Dr. Hidiat Simbo Popoola is an accomplished and versatile serial entrepreneur, author, writer, speaker and coach. She is widely recognized for her transformational leadership. She is currently serving at Intelligence Era Group of Companies, Dakar Senegal, as the ED, Corporate Affairs, Competence & Capacity Development. Dr. Popoola’s leadership career spanned over 22 years. Marked by unwavering dedication to service, customer centricity, and the cultivation of value-based business relationships.
Her distinctive perspective on propelling business towards innovation and growth is accomplished by her extensive project management experience, which have played a major role in her success as a seasoned business leader. With her background in the field of science, precisely Applied Chemistry, she has worked in a couple of pharmaceutical companies before moving into the telecommunication industry.
She is a certified Les Brown Motivational Speaker. She holds an MBA in Business Administration and an Executive MBA in Finance from London Business. She is a trained executive in Business Innovation & Growth, and a honorary Ph.D. holder in Christian Leadership from Cornerstone Christian University, Atlanta, Gorgia. USA.
Dr. Simbo Popoola is a John C. Maxwell trained Leadership Coach and Trainer, an expert in DISC profiling, empowerment queen and a philanthropist. She is the Founder and the Head of Training & Development at Excellent Leadership Impact Consulting. She helps her clients discover their superpowers, gain perspectives to navigate their limiting beliefs, so they can successfully connect, impact, and influence their world.
She has sponsored many transformation tables as a certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Youth facilitator. She has used her platform to inspire more than 300 youths across the globe.
Due to her grassroot support for women, in 2022, her community nominated her to pair with the Principal candidate; Dr. Oluwole Oluyede (The governorship Candidate) to run for an electioneering post in Ekiti State as a Deputy Governorship candidate under the banner of ADC (African Democratic Congress) in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The experience she garnered was marked by remarkable efforts to mobilize women and galvanize their interest in politics.
Her relentless efforts resulted in a large number of Ekiti women actively engaging in political discourse and having their voices heard on a larger platform. For her resilience and credibility at the election and the support for youth agenda and programs, she was installed into The Ekiti Future hall of Fame in February, 2024. Ever since her encounter during the campaign, the need to continually fight for the rights and empowerment of women is evident. Consequently, the manifestation of SHERO Impact. She translated the experience she gathered from different encounters she had with women into a platform that would help them to freely express themselves, provide education on self-development, initiate growth plans, build inner strength to face the future ahead.
Dr. Simbo Popoola is the incredible Executive Director of SHERO Impact, a groundbreaking social enterprise that aims to tackle the women leadership gap head on. With their focus on building confidence and capabilities in women, they are empowering them to reach new heights and break through the glass ceiling all the way up to the C-Suite!
SHERO Impact is deeply committed to inspiring and motivating African youth towards excellence, impact, and success through mini-course training and inspirational quotes, initiatives on social, moral and cultural programs to build us as a people and as a nation. She is a true champion of female empowerment, an advocate for leaving behind lasting legacies and a generous philanthropist. Her strong conviction that women can reach their full potential with the right education, resources and opportunities can unleash their true potential has been nothing short of inspirational.
Her expertise extends across various domains, including being a trained Self Mastery Coach, DISC consultant, and Trainer, Keynote Speaker, Youth Coach & Facilitator, Professional Chef and Heal Enthusiast. She owns 2 Bakery outlets in Dakar Senegal; Foodoodly Bakery and Africanability Cakes & Catering. She has spoken on several platforms and has received awards for her contributions and impact. The recent one being the “Leadership Excellence ” by John Ughulu Foundation. Inc Gorgia, USA.
She believes with the right mindset, equal opportunities, and common playing field, wealth could be distributed and SDGs NO 1 goal (NO POVERTY) would be a reality. Her remarkable content contribution and books in the field of self development did not go unnoticed too.
Family plays an integral role in Dr. Popoola’s life, and she is supported by her loving husband, Ayoola Martin Popoola, and their four remarkable children: Esther, Jordan, Paddy and Elizabeth.
Other awards received to her name are: “Best Supportive Female Corps Member” during her service year with NYSC in Nigeria in 2001, the “Women of Impact Award” from Intelligence Era, “Pitch -like-King Award” from Informa Academy in the UK, and the title of “Best student Overall from Word of Faith Bible Institute In LCC in 2016.
As an accomplished author , Dr. Popool has co-authored many books including “Women of the Power Voice”, “Queen Esther’s Royal Code”, “The Purge”. She has written many publications on social media including the “Medium” and also an e-book titled “Mind Matters”. She maintains affiliations with notable organizations such as the Power Voice Academy in the USA, SeneDrone in Senegal and The Nid Orphanage in Senegal. And currently serves as a global ambassador for Beauty for Ashes Global Women’s Ministry.
