6. Leadership Development - Challenges that entrepreneurs face with Yemi Akisanya

About Episode 6:

In this episode, host Akeshi Akinseye features special guest Yemi Akisanya, global leader, strategic thinker, passionate speaker and Director and head of Diversity & Inclusion at OCC

About Our Guest:

Yemi Akisanya is a global leader, strategic thinker and passionate speaker with over 11 years of experience in the Financial Market sector.

Yemi has spent over 10 years leading teams in Technology, Business Development and Strategy.

He is currently the Director and head of Diversity & Inclusion at OCC, the world's largest equity clearing organization and the foundation for secure markets.

While he has held multiple positions at the company, Yemi's extensive experience in strategic advisory, data analytics, research, design, product development and affinity toward social impact inspired his decision to transition to his role as Director and Head of Diversity and Inclusion in 2018. In this role, he is responsible for building a Diversity and Inclusion office at the Clearinghouse. This includes recruiting and hiring the dream team to develop the strategy and policy creation of OCC’s short and long-term Diversity & Inclusion plan. The mission is to inspire and engage OCC to build a more diverse and inclusive workplace and own a positive corporate culture ripe for social impact in the community.

Yemi is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Executive MBA program.

He also holds a Master of Science in Communication degree from Northwestern University.

About The Topic:

We discuss some of the biggest leadership challenges that entrepreneurs face!

We talk about:

• What is means to be a leader
• Qualities of a good leader
• Ways to motivate your team
• Knowing when its time to let someone go
• Knowing when to give a hug and when to give a kick in the butt.
  

To learn more about Yemi Akisanya, follow him on:

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemiakisanya/

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