Morenike Molehin
Morenike Molehin
Morenike Molehin, born May 5, 1989, is the Founder and Creative Director of Oak and Teak [1] – a full-service interior design and furniture making company in Nigeria, West Africa, which is a leading design company catering to both residential and corporate clients.
Early Life
Morenike Molehin, a devout Christian woman who hails from Ijebu-Ode Ogun State, was born to Bolajoko Abiodun and Olubunmi Ganiat Odutola on May 5, 1989. She is the first of three children.
Morenike began her education at St. Anthony Nursery and Primary School, continued on to Dansol High School, and went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in Industrial Mathematics from Covenant University Ota and a master's degree in Financial Mathematics and Computation from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Business Career
Between 2009–2010, Morenike worked with Exxon Mobil. She transitioned to a job at Protax Consulting in 2012 and, in 2013, she was Managing Director at Newer Heights Limited until 2017. In 2017, she left the corporate world and went full time into the business of interior decoration and design, building Oak and Teak, a full-service interior design and furniture making company in Nigeria, West Africa.
She began her business by targeting a relatively uncontested sub-segment of the industry at the time in Nigeria: parents looking to furnish and set up baby nurseries. Having served this segment, Morenike gradually diversified the Oak and Teak service offerings and expanded the clientele to include residential and commercial spaces. While the company is based in Lagos, it serves clients across Nigeria and abroad. Also, Oak and Teak serves clients in several industries including financial services, hospitality, non-profits, schools, and hotels.
Other activities
As part of her corporate social responsibility efforts and contribution to nation-building, Morenike hosts free seminars for upcoming interior designers who desire to go into the design business, where she has trained over 100 people, with some of them going on to start their businesses. She is also a facilitator at Jenniez School for African Interior Design (JSAID) [2], a private post-secondary institution which is the first and only approved educator of Interior Decorating in Africa by Certified Interior Decorators International and a member of CID, International and Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN). In addition, she works to rehabilitate and renovate public schools in order to make them conducive for student learning and development. Amongst other things, Morenike uses several platforms to mentor young women and teenage girls. Morenike is on Brighter Girls Life Initiative [3] (BGLI) as a Mentor. BGLI is a non-governmental organization founded to empower, groom, and prepare the girl child to realize her full potential and live confidently.
Personal life
Morenike Molehin is married to Abayomi Oluwaseun Molehin. Abayomi, born April 24, 1985, is the head of Strategy at FBN Insurance, an insurance company in Africa. They have been married for seven years and have two daughters, Oluwashindara Adaora, born December 31, 2012, and Oluwadabira Somtochukwu, born January 12, 2016. Abayomi and Morenike Molehin live in Lagos, Nigeria, where they co-pastor a church.
References
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