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Leaders in Conversation with Anni Townend
Stimulating Brilliance through the power of conversation - a conversation with Akin Thomas, CEO and Founder of AKD Solutions - an international learning and development consultancy
About This Episode
In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Akin Thomas, CEO and Founder of AKD Solutions - an international learning and development consultancy - built upon an ethos of stimulating brilliance through providing the space for people to engage in transformative and disruptive, and impactful fun learning experiences.
Together we delve into:
- How do we create a learning environment that stimulates brilliance and the right to be your very best person, the very best version of yourself.
- How the quality of conversations that we have today has a direct correlation to who you will be in the next 5 - 10 years and beyond.
- The importance of disruption, and asking What happens if we do something differently, what is possible?
- Being intentional about our impact, and conscious of how the decisions we make now have a massive impact beyond what we are conscious of now.
Akin’s encouragements to leaders looking to create a learning environment which stimulates brilliance:
- We each have a key role to play in expressing our humanity and raising our organisational and social consciousness.
- Believe in yourself, you are brilliant, practise looking in the mirror and saying ‘I am brilliant’ and share your gift that will bring warmth and light.
About Akin Thomas
I first met Akin at the Diversity and Inclusion Global Forum in May 2023. We, my colleagues and I, were blessed to have Akin and his team as our neighbours in the exhibitors hall. An experienced exhibitor used to sharing his wisdom and knowledge he readily shared with us. We spoke in passing about his being a guest on the podcast. Since then I have followed Akin on LinkedIn, and the prompt to ask him was a post in which he shared how he had been back to see his sister in Lagos and spent time researching his own history, including rediscovering his original name, Okukenu, which means ambition, independence, strength, reliability and determination.
AKD Solutions is all about brilliance, helping people to develop their unique potential and is fuelled by these beliefs:
- Brilliance is in every person and organisation
- In the uniqueness of every person and organisation
- In the power of conversation to stimulate new thinking and change
- In developing meaningful and genuine relationships
- That everything should be fun
AKD Solutions has a special sports division dedicated to helping people and organisations develop their full potential in physical activity.
The AKD Team challenge a lot, laugh a lot, eat a lot - they have fun and are intentional in making a lasting impact in all that they do.
Contact:
LinkedIn: Akin Thomas
Website: AKD Solutions