Yomi Denzel
Yomi Denzel | ||||||||||
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 Yomi Denzel in December 2021. | ||||||||||
| Born | Yomi Denzel Nicolas Olaniyi[1] 1 August 1996 Lausanne, Switzerland | |||||||||
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur | |||||||||
| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||
| Partners | ||||||||||
| Family | Kaanu Olaniyi (Brother) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Genre | online business | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1,2M[4] (July 07, 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 225 000 000[4] (july 07, 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: February 6, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||
Yomi Denzel Nicolas Olaniyi (born 1 August 1996), is a Swiss entrepreneur and YouTuber specialist in e-commerce.
He built a fortune with e-commerce and online training business and increased his notoriety by running contests on Instagram designed to win prestigious prizes.
Early life, education and beginnings
[edit]Yomi Denzel Olaniyi was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, into a family of modest means. His father was an undocumented immigrant from Nigeria; his mother, who had no formal education, worked in human resources in a large company. He is the brother of former basketball player Kaanu Olaniyi. During his youth, Olaniyi was an amateur football player.[5]
In 2010, at the age of 14, he launched his YouTube channel with gaming content.
He reached the rank of sergeant in the army.[5] He studied at HEC Lausanne[6] and completed a semester at Harvard University.[7][8]
Career
[edit]In 2017, at the age of 21 and during his studies at HEC Lausanne, he created an online marketing agency and became a millionaire from online commerce during the next year.[9][10][11]
In 2019, 1000 people came for one of its conference in Geneva, and he gathered a community of 190 000 follower on Youtube.[12] At the age of 22, he is considered as "the main figure in e-commerce 4.0 in French-speaking world" by the Swiss journal Le Temps.[6][10][13]
In September 2020, he ran a contest on Instagram, with prestigious prizes. Several celebrities such as the French footballer Dimitri Payet shared the publication and more than a million people answered on the Instagram publication.[14] one year after, he launched a similar competition with bigger prizes. Participant could earn a Tesla car or a Channel Bag by following its account and commenting its post. The lottery was advertised in Paris Métro and on the French TV channel M6 and TF1.[15] By the end of 2021, Yomi Denzel acquired 486.000 follower on Youtube.[16]
In 2021, he founded a company named Minea, proposing SaaS aiming at analyzing data for e-commerce. In 2022 he also runs the online training company Mindeo and holds 550 000 followers on Youtube.[17][18][19]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Organization | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| Bilan | 2022 | Entrepreneurs in French-speaking Switzerland under the age of 40 | Himself | Won | [17] |
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2022, the entrepreneur created a foundation providing free education for the development of Nigerian Youths. The foundation offers 6 months of practical training on Python Programming, Data Analytics, Machine learning and Blockchain development in Lagos. The first promotion graduated in April 2024.[20][21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yomi Denzel Nicolas Olaniyi, Freienbach". business-monitor.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Yomi Denzel : son parcours inspirant peut réveiller votre âme de millionnaire, retrieved 2023-08-25
- ^ 24h dans Ma Vie d'Entrepreneur Millionnaire (Sans Filtre), retrieved 2023-08-25
- ^ a b "About Yomi Denzel". YouTube.
- ^ a b Mise au point - Dropshipping : comment un jeune vaudois dit avoir fait fortune en seulement un an - Play RTS (in French), retrieved 2022-07-08
- ^ a b "Derrière les dollars de l'e-commerce - Le Temps" (in French). 2019-05-07. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Les fausses promesses de l'e-commerce". 24 heures (in French). ISSN 1424-4039. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Yomi Denzel, étudiant HEC au parcours hors-norme". HEConomist (in French). 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Un concours alléchant, mais soyez prudents : Qui veut gagner des millions avec Dimitri Payet ?". Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos (in French). 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b "Comment le dropshipping permet de devenir millionnaire à 20 ans". rts.ch (in French). 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Yomi Denzel ou comment faire fortune avec le dropshipping ?" (in French). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Yomi Denzel, l'entreprenariat 2.0". Le Figaro (in French). 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ France, Medias (2019-03-01). "Yomi Denzel - D'étudiant fauché à millionnaire en 1 an". Forbes France (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Qui est Yomi Denzel, le jeune étudiant multimillionnaire ?". Tribunal Du Net (in French). 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Gayte, Aurore (2021-09-23). "" Gagne une Tesla " : le " plus gros concours d'Instagram " de Yomi Denzel est-il légal ?". Numerama (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Cette loterie sur Instagram fait parler d'elle mais pas que pour les bonnes raisons". Le HuffPost (in French). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b Bilan. "Les entrepreneurs romands de moins de 40 ans". bilan.ch (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Mindeo : photos, vidéos, recrutement". www.welcometothejungle.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Bilan. "Les entrepreneurs romands de moins de 40 ans". bilan.ch (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Peter (2024-04-09). "Yomi Denzel Foundation Graduation ceremony of six months of free intensive practical training held in Lagos". Champion Newspapers LTD. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Mindeo : L'université 2.0 | À propos". www.mindeo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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