Billion-Naira Strategy: Business Strategy Lounge Convenes Top CEOs in Lagos

On January 31, 2026, the Lagos Marriott Hotel became the nerve center for high-level corporate recalibration as Business Strategy Lounge (BSL) hosted its first CEO Strategy Meeting of the year. Unlike traditional talk-shop conferences, the session was structured as a “working lab” where founders and executives dissected their operations to fix “revenue leaks” and design for 10-figure growth.

Facilitated by GLI Consults, the platform has become a significant force in Nigeria’s corporate world, engaging over 150 business leaders whose combined companies command a market value exceeding ₦25 billion.

1. The “Designed for Profit” Framework

The facilitator, Abayomi Adewumi (CEO of GLI Consults), challenged the room of entrepreneurs with a blunt reality check: hard work does not guarantee profit.

• Operational Gaps: Participants used guided exercises to identify where their structures were failing to support their ambitions.

• The “Founder Trap”: A primary focus of the January session was helping leaders build systems that allow the business to run independently of the founder’s day-to-day involvement.

• Strategic Priority: The session prioritized Execution and Governance over simple motivation, providing tools that could be deployed in their offices by the following Monday.

2. The Cohort: Leaders in the Room

The session attracted a diverse group of established and high-growth entrepreneurs across various sectors:

• Clement Tolulope (Pennak)

• Yvonne Femi Adewumi (Giftelleo)

• Blessing Ebede (Tehills Consult)

• Damilare Oluwasegun (Musterion Communications)

• Ebunoluwa Dosumu (Shakara Trybe)

• Oladeji Yusuf (Must Energy)

• Wapiri Eli (Zatae)

• Gbenga Akinpelu (Bigym)

• Yemisi Shyllon (Yemozil Investments)

3. Roadmap: The 2026 Strategy Cycle

GLI Consults has announced a rigorous schedule for the remainder of the year. BSL will hold six dedicated sessions, each targeting a “pain point” of the Nigerian business landscape:

1. Profit Design: Engineering margins in a high-inflation economy.

2. Systems & Governance: Building the “Machine.”

3. Revenue Growth: High-velocity sales and market expansion.

4. Execution Excellence: Bridging the gap between a plan and a result.

5. Leadership Resilience: Managing the mental and tactical load of leadership.

6. Long-term Scale: Preparing for billion-naira valuations.

BSL by the Numbers (2026)

“Many Nigerian businesses are hardworking but underperforming, not because of a lack of effort, but because profit, structure, and execution are not deliberately designed.” — Abayomi Adewumi, Jan 2026.