Adopt Counter-cultural Mindset, Minister Urges Entrepreneurs

Emma Okonji

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah has charged Nigerian entrepreneurs to adopt a countercultural mindset in order to become successful business gladiators.

Enelamah who gave the advice during an interactive session with the delegates of the 2nd Ausso Leadership Academy (ALA) masterclass at the entrepreneurs’ hub in Lagos recently, said the counter-cultural mindset was call to excellence despite any seeming culture of mediocrity within the Nigerian business clime. He encouraged the delegates to adopt an olympic mindset and prepares to play on the global stage as well as cultivate a deep understanding of their local space. Speaking at the event, Founder, Ausso Leadership Academy, and Entrepreneur-inResidence, Columbia Business School, Mr. Austin Okere, thanked the minister for honouring the call to mentor the entrepreneurs and business leaders at the academy. He noted that the session had been instrumental in providing insightful details about the activities of the government.

“Honourable Minister, we are pleased that you have honoured the invitation to share your experience to motivate the delegates to aspire to greater heights. Today, you have reinforced the recurring mantra from other champions at ALA that you can be excellent and successful,” Okere said. The minister also commended the Founder for providing a world class facility as a veritable medium to mentor entrepreneurs to optimize job creation and enable shared prosperity.