John Ayodele Awotunde is a well-respected and experienced Co-operative professional. He obtained his MBA, PGD (COOPS), HND Marketing respectively. He began his working career in 1977 as a Co-operative inspector-in-training with the Kwara State Ministry of Commerce and Co-operatives and he rose to the post of Deputy Director of Co-operatives. Because of his diligent to service, he was giving letter of recommendation by the Ministry in the year 1998. Owing to his power of vision, courage and wealth of experience in Co-operative management and administration, he decided to form his own investment and management consultant after his retirement in 2011.

While in the civil service he occupied various positions such as, Government Co-operative Inspector, Zonal/Area Registrar of Cooperatives, Head of audit and account, Chairman Co-operative Arbitration Panel, Member special audit panel, Principal Kwara cooperative training institute, Part-time lecturer Federal poly Offa and Kwara state staff development college Ilorin. He is also a member of Co-operative professionals of Nigeria, Member, Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered), Member, National Institute of Marketing (Chartered), President common welfare investment and credit Co-operative Society Ltd.

Awotunde believes goals are built on a solid foundation of fundamentals and principles. He follows a proven process that first allows his clients to build that foundation and set goals accordingly. Once the foundation is in place and goals are set, he systematically helps his clients eclipse their highest potential. For those clients who already have the foundation in place, he coaches them to transcend their previous performance levels. His philosophy can be simply stated by the following ancient Chinese Proverb.

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person how to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.

Awotunde’s approach is process-driven and focuses on very practical, tailored and proven strategies that lead to “real world” application. The methods include one-on-one coaching and group workshop formats – the format will depend upon each individual client’s need. His clients include individuals, professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs, athletic teams and corporations.