Faculty: Sauder School of Business
Program: Master of Business Administration
Year: 2017
Country: Nigeria
After changing career paths from a doctor to a Software Developer, Vivian has dedicated herself to supporting women by providing them with software solutions, free consultations and networking opportunities.
During the most recent Nigerian elections, Vivian volunteered to join an independent election orientation group, Let’s Vote Nigeria and was appointed as the spokesperson for Isolo constituency. The organization went to different social and religious gatherings to request time slots to address different audiences. She was able to organize street to street seminars where she analyzed the election predictions and the possibilities of its success and failure, informing attendees on the importance of the election processes, the role of electorates and the need to exercise civic rights. As a result, the elections in her constituency recorded a nonviolent, organized and massive turnout of eligible voters, most of whom Vivian recognized from the seminars.
Vivian is interested in studying at UBC because she believes it will help her think like an entrepreneur and give her a well-rounded business view of software development management. As a software developer, Vivian wants to encourage female entrepreneurs at the grass root level to embrace technology in carrying out their business activities. She aims to help small scale business women in her country succeed and compete with their counterparts across the world, and she hopes that UBC will be a key player in helping her achieve that dream.