I turn ideas into products and numbers into decisions.
I'm Olakunle Ajila: co-founder of Simplebks, MBA in Finance, and twelve years of working with banks, small businesses and startups.
I started inside banks, teaching small business owners to read their own numbers. Then I started building the software that does it for them. Today I do both, for founders and business owners who want the product and the money side to work together.
Right now
Simplebks
Accounting, stock, point-of-sale and reporting software used by 10,000+ people running small businesses in Nigeria.
Mo'cuddles Production
Helping steer the business as a member of the board.
Perfumes Et Al and PEA Lights
Consumer retail businesses I run, which keeps me close to the real daily work of selling, stock and cash.
Harvesters International Christian Center
Leading the media team in my church community.
How I got here
Co-founder, Simplebks
Built the product from first version to 10,000+ users, raised $50,000+, and turned the focus to revenue.
Technical Product Manager Lead, Sterling Bank
Led product delivery for banking and SME products.
Chief Technology Officer, Unshelled Consultancy
Led a 20+ person team of engineers, product, design and QA, delivering fintech and enterprise solutions for financial institutions.
Chief Operating Officer (contract), CANDL Woodwork and Joineries
Average monthly revenue grew from ₦50M to ₦105M, and production delays fell from over 15% to under 5%.
Product management tutor, SkillPaddy
Taught aspiring product managers, one-to-one and online.
Product Manager, Emerging Businesses (SME), Access Bank
Digitised SME services and coordinated the Access Bank and Facebook programme that trained female entrepreneurs in digital marketing.
Product Manager, Diamond Bank
Ran the programme that cut customer complaints and mis-selling on the flagship SME account.
SME Banking, Business Advisory and Customer Service, Skye Bank
Product manager for SME banking, financial adviser to small businesses, and trainer of branch staff.
I teach what I practise
Workshops, masterclasses and programmes for business owners, founders and teams.
Master your business maths: price, cost, profit
Costing and operations for food vendors
The Business and Finance Seminar
Why most startups and SMEs fail before funding: the financial model mistake
Founder preparation session
Multiply your business revenue with AI
Positioning for funding and investment opportunities
Personal finance: learn how to manage your finances better
Entrepreneurship 101, Day 2: Starting with $0
From my feed
What I write about when I'm not in a meeting: real numbers, real businesses, and the small things owners get wrong.
Training and education
- ●MBA, Finance: University of Lagos
- ●B.Sc., Animal and Environmental Biology: University of Benin
- ●Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner: IBM
- ●Introduction to PRINCE2 Project Management: AGILE P3
- ●Agile Foundations: LinkedIn Learning
- ●Financial Statement Analysis: Agusto Training
- ●SME Banking Training: Mark George Consultants
- ●Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing: Skye Business School