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What an amazing ride! 

Ten years ago, I started @thetemplecompany with more belief than blueprint. We were convinced that African creativity deserved serious, structured, institutional backing. That conviction became a company. The company became a home for some of the most talented people I have ever had the privilege of working alongside.

As we mark a decade, I am stepping down as the person who runs this place. It is a moment I approach with gratitude, pride, and, if I am being honest, a fair amount of emotion.

Building Temple has been one of the defining experiences of my life. Not because of the deals closed or the milestones hit, but because of what it taught me about people, about patience, and about what it actually takes to build something with soul. You learn a lot about yourself when you are trying to hold a vision together through the seasons when nothing is going as planned. Temple gave me plenty of those seasons. It also gave me some of the most beautiful breakthroughs I could have asked for.

But what I will carry longest are the people. The intern who walked in uncertain and walked out with a career. The creatives who came through Gidi Creative Centre and found, maybe for the first time, a space that took their talent seriously. The young people we did not just hire but genuinely invested in, and who have gone on to do remarkable things. We were always trying to close the gap between raw talent and real opportunity in Nigeria’s creative economy. Looking back, I believe we moved that needle. That means more to me than anything else on this list.

None of it happened alone.

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