Managing Director and Chief Government Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, OON, has inspired ladies professionals to embrace steady studying, braveness, and collaboration as key habits for attaining long-term profession success and breaking by means of skilled limitations.
She gave the cost throughout a Ladies’s Roundtable hosted by the {bank} over the weekend on the Constancy SME Hub in Gbagada, Lagos. Themed “Mentorship with Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe”, the occasion drew feminine professionals from varied sectors and was held underneath the Recognition and Networking arm of the {bank}’s HerFidelity Proposition—a flagship initiative designed to empower ladies entrepreneurs and professionals throughout Nigeria.
Explaining the imaginative and prescient behind HerFidelity, Dr. Onyeali-Ikpe famous that the initiative was born out of a robust want to supply ladies with holistic assist past entry to finance.
“In my engagements with ladies throughout completely different industries, I’ve seen first-hand that whereas expertise and ambition abound, many nonetheless lack entry to capital, abilities growth, well being assist, and networks,” she stated.
“HerFidelity was created to bridge that hole by specializing in 4 key pillars: entry to capital, capability constructing, wellness for work-life stability, and entrepreneurship assist. It’s one of many initiatives I’m most happy with, as a result of when ladies thrive, communities prosper and economies flourish.”
The interactive mentorship session, held in a Q&A format, supplied members a possibility to be taught immediately from the trailblazing CEO, who shared private experiences and profession insights.
Advising younger ladies aspiring to management, she stated: “Imagine in your self, be able to work arduous, and by no means shrink back from taking sensible dangers. Hunt down mentors, put money into significant relationships, and above all, collaborate—as a result of nobody really succeeds alone.”
The occasion additionally featured enjoyable competitions and giveaways, with attendees successful thrilling items courtesy of Fidelity Bank.
Dr. Onyeali-Ikpe’s session left members impressed, reinforcing Fidelity Bank’s place as a champion for gender empowerment and a number one supporter of girls’s development in enterprise and management.
