In an #entrepreneurship competition held at The Times Center
in New York City recently, rapper and business mogul, Sean Combs, aka P.Diddy
was on ground to speak with the participants on how to run their own businesses
and being self-made bosses.
At the event, which was created by The Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – an organization that empowers teens through
entrepreneurship education, four finalists emerged. The finalists are, #Juny
Nguyen, #Jesus Fernandez, #Dagim Girma and #Toheeb Okenla. At the end, Toheeb
Okenla and Jesus Fernandez, from South Holland, Illinois, beat out 38 teen
competitors with their business plan for T&J Soccer. T&J Soccer is a
manufacturing and retail business that sells soccer socks with pockets sewn
into them for inserts that protect players' shins during soccer games.
Meanwhile, P. Diddy after a private coaching session with
the top finalists donated $250K to the NFTE group for supporting teen's
entrepreneurs, while Toheeb Okenla and Jesus Fernandez-Ortiz were awarded
$25,000 for taking the first place. The 43-year-old music mogul said, "I
believe all young people should be given the opportunity to be successful and
to pursue their passions and NFTE gives all kids the tools they need to be the
CEOs of their future" "Being an entrepreneur means freedom, it means
independence. It means being invested and believing in myself," he added.
Toheeb Okenla studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
College of Business.
Photos courtesy Kiyo
and Fiyo Blog
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