As a woman, one of the most important things to secure is your money and this extends beyond mere accumulation of wealth. You must learn and master the art of managing and growing your finances.

If you seek guidance on this journey, here are seven accomplished women who offer financial mentorship. Let’s dive in!

Sola Adesakin

Sola Adesakin is a Personal Finance Coach, Trainer, Speaker, and Author. She is an experienced Chartered Accountant with about 17 years of hands-on experience in Personal and SME finance.

She is the Convener of Smart Stewards Initiative, a platform for teaching sound principles on personal finance management, especially for women.Through her social media community and The Smart Stewards Academy, she has helped many men and women bounce back from stress to rest and from debt to wealth. She has authored about 8 books some of which include “40 Frugal Rules For Your Journey To Financial Freedom”: Your A-Z Practical and Pragmatic Guide For Wealth Management, Rubies Of Wisdom: 40- Day Journey Into Financial Liberty For Every Woman, and the “Smart Financial Organizer”; A one year money diary to help people gain control of every area of their personal and Family Finances.

Tosin Olaseinde

Tosin Olaseinde is a finance professional with over 10 years of experience in corporate finance, accounting, taxation, and finance.

She is the founder of MoneyAfrica, a financial literacy ed-tech and Nigeria’s biggest financial community with over 250,000 followers on Instagram.Her journey into founding one of the top startups in Nigeria started after her struggles with her finances. Although she had 2 degrees in accounting and finance, Tosin admitted to living from hand to mouth with nothing to show for it and this forced her to learn about financial wealth and literacy.

Nimi Akinkugbe 

Nimi Akinkugbe is a banker, personal management expert, author, and the Chief Executive Officer of Bestman Games, a leading African games company based in Lagos Nigeria and the African distributor of customized editions of Hasbro games for 48 African countries.

Her roles in private banking and asset management sparked her interest in personal finance and money management.Nimi encourages financial independence using her brand Money Matter with Nimi,  her book  A – Z of personal finance,  social media, speaking engagements, television, radio appearances, and the Monopoly Board Games.

Solafunmi Sosanya

SolafunmiSosanya is a nurse cum media and finance professional. She is armed with over 14 years of experience across the media and tech industries.

She is a personal finance advocate and the founder of Wealth Motley, a community she created in March 2020 through which she has helped over 2000 people start their journey into budgeting and investing thereby making an impact in the lives of people.

Her journey into personal finance began with a desire to achieve wealth especially as she found it hard to balance her 9-5 and her entrepreneurial ambitions. She delved into the world of personal finance reading extensively on investing, stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other related topics, devouring over 360 books and thousands of articles on the subject.

Arese Ugwu

Arese Ugwu is the founder of Smart Money Africa, a personal finance platform tailored to the African millennial. She has over 10 years of experience in the financial industry.

Inspired by her personal struggles with moneyand a failed marriage, she wrote a book called The Smart Money Woman: An African Girl’s Journey to Financial Freedom. This book has been recreated into a series on Netflix and is a must watch for every woman who desires financial liberation.

Tomie Balogun

She is the founder of the Green Investment Club, Nigeria’s foremost investor community, the co-founder & current CEO of Twelve, a digital financial wellness and wealth management company, and the founder of The Vestract Company, a financial education and technology company.

Tomie discovered her passion for investments when she found herself broke despite working for over four years at a management consulting firm. She then pursuedher MBAand started an investment club with some of her friends.

After co-founding and managing her investment club for 5 years and working for Fortune 500 companies, Tomie switched careers to becoming a business owner, trainer, and an author. She is the author of the book, Investment Clubs: How to create wealth beyond your pay.

Jennifer Awirigwe

Jennifer Awirigwe is a personal finance expert, chartered accountant, and investment banker. Popularly known as ‘Financial Jennifer’, she is the founder of Nigeria’s first and largest women-only finance community, Fintribe.

With years of experience in auditing, aviation, and treasury operations across four different industries, she currently works with a top investment bank and has expertise in fixed income, securities trading, and fintech treasury operations.

She uses her platform to equip young women to secure their financial future.

 SOURCES:

https://fabwoman.ng/female-finance-experts-nigeria/