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Speaker

Know your numbers.

Olufemi Chris speaks to founders, SME owners, students and finance teams about strategy, money and building businesses that run beyond the founder.

What your audience gets

Practical, not theoretical.

Read the numbers

Revenue, costs, margins, cash flow and profitability explained in plain language.

Decide better

A clearer way to choose growth moves, funding routes and priorities.

Build systems

Processes and KPIs so the business can run without the founder in every decision.

Speaking areas

Six topics. Eighteen talks.

Business strategy & growth

Strategic decisions, growth opportunities and commercially viable businesses.

  • From Revenue to Profitability: Building a Business That Actually Makes Money
  • The Business Truth: What Nobody Tells You About Building a Business
  • How to Build a Growth Strategy With Limited Resources

Finance & business performance

Understand your numbers, improve profitability and manage cash flow.

  • Know Your Numbers
  • Revenue Is Not Profit
  • Cash Flow, Profitability & Business Survival

Entrepreneurship & business building

Practical lessons from building and operating businesses in Nigeria.

  • From Idea to Business: Building Something People Will Pay For
  • The Reality of Building a Business in Nigeria
  • From Founder to CEO: Evolving With Your Business

Startup strategy & commercialisation

From idea and product to validation, adoption and revenue.

  • From Idea to Commercialisation
  • Product Validation: Moving From Testing to Traction
  • Building a Startup That Can Actually Scale

Investment & fundraising

The founder and investor view on becoming investment-ready.

  • What Makes a Business Investable?
  • Fundraising Readiness: What Founders Need Before Approaching Investors
  • Beyond the Pitch Deck: What Investors Look For

Operations & scaling

Systems, processes and KPIs that let a business scale beyond its founder.

  • From Founder-Dependent to System-Driven
  • Building Systems for Sustainable Growth
  • How to Scale Without Losing Control

Talks can be tailored to your audience. Formats he has delivered include in-person keynotes, conference stages, workshops, online webinars, live X Spaces and moderated conversations.

Track record

Recent stages.

2 Oct 2026

Dangote IPO: Investment Opportunity or Just a Hype?

Smart Exchange, Smart Conversations. Live on X Spaces.

4 Jul 2026

Financial Literacy

Tryv360. Facilitated session.

1 Feb 2026

Understanding Money and Investments

Light Nation Akure. Finance webinar, online.

Feb 2026

The Money Conversation

The Growth Table by ISOWO, a monthly gathering for SME founders.

21 Dec 2025

How to Avoid, Not Evade, Tax

The Ploy Business Room, online.

20 Sep 2025

Future-Proof Finance: Managing Money in the Age of Remote Work & AI

The Genesis Conference 2025.

17 May 2025

Financial Literacy Webinar

Ibile Youth Academy and Lagos State Youth Ambassadors, Ikorodu Division. Online.

29 Apr 2025

The Finance Workshop: Building Wealth

4Herfrika. Online.

6 Dec 2024

Basics of Financial Management, Funding Options and Financial Forecasting

WSA Nigeria NEIC 2024 Bootcamp, Day Two: business operations, financial management and growth. Online.

2024

DevFest

Google Developer Groups. About 2,000 attendees.

20 Apr 2024

Setting Goals: Defining Financial Goals and Investment Plan

The KO Circle. Online.

Mar 2024

Beyond Likes: Improve Your Financial Wellness, Not Your Likes

Keynote speaker, AIESEC in Akure, for Global Money Week. In person.

2023

DevFest

Google Developer Groups. About 1,000 attendees.

Olufemi Chris presenting at a Google Developer Groups event
Speaker profile

Operator and analyst.

Olufemi is a Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), certified by the Corporate Finance Institute, with a background in venture capital. He co-founded Travella, a logistics startup that grew to serve over 2,000 users, and runs WestCiti Restaurant & Lounge, which has generated over half a billion naira in gross revenue. He is writing Business Truth, open for pre-order, and advises founders on retainer.

What attendees say
“It was definitely needed, because some have a lot of money too but they’re not ‘free’ in a sense.”
Attendee, DevFest 2023, on the financial freedom session
“Mr Olufemi gave us a solid masterclass on finance!”
Emanuel, founder of the Tryv360 community, on the July 2026 financial literacy session
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