MO ABUDU’S MEDIA JOURNEY -

Success is never a gender based thing, and while you can be successful in one career path, few people have proven that you can be successful multitasking. Such is the case of Mo Abudu, the media mogul.

Who is Mo Abudu? Mosunmola Abudu, popularly known as Mo Abudu, is a talk show host, TV producer, media personality, human resources management consultant, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She has been described by Forbes as “Africa’s Most Successful Woman”.

Abudu started off her career in the UK as a recruitment consultant in 1987, becoming a branch manager. She went on to work for the Starform Group, managing the Corporate Credit Management Exhibition from 1990 to 1992.

In 1993 she joined Arthur Andersen for Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited (nowExxonMobil) to head their Human Resources and Training unit. She left in 2000 to establish a privately owned specialist human resources development company known as Vic Lawrence & Associates Limited (popularly known as VLA).

While running VLA, Abudu developed an executive training centre at the Protea Hotel, Oakwood Park, Lagos. Abudu is the Executive Producer & host of a TV talk show, Moments with Mo, which is the first syndicated daily talk show on African regional television.

By October 2009, over 200 episodes had been recorded and aired with numerous topics ranging from lifestyle, through health, culture, politics, entertainment, tradition, to music and inter-racial marriages. Guests have included celebrities, Presidents, Nobel Laureates, and the 67^th US Secretary-of-State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Mo Abudu launched Ebony Life Television, “Africa’s first Global Black Multi-Broadcast Entertainment Network” on 1 July 2013.

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Ebony Life TV is “a multi-platform broadcaster set to reach Africa’s most important target demographic, the custodians of the present and the future. The vision is to produce and broadcast over 700 hours of non-stop, original programme with world-class production values.

This is set to be achieved through a variety of engaging platforms that include TV, Mobile, Online, Apps and Live.

Ebony Life TV has been founded with a mission to create “Original, Premium and Inspiring content with an African Soul that showcases the best of Africa for a Global Black audience.

She is also responsible for creating platforms that have trained, groomed and brought to limelight many media celebrities.