“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

— Rob Siltanen

It’s an honour to receive this Royal Award for Creative Leadership and be inducted into the Royal Court by His Royal Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, and the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Sunday Dare.

Congratulations to all fellow awardees, the incredible people I know, and to Temi Popoola & Kenneth Igbomor; you are wise & good people. My love work continues with BlankPaperz & the Social Enterprise World Forum.

About the Royal African Young Leadership Forum (RAYLF)

RAYLF, an award founded by His Imperial Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi ( Ojaja II), found Olabode worthy alongside 99 other awardees for her efforts as a young woman of high rThe RAYLF was established by His Imperial Majesty (H.I.M) Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, OJAJA II, Ooni of Ife, who is also the Co-Chair, the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, NCTRN and the Spiritual Leader to over 500 million Yoruba subjects globally.