Ajibade recently
made Nigeria's 100 most influential people list. She is an accountant
turned blogger, she is a facilitator of many web/media training. Peep her brief chat, OloriSupergal opened up on her journey into the entrepreneural world with Mercy Flawless....
Who
is Olori Supergal and how did you come about the name, Supergal?
Olori
means Queen in Yoruba. I love royalty. Supergal came from the name Superman and
it simply means you are capable to do anything.
Could you please tell us a bit about your background?
I am a Graduate of Lagos State University , Bsc Accounting. Pan
Atlantic University, School of Communications in Media Enterprise. I
am from Ekiti State.
How come you choose blogging over accounting, your course of study?
My
Passion led to it. My passion for Blogging started out of nothing and no hope.
I had a degree in Accounting and I was also working at that time, blogging came
in between and that was it. I never knew it was going to be this big.. I never
saw anything coming out of it but now we are building an empire.. Lol!!
How long ago did you become a blogger?
It's
been six years now.
As a successful blogger, what is your success story like?
My
success story started way back and I think it's been a part of me while growing
up. The never say never spirit and continue until you get it. My success story
on blogging and also being a Digital
media strategist happened and it was
never planned. I saw opportunities and I went for it. Everything I know today ,
I learnt them online. I never knew how to blog before I started but I learnt
everything online from people who referred someone they know from some where
and then we became friends. In this day and age, it is not easy to trust anyone
you meet online and I was careful at that time while communicating with a lot
of people online.
Seeing
that what I was doing was becoming lucrative, money started coming in. When
there is money, the passion must not die. Focus more on what drives you than
the money and don't get me wrong, the money too is good but there should be a
balance. I have tried everything I could while growing up to be an
entrepreneur. Those who knew me back then in school and church knew I would
always bring something new out and say BUY.
Getting
into blogging wasn't planned it was like one of those things I was trying out
and then it became the biggest thing that event happened to me. In my career, I
have met with a lot of dignitaries and
business moguls, this job has taken me far and wide, it has opened doors for me with
Kings and Queens and I have also been able to carry people along with me
despite all of this because one should not forget where he or she is coming
from and that is important. I also understand we all need to be at the top but
what happens when you need help from people, you still need to go back to those
you started with. In my life, I have studied people and their success, most
times when I talk about Kim Kardashian and her 'success' it is beyond the sex
tape, it is them recognising what they can build out of it and become what they
are today. they have an empire, they are always in the news and they know what
they want which is CLEAR. If you ignore what they do bad and focus on their
good then you will discover how smart the Kardashian family are.
My
success is a journey and this is saying thank you to everyone who played a role
in my life and business.
Now
the blogging business is becoming stiff, everyone has to up their game and try
new things but remember to stay winning.
What advice would you give to upcoming bloggers?
Look
for your niche and stay on your game. Everyone can't become a blogger and again
most people don't want to learn or read. I read and it's not like I am
dedicated to it but I read pieces online and I also buy books too on Social
media, Leadership, Business etc this is to build myself in all areas so it's one
bit here and the other there before you know you are getting yourself together.
You can copy a business model but you can never be them because they won't tell
you their secret. Before starting to
blog, ask yourself why you want to do it and what difference are you going to
bring into this. What will make you stand out? It's three things - It's either
you are yourself, you lie or you are a third party.
What are the pros and cons of being a blogger, especially a popular blogger
like yourself?
There
a lot -
I will mention few here;
.
Be consistent
.
Be innovative.
.
Be creative and be ready to learn
What will you do differently if given a chance to be at the elms of power?
A
good question; what will I do differently -
that's a huge task. The question goes back to what has been destroyed
and what each and everyone has to do . We all have a role to play whether good
or bad but what will you stand for.
How do you relax on a typical no blogging day?
I
watch movies and I am a TV freak.
I know you support a lot of women foundation on your website. Could you please
shed more light on that?
I
believe in supporting other women in their business regardless of what they do,
we have been doing this for some years and personally, I have made good friends
out of supporting women. I don't see as a big deal. But some women too have
abused it so they come for 'help' all the time and they don't when to do
business. What I do is to find a balance in it; that's all.
Have you thought of starting a training workshop for upcoming bloggers soon?
I
have been doing this since 2014. It started when I had a lot of request from
people who want to learn from me and I saw that It's best I let people learn
from me. I had two different sessions in 2014 - one in April and the second one
was in July. The photos were published on Instagram. Since we had our first event under Olori
Supergal Company, New Media Conference, the response has been overwhelming
and it does not stop there. We are currently working on the next edition for
2016. We will be having our 3rd Social media workshop in August 2015 just for
two weeks.
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