Femi Otedolas memoir Making It Big earns praise from WTOs Okonjo-Iweala and AfDBs Adesina for its insights on business and leadership.
The book, now available for preorder, retails at 27.99 hardcover and 19.99 paperback, with early delivery for August 18 orders.
Otedola says his goal is to inspire future entrepreneurs by sharing real lessons from decades of business success, failure, and recovery.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedolas new book, Making It Big, is drawing high praise from across the continent including from two of Africas most influential figures in global finance.
World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina have both spoken about the book, calling it important and a must-read. When leaders of this stature weigh in so personally, it says something. Their words dont just endorse the book, they speak to its place in African business literature. For Otedola, this is not just a memoir or a mere book. Its a chance to pass something on.
From big ideas to boardroomsBooks that chronicle the personal journeys of African business leaders are still too rare. Otedola has taken a different path, choosing to share his rise, his missteps, and the lessons he picked up along the way.
Long before the headlines, he was just a young Nigerian with big ideas. Now, he has put that story in writing, and its already striking a chord with readers and leaders alike. Akinwumi Adesina, in his comments on the book , said: The book is a must-read for all business leaders, policy makers and young people venturing into the world of entrepreneurship and business.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala added : When Femi Otedola, one of Nigerias and Africas most successful entrepreneurs, decides to capture his experiences in the form of this book, it is important! As the author himself notes, there are very few books by successful African business leaders documenting their journey and sharing lessons learned for posterity, but in particular for a younger generation.