Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Utibe Okuk, Founder and CEO of Megawatts Pro Audio & Acoustics, located in Lagos, Nigeria.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
My business is the manufacturing of pro audio equipment and peripherals.
Tell us about yourself
I am an Audio Engineer, Technical Trainer, and Entrepreneur. I founded Nigeria's First Indigenous Loudspeaker Manufacturing Company called, Megawatts Pro Audio and Acoustics Limited in Nigeria.
I was featured on BBC Africa's Business Report in 2017, becoming the first practicing Live Audio Engineer to achieve that feat. I ventured into what many considered impossible, but I was able to match my Professional Audio Brand to Top world Brands. In 2019, I became the first exporter of the same to nearby African Countries.
In 2020, I created the Business Ignite Community with a focus on helping people who were affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic and needed to start a Business to meet their various needs. The Business Ignite Community has grown to become a Training Platform for young people and Businesses, and attendees have testimonials about its training.
I am a Process Facilitator, Reverse Thinker, Disruptive Innovator, Speaker, and Coach. I help to create atomic particles within the human mind to reshape and aid human development. I shift perceptions to help in life's predictive journeys.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Exporting to an African country in 2019.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Pointing your staff to the dream.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Hear God.
- Focus on the Goal.
- Prepare for opposition.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://ut.disha.page/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utibeokuk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utibeokuk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/utibeokuk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/utibe-okuk-09277534/
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