Khalid Adesina Olalekan deserves endless praise for living up to his name. As a young man who believes in the teaching of the Islamic Prophet (PBUH), you can’t doubt Khalid’s devotion. Lekan has learnt about various cultures and diversity even though they are all in a region. He spent time in the busy Lagos, religious Ilorin and the ancient city of Ibadan. Khalid was born during the festive December period, certainly, he was a new year gift for his wards. We will give a highlight of this wonderful individual.
Khalid Adesina Olalekan’s Educational Background
“Is there any reward for good other than good? Quran 55 verse 60. A good man will see good hence Lekan wasn’t different. He was an active member of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) during his undergraduate days. Lekan graduated as an Educational Technologist in 2015. Now you can guess where the passion for tech is coming from. As an active learner, he has more than 30 skills, certificates and endorsements from top institutions. Mentors serve as a torch that guides us in the darkness. Khalid’s choice of mentor positively influenced him, Huzeifah bin Yemen is who he looks up to. No wonder, Olalekan is bold and does not fear taking up new challenges.
Khalid Adesina Olalekan’s Career Adventure
Khalid is a multimedia designer passionate about spreading the goodwill of technology throughout the world. He has vast professional and up to date knowledge in different technology-related fields. Olalekan is magical in motion graphics, web development, project management, strategic planning, brand development to mention but a few. His tenacity for positive impact and growth opened doors of achievement in his career journey.
He began his career in 2016 at the faculty of multimedia, NIIT technologies, Lagos. Lekan is one of the instruments that made the faculty experience a great positive shift. Khalid understands the importance of communicating the brand’s message through effective digital media. So, he single-handedly built an up to date design syllabus that met the technology industry standards. This initiative gave the industry an edge over its competitors.
In 2018, Khalid joined IVOthinking, a software solutions and interface design and development company. His operation as a motion designer was for 7 months. Even though his stay was short, it was full of achievements. The next company that has a glimpse of Khalid’s influence as a creative director was Reliance Infosystems. When a blacksmith is given a metal, imagine the magic he will make out of it. That’s just a summary of how well he did at the job.
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Man must hustle and Khalid does not want to be a lazy Nigerian youth. He became a part of the safeboda family in January 2020. Look out for the zeniths of his feats in the coming subsections. The major motivator of Khalid is the popular Yoruba adage “Three generations must not experience poverty”, the fear of poverty drives him to do more. This motivator shows he is an Islamic adherent because Quran Chapter 2 verse 201 clearly states a dua ” My Lord, grant me the goodness in this life and the hereafter and save me from hellfire”. He believes in hard work but he prioritises his health and family life too. So, he sets limits for work and family life in a balanced way.
To Khalid, the future of technology in Africa is boundless. He believes that if the government gives adequate attention to it, Africa will become one of the forerunners of tech in the world.
Great feat for Khalid Adesina Olalekan!
At the beginning of his career at safeboda, the marketing department was facing a major problem. They were trying to determine a suitable email marketing tool for the company. Khalid and the team came to terms with Sendy but another challenge came up. The software requires a hosting service and a functional AWS account, now, who will bell the cat? The team members knew nothing about this but Khalid has a basic knowledge of web development. As someone passionate about tech, he stepped forward to get it done. After so much trial and error, voila, Khalid successfully got the tool working.
A Day Khalid Will Never Forget
When Khalid was just starting as a techy, he got a branding gig worth some cool cash. He excitedly began the job and after five days of working tirelessly, he completed the project. Then, as he was about to export the file, his laptop’s battery became low. He quickly plugged it and all of a sudden, the laptop gave a loud sound with flames. Lo and behold! all his efforts blew up. This event demoralised Olalekan for two weeks. Hmmm, show my work without a challenge and I will show you a virgin mother. What a huge manifestation of Quran 29 verse 2 ” Do men think they will be left alone because they say “we believe” and not be tested”
Rounding Up
For anyone planning to go into tech, Khalid has a piece of cake for you. Learn to add value, consistency will help you build but adding value will take you to places. One would think Khalid’s life revolves around work only. Apart from being a responsible family man, he has a pastime too. He fears flying which means he is hydrophobic but when it comes to swimming, he is a fish. When he is not underwater, he either reads Mangas or watches Anime. Lekan is a proud fan of the Arsenal football club.
Techtrend Africa wish you the very best champ!