Lọlá Béjidé spent two decades in Senior Business Management and Head of Training roles within global finance houses, such as Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, ABN AMRO, HSBC and Barclays, long enough to learn that “meets expectations” is rarely a compliment.

Lọlá Béjidé spent two decades in Senior Business Management and Head of Training roles within global finance houses, such as Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, ABN AMRO, HSBC and Barclays, long enough to learn that “meets expectations” is rarely a compliment. When one of those rooms refused to see what she was worth, she left her six-figure salary and founded Soluman Consultancy, an equitable talent development consultancy. Soluman works on both sides of the problem by supporting mid-level professionals cure their career stagnation-itis, and working with multinational organisations to embed talent development frameworks that work for every talent group, not just the ones who shout loudest. Lọlá is the CEO you can’t afford not to have on your personal board: Chief Encouragement Officer and Chief Energiser Officer. Outside Soluman, she is in the process of launching Lumina by Lọlá, an interior design studio, meaning she has firm opinions about both your career and your curtains!