Naija Founders Series

Samuel Odeloye, is a Founder & CEO at RoadPreppers Technologies— An AI transportation startup,  focused on solving  mobility problems in developing countries. They are popularly known for their hyperlocal public transit directions solution—Lara.ng. A platform helping over 300,000 users navigate their cities better, since its inception in mid 2017. At Samuel's core, lies an adventurous spirit and a daring entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in various entrepreneurial disciplines, product design, business management, business analytics and operations. He is an Alumni of  Stanford Centre for Professional Development and Stanford's Graduate School of Business in — Innovation & Entrepreneurship. A Mechanical Engineer by training from The University of Lagos, and a former Drilling & Logistics Engineer. Samuel is an in-tune and assertive leader, with keen interests in the mobility, data science and transportation space. His personal intersection and passion lies between- T

Salubata is Africa's biggest leather and shoe brand . Innovative with their processes, designs and manufacturing. They hope to help you experience the best of global scale innovations. Salubata Awards include  * Winner of The UK Department of International Trade Hackathon, 2019. https://bit.ly/2XW0EW3 * One of the 100 Most Promising Brands in Africa, Africa Moves, 2019. https://bit.ly/2Yd7RQZ * Winner of The UBER / Lagos Innovates (LSETF) Pitch, 2019. *Winner of the British Council Award for Fashion Entrepreneurship, 2019 https://bit.ly/2XVGDii * TED Talk (TEDxYaba, 2018) https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/28656 * Featured at the Forbes 30under30 Summit in Boston, 2018.

Hello guys, Welcome to the official introduction of the naija founders series! In this episode, you get to know us your hosts (Okemini Otum and Temitope Adelanwa), we share the goal of the podcast and some of the juicy things that are to come. Enjoy and stay tuned! Remember to follow us on Instagram: @naijafounders                                                    Facebook@naijafounders

On this episode, we chat with a founder who is very passionate about making impact and is doing this by empowering SMEs.  For more information about Smart Afrikan, visit  https://www.smartafrikan.com/  You can also send a mail to sales@smartafrikan.com or consumersupport@smartafrikan.com