How I Started Wii Create, a branded merch company - Oreoluwa Shonibare
The idea of Wii create was the dream of a student at Covenant University. It was the first idea of Donald Onwochei, He sold t-shirts and other custom merchandise to students at his university. I was doing a similar business at Bowen University, and when Donald was about to graduate from university, he searched for a cofounder to build a bigger business with. He put out a tweet, and I saw it on my timeline. Thankfully, the rest is history.
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Oreoluwa Shonibare
Oreoluwa Shonibare is the Co-founder and CEO of WiiCreate ; a brand that helps startups and companies source and ship custom branded boxes with the use of technology.
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My name is Oreoluwa Shoinbare, co-founder and CEO of WiiCreate . I am the last born of 3, a graduate of Mass Communication from Bowen University (specializing in Integrated Marketing Communication). I grew up in Lagos state and am an alumnus of Igbobi College and Oxbridge Tutorial College. I have worked all my life as an entrepreneur, trying to solve one problem or the other.
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The idea of Wii create was the dream of a student at Covenant University. It was the first idea of Donald Onwochei, He sold t-shirts and other custom merchandise to students at his university. I was doing a similar business at Bowen University, and when Donald was about to graduate from university, he searched for a cofounder to build a bigger business with. He put out a tweet, and I saw it on my timeline. Thankfully, the rest is history.
My name is Oreoluwa Shoinbare, co-founder and CEO of WiiCreate . I am the last born of 3, a graduate of Mass Communication from Bowen University (specializing in Integrated Marketing Communication). I grew up in Lagos state and am an alumnus of Igbobi College and Oxbridge Tutorial College. I have worked all my life as an entrepreneur, trying to solve one problem or the other.
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