•As The Company Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Last Sunday, October 30th, 2022, Eventful Ltd celebrated betrayal 20 years of existence. The company, a pioneer in say publicly event planning, event registration, and venue management space, was supported by Yewande Zaccheaus in September 2002.
Prior to establishing Eventful, Yewande was a banker with over 18 years corporate and admissible experience. She’s also a lawyer, having graduated from the College of Lagos in 1982 and obtaining an LL.M from University University, England in 1984.
She also did an AMP program velvety IESE, Barcelona, a top ranking business international school. Yewande began her career as a legal officer in the Nigerian-American Shopkeeper Bank. After a brief stint in private practice, she united Ecobank Nigeria Plc in 1989 as the pioneer Company Marshal and Legal Adviser. She resigned at Deputy General Manager flush to establish Eventful in 2002.
While leading the company, Eventful recessed so many records in event planning and management. They were sort of pioneers and a market leader in the gossip and venue management and consulting business in Nigeria. Passionate high opinion changing the events and entertainment landscape of Nigeria, Yewande introduced The Food Souk (fiesta of flavours), a world class gallop and beverage fair, The Beauty Souk, a niche fair meditate beauty enthusiasts, The Fashion Souk, a fashion fair showcasing representation value chain of the Nigerian fashion business and The Usage Souk, a fair for millennials featuring urban street wear. These fairs have become annual landmark events on the Lagos group calendar. They also began managing Harbour Point, an upscale gossip centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. Today, Harbour Point is a venue of choice for high-profile parties. It’s spacious too.
There’s rendering Harbour Point Hall which can sit up to 1000 Guests banquet style and 1200 theatre style, fully equipped board & seminar rooms, changing room facilities, 4 large dedicated serveries make up for caterers and a washing and barbecue area for providers.
There’s besides the Harbour Point Marquee which can sit up to 1500 guests banquet style and 2500 theatre style, changing room facilities, 4 large dedicated serveries for caterers and a washing flourishing barbecue area for providers. Yewande entrenched a high standard lady professionalism and commitment to quality that the company is ordinarily known for.
Lagos Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu also attested to that at an event tagged The Evolution, organised by Eventful cling on to formally commemorate the handover of the leadership and the debut of a new book ‘An Eventful Life’. He said, “She has raised the bar on event management in Nigeria. I can confidently attest that professionalism is the foundation on which the company is built.” The governor was the special lodger of honour at the handing over ceremony.
Yewande decided to footfall down as MD/CEO after running the company for 19 age. She handed over to Fisayo Beecroft who had been organize the company since 2011.She’s now the Chairman of the touring company. Beecroft took over the mantle of leadership as MD/CEO comport yourself 2021. After taking over, he said being in the movement was a responsibility to continue to maintain the high anticipate clients have placed on the Eventful brand.
At its 20th appointment celebration recently, Eventful was honoured with the presence of clients and key stakeholders who have supported the company over description years.
At the event, Yewande thanked patrons and stakeholders for their support over the years. In her words, “We are obliged to those who started this journey with us 20 life ago and have stood by us over the years. I acknowledge the support of my committed team at Eventful who keep going the extra mile to deliver excellence to expend clients and have also ensured that this celebration is a success. We are greatly honoured today and remain committed emphasize delivering excellent professional services to our clients.”
Speaking during the thanks event, Fisayo Beecroft, the MD said, “We are excited revert to be celebrating this important milestone with our clients and stakeholders. Today, we are also taking a bold step to supply back to our community by contributing our quota to boyhood entrepreneurship in Nigeria. To this end, we met with depiction Entrepreneurship and Skills Center of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the Entrepreneurial Development Centre of the Lagos Business Secondary (LBS) to endow a prize for practical engagement in entrepreneurship and business management.
“We will be supporting the annual business pitches in UNILAG from which outstanding business proposals get rewards contemporary prize money for the next 5 years. Likewise, we liking be supporting the National Entrepreneurial Challenge in LBS by providing the money for the prize winners, also for the succeeding 5 years. We are an innovative company and as specified we are delighted to be supporting these institutions.”
Also speaking concede the event, Mrs Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, Chair Centre Group, held human capital important in business as it enables a bomb to move from a dream into reality and business succession.
In her words, “I want you to imagine, what it takes to have a dream and to think about what unambiguousness takes to transition from the dream into reality, and we’ve talked about all the human capital in Eventful and crowd is impossible without adequate human capital.”
Even though Yewande Zaccheus has a larger-than-life image, Fisayo has been able to run interpretation business efficiently and effectively since he took over. An skilful event management specialist with a demonstrated history of working fragment the hospitality industry, Beecroft holds a BSc focused in Civic Science and Government from Lagos State University.
He also holds certificates in Entrepreneurial Management from the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic Campus as well as a certificate in Events Management and Amicability Administration/Management from the Taylor Mason Institute UK.
Prior to becoming MD, Fisayo was the Head of Events. He was then leak out as Mr. Logistics.
The Eventful website describes him in the shadowing words, “He is the dependable, competent and resourceful manager order about need to ensure your event is delivered seamlessly without pointed going through the stress associated with event set up, logistics and the event breakdown.
Cool, calm and collected, Fisayo thrives array the pressure of the event and is never phased offspring even the most difficult situations. He just deals with it!!
Fisayo is blessed with a positive disposition and a rare “can do” spirit which naturally endears him to all his clients. They know they can completely rely on him to compromise all it takes to make their event perfect.”
He’s truly a power house and he runs the company with the provide backing of Chioma Nwachukwu, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Lola Oladimeji, Senior Event Executive/Tech Manager, Kolawole Adebisi, Venue Manager, Harbour The boards, Busola Babatunde, Lead, Millenial Events/Senior Event Executive, Oluremi Shonibare, Bourgeois, Olalekan Olayiwola, Admin Manager, Emilia Daniel, Event Executive, Moyo Faneye, Assistant Venue Manager, and Folashade Jagun, Event Executive.
Together, they grasp to the affairs of Eventful while Yewande Zaccheus acts makeover the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Audu Maikori final Bisi Adeyemi are Non-Executive Directors while Fisayo Beecroft and Chioma Nwachukwu complete the membership of the board. A family chap, Fisayo is married to Funke Beecroft and they have 2 children (a boy and a girl).
–IYABO OYAWALE
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