Women entrepreneurs discuss personal life lessons
The Chief Executive Officer of Millicom Ghana Limited, Ms Roshi Motman, on Saturday, took her turn at a bi-monthly gathering of professional women chief executive officers and entrepreneurs, dubbed “An Evening With”, to discuss their personal life lessons as entrepreneurs.
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The event, convened by Alldens Lane, under the auspices of the Women Chief Executive Officers (WCEO) Academy, combines conversation and dining to create an unforgettable evening of inspiration, shared wisdom and networking.
About the academy
The WCEO Academy is an initiative of Alldens Lane, a business strategy advisors group with a unique focus on providing executive and business coaching services to female entrepreneurs and CEOs in Africa’s small and growing business sector to raise extraordinary African female business leaders.
It supports professional women CEOs and entrepreneurs to operate and grow their businesses with intent and unusual insight.
Through a series of inspiring and original programmes, the Academy prepares professional women CEOs for extraordinary business success and leadership with programmes such as “An Evening With”, “A Day In The Life”, and “The Business Odyssey: An Expedition for The Brave & Daring CEO”.
‘An Evening With’ is organised for women in business and has been patronised by numerous female CEOs and entrepreneurs in Ghana. Previous guests at the programme have included Ms Lucy Quist, CEO Airtel Ghana; Ms Maidie Arkutu ,CEO, Unilever Ghana; Ms Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr Mo Issa, CEO, Kimo Home.
Guests at the event, dine and wine to celebrate Africa’s culinary heritage in new age cuisine, as they engage in a rich discussion with the invited guests.
Life and career
Ms Motman attributed her success to the strong support system and the liberal family she grew up in, as she was always encouraged to bring out her best no matter where she found herself.
“My parents told me to work well and it will bring work. That no matter where I find myself, I should always put up my best and someone, somewhere will recognise it and take me to the next level,” she said.
She stated that although she was proud to be the first female CEO of a telecommunications company in Ghana, and the second in West Africa, she was still sad that it had taken that long for women to be given such opportunities to take leadership roles.
On how she maintained her calm during stressful situations, considering her position, Ms Motman said she usually took in deep breaths to help find her centre point, which helped her focus. “In an environment such as mine, it is always noisy and you can easily get distracted, so I try as much as possible to clear my mind in order to focus,” she said.