Stella Ogba-Aburu

Stella is a Business Growth Consultant and a People Development Expert. An EMCC accredited Coach, currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Richard George Foundation. Certified by GIZ-GOPA as a Business Trainer, Facilitator, and Coach. She’s also the lead consultant at Gobest Unified Services and the founder of Business Gist with Stella on LinkedIn (A platform were the secrets to business success is revealed). She has been working in business consultancy, management, for businesses and SMEs for over 7years, serving as a consultant, trainer, facilitator, and advisor to businesses in Benin City. She is also a certified project Manager with a great combination of people skills and business intelligence.

For the last couple of 12 months, she has actively worked with the “Pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria” – SEDIN program, in the Creating business development opportunities through Entrepreneurship and coaching measures. Previous roles and engagements on similar themes have seen her actively lead in the training and capacity development of over 2,000 small businesses and 22 cooperative societies under the GIZ-SEDIN program in Benin City. whilst also leading the registration of over 300 business names for SME enterprises in Benin.

It is her passionate goal to groom Entrepreneurs to not only believe in, but be able to implement their many dreams.

My area of interest and expertise are:
◾ Business development
◾Market research
◾Sales & Marketing
◾ Products/ Service Development
◾ Operations
◾ Career Development/Transitioning
◾ Business formalization
◾Team building
◾ Communication for development
◾ General Mentorship

In the process of mentoring, opportunity of partnership, collaboration and even investing in new opportunities may arise.