How She Maintained A Positive Mindset Through Setbacks & Career Switches | Ope Makinwa & Omon Odike

On today's episode, Ope Makinwa (Head of Reserve at Diageo) shares the inspiring story of how she switched careers after 12 years in the banking industry. She talks about how she's kept her head up after experiencing career setbacks, and what it means to invest in people as an effective leader. Subscribe and share for more success stories told by inspirational African businesswomen! 🟡 Nominate a Guest for Omon's Couch 👉🏽 https://forms.gle/E3idpNckXKqAXP7NA CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 03:23 - Moving from banking to marketing 10:46 - Staying positive after career setbacks 13:14 - Thoughts on compromising on quality 17:31 - Why continuous learning is critical 19:55 - Juggling work and life 22:55 - How she started her career 27:48 - Investing in people as a leader 30:04 - Tips for young people starting out their careers 32:02 - What success looks like to her 33:07 - Switching careers when you're at the top 35:29 - Key takeaways 38:10 - Trivia Time! ABOUT THE GUEST ✨ Opeyemi Makinwa is the Head of Reserve Business Operations at Diageo and Guinness Nigeria PLC. She manages cross-functional teams to enhance nationwide market performance with her solid foundation in sales, marketing, strategy, risk management, budget implementation, public relations, and customer success. ABOUT THE SHOW ✨ Omon’s Couch is a platform created with a passion to help young entrepreneurs and professionals reach their full potential in their respective careers and businesses. Our founder, Omon, understands firsthand the struggles that come with pursuing a dream and the need for the right mindset, strategies, and support to achieve success. On this show, you'll hear several testimonies and success stories of Nigerian entrepreneurs - a wonderful source of motivation for startups and women in business. Each episode takes us through how to overcome some of the challenges of a business owner; especially the challenges of running a business in Nigeria! If you're a young business owner or aspiring entrepreneur, be sure to subscribe for practical advice on how to scale up your business and solve real business problems. Visit our website: omonscouch.com ABOUT THE HOST ✨ Omomene (Omon) Odike is the CEO & Principal Consultant of U-Connect, One of Nigeria’s leading Human Resource Company and Founder of Gr8jobsng, the first of its kind HR Recruitment Platform in Africa. As an Entrepreneur, she is credited with introducing innovative and pro-active solutions in Recruitment and Outsourcing, Training and Development, Verification & Background Checks, Pre-Assessment Testing as well as Quality Management Strategies to clients; positioning the U-Connect brand as a trail blazer in the Human Resource consulting industry. Her experience spans over 18 years from Legal Practice to HR Consulting and she is very passionate about youth empowerment, employability and employment as well as women in business. CONNECT ✨ Instagram: instagram.com/omonodike & instagram.com/omonscouch Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005190336214&mibextid=ZbWKwL LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/omomene-odike-1b5a7347 Twitter: twitter.com/omonodike