Odunola Abayomi

Odunola Abayomi (born 17 April 1990) is a Nigerian serial entrepreneur, business coach, brand and media consultant and TV presenter. She is the host of The TOD Show, which has been aired on WAP TV and MYTV.

She emerged as Eko Fastest Growing Entrepreneur of the Year at the Eko Heritage Awards in 2023. She is also a recipient of the Maya Awards, at which she emerged as CEO of the Year; she is also a honouree at the Lagos Achievers' Awards.

Background and education Odunola hails from Yagba West local government area in Kogi state, but she grew up in Ibadan.

For her elementary education, she attended Richmab International Nursery and Primary School, Ibadan, Oyo State. She proceeded to Queen's School, at which she completed her secondary education. She later obtained a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.

She also has a HSE certification from the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.

Career Odunola developed a passion for photography during her involvement in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in 2015 in Plateau State. Immediately after NYSC, she went for photography training in Lagos, and thereafter started her photography business. She later expanded into advertising, branding services, consulting and creative directing. She has twice been a juror in the Wikipedia competition for photographers in Africa.

In 2021, she founded 9'oclock_ng, an event blogging platform that deals with publicity for events.

In 2022, Odunola started a non-governmental, not-for-profit initiative called "Give Back with T'Odunola", which is aimed at helping less privileged and rural communities through donations of books and other materials sourced from urban communities. In accordance with SDGs 1, 4, 7 and 11, she has proven that transformation of our world lies within us individually and collectively.

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