Otu Njama III is a filmmaker, content creator and director who has done some amazing works in his career. In January 2020, he attended my goal setting & vision board soiree, did all the exercises and left. Fast forward to March 2020, just before the lockdown, Otu pivoted to start a food business, Firewood Flavor (On Instagram as @fire_woodflavor. Their Edikaikong, Afang soup and more, hit all the right notes); serving many people delicious meals and growing each day.

Recently, I was looking at the photos from that session and I saw this photo of Otu holding his vision board. A picture on the board caught my eye, it was a man arranging meals on the table and it hit me... Firewood Flavor! Speaking with Otu, he was shocked when I made the connection between his board and his business. In his words “Do you know I didn't even notice that? And it's in my room, I see it all day and didn't even realise it. Food business started in March and as at when we did that meeting, I'm not sure I had it in mind to start a food brand yet." he wrote to me.

The film industry has been one of the hardest hit since the pandemic. Imagine if Otu hadn't started his food business which has become his major source of income at this time? The food industry has also proven to be one of the most patronized from the lockdown till now, with deliveries to homes and the convenience that not having to cook brings, food entrepreneurs are smiling to the bank. Otu was able to make a wise 360 business turn because he set his goals and created a visual representation of what he really wanted and the universe partnered with him to make it happen.

Omawumi Ogbe is the managing partner at one of Nigeria’s fastest growing PR & Communications agencies, GLG Communications. She works with individuals and organizations to achieve their communication goals, building bigger and better brands across Africa. A TEDx speaker, Ogbe is a certified Life Coach with studies in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Emotional Intelligence and more.

A trained GoalPRO coach by Africa’s premier coach, The Catalyst, Lanre Olusola; Ogbe utilizes her knowledge and experience to coach individuals and organizations to discover and communicate their true identity. In March 2019, she was honored with the Coaching Icon Award for her work in coaching and media, having consistently worked behind the scenes over the years to push the coaching narrative in Nigeria. Ogbe serves as executive member of congress and head of PR, Branding and Communications at the Life Coaches Association of Nigeria (LCAN).

Dr Harbhajan Batth is an author, mentor capitalist, business coach, multi-disciplinary resource person with a background in medicine, law, risk management and business management. With over three decades of working experience across Africa, Asia and North America, Dr. Batth stands out in the world of strategic thinking. A superior value creator and storyteller, Dr. Batth is the author of two best selling books - Fixing Stereotypes and Failure. It's Not a Big Deal, where he shares his musings from personal life and career experiences.
Dr. Batth is the president of the Lagos Business School, EMBA 7, former executive director at Prestige Assurance PLC, ex-chief manager at the new India Assurance Company Limited, and a resource person at the Tony Elumelu Foundation. He currently works as the Group Chief Information Officer Chellarams PLC.