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Morenike Molehin
Morenike Molehin born 10 April 1989 is the Founder and Creative Director of Oak and Teak – a fast growing full-service interior design and furniture making company in Nigeria, West Africa. As of January 2019, over a period of four short years, Morenike has succeeded in positioning Oak and Teak as a leading interior design company with expertise in servicing residential and corporate clients.

Early Life
Morenike Molehin, a devout Christian woman who hails from (state) was born to (Parents Names) on the (birthday, day month & year). She is the first of three children.

Morenike was educated at (name of all primary and secondary schools). She holds 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
In (year) after her master's degree, Morenike returned to Nigeria and secured a job at (name of organization) a management consulting firm in Lagos, where she worked until (end date of job), approximately one year. She left the corporate world and launched into the world of entrepreneurship in 200 when she saw a business opportunity in her love for interior decoration and design. Prior to starting out, she spent one year in a rigorous personal online study about the business of interior design. Knowledge acquired from her personal study set the foundation on which she built Oak and Teak which today is arguably the fastest growing full-service interior design and furniture making company in Nigeria, West Africa.

Her entry strategy into the interior design business was to target clientele who were looking to furnish and set up nurseries for their babies a relatively uncontested sub-segment of the industry at the time in Nigeria. This was how she carved a niche for her company and built a stellar reputation for exceeding customer expectations by going above the line of duty. Consequently, with several satisfied customers in the bag, Morenike gradually diversified the Oak and Teak service offerings and expanded the clientele to include those who wanted the services of an interior designer for their residential and commercial spaces. Through her focused leadership and low-cost business strategies, Morenike has strategically and profitably grown the Oak and Teak brand to become an exemplary startup company in Nigeria. While the company is based in Lagos, it has served clients across multiple states in Nigeria as well as international projects in Dubai. Her corporate clients cut across several industries including; financial service, hospitality, non-profits, schools, and recently a five-star hotel. A competitive advantage which she tactfully created for her company is its ability to deliver cutting edge designs that satisfy the aesthetic and functional requirements of clients at competitive prices, which has made Oak and Teak a household name in the interior design industry in Nigeria.

Her company employs six full-time staff and over forty contract staff who specialize in carpentry, painting, electrical works, plumbing, tiling, among others and are Nationals of Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic. Morenike has led her team to execute over 80 projects of various complexities and as of 2018, the company generated revenues in excess of nine digits in naira.

Awards
Morenike has been nominated for and won entrepreneurial awards, she has been featured on several media platforms (print, online and TV) and is a frequent speaker at entrepreneurship and empowerment seminars.

Other activities
As part of her corporate social responsibility efforts and contribution to nation-building, Morenike has hosted two free seminars for upcoming interior designers who desired to start interior design businesses. She has trained over 100 people with some of them going on to start the business. She is also a facilitator at Jenniez School for African Interior Design (JSAID) 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, her company partnered with a public school to renovate and equip its library. In 2019, the company has plans to carry out the renovation of other public schools.

Morenike is on Brighter Girls Life Initiative (BGLI) as a Mentor. BGLI is a non-government organization founded to empower, groom and prepare the girl child to realize her full potential and live confidently. Morenike uses several platforms to mentor young women and teenage girls to become much more.

Personal life
Morenike Molehin is married to Yomi Molehin a (briefly describe him). They have been married for seven years with two daughters (include names and ages). They live in Lagos Nigeria where they co-pastor a church.