The success story of young entrepreneurs inspires us at entrepreneurs.ng. Gone are the days when only the older generations run successful businesses. Chude Jideonwo, a media entrepreneur, lawyer, and journalist has caught our attention. This young man achieved business success before the age of 30. He has proven beyond doubt that anyone can be great, regardless of age or background.
So, today, we will be looking at Chude Jideonwo’s life, career, and how he became who he is today. Make sure you read to the end and feel free to let us know what you learned from his story in the comment section.
Chude Jideonwo Background
Ifechukwude Osanedum Jideonwo was born on the 16th of March 1985 to Ifeanyi S. and Ngozi A. Jideonwo in Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his primary school education at K. Kotun Memorial Primary School. Thereafter, he attended Adebola Baptist High School and the Mayflower School, Ikenne.
Chude had his University education at the University of Lagos where he studied law and graduated as the best student in Land Law. He was called to the Nigerian bar in November, 2007.
In addition to his qualifications, he acquired a master’s degree in Communication and Media Studies at the Pan-African University, Lagos.
He is also a graduate of Strathmore Business School (SBS), Lagos Business School, and Said Business School at the University of Oxford.
Chude Jideonwo Career
At a young age of 15, Jideonwo started his career as a TV presenter on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). He then worked as a researcher with Celebrating Jesus (MBI) because of his interest in gathering knowledge.
Thereafter, he worked as a production co-ordinator at Inside Out with Agatha, a popular TV show anchored by Agatha Amata.
Chude Jideonwo worked on the project New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda (Miyeti Productions), a program which showed on NTA Network, for three years. Jideonwo’s excellent work at New dawn earned him the position of Associate Producer and head of Special Projects.
Afterwards, he worked as the Assistant Publicist at Common Ground Productions between 2005-2006, then proceeded to The Apprentice Africa where he was Lead, Website and Publicity.
In 2007, he served as a corp member at Nigeria LNG Limited, Lagos, Nigeria. Not only that, Chude also worked as the Assistant Media Relations Manager at Virgin Nigeria Airways in 2008.
While working at New Dawn, Chude built relationship with two other people who also had a TV show known as Youth Talk. In the long run, they came together in 2004 to establish a company known as RedSTRAT. RedSTRAT focuses on using the media as an avenue to spur young people to action.
Chude Jideonwo was the host of Rubbin’ Minds talk show on Channels Television and frequently moonlights as an events compere. Jideonwo earned himself the title of a writer, assistant director, and host after working with several platforms including, The Academy, Patito’s Gang, Video 10, Big Brother Nigeria in 2006, and Moments with Mo (MNet) in 2007, among others.
Chude Jideonwo Publications
Chude is a passionate and recognised writer all over the world. He has written and edited over 15 publications both in Nigeria and beyond. In July 2009, he joined the now defunct NEXT Newspaper, a news, opinion, business and entertainment Newspaper as a copy editor. He later became a member of the paper’s editorial board.
He had a column on the Sunday edition of Guardian Nigeria Newspaper known as “Sons and Daughters”. The column focuses on profiling the children of the rich and it ran for three years.
Are We The Turning Point Generation?
He launched a collection of essay titled “Are We The Turning Point Generation” in May, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. The essay which was published by Farafina gained recognition in Lagos, Abuja, Paris, London, Johannesburg and New York.
How to Win Elections in Africa: Parallels with Donald Trump
This is another essay Chude published through Farafina in November 2017. The essay talks about the factors that contributes to the success or failure of campaign elections. He drew his facts from the 2016 election that made Donald Trump the President.