Visionary. Trailblazer. Power woman! ?? Forget humility, no one truly loves to spill sweat and blood behind the scenes without being recognised and applauded. So we ask then, what truly makes a man stand out in the abundance of talents? Fate? destiny? Or perhaps luck? If there’s one thing the innovators, the game changers, the nonconformists aka rebels know – No one ever gets a crown by playing safe – spark is where the thrill lies. But it takes CONFIDENCE with a capital C to pull down archaic structures and beliefs to clinch the trailblazer crown.
2004, Nigeria would witness an emotional uphevel when a then unknown Bisi Alimi, under the umbrella of @FunmiIyanda ‘s highly rated groundbreaking breakfast television show – ‘New Dawn’ would come out on national television, becoming the country’s first ever HIV/LGBT advocate. The hit show which launched in 2000 ran successfully for eight years proudly hosting highly influential personalities and industry bigwigs, maintaining its brilliance, in depth analysis of topical issues, refreshing dialogue and highly engaging status till the very end in 2008. It makes history as the longest-running independently produced show on NTA.
Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, simply known as Funmi Iyanda is a multi-award winning Nigerian Entrepreneur, Writer, Film and TV producer, TV Host and Philanthropist. She stands tall as a pioneer in Nigeria’s broadcast industry.
A graduate of Geography from the University of Ibadan, she also holds a certificate in Global Leadership and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Funmi’s passion called and her foray into television began upon producing and presenting ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, a breakfast magazine television show. Needless to say, the media personality has since established herself as one of the strongest voices in the Nigerian media scene.
The 48 year old media mogul, an executive director at Oya Media has had an enviable career with several prestigious honours to show: Honored as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, named one of Forbes 20 Power Women in Africa, a BBC 100 women to watch lister amongst others. ?
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