Episode 27 - The Founder’s Experience: Exploring The Ultra-Creative Mind of Nissi Ogulu (Co-founder, Creele Studios & Kemet Automotives)

In this episode of Inside the Techosystem, the guys are joined by Nissi Ogulu, a multi-disciplinary singer-songwriter, engineer, visual artist, recording artist, entrepreneur, animator, and creative director. In this episode we talk about Nissi’s background growing up in a super creative household, studying Mechanical Engineering and going on to work in the tech and automotive industry. We discuss her process of coming up with ideas and what drives her to continuously innovate and contribute to the techosystem.

You can find Nissi Ogulu, on:

Instagram:  NISSINATION

Spotify: NISSI

Twitter: NISSINATION

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Show Notes & Resources

(01:28) - Guest introduction

(04:10) - UNBOXED EP by Nissi - https://music.empi.re/unboxed

(06:00) - Nissi introduces herself

(06:36) - How did Nissi get into tech?

(11:30) - Nissi talks about Creele Animation Studio

(14:23) - What’s the future of animation and storytelling in Nigeria?

(16:25) - What types of roles & concepts would you need to execute in an animation studio

(18:55) - How expensive is it to run an animation studio?

(23:11) - What does it take to become a big studio?

(29:42) - Nissi talks about Kemet Automotive and deciding to come back to Nigeria

(37:31) - Nissi has to pick a favourite vehicle

(41:50) - Nissi’s most interesting project so far - LR - Project Hero

(42:00) - How much creativity does it take to become a design lead?

(45:05) - With all the work Nissi puts in, when does she sleep?

(47:45) - Who’s Nissi’s favourite basketball player of all time?

(51:13) - What advice would Nissi give to someone with many interests and who would like to diversify like herself?

(53:03) - Is there any industry Nissi still want to explore?

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