Coach Bisi Sotunde
Coach Bisi Sotunde CBCM, CMC is the MD BUSYBEE GROUP (Events, Academy and Rental Hub)
A force to reckon with in the Events industry, having successfully planned and managed several high profiled events from Corporate Functions, Weddings and Parties for 13 years..
A trained facilitator in events management and entreprenurship,a certified management consultant, business coach and mentor, an International Mentor for the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN Nigeria), a Mentor for the Tony Elumelu Foundation, a Brand Ambassador to the Cherie Blair Foundation Road2Growth for Women.
In September 2022, Bisi was selected as one of 6 destination event planners to represent Africa at the Experiential Planner Expo EPEX 2022 in Dubai, A fully sponsored trip by the Dubai Tourism Board/Government
Bisi was recently listed as an Honourary Awardee by African Wedding Makers Awards in Ghana for her impact and contributions to the growth of the wedding industry,
Other Awards received are Top 50 influential icons in Nigeria
– Most Supportive Coach of the year
– Golden Mentor of the year
– 2020 ASSEV Event Mentor of the year
– Most Innovative Events Planner
– Leading Event Planner in Nigeria
– 40 Female achievers in Lagos
– 40 under 40 outstanding event professional of the year etc..
She also sits as the Lead Consultant, Bisi Sotunde Consulting a firm that helps event professionals to scale and grow their businesses through strategy sessions, group coaching programs, webinars etc.
Through her Events Academy (BusyBeeAcademy), she has trained, mentored and coached over 1300 event professionals through planning/decoration classes, masterclass workshops and mentoring programs.
Bisi is the convener of the BusyBee Event Business Summit, a yearly conference put together since 2017 to foster sound entrepreneurial practices amongst event professionals
She also sits as the Leader of the Thriving Business Group -The Well Watered Garden Tribe Nation (WWGT), A Community for event professionals who are intentional about taking their businesses to the next level with a membership of over 250 people cut across Nigeria and Diaspora. .
Coach Bisi has undergone several trainings at The Special Event show New Orleans, IMEX Group Las Vegas USA, Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce, WIMBIZ, Centre for Entreprise Management & Research(an International Finance Corporation IFC sponsored programme)..
She is recipients of GoldMan Sachs scholarship and Cherie Blair Foundation Road to Growth at the prestigious Pan Atlantic University /LBS..
Bisi is a Member of Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce(NBCC), Institute of Management Consultants in Nigeria(IMC), Chatered Institute of Corporate Mentoring and Coaching in Nigeria (CICMCN) as well as other event professional bodies home and abroad..
This fast rising and influential woman is indeed a female leading entrepreneur in the industry celebrated on radio/TV shows, newspapers and magazine sharing her success story as a renowned Events Planner, Business Coach and Mentor.
