PROFILE
Saudat is a certified Entrepreneurship and Business coach that eloquently incorporates practical spiritual life coaching strategies to help new entrepreneurs gain clarity and accelerate their business growth.
She is the author of “Selling Pepper Online- How I built Africa’s first online grocery delivery business and lessons for every entrepreneur”.
Her over 25 years work experience and having started her business with less than $50 to a multi-million-dollar business positions her to be able to help SMEs birth ideas and quantum leap into business success and financial freedom they desire.
She is a well sort after speaker, panelist, facilitator and consultant for local and international government and developmental organizations on food systems, empowerment programs, entrepreneurship, E-commerce and policy formations in these areas.
Saudat is the founder of Saudat Salami Foundation. It’s aim is to promote transformational development and sustainable business-oriented programs for women and youth in Africa. Her initiatives, Personal Home Shopping Business (PHSB) and Growing Your Own Food Business (GYOFB) has trained, mentored and empowered over 300 women and stay-at-home-mums to set-up and digitize home businesses in the food sector across Africa.
Saudat Salami is the founder of Easyshop Easycook, one of Nigeria’s pioneering multi-platform fresh grocery delivery companies. For over 20 years, the business provided tech-enabled domestic support services to working professionals—particularly women. She successfully operated the company until its closure in August 2023.
Saudat Salami is an Alumna of Global Women in Management (GWIM 73), African Women Entrepreneurship Corporative (AWEC), United States International Visitors Leadership Program (USIVLP) , Vital Voices Grow Fellow, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women scholarship recipient; Alumna of CEM (Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management) program at EDC an arm of Pan-African University, Lagos and Fate Foundation-Aspiring Entrepreneurs Program and Scaleup Agribusiness.
She is an active Associate Member of WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business and Public Service), – a nonprofit organization that elevates the status and influence of women, and their contribution to nation building.
She is a member of WEConnect international, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Nigerian Licensed Ship Chandler’s Association, Institute of Logistics Management of Nigeria and also volunteer to various charity organizations where she plays well-meaning roles in the organizations.
Saudat Salami is happily married to Mr. Abiodun Salami and they are blessed with two girls.