"Desire is such a powerful thing. At the point when I started, I wasn't a great speaker. I wasn't; I just desired it. All that time I heard Fela and all that, I was a very quiet person. But something on the inside of me always got excited when I heard people speak and speak well. I believe that desire is a seed of greatness. It is an indicator of what the future holds, of possibilities." - Bankole Williams, Founder & Principal Consultant, LYD Consulting; Founder, Live Your Dreams Africa Foundation.  

Bankole Williams was not always a great speaker. In fact, he was a very quiet person.

On this episode, the first of a two-part conversation, you will hear Bankole talk about his early childhood fascinations and the light bulb moments that shaped who he's become today, including his encounter with Fela Durotoye and Steve Harris. He will talk about leaving the rap music group that later evolved into Rooftop MCs, starting his career in Guaranty Trust Bank, and his early embarrassing moments as a speaker.

Finally, Bankole will talk about the events that led him to laying himself off in the middle of the worst economic recession the banking sector has faced, in pursuit of his management consulting and speaking dreams.

Today, Bankole Williams is a Management Consultant, Peak Performance Expert, Author, Speaker, Therapist, and Entrepreneur.

He is the Founder & Principal Consultant at LYD Consulting, and has delivered consulting interventions for banks and different organizations including The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), the World Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (now GTCO), Access Bank, Diamond (now Access Diamond) Bank, Skye (now Polaris) Bank, Union Bank, Heritage Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, First Bank, Fidelity Bank, Oando, NLNG, Google, UTC, and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. 

Bankole Williams is also a Social Reformer with a goal to solve the problems of unemployment and underemployment through his foundation – Live Your Dreams Africa Foundation.

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