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NEW BOOK ALERT: Dr. Michael Chijioke’s “How to Think and Act Like a High-Level Strategist” Targets Everyday People Seeking to Win the Game of Life In a crowded global market saturated with leadership manuals, corporate strategy textbooks, and motivational bestsellers, a new book is positioning itself differently—and boldly so. “How to Think and Act Like…
Fordax Becomes the Top-Rated Business School in Abuja (2025) Abuja, Nigeria — 2025.Fordax Business School (FBS) has emerged as the top-rated business school in Abuja in 2025, according to industry reviews, alumni outcomes, and institutional recognitions. While long-established universities such as the University of Abuja and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) continue to lead…
The Rise of Public Speaking and Corporate Training Franchises in Africa How Fordax Public Speaking Club Is Redefining Affordable Licensing in Professional Education The franchise business model has long proven to be one of the most effective ways to expand reliable and profitable enterprises across borders. In Nigeria and the broader African market, franchises have…
We Are Looking For Business Managers Ever thought about the most underrated role in every growing business and why you can’t scale any business without it? What if I tell you the CEO is nothing without this one role…? Enyi’m… Let me tell you something you probably already know… Every good business in the world…
What Hilton, Marriott & Hyatt Can Teach Nigerian Hotel Owners By Dr. Stephen Michael, Founder, Fordax Business School Over the past few months, I’ve received a number of inquiries from some of our students and mentees in the hospitality industry—especially hoteliers—asking questions like: These are very relevant questions. So, I decided to put together this…
Why I Think Fordax Public Speaking School Is the Leading Public Speaking School Today As someone who has worked with business leaders, educators, and students across several countries, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful — and how rare — true communication skills can be. In today’s world, the ability to speak clearly, confidently, and persuasively isn’t…
The 10 Biggest Consulting Firms in the World (And Why They Matter) Curious about the heavyweights shaping global business strategies and transformations? Let’s dive into the top ten consulting firms dominating the industry—exploring their roots, reach, and organizational models. 1. McKinsey & Company — mckinsey.com Founded: 1926 in Chicago by James O. McKinsey; expanded under…
If You’re Currently Not Excelling In The Industry… Here’s Why I would like to assume that you’re here because you want to grow. You want to be seen, heard, booked, and paid. You’re not asking for too much. In fact, your voice, your story, your experience — they all deserve to be rewarded. But the…
How to Turn expertise into tangible and exchangeable value that people want and are willing to pay for (i.e., products or services) Wondering how to Transform Knowledge into Tangible Value? You possess a wealth of knowledge, skills, and hard-won experience. But if that expertise isn’t generating income, it’s likely stuck in an intangible state. The…
How to Build a Professional Public Speaking Business: The 2 Keys Every Speaker Must Master If you’re serious about turning your speaking talent into a professional speaking business, then you need more than just a great voice and a compelling story—you need strategy and structure. As the founder of the Fordax Public Speaking School, Fordax…
How Experts (and Anyone) Really Make Money As coaches, speakers, trainers, and consultants, we’re often bombarded with complex strategies and guru-level tactics for generating income. But what if I told you that the most powerful formula for making money, one I’ve personally used and wholeheartedly recommend, is incredibly simple? It boils down to this: “Simple”,…
Systems vs Processes vs SOPs: What They Are and How They Work Together As your business grows, so does the complexity of your operations. You begin to realize it’s not just about working hard anymore—it’s about working smart, predictably, and efficiently. That’s where three powerful concepts come into play: systems, processes, and SOPs. You may…
Understanding KPI vs SOP — A Clear Guide for Business Owners As a small business owner, you’re constantly balancing two critical challenges: doing things right and knowing if you’re doing well. These two functions are captured perfectly by two often misunderstood concepts—KPI and SOP. While they may sound like corporate jargon, understanding and applying them…
How to Know If Your Business Is NOT Yet Ready for Systemization Everyone’s talking about systems. Automate this. SOP that. Templates, tools, dashboards… Yes, systems are powerful. But let’s be honest for a minute: Not every business is ready to systemize. And forcing systems too early can actually slow you down. As someone who helps…
How to Know When It’s Time to Systemize Your Business: 14 Practical Insights Let me start by telling ourselves the truth… Most entrepreneurs wait too long to systemize. They think systems are for “later” — when they grow big, when they have a team, or when life finally slows down (spoiler: it never does). But…
How to Write SOPs Faster (Without Wasting Hours of Your Life) Let’s be honest — most entrepreneurs cringe at the mention of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Not because they don’t know SOPs are important, but because they assume SOPs take forever to create. And in truth, most of what people are taught about SOPs is…
Essential Systems Your Business Needs (If You Ever Want to Rest Again) Build Structure. Escape Chaos. Grow in Peace. Let me start by saying this: Your business is not just a product. It’s not just a service. Your business is a system — a collection of systems working (or not working) together. If you’re constantly…
Business Systems & Structures: How to Make Your Business Run Without You (So You Have Less Stress And Burnouts) Look: when most people think of building systems, their eyes glaze over. They imagine: And honestly? That’s the traditional way — and it’s why many small business owners never get around to systemizing their business. But…
How to Attract More Clients and Build a Thriving Coaching Business (Without Chasing People or Underselling Yourself) Greetings, Coaches and Speakers, Over the years, my work in the personal development space—across live events, corporate training, and online education—has taught me a critical lesson: People are not buying “coaching”… they’re buying transformation. In fact, one of…
Why Simplicity Outperforms Complexity in Business, Habits, and High Performance “The more complicated a process is, the more friction it creates. And friction is the enemy of consistency.” In high performance — whether you’re an entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, or creator — one truth holds up across the board: Simple systems win. We often assume…
Don’t Sleep On Your Business… Here’s Why I had called Mr. Happy earlier in the day — just a simple check-in to see how he was doing. We didn’t get to speak until 3:27am the next morning, Thursday, 19th June 2025, when he finally replied on WhatsApp: “So sorry I didn’t call back. Had a…
The Power of the Right System Let me ask you a question most high-achievers never stop to consider: What if the reason you feel tired, inconsistent, or stuck isn’t because you’re undisciplined — but because you’re undecided? Every day, I meet brilliant coaches, speakers, consultants, and entrepreneurs who are trying to grow their businesses and…
Secrets To Becoming A High Performer We admire high performers for their discipline, their consistency, and especially, their “results”. But beneath every peak performer isn’t just a person with drive — it’s a person with structure. And that structure begins with identity. Before systems, before habits, before time-blocked calendars or motivational quotes, comes this invisible…
5 Reasons Why Your Business Doesn’t Need Superstars — It Needs a System Let’s be honest: most people don’t start a business because they understand business. They start a business because they’re good at something. You’re a great coach… so you open a coaching business. You’re a skilled designer… so you start a design agency….
5 Hiring Mistakes That Are Costing You Your Peace of Mind (Lessons for Nigerian Entrepreneurs) Let me say this upfront: 90% of entrepreneurs I’ve met complain about one thing — employees. They say things like: Sound familiar? If you’re running a business in Nigeria, especially a growing one, hiring the right people is one of…
Are You a Slave to Your Business? 21 Ways to Know Design Your Business to Run Without You – Before It Runs Over You Many people start their journey into entrepreneurship dreaming of freedom — financial freedom, time freedom, creative freedom… “when I become my own boss eh, I go jos dey do any how:…
Your Business or Your Life! For the first 3, 5, sometimes even 10 years, the entrepreneur is grinding. She’s building something from nothing — bootstrapping, hustling, wearing every hat in the business. Sales, marketing, fulfillment, customer service, product development — it’s all on her shoulders. She’s the engine, the driver, the glue. She wakes up…
Why You Don’t Need Thousands of Sales to Succeed as a Consultant And Why the “Guru” Way Will Lead You to Burnout There’s something incredibly liberating about realizing you don’t need to make 2,500 sales a year to succeed. Let’s look at it plainly: if you’re a consultant or service provider, you might only need…
What Consulting Really Is Let’s clear something up right away: a lot of people have the wrong idea about what consulting actually is. According to the dictionary, consulting simply means: “One person providing professional or expert advice to another.” That’s it. Simple, right? But the world has made consulting sound much more mysterious and complicated…
Why You Should Be Offering Consulting — 7 Strategic Reasons Every Expert Must Know Let me say this clearly: if you’re already offering “how-to” advice, running a coaching or training program, or even selling online courses… you must add consulting to your business model. Why? Because consulting is not only highly profitable, it’s also more…