PalmPay CEO, inDrive Manager Share Failure Stories After Success
Youth Empowered Podcast features Chika Nwosu (PalmPay CEO) and Timothy Oladimeji (inDrive Country Manager) discussing failures that happened AFTER achieving success, not before. For Chika, a failed recharge card business led to losing everything—including his car, inability to pay rent, and almost destroying his marriage. He had to restart from scratch in Lagos after leaving Anambra. His lesson: "Do business with people who believe in your vision. If you get the wrong partner, you're bound to fail." Timothy's failure was different—avoiding confronting underperformance as a leader, which created bigger problems that cost more to fix later. "I thought it was my job to make everyone feel good," he admitted, "but I realised my job was to ensure we did the right things." The Nigerian Bottling Company-produced podcast explores the unglamorous work of recovery that leaders rarely discuss publicly. Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts—search "Youth Empowered Podcast" for the full episode.