Oct 16, 2026 · 27 min · 15 segments
What does it truly take to step into executive leadership early in your career? In this special extended episode of *Startup HalfHour*, host **Francis Onuk** sits down with executive leader **Monica…
Francis OnukHost
Monica, so if a young person listening to us across this 30 minutes or 25 minutes or so in Nigeria actually takes one core thing from today's conversation, what would it be?
So I would say that for leadership, um, you don't have to wait for the title.
And if you're a startup building a business, you don't just follow the trend.
Following trends, and when you are doing business, startup, ask yourself specific questions.
... is it in line with what your consumers want? What is making you distinct from other competitors? So if you ask yourself those questions, you'll know where you are genuinely and what you need to do better.
I just want to let you know that, um, this show is all about getting you to do something positive for yourself and for your community, so that you can do something that your future self will thank you for, and that's why we bring in people who are doing amazing stuff out there to share their experiences, share their ideas, share their own advice to you, to motivate you, to inspire you to do something positive for yourself.
Monica, so if a young person listening to us across this 30 minutes or 25 minutes or so in Nigeria actually takes one core thing from today's conversation, what would it be?
So I would say that for leadership, um, you don't have to wait for the title.
And if you're a startup building a business, you don't just follow the trend.
Following trends, and when you are doing business, startup, ask yourself specific questions.
... is it in line with what your consumers want? What is making you distinct from other competitors? So if you ask yourself those questions, you'll know where you are genuinely and what you need to do better.
I just want to let you know that, um, this show is all about getting you to do something positive for yourself and for your community, so that you can do something that your future self will thank you for, and that's why we bring in people who are doing amazing stuff out there to share their experiences, share their ideas, share their own advice to you, to motivate you, to inspire you to do something positive for yourself.
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