Entrepreneur of the month (June)

Omoseyindemi Omowunmi is not your regular biochemist. Your first encounter with her would probably be you admiring her footwear and her response being ‘thank you, I made it, you should place your order too’. Yes! You guessed right, she’s the creative director of DYDY SHOES. She bagged the skill of shoe making while rounding up an extra year in school (talk about making the most of that situation, good or bad).

Omowunmi is equally a civil servant with the Ministry of Environment and a volunteer for REES AFRICA. REES (Renewable Energy & Environmental Sustainability) for Africa Initiative is a youth led nonprofit organization positioned to enable energy access in rural and marginalized areas as well as promote environmental sustainability as a lifestyle and a business process across all target audience. She manufactures footwear for both the male and female gender.
What challenges have you faced on this journey?
There’s hardly any business without challenges, the one that baffles me the most is power supply!!!
What do you enjoy most about being an entrepreneur?

Being able to put food on another man’s table gives me joy.

How would you rate your profit making…below or above your expectation?
It’s process, taking it one step at a time

What’s the unique feature of your foot wears?
At DYDYSHOES, we pride ourselves in solving the equation of helping our customers stand out and differentiate themselves in a world where the majority would rather fit in. We express this by designing and producing footwear that ensures our customers look stunning and exquisite whenever they step out in one of ours.

A favorite quote/ something you’d like to share with the readers.  
Emotions are what make us human. Make us real. The word emotion stands for energy in motion. Be truthful about your emotions, and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.” An excerpt from Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki.