Lol, See how you quickly opened this email for a gift.
You like awoof! Well…this is not a bait. I have a gift for you. Several gifts, actually. But you have to read to the end to claim it.
I know you have been getting newsletters from us as a community and a few from me personally. But now I will be sending you this personal letter every Wednesday. Because there are too many things in my heart that I want to tell you. About business, life, growth, opportunities, etc…
For the last 13 years of my life, my journey has been centered around building and helping business owners and young people function across the entire length of their purpose.
That's why I'm excited to announce that I'll be sharing my personal, business experiences and insights with you via this letter.
This is not to say that my journey has been smooth sailing, the truth is that career building and entrepreneurship are full of unexpected twists and turns. From navigating the murky waters of funding to building a solid team and establishing a solid customer base, there's always a new challenge waiting just around the corner.
But fear not, with hard work, determination, and a bit of luck (in the words of Tony Elumelu), it's entirely possible to create a thriving business that's built to last.
So please block your calendars to mark every Wednesday as the day you read from me.
Every day, I get hundreds of DMs across my social media accounts in response to some of the thoughts that I share online. So I felt that, if not all of those thoughts, some should come to you first. Knowing you are more of my close tribe. So this is why I’m starting this letter series to you every Wednesday to share my thoughts with you on a more personal level.
Now for my first gift (not the main one), I don’t only want to share my own thoughts and experiences, I want to share yours too. So… if you'd like to be in the spotlight, I'll be happy to receive feedback about your experiences, success stories, and challenges and share them with our community.
To the second gift (still not the main lol)...I also want to commence monthly visits to our community members’ business locations. Please reach out if you'd like to host me at your location.
Now, the final gift…I am starting a YouTube page and will like to feature your business across all our platforms, including my personal handles, as free publicity once we start. So please let me know if you’ll like to be a part of it so we can plan it in advance before the requests get jampacked. You can click SME Quadrangle with Ayo Bankole to be the first to follow the YouTube page.
Finally, awesome bonds, connections, partnerships, friendships, and bonds are being built in our WhatsApp community. Even I am completely humbled by the amazing things happening there. You are missing out tremendously if you haven’t joined. You can click to join the closed CLSME WhatsApp community. There are so many other things I want to say. But I’ll keep them till next week.
See you then, and keep thriving! Oh and by the way, I got nominated for the Junior Chambers International (JCI) Ten Outstanding Young Persons of 2023 Award for the Business, Economic, and Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. I’m super excited about this and count on you to help me win. Please click https://toyp.jci.ng/vote/ to vote for me.
With the deepest love from my heart
Ayo Bankole Akintujoye
Twitter @AyoBankole
IG: @Ayobankolee