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  • Africa Rise and Shine

  • By: Jim Ovia
  • Narrated by: David Applefield
  • Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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The road to success is rarely linear and never easy. But with courage, hard work, perseverance, and dedication to duty, Jim Ovia, founder and chairman of Zenith Bank, proves we can achieve the unthinkable.

Jim has been called the Godfather of Banking by Forbes Africa. And this should be no surprise. In a time of tension between military and civilian regimes, periods of incredible economic instability, and a decaying infrastructure, Jim founded Zenith Bank in Nigeria. Under Jim's leadership, what started with $4 million in shareholders' funds, grew into one of Africa's largest banks, an internationally recognized institution with more than $16 billion in assets. His story is a living testament to his message that success results when we act with courage and dare to try.

Africa, Rise and Shine is part-memoir, part-inspirational business guide, reminding entrepreneurs and investors around the world of this valuable lesson : you must never allow the perceptions of others impact your own vision of what is possible for the future.

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©2018 Jim Ovia / Forbes Books (P)2019 Hardigan
Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Inspiring
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"Jim Ovia's entrepreneurial flair demystifies Africa. 'Africa Rise and Shine' shows his meteoric rise from humble beginnings to building a formidable bank. This is a wonderful African success story."
-- Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, Investor and Philanthropist

"Jim Ovia has been my personal friend and trusted banker over the last twenty-five years. Africa Rise and Shine lays bare the secrets to Zenith Bank's success from one of Nigeria's most respected businessmen. Jim's inspirational tale of success against all the odds is an important lesson of how adversity can always be surmounted. His principles of doing business can be applied globally as demonstrated by Zenith Bank's London Stock Exchange listing. This book is an essential read for anyone that wants to do business in Africa."
Aliko Dangote, GCON, Founder and President, Dangote Group of Companies

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A Bold move and a Generous insight

In a Country where it is unusual for Great Business men to write Books giving useful advise to upcoming generations and budding Entrepreneurs, Jim Ovia has set the pace for other Accomplished Business Men in his ilk to provide generous insight into what has made them and their businesses successful. This book comes highly recommended...

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IF HE COULD DO IT, I CAN TOO

The narration was cool and solemn.
Picking up the book, I thought too learn more about the struggles of starting a bank from ground zero and making it one of the most profitable on the continent but I learnt that and I learnt a lot more about starting a business generally.

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Once i started, couldnt stop until i was done

Interesting and relevant lessons in Entrepreneurship from Jim.

David did a great job with the narration.

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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