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From 20 Years In Corporate To Her Own Consulting Firm

From 20 Years In Corporate To Her Own Consulting Firm

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Leaving corporate to build your own business is not the easy option, and Adeolu Adewumi-Zer has done exactly that. She spent two decades in corporate, ending as CEO of Allianz Nigeria, then turned down private equity to start her own consulting firm.In this episode of The Upgrade Zone, Daniel Chrzastek talks to Adeolu Adewumi-Zer, founder and CEO of ZER Consulting Africa, about the weekend she decided to back herself, how her first clients came from a year of meeting people with no agenda at all, the tools that let one person mimic a whole support team, and why she now treats saying no as a strategic skill.If you are in corporate and wondering whether to jump, or already out and wondering whether it gets easier, this one is for you.WHAT WE COVER- The single question she asked of every career decision for twenty years- The email she nearly deleted that changed her trajectory- What founders who skip corporate never learn: boards, politics, process, P and L- Turning down a seven to ten year private equity commitment to start her own firm- The first clients, and the one thing they had in common- The best time to build a network is when you do not need it- Why "I'm just checking in" is the worst message you can send- Why making yourself irreplaceable is the fastest way to get stuck- No is a complete sentence, and why strategy is what you say no to- Visibility does not pay the billsLINES WORTH STICKING AROUND FOR"Strategy is all about what you say no to. So if I consider myself a strategy expert, then I should be an expert in saying no.""The best time to build your network is when you don't need it.""The worst thing to do is to make yourself irreplaceable. Your manager will fight tooth and nail not to let you go.""You get to a point in your career where you say, sorry, visibility doesn't pay the bills.""Building a business is tough. Being in corporate is tough. Choose your hard."CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:20 Meet Adeolu Adewumi-Zer00:00:42 Who ZER Consulting Africa works with00:03:33 Third culture kids, and being a global Nigerian00:05:22 The question that drove every career decision00:07:10 The sabbatical, and the call that brought her back00:08:47 The email she nearly ignored00:10:26 What founders miss when they skip corporate00:12:34 Germans plan, Americans jump00:16:33 East Africa Deal of the Year00:17:31 Starting ZER Consulting Africa00:18:21 The weekend she turned down private equity00:19:39 I have actually walked in your shoes00:20:43 Building African excellence for the global stage00:21:40 Garbage in, garbage out00:22:36 Afro Optimism Unleashed00:24:00 Does a book actually pay back?00:29:05 The first clients, and what connected them00:30:09 We are not for everybody00:31:18 How quickly the clients came00:34:54 Build your network when you don't need it00:36:36 I'm just checking in, and why it fails00:39:53 Why entrepreneurs collaborate and corporates compete00:44:25 No one is irreplaceable00:45:56 Social media, and realising we are all the same00:48:13 The tech: what a solo consultant actually needs00:49:32 Calendly, AI drafting, and mimicking a team00:50:51 Hire people better than you00:53:55 The email habit that loses trust00:56:57 No is a complete sentence00:59:19 The Cinderella questions01:00:12 Visibility doesn't pay the bills01:02:17 Why women negotiate better for others01:04:22 Making it safe to challenge you01:05:13 Unshakable Leadership, and the next book01:07:36 Choose your hardABOUT ADEOLU ADEWUMI-ZERAdeolu Adewumi-Zer is the founder and CEO of ZER Consulting Africa, a purpose-driven strategy and management consultancy working with companies across Africa from around one million dollars in annual revenue upwards. Born in Nigeria and raised in the United States from the age of three, she began her career as an actuary in Chicago before moving to Munich, then Turkey, then Nairobi, where she drove mergers and acquisitions across East Africa. She returned to Nigeria in 2020 as CEO of Allianz Nigeria and founded ZER Consulting Africa at the end of 2023. She is the author of Afro Optimism Unleashed and a contributing author to Unshakable Leadership.Website: http://www.zerconsulting.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeoluadewumi/Connect with The Upgrade ZonePodcast site: https://theupgradezone.co.uk/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033YcP3LG4sy5NPHimYLlOApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-upgrade-zone-podcast-by-daniel-chrzastek/id6796156750Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielchrzastek/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielchrzastek/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-upgrade-zone-podcastSupport the show:https://buymeacoffee.com/danielcheesecake#LeavingCorporate #FounderMindset #BusinessPodcast #ConsultingBusiness #TheUpgradeZone
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