4 EMERGING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS IN NIGERIA YOU MUST LISTEN TO IN 2014

george essienGEORGE ESSIEN:

With carefully crafted words that have been known for ages to cause severe stir to people’s internal conditioning, George Essien helps people to become the best they can be. This dynamic, fast paced, insightful punch liner, is any audience’s want. A Television delight and Radio regular, George’s motivational expertise enables him speak around the nation at conferences, workshops, seminars, summits and events. He is the first in Nigeria to be designated PEAK PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT(PPC). He is the CEO of PowerMinds Community, a social enterprise involved in human development and capacity building.His also the acting President Nigerian Professional Speakers Bureau.He  is reputed to have created a Module called PERSUASION TECHNOLOGY, a hybrid course of the mixture of NLP and Basic Public Speaking Strategies. This module has been known to be effective to sales people, business men, speakers, and teachers; and is gradually gaining international acceptance. He is the convener of  THE CONFERENCE OF ORATORS and WOMEN IN BUSINESS SUMMIT. For more than  7 years, this microbiologist turn professional speaker has organized more than 40 Motivational Seminars and is a regular trainer at the Federal Road Safety Corps and many organizations around Nigeria.He is the author the books  SPEECH POWER, IDEAS, HOW TO RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR PROJECTS & HOW TO MAKE IT ANYWHERE.This author, creative writer, blogger, speaker and infopreneur is one you would want to speak at your events.

JeptherJEPTHER  AKAEHIE:

He  is the CEO, Power Edge (a social enterprise set up to help individuals test and turn their ideas into businesses as well as helping organizations and individuals improve the quality of their lives through personal development and wow! customer service).He’s a United States Certified Business Success Coach, and a member of the American University of NLP.For almost a decade now, Jephter has focused on the fundamentals of human behavior that leads to extraordinary success in business and life and he has taught more than 20,000 individuals how to achieve personal fulfillment, success and financial freedom in more than 3 countries of the world.Jephter has been featured as a guest on Life Conversations Radio, USA (which has hosted international speakers like Les Brown). He has also appeared on Hot FM Nigeria, Vanguard Newspaper, The Nation Newspaper, Radio Nigeria and others.

In 2012 he wrote his second bestselling book titled “The Power to Change Now” which sold over a thousand copies within 1 month. He’s hosted several seminars and has also spoken at various national youth conferences where he shares his GREAT strategies and wisdom that move people to better their lives and lead a more fulfilling life.Jephter trains and consults for hotels, hospitals, churches, government and other corporate organizations where he inspires and challenges individuals to lead extraordinary and more fulfilling lifestyles.

Currently, Jephter is a co-founder at Maconvic Multiple Choice Limited. Maconvic Multiple Choice Limited is a drug manufacturing company that manufactures drugs as well as contract manufacturing for other corporations.His PASSION is to share his wisdom and message of turning IMPOSSIBILITIES to POSSIBILITIES with the whole world.You really need to experience Jephter do what he knows how best to do.

 

GRACEGRACE IHEJIAMAIZU

is an entrepreneur and Global Changemaker . In 2010, she founded an after-school youth project, Raising Young Productive Entrepreneurs (RYPE) Initiative. Through RYPE, more than 350 young people have been trained, engaged and empowered.Grace’s outstanding leadership skills has earned her some national and international recognition including being named one of Google’s 12 Brightest Young Minds in 2011, and the recognition by US State Department as ‘International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month for September 2012’. She was also selected as one of the top 60 Global ChangeMakers in 2012. At only 22 years, she has just started a Social Enterprise company, iKapture Networks, which provides educational services and products to secondary and post-secondary students in Nigeria.She is also the founder and content creator of the fast-growing online platform, opportunitydesk.org, with more than 100,000 visitors monthly from over 160 countries across the world.

DayoDAYO ISRAEL:

Dayo Israel is an astute motivational speaker and advisor to many world leaders, business executive, politicians, young entrepreneur and sports professionals. He is also an internationally recognized personality with over 12years of professional experience in international development having worked with organisations such as The United Nations, British Council, Save the Children UK, UNICEF, in various capacities and has appeared on countless television interviews, commercials, talk shows, radio programs, and was even selected by the United Nations to represent all the young delegates to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children on a special CNN Live Interview. Recently, He was specially invited by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to a private reception at Buckingham palace.He is one of the Africa’s leading authorities on Social Entreprise and Youth Development. He co-launched the UNICEF State of the World Children’s Report in 2003 alongside Carol Bellamy and Oscar Award Winner – Vanessa Redgrave CBE. He is the first African to become a Student Council Chair in London’s Largest University and a recipient of so many International Awards which includes the British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Award, PEWA (Person Earnestly Working for Africa) Award, GAB Award, Icon Awards, Icon of Hope Award, Young Achievers Award and many more.