nollywood, and the need for ongoing investment into entrepreneurship, gender equality, and skills sharing initiatives.

Respected as an expert in her field, Biola’s speaking engagements have included Faculty at Africa Leadership University (ALU Rwanda), Innovation in Television Conference (Jerusalem), Institute of Communications, Telecommunications and Media Forum (Brussels).

BIOLA ALABI'S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

As a keynote speaker and expert panelist, Biola Alabi has delivered over 50 speeches and participated in expert panels across Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. Biola Alabi speaks on The Future of Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment in Africa, Early Stage and Angel Investing in Africa, Equity in the Workplace, Leadership, Corporate Transformation, Building Global Brands, Youth Unemployment and Job Creation in Africa

Biola is an alumnus of the University of Cincinnati where she graduated with a degree in Public and Community Health. She has spent recent years polishing her knowledge with executive education programs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and Yale University's Jackson Institute of Global Affairs. In 2014, she also participated in The Yale World Fellows Flagship Program at Yale University.

CONTACT BIOLA ALABI

SPEAKING

Biola Alabi has delivered over 50 speeches and participated in expert panels across Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. Biola Alabi speaks on The Future of Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment in Africa, Early Stage and Angel Investing in Africa, Equity in the Workplace, Leadership, Corporate Transformation, Building Global Brands, Youth Unemployment and Job Creation in Africa.

INTERVIEWS

Biola Alabi speaks regularly on the power of storytelling, recreating the African narrative, angel and early-stage investment in the African startup ecosystem, job creation and youth development. To request an interview, please contact her by submitting this form.

ADVISORY SERVICES

Biola Alabi is a globally recognized business strategic advisor with 20 years of Pan-African and international experience. She has worked with multidisciplinary teams to deliver efficient programs and operational models that yield high-impact B2B2C organizational success. She is known for forging strong, successful partnerships in consumer goods, early-stage technology startups, branding, and the media industry.​​

Biola Alabi Media is a Strategic Consultancy, designed to provide media related businesses and organizations with, short and long term, access to highly qualified industry professionals.

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