Taysey Consults, Dublin, Ikeja (2026)

18/09/2026

Everyone is talking about the value of Dangote's refinery today.
I'm thinking about the 13 years before today.

In 2013, the refinery was still an idea.
Today, it is valued at close to $50 billion and is at the centre of what is being described as Africa's largest-ever IPO.

A few weeks ago at the Wealth Conclave in London, I spoke about something we often forget when looking at investments.

Return is only one part of the story.

I shared five things I believe you should consider:

Cash flow.
Capital appreciation.
Liquidity.
Risk.
Time horizon.

That last one matters.

Some investments produce income quickly.
Some grow gradually.

And some require you to commit capital today for a return you may not see for years.

The Dangote refinery journey is an extreme example, but the principle is useful.

Good investing isn't simply about asking, “How much can I make?”

You also need to ask:
“How long can I afford to wait?”

Because an investment can have great potential and still be the wrong investment for you if its time horizon doesn't match yours.

Perhaps that's one reason we shouldn't look at today's valuation without also looking at the years it took to get here.

And if conversations like this interest you, we’ll be having more of them at the Taysey Executive Leadership Bootcamp in Doha, Qatar next year.

Six days of learning, new perspectives, meaningful connections and time away from the usual environment to think differently about leadership, growth and wealth.

16/09/2026

Oprah asked one question that night that I haven't stopped thinking about.

What is the one word your inner voice keeps saying to you?

Mine is transformation.

On Monday night, I sat among thousands of people at the 3Arena in Dublin listening to Oprah Winfrey tell the story of her life.

And what a story.

She came from circumstances that gave very little indication of where her life would eventually go.

Poverty. Abuse. Loss. Setbacks.

Yet the woman sitting on that stage has gone on to influence millions of people around the world.

One thing she said stayed with me:

“Life happens for you, not to you.”

Not because everything that happens to us is good.
But because what happens next is still ours to shape.

She spoke about doing what she had to do until she could do what she wanted to do.

About listening to the quiet voice within.
About taking chances.
And, at critical moments in her career, choosing to bet on herself.

Sitting there, I found myself thinking about my own journey.

Coming to Ireland without knowing anyone.
Starting again.
Building.
Learning.
Taking chances when there were no guarantees.

And gradually becoming clearer about the work I believe I am here to do.

Transformation.

My journey is still being written.

But that night reminded me that sometimes the quiet voice you keep hearing deserves your attention.

Maybe your inner voice has been speaking too.

What is it saying?

And perhaps more importantly:

Are you willing to bet on it?

14/09/2026

𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Emails answered.
Meetings attended.
Problems solved.
Tasks crossed off.

By every visible measure, it was a productive day.
Except the one thing that actually mattered hadn’t moved.

I’ve had to catch myself doing this more than once.
Maybe you have too.

We often confuse activity with progress.

And as technology makes it easier for us to do more in less time, I think that distinction becomes even more important.

Efficiency helps you do things faster.
Progress requires you to do the things that actually matter.

Sometimes that means having the conversation you’ve been avoiding.
Making the decision you keep postponing.
Giving your attention to the project that will matter six months from now, rather than the task shouting loudest today.
Or simply deciding that something no longer deserves your time.

A full calendar can make you feel important.
A completed to-do list can make you feel productive.

But neither guarantees that you’re moving forward.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆.
I𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

11/09/2026

Your business doesn’t need to be failing for something to be wrong.

You can have customers.
Revenue can be growing.
You can have a team.

And still know something needs to change.

Maybe too many decisions still come back to you.
Maybe sales are inconsistent.
Maybe the team is busy, but accountability is unclear.
Maybe growth has created more work without creating more freedom.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about these issues because they are often signs of something deeper.

Tomorrow, we move from talking about the symptoms to diagnosing what is actually limiting growth.

At the GROWTH Code Business Growth Masterclass, I’ll be working with established founders and business owners to examine where their business is now, what may be constraining the next stage, and what needs to change.

This is not for someone looking for an idea to start a business.

It is for the founder who has already built something that works, but knows it needs to work better.

Saturday, 12 September | 6 PM Ireland/UK | Live online

If you recognise your business in this post, apply to join us.

Application link in the comments.

09/09/2026

The more capable AI becomes, the more intentional we need to become about the value only people can bring.

That was one of my reflections after attending the African Professional Network of Irelandf APNI event at eBay in Dublin last week.

The conversation brought together perspectives from AI, data, technology and talent, with Charles Ezenwa Nwankire, Ph.D, MBA, Michelle O'Doherty, Lorenzo Tomaselli and Roselyn Manegene, with Happiness Omochere-Esho leading the conversation.

What stayed with me was that the conversation about AI is no longer simply about the technology.

It is about people.

How we work.
How we learn.
How we lead.
And how we continue to create value as the nature of work changes.

I have said before that the future does not need us to compete with AI.
It needs us to become more human.

That means strengthening the things technology does not remove the need for: judgement, curiosity, relationships, communication, adaptability and leadership.

The challenge for leaders is not simply to ask, “How do we use AI?”

We also need to ask:

“What kind of people and organisations do we need to become because of it?”

A thought-provoking evening, and it was also good to catch up with Siobhán Curtin and other amazing people.

Thank you to APNI and eBay for creating the space for the conversation.

07/09/2026

Success can teach you the wrong lessons.

Something works, so you repeat it.

You get good at it. It becomes part of how you operate.

But growth changes the requirements.

The leader who solves every problem can eventually become the person everyone waits for.

The founder who wins every client personally can eventually become the bottleneck to growth.

Sometimes growth isn't about adding more.

It's recognising when a habit, role or way of working that once served you has become a constraint.

Some things help you succeed.
Other things help you scale.
They aren't always the same things.

What have you had to stop doing in order to grow?

04/09/2026

Some opportunities don’t arrive looking like opportunities.
Sometimes, they look like a conversation.

A new responsibility.
A room you almost didn’t enter.
A skill you haven’t developed yet.
Or a change you weren’t expecting.

Tomorrow, I’ll be speaking at the RCCG Faith Arena Annual Conference in Monasterevin on Career Development Opportunities.

One of the things I’ll be exploring is something I believe strongly:

Career growth is not only about finding opportunities. It is also about becoming better positioned for them.

How do you recognise the right opportunities?
How do you build the skills and visibility that make people think of you when opportunities arise?
And how do you keep growing when the career path you imagined no longer looks quite the same?

I’m looking forward to a practical conversation around these questions tomorrow.

Thank you to RCCG Faith Arena, Monasterevin and to Olayinka Aremu for the invitation.

If you’re around Kildare, we start at 2:00 PM tomorrow, Saturday 5 September.

02/09/2026

How many problems in your business have you solved more than once this week?

That question might reveal more about your business than your revenue does.

A customer issue you’ve handled before.
A team member asking the same question.
An approval that still needs to come to you.
A task you keep doing because “it’s quicker if I just do it myself.”

I’ve been guilty of that too.
But I’ve learned that if I keep solving the same problem, eventually I have to stop blaming the problem.

I need to build a system.

That’s what I’m talking about in this clip from my session at PSA Edinburgh.
For me, SYSTEMS means:
Saving Yourself Time, Energy, Money and Stress.

And that matters whether you’re leading a team, building your career or running a business.

But for founders, it becomes particularly important.

Because if growth simply creates more things for you to personally manage, approve and fix, you haven't really created leverage.
You've created a bigger job for yourself.

That’s one of the areas I’ll be unpacking at the GROWTH Code Business Growth Masterclass on Saturday, 12 September.

If your business is already generating revenue but too much of it still depends on you, this conversation is for you.

Application details in the comments.

31/08/2026

What are you still waiting to have completely figured out before you move?
I’ve learned that some of the biggest decisions I’ve made came before I had complete clarity.

I didn’t have every answer.
I couldn’t see exactly how things would work out.
I simply knew enough to take the next step.

And sometimes, that step created the clarity I was waiting for.

We can spend so much time looking for the perfect plan.
The right timing.
More information.
More confidence.

But some answers only become available after you start.

You move.
You learn.
You adjust.

You see things you couldn’t see from where you were standing before.

Planning matters. Preparation matters.
But don’t let your search for certainty become the reason you stay where you are.

You don’t need to see the entire road.

You need enough clarity for the next step, and enough courage to take it.

26/08/2026

Making money is one thing.
Knowing what to do with it is another.

Because earning is only the beginning.

What you keep matters.
What you invest matters.
What you build with it matters.

And what continues creating value without your constant effort matters.

This Saturday in London, we’re bringing together professionals, investors and business leaders for Wealth Conclave UK 2.0 to have practical conversations about building, growing and protecting wealth.

I’m looking forward to sharing the room with Niyi Adesanya, Paul Foh, Dr. Oseni Olalekan Abideen, and the other brilliant minds contributing to the conversation.

If you’ve been thinking more intentionally about your financial future, investments, property or how to make the money you earn work harder for you, this conversation is for you.

Hyatt Regency London Stratford
Saturday, 29 August 2026
11:00 AM

If you’re in London this weekend, I’d love to see you in the room.
Registration details in the comments.

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