Meet Vincent Adejumo

We recently connected with Vincent Adejumo and have shared our conversation below.

Vincent , we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
I get my resilience from my experiences with disappointment and patience in childhood. For example, I grew up in a working-class environment primarily with my single mother and sister with frequent visits to my now late father and bonus mother’s residence. Both households were working class with particular emphasis placed on thrift and necessities with little room for luxuries. However, my peers all had items that I wanted as a child. An item in particular that everyone talked about and many wore to school was a pair of Patent Leather Nike Air Jordan 11s released in 1995. The shoes were extra special to everyone in my neighborhood because Michael Jordan, who was the most popular athlete at that time, wore those shoes on the film Space Jam in which he starred in. I didn’t even bother to ask my parents for the shoes because they were over $200 and I knew my parents would say no. My disappointment was not only about those shoes, but
also in general that I wasn’t able to keep up appearances with my peers. Nevertheless, these situations and my parents constantly stressing the importance of thrift and savings helped shaped my patience and ultimately, resilience. My parents also taught me that shiny things are temporary but intrinsic improvement through education, healthy eating habits, and financial stability are worth more than what is perceived in the moment.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I am the founder of the Olu Institute of Learning where we provide after school services for high school aged students in the greater Orlando area. I also conduct public lectures for the Florida Humanities Council on subjects such as the Seminoles of African Descent and The Ocoee Florida Massacre. I am also an Art exhibitor of African Art. And finally, I am a husband and father with three daughters that enjoy reading, working with my hands, and traveling. I am currently working on creating a digital store where customers can access all of my prior publishing’s as well as my late father’s award winning African/African American artwork. I am also working on future lectures and writings centered on Black empowerment that will also be published.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Three qualities that were impactful on my journey include public speaking, teaching, and patience. These three qualities and skills have allowed me to persevere in my goals despite major setbacks, disappointments, and outright rejection. Public speaking was important because it allowed me to be able to articulate myself in large crowds as well as in intimate interview type settings. My teaching skills come into play because it helps me explain my point succinctly, whether in hostile or inviting environments. And lastly but certainly most importantly, patience is my strongest skillset due to dealing with a multitude of projects, businesses, and family. Without patience I would literally go crazy and not be able to be a pillar for my family or community. All and all, I would not be where I am today without these qualities or the experiences that helped cultivate these skills.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
The book that played a very important role in my development is a book called “The Lifestyle Business Owner: How to Buy a Business, Grow Your Profits, and Make It Run Without You”. This book gave me the knowledge and wisdom to create multiple streams of incomes for myself using businesses and property. The book also helped me gain additional insight into some theoretical concepts including Black Nationalism due to its practical approach for securing wealth and navigating various laws and regulations that relate to business ownership.

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