Ep 75 - From £200 a week to 1.4 million tech empire ft Oyin Adebayo Founder Niyo

Oyin Is a Serial Tech entrepreneur and Angel Investor. She has built her businesses from bootstrap to 7 figures. She runs Niyo, a multi-award-winning company specialising in using technology to empower black women economically.

 

Niyo Hair and Beauty is a brand looking to reimagine the end-to-end beauty experience for black and brown women starting with their AR and AI mobile platform. Customers get to try on hairstyles before they book appointments in the exciting and exclusive premium salon. The beauty tech company has served over 1000 clients across the UK whilst economically empowering hairstylists through an academy to get accredited. Niyo Bootcamps is a learn-to-earn ed-tech platform focused on enabling 1 million black women globally to be upskilled. She has worked with clients like Goldman Sachs, KPMG, The Department for Education and much more.

 

Her work has been recognised in BBC News, The Voice, Metro, Black Beauty and Hair Magazine, Nottingham Post and many more. She has also won many awards including Women in Tech Innovation Awards, Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Barclays Social Impact Awards, MBCC Entrepreneur of the Year and Female Innovator of the Year. She has spoken at Women In Tech Festival, Vodafone UK, KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Africa Tech Week, Birmingham Tech Week and many more.

 

In this episode, Alicia and Oyin discuss:

• The misconception of being raised in Nigeria 
• Where her desire for helping others comes from 
• How she won awards and was recognised for noteworthy achievements from the age of 14
• The journey of Niyo Bootcamp and Niyo Hair 
• Managing finances and a profitable business from a young age
• Investing in Black women tech businesses 
• The future for Niyo

See more about Niyo & Oyin here:

https://www.niyo.co/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oyinkansola-adebayo 

https://www.oyinadebayo.com/