HARVARD-TRAINED PROGRAM MANAGER WITH 18+ YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE.
Mike is the Project Director for Sustainable Health Care Initiative and founder of the Mike Omotosho Foundation
Working with leading indigenous not for profit programs firm with bias for pharmaceutical supply chain management. Leveraged expertise in the management of four (4) blockbuster, multi-million dollar projects from needs analysis to impact assessment. Attended several purpose specific courses in the United Kingdom, USA and Europe accentuating Leadership skills, Business Management, Project Management, Logistics, Consulting & Better Business Practices.
Chartered Manager of Succesful Programmes with Overall responsibility for Programme Management and Project Portfolio.
Certified Manager of Risks in Projects with emphasis on identifying the various Service Delivery Skills and processes that can be implemented in an Organization/agency. The benefits of implementing each process and relating Delivery Skills with other programmes and projects.
Lead Project Teams and Determine Key Performance Indicators for Delivery Skills.
Corporate generalist with substantial experience in development and implementing advocacy issues. Culturally sensitive with the ability to establish effective working relationships with all levels of people across diverse cultures
Focus on New Business Development; Proactively staying ahead of industry trends with ability to quickly identify niches and trends and deliver right business solutions
Specialties: Programme Management, Project Management, Managing Risks in Projects, Process & Operations Management, Supply Chain Mnagement, Client Management, Business Presentation, Negotiation, Strategy, Leadership and People Management.
Mike's motto: "Excellence is not an act, it is a habit."
WHO IS DR.MIKE OMOTOSHO?
MIKE OMOTOSHO is a man of many faces. He is a thoroughly schooled Pharmacist, a politician of no mean repute, an astute businessman and to cap it all, a man of the people.
Like many in the world today, he was never born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The frugal talking Mike Omotosho, however, determined to have formal education. He graduated from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria in the year 1991. To him, the difference between success and failure is commitment.He went on to acquire post graduate Diploma in Management from The University of Lagos, and a PGD in Veterinary Pharmacy from Harper Adams University College, Shorpshire, UK in 2005.
Dr. Mike has a Masters certificate in Supply Chain Management from University of San Francisco, Certificate in Medicine Information from University of Cape Town, South Africa, and an MBA from Business School Netherlands. He bagged his Ph.D in Professional Ethics from Trinity College Seychelles in Year 2013. He is a product of Harvard Business School, Boston, USA in the High Potential Leadership Programme.This thus bears eloquent testimony to his academic brilliance.
Mike Omotosho had a stint with Pfizer, Lagos as an Intern Pharmacist between 1991 and 1992. He worked as a Consultant Pharmacist in Mobil Oil, Lagos from 1993 to 1996, and Registration Pharmacist in Reckitt & Coleman, Lagos between 1996 and 1998. Mike was a Managing Partner at Psy-khe from 1998 to 2007, before moving to CHAN Medi-Pharm as Head of Programmes & Advocacy
The simple but detailed man who has today, become an issue in Kwara politics, founded Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI Logistics) in 2010 to strengthen mechanism for the promotion of sustainable healthcare delivery in Nigeria. He is also the Chief Oversight Officer of SHI Foundation with Global Fund, USAID, and Society for Family Health etc as partners
He is a member of several professional bodies and associations including Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, Project Management Institute (Lagos & San Francisco Chapters), Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Institute of Public Management, Association of Operations Management, American Association of Healthcare Executives, Harvard University Healthcare Club, Cranfield University Procurement Leaders Fellowship, Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toastmasters International, and Rotary International.
The SHI Foundation has helped to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria and significantly contributed to reducing the prevalence of malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other diseases around the country, with over 2,500,000 people so far benefitting from the Foundation’s programmes since its establishment.
He also set up Mike Omotosho Foundation to alleviate poverty and empower the youths through training and community development programmes. The Foundation has trained over 200 rural community members on vocational skills and provided N10 million micro credit scheme to empower 300 women to start small businesses. 500 youths from different Local governments in Kwara State were also trained on employability skills, 150 indigent students from primary and secondary schools are also on scholarship scheme from the Foundation. In August 2014 the Foundation carried out medical mission in 12 communities in four Local governments within Kwara State to provide free diagnosis, expert medical advice, and distribute free drugs, wheel chairs, and free mosquitoes nets. Over 5,000 community members benefited from the programme.
Dr. Mike is a recipient of over 48 national and international awards including Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Young Pharmacists Platinum Award 2008, Excellence in Leadership Award from Unity Toastmasters 2010, Meritorious Service Award, Rotary Club of Abuja Metro 2012, Rotary International Four Avenues of Service Award 2006, Rotarian of the Year Award 2007, National Merit Award winner from all Nigerian Rotaract Clubs, Bequest & Paul Harris Society and Benefactor of Rotary Foundation, All African Student Union Hall of Fame 2013, Toastmasters International 2013-2014 Best District Governor Worldwide, , Kwame Nkruma Leadership Award 2013, Project Management Excellence Award – Accra 2014, he is one of only six Nigerians as members of the Arch C. Klump Society, and First African to have a Termed Gift of The Rotary Foundation etc
He is a Harvard University Kennedy School of Governance – Fellowship Nominee, a Fellowship candidate of American Association of Healthcare Professionals, Resident Envoy Polio Eradication in The Nigerian Development Partners Group, President of Centre for Attitudinal Healing International, Nigeria Chapter, and Governor elect of Rotary International, District 9125.
Dr. Mike Omotosho is passionate about touching lives; his desire to help the underprivileged and make an impact in the lives of others influenced his active participation in Humanitarian organizations and the setting up of both SHI and Mike Omotosho Foundations. He believes that the true wealth of a man can only be measured by the number of lives he has impacted.
Dr.Mike Omotosho is a well pronounced grassroots politician; and the fact that whichever party he finds himself , at any point in time, normally controls his local government and to a certain extent, the adjoining communities, bear eloquent testimony to this. The reason for this, he espoused, “Any Politician who is worth his/her calling without a base, is like a soldier without barracks
Governor, District 94P West Africa, Toastmasters International, Dr. Mike Omotosho, talks about his life and career
Tell us about yourself
I grew up with my parents in Zaria, and I schooled in Zaria as well. My parents were university workers. My father was an academic staff while my mother was a non-academic staff of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. I studied Pharmacy. It was fun growing up. I did some little work locally.
How did you develop passion for speaking?
Growing up, I loved to speak. Whenever I spoke, I got compliments. I prided myself that I could speak well, until I discovered Toastmasters International, or would I say Toastmasters discovered me, and then I realised I could not speak as well as I thought I could. With Toastmasters, I have been able to pick more than few tips on how to improve myself in public speaking.
What was the motivation for joining Toastmasters?
I travelled out, and by the time I got back, I noticed the deplorable state of the nation. It’s obvious that we lack leadership. When people do not understand what a leader represents, it is difficult to communicate ideas to them. I realised that effective communication was the key. If we are able to communicate effectively, there will be peace and harmony, and a platform for development. We cannot talk of economy and growth when there is no peace. That is why at every opportunity, I rededicate myself to working with people to see the usefulness of effective communication.
What else do you do apart from Toastmasters?
I do quite a lot. Ever since I realised that the real essence of life is in giving back to the society, I got involved and found fulfillment. I am also a Rotarian, where we provide selfless service. I will be the district governor next year for 2015/2016 for 23 states, including the Federal Capital Territory. I run a foundation called Sustainable Healthcare Initiative, where we are on a mission to strengthen health systems using evidence based interventions that will ensure sustainable healthcare services for patients. It is a non-governmental organisation.
What are the criteria for joining Toastmasters?
The main criteria are the desire to improve your communication skills and be a better person. It is a personal development club geared towards better communication and the commitment to become a better leader.
How are the Toastmasters learning processes structured?
We have the very first set of manuals called the Competent Communication Manual. It has ten sets of speeches. The manual guides people on how to prepare speeches. After the initial ten-set speeches, they move to the advanced manuals where they can specialise in a particular area- comedy, humour, management speeches, facilitation skills, speaking to the press, etc. There are five projects in each advanced manual. People have used that and it’s worked so well for them. We have people that joined the club just to hone their comedy skills.
What have you achieved as the district governor?
We have been able to move the district from a provisional district to being a fully fledged district. We are currently leading all the Toastmaster clubs as a district, which is a feat that I am not aware any other district in its first year of formation, was able to do. We have been able to organise courtesy visits and competitions for schools.
How was Toastmasters competition organised?
The first set of manuals was compressed into a one-week programme. We drew up the advert and we had about a hundred schools that applied. We shortlisted just 10 because of cost. We had a set of four from each school. The concept was for these four sets of people to come, learn about Toastmasters and go back to form a Toastmasters club in their school. It changed the way they spoke. They learnt how public speaking works and how presentation skills could be improved in a short time.
Are the manuals self explanatory or are there experienced people who handle the training?
There are experienced people that have been Toastmasters for years, and there is no way they can be compared with someone who just joined. Experience comes in but the manuals are basically guidelines. They don’t tell you what to do but they guide you on how to do it.
How has Toastmasters International affected your everyday life?
It has left me a better person. It has improved my communication with other people. I am able to give feedback in a better way and it comes out easier. It is a way of life. I joined Toastmasters less than five years ago and I am now the first district governor in all of West Africa. It is not so much of the public speaking skills I have; I have coaches and mentors that are Toastmasters as well. I recognise that there is a gap. It is not about being better than A or B, but the real essence is in going into every Toastmasters meeting and leaving better than I came in. I apply the skill I learn from Toastmasters in almost everything I do on a daily basis.
How do you strike a balance between all you do when you assume leadership in the Rotary next year?
Before you strike a balance between two things, you accept parts of both things in order to satisfy some of the demands of each side. As a Toastmaster leader, my duty is to oversee and manage the district day to day operations including allocation of finance and human resources. My main prerogative is to build a team that will work together with me to fulfill the district’s mission. It is more of synergy.
What are the challenges you face as a leader?
Leading a team on its own is challenging, so is leading a group of volunteers. With innovation and performance-driven initiatives, peers tend to lend more of their time, treasure and talent to help achieve set goals. You must recognise that you can’t do it alone, it’s crucial to delegate but more creatively. Such delegation can indeed make you more productive by empowering the people whom you have given assignments and it also frees you up to tackle other challenges. Leadership’s essence is influence on people for good.
You are involved more in humanitarian services, what influenced that?
Altruism is the real reason we exist and that is why true fulfillment comes from giving. Givers never lack and the hand of the giver is always on top. So humanitarianism is a double-edged sword, you give to receive more, albeit selfishly, but more importantly, we give for fulfillment. Therein lies the happiness of believing that nature endears us when we reach out to others. After all, we all are poor and less privileged in some aspects.
Does the club teach how to dress?
You dress the way you want to be addressed. Forty per cent of your speech depends on how you dress because it affects the way you present yourself on stage. Apart from that, when you are giving a speech, you need to be prepared, and people need to see your passion and excitement so they can actually flow with you. Communication is not just about presentations; it’s a way of life. You communicate with everyone.
You seem to be a busy man, how do you unwind?
‘Love what you do and you will never have to work a single day in your life’ is an ageless axiom which is still very true today. I love every bit of what I do. All I do and represent is having fun while serving others.
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Mike Omotosho was born on January 14 and holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the Ahmadu Bello University School of Pharmacy Zaria, Kaduna State. He also holds a Certificate in Policy and Public Management from the University of London, and Masters Certificate in Supply Chain Management from the University of San Francisco, California. He is a Chartered Manager of Successful Programmes, a Certified Manager of Risk in Projects, a 2008 graduate of the Leadership Development Program of the Prestigious Harvard Business School. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Professional Ethics from Trinity College, Seychelles.
As Managing Director of SHI-Logistics Ltd, Dr. Omotosho has demonstrated significant expertise in Supply Chain Management and Distribution of Commodities having worked on several Health Programmes. Mike has notably contributed to the widespread distribution of sustainable healthcare delivery especially in intervention areas as it relates to reversing Malaria, Pneumonia, HIV/AIDS etc., which has impacted over 2,500,000 Nigerians!
Mike Omotosho joined politics in year 2014 and contested for the position of Governor of Kwara State in the 2015 general elections; a race for which he received accolades from diverse groups for redefining campaigns and politicking in an innovative and impactful way. During the campaigns, Mike and his team visited nooks and cranny of the state and designed programs to meet the multifarious needs in each area.
Mike who is known within Rotary Circle as BIG Mike, is popularly referred to in the political arena as OmoToSure!
Mike Omotosho helped in expanding the reach of Toastmasters International across West Africa, as the first Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) in Nigeria, Mike helped empower thousands of professionals and leaders to become the speakers & leaders they dream of becoming!
Mike served as the Governor of Toastmasters District 94 covering all of West Africa in the 2013-14 Toastmaster year, and he was voted the best Governor of Toastmasters worldwide, a feat never achieved before from Africa.
Mike was Bulletin Editor for four consecutive years and variously the Director of Club Administration, Club Public Relations, Club Secretary, Vice President/President-Elect and Make Dreams Real President winning 18 Awards including the Rotary International Significant Achievement award, the coveted Overall Best Club and a mention in the June 2009 edition of “The Rotarian”. Three times District Recognition award winner, Mike is a recipient of the Rotary International Four Avenues of Service Award from RI President William Stenhammer in 2006. He belongs to 3 International fellowships and is a founding member of the fellowship of Reading Rotarians and Rotarians against Malaria.
Mike has attended all District Conferences and Rotary International Conventions since joining Rotary. He has served in District Committees like District Leadership Seminar Coordinator, District PHF Monitor, District Internet communications Officer, District Chair of History & Archives, District Public Relations Committee Chair, District Governor Special Representative, Assistant Governor, Assistant Aide to RI President’s Representative, Assistant Aide to RI President, Aide to The Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair, Chair for District Permanent Funds, GSE Team Leader, Vice Chairman for RYLA, Vice Chairman – World Understanding Day Celebration, Chairman, International Conventions.
He is a member of RI Bequest Society and a Benefactor. A Second level Major Donor since 2008, he is on the Roll of Honor of the Rotary House, Lagos. Mike is a member of the Arch C. Klump Society and the First African to have a Termed Gift under the Future Vision Plan of The Rotary Foundation.
A recipient of the prestigious 2013 Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award, he was recently inducted into the All African Students Union Hall of Fame, Accra Ghana.
He holds the Chieftaincy title – OMEPURU OHA I of Isu Ancient Kingdom from Nwangele LGA of Imo State.
Oluwayemisi Omotosho, aka Misi is a TalentSmart Emotional Intelligence certified trainer from San Diego, California, she holds the Global Professional in Human Resources certification (GPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, and the Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) from the largest global HR body; the Society for Human Resource Management, also in the USA.
A two term past President of the Inner Wheel Club of Gbagada, who contributed immensely in providing succor for indigent women and children during her tenures, Misi is currently the Managing Partner of Chrysolite Outsourcing Ltd where she leads a team of Consultants in successfully managing a diverse portfolio of local and International clientele.
Mike and Misi have been happily married for over 15 years and they are blessed with 4 children: Kiki, Kanyi, Olamide and Siji.
Philanthropist and President of Rotary Club in Nigeria, Dr Mike Omotosho, has just been recently inaugurated with a high chieftaincy title in one of the Northern region of Nigeria, Gombe State as the new Marmarin Kaltungo, in recognition of his philanthropic works.
After testing grounds in the Kwara State Governorship, he has been awarded one position or the other in various ramifications including emerging the new President of Rotary Club.
Dr Mike Omotosho, has been involved in lots of charities and self development schemes all over the years, impacting the lives of citizens of all age range across Africa and other continents.
The Kwara State indigene being coronated in another state, far from his is such a huge honour, and one can say is one of the rewards of this hard work and kindness to this generation.
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