EPISODE 5: "WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A MILLION DOLLAR TECH EMPIRE" FEAT. DAYO AKINRINADE, FOUNDER OF WISDOM APP

Justine speaks with Dayo Akinrinade, founder of “WISDOM”, one of the world’s fastest growing voice app which connects knowledge-seekers to mentors. Listen in to learn about the “wisdom” behind “wisdom” from this amazing female entrepreneur and what it takes to build a million dollar tech empire. BACKGROUND: Dayo is the founder of Wisdom, a social studio app. She started as an IT Management Consultant at Accenture and Deloitte. Then, driven by the lack of diversity in London’s tech ecosystem, she joined the founding team of OneTech, London’s largest diversity in startups programme, backed by the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. Subsequently, after spotting a gap in the market, she went on to found Africlick, a cultural dating app targeting 1 billion Africans globally. In 2019 she was named in the Financial Times Top 100 Most Influential Ethnic Minority Leaders in Tech. She has spoken on panels and lectured on diversity in technology at various organisations including, Uber and Google and Oxford Said Business School. Dayo holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester and a M.Sc. in Technology from University College London. In 2021, Dayo founded Wisdom,  a social audio app which connects knowledge-seekers to mentors. Wisdom’s mission is to democratize access to mentoring. Wisdom lets you talk live with experts on dozens of topics like wellness, business, food and fitness. The sessions you record on Wisdom can also be downloaded for use on your podcast. Many podcasters also find it a great way to meet and connect with guests. Wisdom is an emerging platform in an emerging multi-billion dollar social audio category. #staytuned  Follow Dayo on Instagram @dayo.akk Download Wisdom app to get started here>>