Meet the Nigerian Billionaire Who STARTED FROM NOTHING! 

Wow, I hope the viewers are taking notes and will watch this again for the "seeds of wisdom." So much is being dropped here until I am getting goose bumps. Thanks Tayo for being patient and running this down ... Looking forward to my visit to maybe what is my main DNA link to the continent. I want to help not take ... Thanks.

Every family has that one person who will break the family's financial struggle, I hope you become the one 😊

This guy...stated everything clearly..his cousin was his plug.. respect to his detailed story...

"Procrastination is the killer of dreams". My take home...

"Procrastination is the killer of dreams." True words. I'll say no more.

"Until you have a PROPER roof over your head, your ambitions remain limited." This is true!

Your business will make you rich but investment makes and you keep you wealthy, we all deserve to be successful and have financial freedom, I pray everyone here becomes successful

Kennedy Okonkwo still remain my boss, Am still working under him I love the man, and he inspire us every Monday, he is so kind and helpful ❤️

Mr. Okonkwo isn't just a billionaire who started from nothing; he's an inspiration to every African sons and daughters. You feel the struggle in his voice. You imagine possibilities the courage of telling his story in a beautiful way as if that's what he do for a living. This video is rich! Thank you, Mr. T.👏👏

I am happy this man is a Nigerian that believes in Nigeria & Africa as a whole, good to see his development & ambition. 💯👍🏽👏🏽

The Nigerians are doing marvelously well in every field of work you find them. No wonder currently they have the Richest man in Africa in the country. Even in Ghana here, they're performing wonders and surprises everywhere. Very talented when you get closer to them.

“As far as you stay hungry, stay foolish, stay humble, you are going to succeed.“

There's always someone your life is tied to, just as his was tied to his cousin. And his cousin being a wonderful person didn't fail. I pray that we all find someone who'll lift us up someday. Very inspiring story. Great one Tayo 🥂

Dr. Ned Okwonkwo is not only fluid in his responses to Tayo's questions, he is also inspirational to the point of positive reflections. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Kudos!

''AS FAR AS YOU stay hungry, stay foolish, stay Humble you are going to succeed'' I'm motivated.

He is exactly like me.. wawwwww!!! This history is all about me.. I am crying hardly... I am from Haiti 🇭🇹 and bloodline Africa for ever!!!

That's my Mentor for the past 4years now. He is a very humble man and one of the best developers in Lekki Lagos. Baba T you are already a Billionaire for being around Billionaires. Thanks for this interview

As a Nigerian Living in the UK, I love seeing people back home doing amazing things in business (and that also includes you Tayo) 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 💯 💰

I’m the 5th child who lost my father also. This is inspiring and the universe telling me I can do anything.

When you invest, you are buying a day that you don't have to work. I pray everyone reading this becomes successful.

You are a true Nigerian prince - someone who honestly earned his wealth without conning people, and still stayed true to his values.

Lesson learnt " procastination is the KILLER of dreams." Thanks for this reminder.🙂🙂🙂✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

I’m sure you didn’t have a problem editing this video. This man’s transition and flow of words is so good! He was definitely prepared for this interview. Every question was answered so well.

It is the wisdom for meeeee.. Stay hungry, stay foolish, stay humble

SERIOUSLY loved the fact that this man finished from the secondary and primary school i finished from, lived On Alagomeji the area I lived too and to crown it up..a very good goal getter who determined to be whom he has been today.. Honestly watch out for me too. God bless you Sir.

I’m a Senegalese brother who admires this man. I felt everything he said from 20:40 to 21:10 especially about slow execution of visions that leads to an accusal of ideas theft. Time is now 🙌🏾💫

God bless his cousin Very few gets the opportunity to have a destiny helper

It’s refreshing to see someone who has acquired and built wealth and still instill family values over capitalist ones. Family is the true secret for generational wealth.

I love how fluent he is. I'm not always a fan of hearing people go on about themselves, but his story is captivating bcuz of his fluency and accuracy.

One of the few success stories that don't sound like Magic. I can testify, Kennedy was my Oniru landlord! Truly inspirational 👏

“Opportunities are everywhere how do you sieve it when you find them, create creative finance for the opportunities”…”Find the right people & tribe to take you from point A to point B.” God bless you Dr. Ned & Thanks so much Tayo for this, truly inspirational.

I love videos like this. The main lesson to learn here is "honesty, humility and respect". If he was impolite,arrogant or was using lies to steal from his cousin, he would not have been where he is today.

This man is patriotic, humanitarian and full of wisdom. This is the type of people we need in Africa.

" There's money everywhere.All you need is to look".....really inspiring interview, downright real!

He's right. Being slow in acting when God gives you an idea, He's also given the said idea to others. Because the need of that has to be met. And in life, there's no vacuum. Thanks Tayo again for exposing my mind.

He is incredibly driven and fluent,the future of Nigeria is in entrepreneurs like him and not in the failed politicians.

"God also gives the same vision to many other people. People don't steal your idea. It is God's idea. When he gave it, you were slow in executing. Remember this always - procrastination is the killer of dreams..." Dr Kennedy Okonkwo What I take from this is that taking care to perfect something and lazing around are two different things. That I should always be honest with myself when differentiating the two... Thank you gentlemen and God bless!

Nigerians are Great people. Industrious, creative and hardworking. We are the ones to change our economy. Nobody will do it for us.This story is highly inspiring my brother!.

He preached a sermon in this interview!!! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏿

Very inspiring! I will share this with my husband. He has two buildings under construction now in Ghana and wants to own more. We will keep going.

Stories like these are the reasons why I believe I can believe that I can make things work for me in Nigeria. Even though I'm not from a rich family, and even though, I come from a poor family.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? “We’re going global!” - Dang! This Man. He said, 50-60% of his staff owning properties gives him joy. How many Nigerian employers can boast of that? Instead, they try to pull us down.

I m crying listening to this man. He reminds me of my life back then...God is Good.

Love that the Made in Africa series are back. They're some of my favorite along with some of the deeper expository pieces Tayo does.

Respect to all Nigerians. Im Ghanaian.

Ned Okonkwo is on my wavelength! I am a firm believer in his ideology!

Procrastination is a dream killer👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. There couldn’t have been a better way to put it. This man is so smart, intelligent, and insightful. Wow! This interview was definitely interesting to watch. His choice of words.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Beautiful how he outlined his whole story/process…. Rare to find people this open about their process. Many will just tell you it’s the grace of God.

Not just smooth in his talking, he sounds philosophically fine and inspirational in his presentation!

This video has sparked up a fire in me! What!!!!!! He literally went from nothing! My God!! I can hear the passion and zeal in his voice. His cash flows!!!!!!!

This is amazing, when he said "how you impact on others because your business is successful" wow... I'm watching from Uganda 🇺🇬 peace and love ✌️

Pay attention to how he was referring to “this cousin” “that cousin” and “cousins”. Friends, no matter where you are in life, try to Pull up those that are close to you! Don’t you ever see them as competition. Contribute to people’s lives

I'm a Real Estate Developer. This Chap talks very fast because he has so much facts in his Head that he's trying to share. He knows what he's talking about. Real Estate has no end because Land is fixed but Population increases daily.

His dynamism is almost palpable! The man is an inspiration to all Africans.

Feeling super inspired and motivated. This man a genius visionary. Lets make Africa great! I'm from Cape Town, South Africa.

Waooow A Nigerian s mind is a unique mind l stayed there 4 almost 6 years and they are succesful

This man is a true Igbo man...never heard him speak, his logic is on point!

This is the correct Kenneth Okonkwo... thank you for sharing your experience and acknowledging the impact of your cousin in your life...some people will say I was self made 100%

Damn... This man needs to be a motivation speaker.

His story verifies the knowledge from Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad Poor Dad.its really amazing. Let's all follow the steps

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

Humble beginning…. Saw picture of him and Obi Cubana, when they were still young

The best content to date. He explains his mistakes, how to grab opportunities, and why you must say humble. So many life lessons in a short interview.

One of of the best Realestate developer in Nigeria.. I feel so inspired hearing him talk, nice one Tayo

This thing Mr Kennedy said about a roof being over your head is highly underrated. I live in Europe and there has been a few times where I found it very difficult to get an appartement for one reason or another. My father who is in Nigeria will be so bothered and would turn it into a prayer point for me to get an appartement on time. My father would say the most important thing for a man is shelter. It is only when you have shelter you can begin to think properly on how to find food. My father would say even if you have so many problems, where to sleep at night should not be one of it because that is one of the worst situations for anybody to find themselves in. I have had an experience of not having where to stay for the night because I missed the connecting train to where I was going. This was towards midnight and everywhere was freezing cold. I thought maybe I could stay at the train station until the morning to take the first train to my destination. Unfortunately, at 1am the security ordered all of us to go outside. It was freezing cold 🥶 outside. The next time the train station would be open was at 4am. I didn’t have any friends at this location so I was forced to stay outside the whole night until 4am. It was the longest 3 hours wait in my life. I couldn’t think of any other thing than getting warm. Food was not even the priority. The priority was finding warmth. I didn’t want to stay in a hotel because I didn’t budget for that. It was at that point, I understood better what my father was talking about.

there is something I love about entrepreneurs. they know how to do something special! shoutout to u brother from India.

Holy so this is how a businesses man thinks wow 😲😳😳 this man has a creative mindset, his mind is like a crowded city like new York ❤️❤️😀😘 where is the second video

Much respect to Dr. Okonkwo. I hear the passion in his voice and his love for African people. When I first traveled to Nigeria a few years ago, the entrepreneurial spirit and energy was mind-blowing for me. Something in me was stirred up and awakened, and watching this video reminded me of that feeling. Africans let's make Africa great, together we can do it! 💜

Thank you, Tayo and Dr Okonkwo for sharing this very relatable story of starting from nothing, overcoming hardship, and reaching greatness. Indeed as he said in the parting words... "Procrastination is the killer of dreams.". So many lessons learnt here

My man is passionate, the inner fire kept him moving forward!

I always say that, we should have these rich people to talk to us. You see the passion he is talking his pain and hustle. I am an Entrepreneur and am just loving him

This is part of my vision for Africa's real estate, especially Nigeria

T, I'm so glad you asked why Nigerian homes are way more expensive than in countries like SA. The man said the cost of financing, which I never really thought would be a big issue due to the cheaper labour and vast uncultivated landmass we have. However, financing at 20-24% repayments as he said is completely insane 😲, especially building at that scale. Great interview on a great man 👏.

Simply amazing. Articulate, hardworking, visionary, ambitious....all great success traits rolled into one man. Godspeed!

I get goose plmples from this story. Though he started from nothing but he was catapulted by the fact that he attended University and had the drive to succeed, and made use of every opportunity that came his way. He certainly had no time to PROCRASTINATE. Very inspiring story

This man is phenomenal. Seeing how he's come this far, gives me motivation. Despite the hurdles he experienced, he wasn't deterred. There is special importance of having people who help you get ahead in life. No one gets to any position in life on their own. When you meet these special people, don't let them go. Always appreciate them.

The best interview of someone from a humble beginnings. I learned a lot as an entrepreneur

Very humble man. Many forget where they come from. I appreciate hearing his story from the beginning. God Bless him!

A native entrepreneur, good inspiration. "When God gives you an idea, he gives it to 2k people if" in simple words fast execution is key and procrastination is a killer.

You can tell this was an outlet for him to share his story! There's an eagerness to how he shares his story! Thanks Tayo.

My take is there is no one who cannot turn his life around. All you need is focus, humility and a hand willing to hold you up and give you the ropes.

This Man's story is really inspiring, Wow. God bless his cousin too, the guy was a great destiny helper

I learnt a lot from this short clip….so much wisdom was poured into this interview that every minute, seconds counts….I mean I was glued to my tv….thanks Tayo…and thanks Mr Ned for showing lights to the young Africans that we can do so much if we put our minds into it, thank you sir.

that is one thing I love about Nigerian entrepreneurs compared to any other African countries I experience, how they hustle. No fear of the unknown, unfortunately he is right, manufacturing is non existent due to people perception of local products and lack of support from government to tax import so local production can be competitive.

Every word that came out of this Gentleman's mouth is inspiring. A serious pride to Nigeria. Omo adugbo mi to sure

Greetings Tayo Aina, what an awesome opportunity to view this interview with Billionaire and businessman Dr. Kennedy Okonkwo of Nigeria. I see that he remembers his childhood and as such is on a mission to build sustainable futuristic housing and communities for the Nigerian people. Tayo, also you are doing a wonderful thing in interviewing the great innovators and Key Players in the Nigerian habitat. Thanks for sharing as your content speaks volumes.

Wow.... You can see sincerity story from this man. Nigerian Youth should learn from this

Looking forward to seeing his company developing in South Africa

Thumps up Tayo. This segment is another piece of evidence that right here in Africa, the possibilities for success are immense. Let this resonate with all the children of Africa across the world.

I thank God for these interview because i was chased in the house these week by my landlord and they through my things out. So when i had these i gave hope to myself that one day i will have a roof of my own.

I have learnt a thousand lessons from this interview. It's so inspirational.

Oh myyyyyy..... This man is soooo full of wisdom, such that; he is constantly fighting with wisdom for a spot on his lips. Everything he said is Wisdom and Inspiring. Africa is okay 👍

This is the best video! It is an educative episode for me. Am saving this one to watch it over and over. Thanks man

Has to be the best interview I’ve watched on your channel. This man is a breath of fresh air. Keep up the good work !

Wow real estate is my biggest dream, watching this really give me courage to continue until I make it too in my home country🇨🇩 and other places

What a blessing his cousin was. I hope he will take good care of him forever.

I didn't think I would like this... I'm really inspired in how he broke down his journey to success. What an inspiring story: very believable and relatable... Thumbs up

Though I'm at 2 minutes of the video, I'm just happy to see a fellow African becoming a business mogul without killing a few individuals or getting some herbs. This is encouraging even for me as I'd like to build an estate here in Swaziland at a beautiful place called Hawane (Hawai of Swaziland).

I’m not into real estate but this story is so inspiring.

I don't know if it's the supporting sounds as this guy speaks but he's an outstanding orator. I bought-in in the first 30 seconds. The guy quoted Maslow's hierarchy of needs..wow. Tayo connect us, I'm in real estate finance here in the states.