Sola Adesakin has dedicated her career to helping people, especially women, understand how to make, manage, and multiply money. Her mission is to guide them on their path to building wealth. She has also been instrumental in encouraging entrepreneurship by helping individuals monetize their passion, proficiency, personal experiences, potential, and partnerships.

With her Chartered Accountant experience spanning over two decades, she ventured into entrepreneurship about a decade ago, and since then, she has helped several people venture into the world of entrepreneurship.

Key Aspects of Her Multi-Dimensional Passion:

• Wealth Creation and Education: Sola is committed to creating wealth and teaching others how to achieve it.
• Financial Literacy: She empowers people with essential financial literacy knowledge and skills.
• Economic Empowerment: She focuses on economically empowering underprivileged women.
• Collaborations and Partnerships: Sola facilitates wealth-creating collaborations and partnerships to make the world a better place.
• Generational Wealth: She helps nations and their citizens chart a path for generational wealth.

Through Smart Stewards Advisory LLC in the United States and Smart Stewards Advisory Limited in Nigeria, Sola has revolutionized the world of personal finance and wealth creation for Africans at home and in the diaspora through courses, communities, conferences, challenges, and collaborative efforts.

Her initiatives include providing resources through the Smart Stewards Academy, a digital literacy platform that has seen over 8,000 signups since inception on various financial literacy materials; economic empowerment for underprivileged women, especially widows, through the FRUIT FOUNDATION; and the upcoming launch of a mobile app, WealthSync, aimed at further democratizing financial education and wealth management.

A Prestigious Recognition: The IVLP Nomination

Sola Adesakin was recently nominated and selected for the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP), a prestigious exchange program sponsored by the US government. This program, with the theme “Women and Entrepreneurship,” which took her and the other participants to Washington DC and four other states, including Reno, Nevada, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Atlanta, Georgia, has a legacy of fostering global leadership for 84 years and boasts over 500 past and present heads of state among its alumni.

The US Consulate in Nigeria recognized Sola’s outstanding work at Smart Stewards and FRUIT Foundation, nominating her to join the IVLP program under the theme “Women and Entrepreneurship.” Alongside women from about 15 countries, she visited five US states over three weeks. This journey offered opportunities to explore and learn from local women-owned businesses, discover how they’ve built profitable ventures, and explore potential collaborations.

This nomination was in recognition of the positive impact of her efforts in financial literacy and economic empowerment. The IVLP program not only honored her achievements but also provided a platform to expand her influence and continue her journey of making a difference in the world.

The IVLP Experience

The IVLP program is renowned for its impact on global leadership. Participants gain invaluable insights into various facets of leadership and entrepreneurship. For Sola, this experience was an opportunity to further her mission of empowering women and fostering economic growth. By learning from successful women entrepreneurs in the US, she has brought back innovative ideas and strategies that can be implemented in her work with Smart Stewards and beyond.

Sola Adesakin’s story is one of passion, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to empowering others. Through her work and the recognition she has received, she continues to inspire and lead by example, proving that with the right knowledge, skills, and partnerships, anyone can create lasting wealth and impact.

Published By: Aize Perez