Meet Tolu Olawumi of Koyo Nation

Tolu Olawumi is a graduate of Computer Science with over 4 years of experience working with brands to boost their spotlight either through events, partnerships, or growth campaigns. With her depth of experience and knowledge, she has been able to connect brands to their target audience to achieve their marketing and growth objectives. Tolu believes brands can not only reach their audience but have their audience be invested in the growth of the business as well. She is a community-driven person and has found purpose in working in environments with opportunities to develop and plan programs that benefit tech communities and provide adequate opportunities for tech operators and entrepreneurs alike.

• What inspires you?

I am inspired by the thought of helping individuals navigate life easier through the solutions I bring to them.

• Tell us about the Koyo Nation App

Koyo Nation is a group-buying application that allows you to shop in communities and earn huge savings.

We make the buying process simple and faster by ensuring you, your family, and your friends can also access all our juicy “team-buy” discounts via multiple channels like IG and Telegram Community.

On the Koyo Nation App. you simply form a team and invite your friends and family through a link to join your team to buy items at a discounted price.

Koyo Nation App is available for download on Android Play Store & Apple Store.

• What are the secrets to your success with Koyo Nation?

1. Maintaining lowest prices.

2. Delivering quality goods,

3. Delivering our customer orders within same day, actually in a few hours in most cases.

This way we show our customer’s trust is very important to us and they would continue to reward us with more patronage.

• What do you want to achieve with Koyo Nation?

To be the #1 social commerce in Nigeria.

#1 community for individuals interested in saving money whilst having fun shopping for deals together.

#1 destination for vendors with great products and prices interested in growing their sales and skipping the distribution middle-men.

• What are your tips for growing a company?

A very important tip for me is “watch your market and adapt to it”. You need to understand what your customers want at every given time, and ensure you provide it.

Impact of inflation on prices of everyday items is forcing many women to make tough choices, so in my work, at Koyo Nation I try to adapt to that by ensuring we only offer the best price deals and 10/10 customer experience in the country so that people can still afford the basic living standards.

• Who are your favorite people in the world?

My family, more so my younger brothers. Family is everything!

• Describe your personality using four dynamic words.

Trustworthy, Determined, Empathetic, Independent

• Tell us something interesting that most people don’t know about you.

I have very bad aim when it comes to throwing stuffs, lol. Things literally go in a different direction than intended.