An events planner must always give the best no matter the budget —Folashade Odunjo, CEO ESLEE PartyCo events

 Folasade Odunjo is the Chief Executive Of ESLEE PartyCo Events Limited in Ibadan. In this interview with Omotunde Taiwo, she speaks the intricacies of   events planning, her recent award, among other issues.

 About me

I am a retired teacher from Saint Louis Grammar School Mokola, Ibadan, after which my passion drew me into the events world and that’s where I am today.

My recent Award of Recognition from the Professional Event Planners Association of Nigeria.

Being recognized by the professional Event Planners Association of Nigeria (EPAN) is an overwhelming experience and its quite encouraging to know that one’s hard work and good work is not going unnoticed. We believe in giving our best to whatever we are doing and it’s fabulous to know that someone somewhere is recognizing the good work.

About my childhood?

My childhood was full of fun like it was in those days, we had plenty opportunities and there was no limit. A child could be anything a child wants to be and so I had opportunities available for me has a child. If I had the chance to grow up again, I would show greater interests in Mathematics. I wish I had in the past, but I guess my teachers didn’t approach the matter rightly.

An experience from childhood that I would love to pass to the next generation

I would want to pass to the next generation the culture of diligence, people should stay diligent on whatever choice of job they have and give it the best like we were taught back in the days, stay put on whatever you are doing and do it to your very best that’s what I want to pass to the next generation from my childhood.

Doing business in Ibadan

Ibadan is actually peculiar, any town or city has its own peculiarities. With Ibadan’s peculiarities, business could be exciting Ibadan too because people want the best but may not have the means like people living in Lagos, Port Hacourt or Abuja. However, we still give our best like anyone would in any other state without having to step down on the quality of the services we render.

Targets in business

Our targets in business cuts across every segment; the low, medium and  high. We meet you at your level, we have what it takes.

Time management, home and business

Combining business and home is easy by the grace of God, He helps me to manage my time. When I am at work, I give the whole time to work and when I’m home, I don’t allow my work to interfere at all. One has to take each seriously and give the best every time.