Judith Onwerumaru, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stability and Sustenance business platform, has outlined the numerous importance of leveraging on skills and personal values in career development.

Judith gave the advice recently at a business reception in Surrey, London where African entrepreneurs brainstormed on how to establish and grow their businesses beyond the shores of the continent while penetrating the United Kingdom market for income multiplication.

In terms of skill, the CEO advised skill identification, investment in continuous skill upgrade, joining a professional network and supportive community and finally application of skillset in areas where necessary and needed are extremely important for career growth and advancement.

She recommended entrepreneurs to prioritise honesty, fairness, efficient service or product delivery while determined to succeed beyond failures and challenges even as they strive to balance work and family life.

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“Someone once said Google and YouTube are universities on their own. You can learn any and everything skill online to advance your career. You can also join supportive community like our very own Stability and Sustenance business platform where we guarantee continuous training and mentoring to assist you achieve your dream of a successful business owner,” Judith explained.

“The CEO continued that, “while staying true to your personal values which is influenced by your strong beliefs and principles, fine tune your brand for the international market either as an individual or business so that when opportunities come, they meet you prepared, and if you want to be extra, go the extra mile!”

Other panelists at the Business Reception were Melody Fidel, Founder of Stability and Sustenance; Cynthia Ofori-Boahene, Businesswoman; Eliot Page, Digital Marketing Manager; Gumboreshumba Derera, Media and Marketing Specialist; Reon Herbert Parrie, Guiness World Record Holder and Bukola Jaiyeola, Host of the Business Reception with Bukola.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

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