I hosted a US billionaire in Lagos⦠and I didnāt even know it would actually happen.
In 2019, Jack Dorsey tweeted he was coming to Africa ā and Nigeria was on the list.
By the Way, Jack Dorsey was the co-founder and CEO of X, formerly Twitter. He is currently worth $6.3 Billion.
The moment I saw that tweet, I told my team: we have to host him.ā
No invite. No connection. Just belief.
I started reaching out to anyone I knew at Twitter.
Eventually, one person replied: āIāll check whoās handling the trip.
Days later⦠silence.
Then suddenly, I get introduced to his Chief of Staff.
And everything started moving fast.
Next thing: background checks.
The security team shows up in our office 2 days before for inspection.
At that point, it became real.ā
Then boom,
Jack Dorsey and his leadership team are sitting in my office in Lagos.ā
That one visit changed everything for us,
It turned our office into a global stop for international leaders.ā
But hereās the craziest partā¦
There was no special access.
No guaranteed outcome.
We just decided it was possible ā and moved.
So next time youāre doubting yourselfā¦
Try first.
You donāt need permission to go for big opportunities.