It’s hard to describe Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in a few words or a sentence. Where would you start? Architect? Creative? Business man? Activist? Politician? It’s impossible to put Gbadebo in a box.
On this episode, GRV as he’s popularly called, talks us through his journey which saw him leaving Nigeria to school in Paris as a young teen, go to university in the UK and also bag a degree in architecture from the prestigious MIT before returning to Nigeria to start his own architectural firm and set up other businesses.
With a rich family history of standing for just causes (one of his grand uncles actually joined the Royal airforce during World War II and died in active duty during the bombing of Nuremberg), Gbadebo stood firmly against the Nigerian government when it tried to introduce Genetically Modified Seeds and farming methods into the country and this fight ultimately led him into active politics.
GRV’s journey so far has definitely been inspiring but what’s even more exciting

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